New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-16
MIR Villas AND THE MAILS.
THE DEFENCE TO BE MADE IN HIS REPORT.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN sER'loE-or
POSITION IN THE CABINET.
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SOMETHING ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN sEh'ioI-0f'
POSITION IN THE CABINET.
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W.sn1NGroN. Oct. 15.-The Postmaster Gen
eral has collected considerable material Tor MS nrs' TO
mort TO Congress- and is devong good deal OF time 20
its consideration. The main features OF the rePois
he those relating to tie railway mail service anu INC
transportation OF the foreign malls In dlscussihs '
latter subject Mr. Villas will make defence OF his refusSi
TO carry into effect the law appropriatng SlOVooV ~
tho transportation of foreign mails in American Vesse,s
Ue will seek to show that concerted attempt was inaoo
by the American steamship companies 10 cOerce MS nv
tion that the terms offered to the American steasp
com panes liberal that the companies wouiu o
made nearly I've times much under the OLD
system OF allowance and that even contracts hau oeo
made under law of last March, the money PAID wouu
have benefited the American steamship compahieS
but the foreg governments from winch inc conPao'
receive "subsdies for the transportation OF the ms
The truth Of this last proposition IL VIII Do asser'eu
deoopstrated by a citation OF certain provisions
OF the convention OF Paris OF 1873 and reference 10
the terms OF the between foreign governments
and American mail under which the latter are
required TO transport mails from as well as 10 inc OuOe
states for certain stipulated sums year The POSI-
master General will hold probably that under those
contracts the foreign administrations concerned
may compel the contractors to convey tas
mails from the United states to ther
foreign destinations as well from foreign countries TO
the United States.
The report will contain general denial Of the justice
of the complaints OF delays and Irregularities IN the
transmission OF the foreign mails since the failure OF
the General and the steamship companies
to come to an agreement. 1t will DO maintained
that complaint Of the detention Oh
foreion correspondence destined for
the United States can be laid at door Of the United
States Post Office Department because that department
has nothing to do with route Of transmits
o,JoV aprior IN
United states.
The Postmaster-General probably viii oppose the
enactment OF any further legislation approprlatlhg
money for the transportation Of the foreign mails OF inc
United States by American steamship lines, and VIII
recommend annual Appropriation equal to the sea
and inland postage on all foreign correspOndence'
In recent statement by the Post Office Department re-
gardng the between San Francisco Aus
tralia Ncwzeaand replace the Pacific Mail service
It was said that tho vessel Will receive for the
new service only the postage (Sl5OOOO year,
which was formerly paid The fact Is that the sea post
age pail by United states for the transportation OF
The mails referred to last year amounted to the munh
cent sum OF Sl419I IT. Of which the Pacific Mall COM
pary received SI2 O9J 10. In 1888 Postmaser-Genera
Greshan's report showed that the Pacific Mall Com
pany for the service mentioned received 9l2,o33 49,
and that received the inland postage also, the
amount would have been about $25 900 Last the
total amount paid by the United states iOr
Ss transaantc Service was only $5G25s a. if the
Postmaster General would to pay the American
) camshp Company 0ne-thiTd OF the SlaOOOO fOr inc
Australian service, the company would Doubtless jump
at the offer. .-,,. !,
t is understood that the Cabinet is not unanimous IN
slpuor Postmas General Viass attitude regarding
the transportation of the foreign mails The announce
ment that will advertise proposals to DO the service
between Tampa Fla and Hayanai is sop thrown tOthe
business the East which look upon secretaries
Manning Whitney. BIyard and EudicOtt as their repre-
seutatvcs. These gentlemen have been nearing from
home and the burlen OF their communication Is that tue
Adm .raton cannot afford tO sustain the Postmaster
General in sacrificing the foreign commerce OF tne
country. The merchants OF New Nork nave elnpbht-
caly against the present management Oh inc
postal service ---,.-.. A.. .h,,
Mr. Bayard has had personal experience IN ms
line. The recent outbreaks in wyoming against the
Cinnamon have made considerable correspondence WIN
the United state LEGATION in China, ana between tne
Chinese Legation here aud the home government Inc
latter s correspondence by special messenger
on the Pacific Mail from san Francisco reaching
China I'm eighteen days. but Mr. Bayards dispatches 10
Mriser Denny have by way Of Europe and thence
by way the SueZ Canal to China, requiring Sixty I'VE
DAYS reach their destination. IT the reply comes the
same will February before Mr. Bayard receives
the his dispatches. IL must be annoying 70
feel that this delay is Occasioned by man VINO sts at
the Cabinet table with him. 1900 ~,
The question has been discussed In Cabinet meeting.
AMI the views Messrs Bayard Whitney Manning anu
Endcott have been freely given. Attorney General Gar
land considering whether the attitude that Mr.
Villas has taken in defying the Will OF Congress can be
sustained.