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Show Postal Teleohapiiy. From tho Chicago "Times" we take the following follow-ing in regard to tho action of the St, Louis commercial convention, in regard to postal telegraphy, majority and minority mi-nority reports having been submitted: Tho majority report by four of the oommitteo entered into tho subject at some luugLh, ivlluoiiug buiuuaUl severely se-verely upon tho Western Union company, com-pany, and making several errors of statement. It urges unon congress a speedy acquisition, on equitable terms, of tho telegraph franchises of tho country, and tno incorporation of the same into a postal system of tho United Uni-ted States, and that the recommendation recommenda-tion of the President and postmaster gvneral for the appoint nent of a special spe-cial commission to consider and report to congress a system of potal telegraphy tele-graphy in tho interests of tho whole people, meets the hearty concurrence of this convention. The minority report re-port by three of tbe committee is as follows : Whereas, Private enterprise has given to the entire country a system of rapid and intelligent communication of thought, ideas, incidents, and general news of the day, commercial, Bcoular and historic, by magnetio telegraph ; aiid. Whereas, Private enterprihc has also united tho different continents by magnetic telegraph, transmitting information in-formation in a lew moments to all parts of thn world, therc'iy increasing tho facilities for commercial transactions and general growth of tho civilization of this century ; and. Whereas, Said telegraphic commu-nica'ion commu-nica'ion is increasing in a rntio equal to the demands of science, commerce, and tho ferial welfare of our people ; there for o, Kcsolvcd, That this convention think it inexpedient and unwise for tho United Uni-ted Slates government, at tho present time to tako possession of tho (olographic (olo-graphic lines, and inanago them as a part of the postal systom of the country. coun-try. A spirited discussion followed the reading of these reports, tho argument on one side hying principally in opposition oppo-sition to the centralizing power in tho general government, and ioorcaMog its partisan inllucnco by the addition of a largo number of government employes; whilo on the other side tho reduction of rates and berciits to be derived by opening a quick communication of thought to all olasscs of pooplo, was Btrongly dwelt upon. |
