Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-12
'Fyvcnty-third Congres.,---.sd. sess.
Saturday, FcDrudrV q.
IN Kim hU,E


Mr.. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs
which was directed TO inquire into the cxpedcncy OF in
creasin the appropriations for c ordnance for The or
hcatioEs OF the United States tde report recommends
ed that the usual appropriations for that object be
creased to the amount of 100000
cESLRAL PoSr OFFICE.
The Senate proceeded 10 consider the bill to change
inc organization of the General Post Office.
The question being tho following amendment mov-
eq yesterday by Mr. Calhoun in lieu of the appointment
" Special Commissioner
I BE farthcr enacted That the duties performed
gy the Fifth Auditor of me Treasury Department, be,
hnd the hereby assigned to the Second Auditor
Iof the Treasury; and those assigned to the Second
the Third Auditor the Treasury, and that the Fifth
Auditor the Treoury shall hereafter be known as the
Commissioner of fe General Post Office and shall per-
Be a.s ss sS 70 's' may hereafter
Mr. Calhoun ldrew his amendment, stating that
he did not dcsiI kembarrass the BILL especially he
had found, on psuation that his proposition would
not further ~ object he had desired.
Mr. Ewing moved To strike ont the word "four be-
fore the thousand" in the first section being the
compensation to the Commissioner.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Ewing then moved $500 as the compensation of
the Commissioner.
Mr. Wright moved 5000 dollars
The motion of MIR. Wright was agreed to without
division.
Mr. Ewing moved to amend the second section of the
bill BY inserting IN the 4th line the words certified state
ment of; so that it would read thus:
'Sec. 2 find DC IL further enacted, That there shall
be appointed by the President, by and with the advice
ard consent of the Senate, Solicitor of the General
Post Office, who shall receive from the Commissioner
certified copies of the accounts" &c
The amendment agreed to-
Mr. Ewing moved to amend the 4th and 9th sections
by striking out in each the words "allowed to- and in
sertlng the words employed by"-whch was agreed to-
Mr. Ewing moved to amend the 9Th section by strk
ing out the words 'sixteen hundred rs the salary of
hhy'
The amendment agreed to.
Mr. Ewing moved to amend the 9th section by chang
ing the date at which the Postmaster General shall de-
liver all books of to the Commissioner from the
3lst TO the 10th of March
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Ewing moved to amend the same section by add
ing at the close the following words
''And SHALL the day, deliver to the said So
cor ali books and papers of the General Post Office or
copies and extracts therero, relating TO SUITS and
statement of all in suit and ali judgments in IA
yor of the Postmaster General, which unsatisied"
The amendment was agreed to-
Mr. Ewing moved to amend the 9Th section by striking
out the words of the General Post Office, after the
word ''Solicor."
The amendment agreed 10.
Some verbal corrections then made.
Mt Ewing moved to amend the llth section in the Cd
line, which reads,
q ind be further enacted That whenever it becomes
necessary to enter into contract, &c,
So as to make it read
"That whenever it shall become necessary to change
any existing contract any other than that de-
O contract" &c.
The amendment agreed to; as also wassa subse-
quent one in the same section, to make the language
correspondent
Mr.. Ewing moved TO amend the 10th section, which
now reads
'.qnd be ii further enacted That no additional COM
pensaon shall be made any mail contractor for add
ona services in carrying the mail upon any mail route
so as to increase the compensation than double
the amount OF postages,' &c
by inserting after the word 'route the following
words:
Which shall have been established before the exist
ence OF his contract, or on any other mail route
The amendment agreed to-
MIR. Ewing further moved to amend this section after
the following words:
GA nd when any cytra service shall no ordor.d tho
amount of the allowance therefore in dollars and cents
shall be sign6ed in the order for such service and be
Office
By adding the following words
"And no additional compensation shall be paid for any
extra service ordered before the issuing such order
and the making of such entry"
! The amendment agreed to.
! Mr. Ewing moved TO amend llle Ij59if section bv
STikng out .e s;0fl Extra in two lines where il oc
cufrri and inserting the word Conditional and also M
inserting after the following words:
"And in all other where the moneys of the De-
partment shall have been paid any person in
sequence of his fraudulent representations by the mis-
take collision of any officer Clerk of the Depart
mcnt, it shall be The duty of -
The words following:
The Commissioner to make report thereof to the So
lcitor who shall hereupon cause suit to be brought
recover the same, &c
The motion agreed TO.
Mr. Porter moved to amend the bill by Introducing an
| additional section as follows
That IL shall be the duty of the Postmaster General
to enter into contract for carrying daily mail between
the cities of New Orleans and Mobile"
Mr.. Porter, in Offering this amendment made some
remarks considerable length on the course which had
been taken by the President and the Postmaster
raj III reference TO the mail to New Orleans, and TO the
imputaons cast upon the Senators from Louisiana lie
yndicatcd himself and his colleague against these mpu-
tations.
Mr.. Linn gave notice that if this amendment should
be adopted he should feel il be his duty to-movc
amendment to extend daily mail from Louisville TO ST
Louis.
Mr.. Waggaman then made some observations at
length in confirmation of what had fallen from his coll
league, (Alr Porter) and to show the great importance
OF New Orleans; gave estimate of the Exports from
That city for the present year. which he believed would
be fifty millions He expressed hope that notifca-
ton of intention to ask similar for any other
part OF the country, which did not much require it,
would induce the Senate to reject this amendments az
not only the citizens of New Orleans but the constitu-
ents OF every Senator that floor interested in
this matter.
Mr. Bbb expressed his intention to vote for the amend
mont, because he thought the importance Of having d.
rect and daily communication between the Seat Of Co
ytTnnent and New Orleans sufficient to Justify srrcal
law for that purpose.
Mr. Grundy reminded the Senate that in the mino.
rity report of the Committee last session. he had made
an argument IN favor of a daily mail 10 New Orleans
lie was equally IN favor Of it But nc objected 10
tins method OF obtaining the object by introducing
into bill for the organization Of the Department If
this amendment inserted the same favor could not
be refused to any other Senator who might ask It. This
special legislation took away all responsibility from the
Postmaster. General.
Mr. Southard stated that his only objection was To the
location Of the provision in that bill lie favorable
to the object aud perfectly satisfied its hQ i'm
porancc but he did not feel content at the position