Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-01
WASHINGTON.


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vice Whatever IN return for the SALARY
PAID him since his appointment.
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Dr.. Norvin Green, President of the
wsssen Union Telegraph Coopany, ad.
ar I'D the senate Conmisses on Pose-
ONES and k0ds in opposition to The
proposed Government control of the
telegraph. He said that unless there
vas someshi7g lacking in the service
rendered, there seemed Ne reason Why
the Government should take hold Of the
telegraph. He maintained that We had
telegraph facilities in larger proportion
g the population and Q better and
ensapsr service than any country of Ed
rope. He explained tho cheaper rates
IN Europe BY saving that there q mes
cage was counted once for svsey oounsry
shoo0h vhieh Il pa0sd, while in this
country u VS. ooantod bat onoe.
senator Hill thought the statement
an extraordinary one, and referred 70 the
rates N France . 6eing only 50 cents
foe - words within the limits 81 that
ocuntry, and an average Of . half osnt
within other European countries. He
0eod the rates from France 70 Aleiers,
1uUO miles, Which II only 20 cents for 20
words.
0rsso replied that the AlRiers line
Va oposAted u . Ioos. No oompauy
could eend 20 words Ter 20 cents With
oot loss- A new tariff was in process
Ct preparation 70 q into s6ssA on
Hsrch Lot. eivina . maximum rate of
u, for which sum message could be
sent 400 miles, from Halifax ~ Wash
inRt0n Territory. he could furnish the
committee = copy Of the contract with
the Associated Press. Is contained a
clause that no cheaper rates
could b made With auy
0eheg associstion without giving the
Associated Press the advantage Of the
reduction: SoDe papers complained
that he WeeG9gn Unien o0uld not trans
unit them news ct the ammo rates their
neiRhbjrs were resolving it from the
Associated Press. IL cas- manifest that
pspern could get cheaper work done by
an aasoCiati0n. and tha4 the Wsstern
Union Company could not transmit
press dispatohes 70 single papur at IA
low = sats q i soald carry DISPATCHES
tor % assoeiasjoa. The dispxtchss from
Warrington to New Orleans. for exam
pc, we're dropped At sixtssn different
p0ints aloaa the line. With references
70 the capitalization Of the Western
Union Company. he said it made no diff
torrance with the rates.
In eonclaaioo ho asked that the West
srn Union b. heard before the commit
tse through an attorney and that the
oomm.ttee 6x day when Is veulA hear
VIM. d. Evarts.
0ardnse g.. Hubbard stated to the
eommittss that no desired 70 DO heard,
and would attempt 70 eontrovert some
Of the points made by Green. Green
had said that unless there vas some
thing decisive in tbs eesvioe no reason
existed for government Interference.
He Wonld uudsrtaks 70 shoW that there
was something detective in the Western
Union osevies; that their rates we're
excessive, and in other respects there
were defeetA II they had rate not
exceeding 60 cents for the whole ooun-
try they W0ald make more money and
could give better service than At the
present rates, and that one company
o0uld not serve the country when allow
cd 70 capitalize wheneves it pleased with
out rsfessoce 70 the value Of property.
The osegsn Central Land Grant.
The House Committee on Public
Lands hes decided 70 report . bill dc.
clarinR forfeiture Of the entire land
grants Of the Oregon Central Railroad
line. propossd between Astoria and
Portland. The forfeiture will bo do
elased on the ground that the main line
Of the road, for which the grant WAS
made, Vas never constructed. There
were l. ~, 900 acres in the grant.
The Fable Deba.
The estimated rsduoti0n in tho public
debt during January Is I'll 10000