The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-08
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Washington.
Correspondence OF the Herald.1

Washington.
Correspondence of the Herald.l
WASHINGTON, Friday Might Jan. 6, 1913.
Postmaster Generals Report about Redu-
cling the Postage, Sss.-Gen. Jackson's Fine
Navy Appointments.
The only important matter on foot.to day is the
Report of the Postmaster General about reducing
the postage on letters, copy of which lsend you
In the Senate the Bill for the relief of persons on
the Texas Boundary line was engrossed tor third
reading. The bill to pay $1,000 to the owners of
slaves taken on board the Comet and Encomium
at Nassau, was also engrossed. And the resolution
offered some days ago about carrying newspapers
out of the mail, &C. was adopted. 1t reads thus =
Resolved That the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads be inquire into the expedency Of
SO modifying the existing laws that each Assistant
90 e me
Also whether 1t be expedent to repeal modify the
law which prohibits contractors for the conveyance Of
the mail from carrying, without the consent Of the Post
master General newspapers ether than those carried in
the mail
into all the details Of the steamboats, employed onhe
Mississippi, Ohio, and the Northern Lakes; those
lost by all kinds Of accidents and also the number of
lives lost in the last two years.
Mr. STANLEY, from the Military Committee, offer
ed the following, which was adopted
Resolved That the Committee on the Public Buildings
be instructed T. report to the House of REPRESENTATIVES
of an additional building for the War Department. with
plan of said building.
Mr. JAMES COOPER offered resolution to allow
the Reporters pens, ink, and paper, as the Senate
now does The elegant Mr. Arnold objected, and it
was negatved.
Gen. Jackson's fine came up again, and Mr.. Adams
Strike out ali after he word Resolved and insert -
That the Committee the Judiciary to whom has been
United states at the the session. which
recommends the reimbursement OF the fine imposed on
at New Orleans in March, 1916 instructed to report
within days. an amendment. to be proposed to the bill
NO. SoS now IN o. me whole on the state
recommendation of the President, without designing
any reflection the judicial tribunal which imposed the
fine" And that the said committee do further report their
opinion whether the declaration of martial law by Gen.
jackson at New Orleans within the competency of
his official power by the laws of war, without violation
of the Constitution of the United States and if So
whether his imprisonment of Domnick A. Hail. Judge
rest aad suggestion of Louis Louallicr, member of
the Legislature of the State of Louisiana to trial
for his life by court marital appointed by Genesal
and not abusive exercises of despotc and arbitrary
power And also their opinion whether by the passage
the President the sanction Of Congress will be given
the principle that those acts OF General Jackson belong
strained within that limit which asserts and maintains the
authority law and the subsection Of the military
the civil power"
Mr.. G. J. INaERsoLL rose to reply, but was stopped
by the expiration of the morning hour. He moved
to suspend the rules Lost-97to7O.
Mr. EVERETT tried to dispose Of the Bankrupt
Bill in the same way. Lost-l13 to 80.
The House then went into private bills and pass
ed 17-one to relieve the heirs of General De Kalb-
the others ofne importance.
The Senate does not sit to morrow. The House
will be occupied with private business.
The following Navy appointments have been con.
firmed by the Senate
Thomas w. Wyman, Captain; John s. Nicholas, Com
mander; Samuel F. Dupont, do William L. Hudson, do
James Wilson, do Simon F. Blunt Lieutenant; William
Taylor Smith, do William May do Henry H. Lewis, do
Joseph P. Sanford, do; George w. Harrison, do.
The fashionable season orens next Monday by
grand party given by Mr. p Kearney, of the LIST Ora
goons, principal aid to Gen. Scott.
The weather is like spring.
The Postmaster's circular has for the presen
thrown the Transmission of all newspapers into per
feet confusion. No New York papers later thar
Wednesday reached here tonight. The variou.
editors should see to this. w. H. A.