New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-02
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1ss5TEN PAGES

The mere authority to make contracts on the mileage
superaIded No mandate pursue that oOursc Is ex-
pressed Implied Authority To let coptracs Tor trans
pOrtatOn OF tue ocean mails after Advertisement Tor
proposals. he's long existed On the statute book I'M
exercised for years and IT was never thought 10 10
obligatory on the Department 10 exert II.
THE true rule seems TO be that the Department
ought, when the Congress submits tho question 70 its
discretion, To pay suoh reasonable price 10 us Carriers
In fair dealing between tlrm amt the people shali
justly rrcompeuso their service In view Ofs nature ana
aud burden OF their performance Of IT, Accord
ingy inquiry was carefully directed to ascertain what -
just compensation 20 our mall ear irrs ny sra ana
whether 1t could be paid under the pre-cxisng powers
the Department.
that, except special circumstances should require
grrnicr the rate OF sea postage Is remuerativc Or the
OF carrying the mails. The statute authorizes
the entire anl inland postage To be paid 10 Ahi
G eysd az & yss "ut nroof Of the cgsiyr
Judgment til the latter rate Il sufficiently remnnrra-
i've To cn nd the Service ~ the fact H. This statute
appeared TO utoId power make abundant coDprn-a-
don all the service necessary until tue NIX session OF
the Congress Tnc accompanying tables prepared IN the
foreign office. show that this would have yielded 10
the following American companies. on the basis Oi last
years business. respectively:
- TO the Pacific ,la steamship Company. on l's New
York and Colon ncSl9,275 81. rs against $750l - at
postage. ana S7,G19 40 at ITS partelSilSaci rates.
aid $4ll 40 mt lts freight rates, for nearly 80 tons
Of tota ma average of SjO7 20 per "Trip Tor 2sS
pounds of matter wnrh would nave carried ior Tlo o.
at freight rates and S20k 90 at pdrces-dsp ten rat
On it, San Frinc>co amt Pa anna lin S3l"6 - tcp
about tons. against $l23S a. 1T sea postage, TTl %
~ freight. and ~, OO2 % AT parcols-spltch rates M
On IT, san Francisco ana 1okoha1 nae. 20 ~
S226 81 at freight rates. ana Sj70S 40 NJ parceS-us
ION It's Australian line. siois G5 for anout As tons
agnin,t $4,000 80 ii the special rates paid heretofore
Ti62 80 at freight Rates, and T13a 40 AZ ptrcee-S
patch .ates per trip OF S'l5o ~ Tor .330
pounds. nearly ~ times frclsH rdrs, over Times
ITS rclsiispatch prices, aud better AVERAGE price
er lrir than the average paid across tho Athtlc Wy
+" To the Venezuelan Rcd - Line. 1912 &c Tor
about tons of mail against IL 1872 % at postage
fs 81 at its freight rates. ana Sll3 ol nj It's parcels
To thr Ncw-Yurk aud Cuba Line 81, 2O3 is for about
IL tons, S2.21l 81 at sca pI,thg, SOL OJ al
10 toe New-iork. Htva"a an Mexican me,
81 1872 IL for about % tons against Sil34 is ut sea
postage T29 II fright rates. and S,22o 80 at par
Celsrilslatch rates
rnese facts seem to prove that tho totals and inland
postage Is abundant recOmpeuse for the proposed
service; and without furtdcr rccapitultO, reference
I'll" tables Will show the amounts TO tno her lines
pruportouat comrcnsatinn n this ho correct JudE
mcut. no more cond be- rghtIuly expended OF thc ai
preparation unless other Objects were 10 be sought th
of the postal service. UPou "a review ~ hIi
these facts aud REASONS 1t seemed plain dny tue ohy
Government 10 decline tn make
supOn the mileage plan, ana await me meet
NIX Congress- TO whIrh thr subject Ul-t he referred
tor consideration nnd direction u ny"Vsn nul ~"
months delay, In The meantime the American NcN'
could he paid con"rnsii"h more tr t"IGr tu =
~ great ~ must OF them haFr rce'ly"u TOT SI''r 80
vice during the past sevcu years Inc small tot slhS
them. the clgrncy arising fun the repeal OF the com
pul,ory aud the dcsirttty Of marAny the irruly
disposition 81 the Government toward American lnc@.
w. VII ii.t 10 ,raTr,nt for rrofsrins
tie fuil rc of sea ant inland postage uhii1 definite
legislation should be enacted.
propri tiun To aid American c"iHnrrrc Nhrh Con
gross shall desire to invest the Post Ohcc Department
with f"r tna' object. u cam II be oibed It wl
easily Language wnirh VIII plainly convey ia"
puIp',, au impose tue duty. Uutl then. that Dcprt.
mott rIehtfuy emp the moneys appropriated
or th postal t. OUlrct- not mtruNcd t.
it, care However Lcrit"uou, n Themselves II ma' br
property lUrih "b,"rvcl al thi-. That dnring many
years The prirurr az grI ,tns prcuunry AL 10 Am'r
llnrS pur.nrd AZ 80 great cost AMI {" ~ t l.
advantage. that II Wa .lnne since WI" " Hhhud"hr
that when floVci, congress n directed Il; and u
that briy dr-isurt - renewal, presumably 1t Wonli
* ia have declared the inrpnS R1t the policy oi SUB
~iIzu- American sic 'in~ip c"ihtn"s. o. any 81 th.n
not involved icri,i'u arrived At That pertains
- congress insodl OF Inc DrpFt nrht anu therefore
the Drpir eut can only award just comp usaii"u ana
then stop. n cXigrncrs MAJ arse To Ju-tuy ~ hdp
ton, II ems 10 belong o th b"!y |" recognize h,I
existence aud prescribe Tho object ana amount OF the
grant.
The report Of tho supcrntn lent OF the Forgn Mails
Oifrc slyr- - fu u.,uirf ~ The manner ~ which the
u have been lisp ichcd sucr the - o August from
which IL VIII he So" 'ai ho INCONVENIENCE sntlnt
ltOi the &C on OF ttt couptnrS, though annoying ~
c"afHctrr nHs th"rh NrtJ src't b'~'"u N"M-iFN
ln havana The service - N'"'cd now I" oo 'hf9 .no,
usrd ~ Two ns i"r YAM Within short time
nour- gam of its AMI an III over the Il No o.
steamers. The Australian mail has not been sp ally
service under rict VITA Nrw ZEALAND Tor three
year. iriy, ant iHcunvcuienccs have arisen be
and CANA anI to he west OF Mexico. 10y the
81 rnc Pacific >iu Company. aud som" ,etwscp
u company Except these. al foreign male are
transported either In the manner better than
during the past year"
rIE NrNr FIsc,L WAR.
$50 much has boen sail already Ia respect 10 the
financial problem o. the prc'et yrIr affecting prohl
bIo receipts tht u,ihtus need he added to explain the
necessarily nrpi-,ry character u( the estimation "a;
tempted H. urrr to futui.u Indication OF future
revenue. No way b., opou but to conjecture tho prub'-
bI;ir~ ami tc-t tho value oi different COjcctuios
f. possible.
= tar ing With tho uIbUown 1uaniity % the
PIE eat yCar r. oI..,.-r post j rye iIs. tax
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