Show the mail A letter from washington saya the I 1 pacific man hail steamship company is ia in a fair way my to got get a windfall under their second contract for currying carrying the nails vessels of 0 heavier tonnage wore required and the peking and oily city of f were built for that service the railing started on tho the first trip land and before she ebo got back to san han francisco the law was wan repealed and the contract annulled annul leil the company claimed their money under tho the contract for or thin thia trip and rid it WAS allowed while the two big vessels were being built tho the smaller ones that hall bad been accepted slider tile tho first contract were making their trips lor for which they were paid the their r regular cash postage but bat hud had not been noa cepter f for or service under thu the second contract li they were not dot of requisite harden burden it to tho the company alter after the repeal of tho the law to put in a c laim claim tor for this gratuitous service by the small steamers the tha supreme court hu his deci dodia thol their r favor on the ground that if the vors elii w were ore not fit for berylko binder tho the first contract they were suitable anit ablo for the second and the mutter matter has been beat to tho the court of claims for adjust went ment the attorney general has haa the case under consideration and ami the question is ill as to low how far tho the company cora pacy has haa compiled with tho the schedule that win was fixed under the second contract the time iliad for leaving tho the ports port was wita tho the first of the month and it so BO happens that none of the hie eten stes nera started oo on that day the attorney At tornay general will decide how near coar to that time it was necessary to leave to come within the tha requirements of the law from the governments Govern menta fit at the time the service was tendered rendered there was wait bo BO plen plea put in t that b t they h e yas h dath ad havo I 1 love any part of alio llio 0 h Bu u baidy d y aud u the e D department 8 p ment for this reason paid ocean occult p postage 0 s go the amount paid will be B ab t from the award which will still probably p leave them t b am tally ally f a quarter of a million dollars dollan |