The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-26

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ing from which the bill proposes correct.
On motion OF Mr.. MEkRl TX the sections with
regard TO making It The duty of the editors and pub
lishers OF all newspapers and periodicals. 40 keep re-
gIster OF papers and periodicals sent by I accord
Ing to form to he furnished by tue Department. and
the corrections oi The and abuse the frankng
privilege, were stricken ou,.
The first section, reducing and confirming the
rates of postage TO the Federal currencywas discuss
ed by Me-srs. MERkICK, BUCHANAN, SIM
MONS, SEWER, CALHOUN, BEN ON, and
| McROBkRiS.
Mr.. SIMMONS proposed an amend nent, to read
as follows For every letter composed OF single
sheet OF paper, under thirty miles, five cents over
,hiry and net exceeding hundred and fifty miles,
ten cent over one hundred and fifty, and not exceed
ing three hundred and fifty, fiji cents three
hundred and fifty, and not exceeding SIX hundred
| twenty cents; and over six hundred twenty-five
| cents.
| Mr. MERRICK said that the object ofthe section
reported by the committee, to immediate the
rates Of postage To the Federal coin, and not to In
| crease diminish them.
| Mr.. BUCHANA N. opposed the amendment, and
Mr.. WOODBURY. said that they had the ofcia
opinion of the Department in favor of the origlna
| section
Mr.. SIMMONS advocated the amendment.
| MI. EVANS moved to modify it, so as to read
over hundred and fifty, and not exceeding three
hundred fifteen cents; three hundred and moi
exceeding five hundred, twenty cents; and over
| iv hundred twenty-five cents.
| Mr.. SIMMONS accepted of the modification.
And the amendment then adopted-yeas ~
| nays Is, as follows:
| YEAS-Messrs. Bates, Benton, Berrien, Calhoun
Choate Clayton, Crafts Crlttenden, Dayton, Evans
Huntington, Linn, Miller, Porter Simmons, Smith
| of Indiana, Sprague, Tappan, White, and Wood
| brdge-20.
| NAYS-Messrs. Bagby, Bayard, Buchanan, Con
rad, Cuthbert, Fulton, Kerr, King, McRoberts, Man
gum, Merrick, Rives Sewer, Walker, and Wood
| bury-15.
The third section of the bill provides that after
the 3Oh of Sept mber, there shall be imposed upon
all newspapers of greater size than 1907 square inch
additional postage of cent for every square
inches over and above the said number Of inches
The ninth prohibits the conveyance of any letters
| which should or ought to be transmitted by mail
| from being conveyed or transported by any stag
| coach, railroad car steamboat or other vehi
Gle. The tenth exhibits the establishment O
private expenses, as they now exist; and tn
eleventh and twelfth provide that no foreign ship
steamship vessel of any kind or description what
ever, sailing or navigating from one port or place
the United States, shall convey any letter or letters
whatever except only such letters may relate tC
part of the cargo of the said ship vessel, etc
The thirteenth authorizes the Postmaster General tC
contract with the owners or commander of any Steam
boat plying upon the Western other waters OF the
United States for the transportation of the mall fol
any length of tme number of trips, less than the
time for which contracts for transporting the mails
of the United States now usually made, and with
out the previous advertisements required by law
for such contracts, whenever in his opinion, the pub
lie interest and convenience will be promoted there
by. The thirteenth section allows postmasters GER
tain per centage the rent of the letterboxes etc
| The bill ordeled to be engrossed for thire
reading, and, amended, ordered to be printed
\ Mr.. EVANS, from the Committee on Finance, tt
| whom the Navy Appropriation bill had been refer
| red made report thereon that the Senate inss
on its amendments and disagree to those of thu
House, and ask conference with the House. But
without taking the question,
The Senate adjourned.