Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-29

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~e AID I'm correct certain abuses under the post ulice
system, came UP on lis thisd reading
Mr. WOODBURY. called the attention Ct the chsir'
man Of the Pot Office Committee AIR. hlerrickI =" :
single expression in Tie second sec'ioh OF 'ne UNI
hill saws that oil PAL ers exceeding in size "G1 square
inches eho be charged cent addtt for every hf'
square inches What is the construction to be G's'
toi lst. lie construed TO mean FIVE inches IN ins'h'
IN breadth FIVE inches square, or 1--we square ncEes'
lis literal meaning: ,
one Of the agcst sized daily papers-ihe Journal Oh
Commerce-which contained 1897 square inches, as
The basis and il is intended by the bill that any paper
exceeding that size shall pay one cent postage au
dtional for every five square nches ana no. ''c'eS
souore rs had been reported in some of The papers
1he c,us is intende 10 prohibit the transportation oil
those large papers.
Mr. SIMMONS suggested TO the chairman TO fix the
maximum st liG0 inches.
| n, MERRiCK was opposed 10 extending the SIZE
The dimensions of The sheet fixed upon was too large
now |, is an enormous sheet The committee were
nr to allow them 10 up to that SIZE, and not to
70 beyond ii.
Mr. TAPPAN inquired Of the chairman whether
he intended, by the square inch, TO mean snpeih'
cal square; The square inch in the bill was liable 10
be construed 10 mean cubic inch, which was square
inch.
| MIR MERRICK replied that square inch meant .
soua o pei fetal II meant otherwise,
cubic inch would have been inserted
| Mr. NJ SAID he had caiieu At lne ucpiitieHe
Saturday last to make some inquiry as to what wouic
he Ike probable effect on the revenues OF thedepart-
rent By persstlng in The graduating scae adopted ny
the Senate at The instance OF the Senator from hhoue
Island MIR Simmons. The Postmaster General tears
liz effect the revenues OF the department "ouG o
disastrous and repied that he would not be held re-
sponsbe for its effect He believed would consider
ABLY reduce the revenues.
lie caused the pay-cIerk to make a calculation,
founded the receipts into the POST office at Ne"
York. and II his opinion, that, III that city alone
the receipts would be diminished SlO,00O per annaul
The rate rs it came from the committee wns adopted
on full conference with the department lie thought
il was proper to consult the of the department
IN lerisatnu upon the subject The scale proposed by
the committee would make no reduction IN lhe reVe'
nue. for the amount which would be lost by reducing
the oostace on one class of letters from l2 10 III cents,
would be made up BY increasing the rate on The class
liable TO la to 30 cents This being the state OF le
case lie hoped some Senator who voted IN The hiirina'
tive would move TO reconsider The vote on Tue saoplo
of the amendment fixing the rate of postage with The
view TO adopt the rate proposed by the committee; and
the next year. fit should turn out that the revenues
of the department will justify it, the further change
proposed could be adopted. he only object the com
nice and the department had in view, IN presenting
the subject 10 Congress, was to equaize 'he taes oil
postage to Tie small Federal currency, aud not 10 re-
duce the rates.
Mr. LINN moved 10 reconsider the vote on the adop-
ton of the of postage end on his lufther molon,
the question OF reconsideration was postponed III To-
morrow
| The question put on The motion ol Mr. walker,
and it was agreed 10 wi,houtu count; and
Tie Dancing Rabbit creek bill was taken up. The
question pending being the bill proposed by Mr.. Hen
rrson as substitute ard land scrip instead OF money
! TO satisfy the claims al the Indians.
Mr.. MOREHEAD made some remarks explanatory
Of the bill. A.
,r. WALKER said it had been alleged, when the
b! was last up tina. the claims unsaisicd under that
treaty exceeded 800 Such was not the case he
quoted from the report OF Mr. Everett, showing 'ha'
| The claims did no: exceed 5nO
Mr.. BUCHANAN wished TO knew whether they
voted for land money, in voting Tor the substitute
Mr. WALKER replied: For land.
Mr.. BUCHANAN. Then | am ready to vote Tor
the substitute. lie demanded the yeas and nays on H.
Which were ordered; and the question being put, the
substitute was adop,ed-yeas 20, naysl0
| Mr. PHELPS made some remarks against the SuDs,i
tue which had been adopted in the absenee OF me
Senator from Arkansas, tMr. SeyerJ and himself
lie said, although it bad been adopted By decisive
vote le could give his appreciation lie alleged
that there something at the bottom Of that suost
tate which, if the Senate knew, would secure It's re-
lection He felt ii TO be his duty 10 make the motor
he had heretofore made to my tie hill On the table
I Nj SEWER hoped some Senator who had voted lor
the substitute would move for lis reconsideration
Mr. BENTON made the motion.
Il Mr. SEWER spoke for some time III opposition ,f
the substitute lie argued that il would do great IN
Justice the Indians # the treaty was not carried on
in good faith The u. S under TIE treaty, cblalnct
from them their lands for which she 10 pay in mo
new The lands have been sold al from four TO hive dol
lars per acre, and the money has been place IN TIT
Treasury; and now, after withholding from them to
twelve their land, II ls proposed TO satisfy ihei
claims with land or scrip liable TO be located anywhere
He was in favor Of giving money to those who wer
willing 10 take it. There would be no justice or no
nestv in giving them land that spectators might fat
ten upon il.
!. If the bill as reported from the committee, ar'
amended by the Senate, were passed, would 90 men
Justice and nothing more. The bill was sufficient.
guarded in all respects 10 prevent frauds and 10 pro
tee, the Government. He hoped the vote would b
reconsdered and that the bill of the committee woul'
, be passed.
On motion of MIR. EVANS, the further consideration
: of the bill postponed till to morrow.
TIE TARIFF BILL.
On motion Of Mr. EVANS, tie special order was Ia
ken IN which was the consideration in commute
of the whole of the House bill No. 472, o proTIde re
venue from imports, ard 10 change and modify ex's'n
laws imposing duties Gu imports, and Tor olhei Pui
poses -
The amendments proposed by the COMMITTEE on RI
nance were in substance, as follows:
; lst On cotton bagging, or other imported SUBSTITUTE
instead of fgc cns per square yard 10 insert h'tean
ha!f cents per square yard
Cd. On iron in bars or bolts not manufactured II
whole or in part by rolling, instead, of $l7 per ton,
insert $40 per ton.
3D. On bar or bolt iron, made wholly or in part b.
rolling instead Of SCI 30 per ton TO insert 24 per Ton
9TH In the prov,so extending the indulgence oil eS
sting laws 10 railroad companies for ron imported 10
railroads instead of 1913 TO insert lcl3 on proof
9Th That said iron is actually land permanently
laid down FLOR use or any railway or inclined plane
9th. [Srrke out 10 the middle of the eighteenth line
and insert wiihin ;hrce years from the time oil mpor
tation ProsiG.d, That iron shall be considered n
railroad iron, but such prepared 10 he laid permn
ncn,ly on railroads inclined planes, without ur'he
manufacture; and spikes, pins, and chains shall not b
considered, as railroad iron
9TH. On iron in pigs, instead of $40 per ton, to in
ser 80 per ton
sth To strike out on plates or sheets Of which COP
per is the material Of chief value, and patent sheat
ing metal composed in part OF copper, two cents pc
pound.
9Th. Instead of 20 per cent. nd vaorem on wa'che
and watch materials, TO insert j per cent ad vaorem
10th To change l2A per cent on diamonds 10 pc
cent.
1Ih To change 90 per cent. gems, pearls or pre-