| Show I J 11 Foreign JlInilH j WASHBGTOX February 14 Senator Frye today introduced the followings I < following-s amendment to the postoffice appropriation I j ap-propriation bill and asked Its reference I to the committee on postoffices and I post roads For transporting mails of the United States for the fiscal year I UK between any ports of the United States and any foreign port or between ports on the Atlantic and ports on the I Pacific through any foreign territory an amount not exceeding GOO000 of the net revenues of the United States post officea department onmail matter sent to foreign countries during the fiscal year 1885 and for the expenditure thereof the PostmasterGeneral shall contract for said service after legal advertisement ad-vertisement with the lowest responsible bidder providing the rate thereof shall not exceed 50 cents n mile for one trip each way actually traveled between ter initial points and that the mails so con tracted for shall be carried on American steamships |
