The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-04-17
TWENTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-,
FIRST SESSION.
TUESDAY, APRIL l6, 1914.
SENATE


SENATE.
Messrs BATES, PHELPS, and TAPPAN
severally presented remonstrances against the
annexation of Texas.
Messrs. STURGEON, PHELPS, and BA-
YARD presented memorials Directing to any
alteration in the existing tariff. M
Mr.. CHOATE presented the memorial of Jas.
Richardson, ct al, of Boston, against the passage
of an international copyright law.
MIR. PHELPS presented memorial from G..
M. Keller, Examiner of Patents, praying that he
may be allowed TO take out patent for an in
vention.
Mr.. JARNAGIN, from the Committee on
Pensions, made report upon House bill 1856,
with recommendation that it do not pass.
Mr.. HUNTINGTON, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported in favor of the indefinite
postponement of the bill to establish a new col
lection district in Florida, to be called the STU
wannee district, with direction that the Secreta-
ry OF the Treasury in the recess, collect data to
show the extent of trade in that region.
Several messages in writing were received
from the President, by hand of his Private Sec
rotary, Mr.. John Tyler, jr.
POST OFFICE BILL.
The bill to remodel the Post Office regulations
was taken up, and the rest of the day spent up
on it.
Mr.. MERRICK submitted several technical
amendments, which. were adopted. Among the
amendments was one striking out the word
week, and inserting month in its place, as apply
ing to newspapers. Mr. M. said he had learnt that
there were several valuable newspapers, bona
fde such, which were published monlhly--the
object was to include them.
An amendment, submitted by Mr.. WOOD
BURY, that instead Of doubling the postage (af
ter the first half ounce) upon every quarter ounce
additional weight, it should be raised 80 per
cent. on each quater ounce, prevailed, on di-
vision, BY vote of II to Is.
Mr.. WRIGHT moved to amend by abolishing
the ranking privilege, excepting only that memo
rails, &c, may be sent to the President and Sec
rotary of the Senate, and Speaker and Clerk of
the House.
Mr.. FOSTER, of Tenn, opposed this. He
did not regard this ranking privilege as a priyi-
lege, but as burthen; still he would keep the
avenues of communication open between the con-
stituent and representative In reply to the ar
gument that this reform was called for in memo
rails, Mr.. F. said he did not regard the number
of signers as of much import he knew how such
things were gotten up; few ever read what they
signed, unless it was money paper. A memo
rial to hang the Hon. Senator and the President,
would get signers.
Mr.. WRIGHT hoped that if such memorial
was drawn up, IL would not ne maze JOINT anu
several but if he was to have such an elevation,
it might be alone.
After some remarks by Mr.. MERRICK, who
said that so far as he was personally concerned,
it was not probable that the bill would affect him
long in this respect, but he had drawn it with a
view to the interests ahd demands of the public.
The vote was taken, and the amendment was re-
jected, 35 to 5.
The Senate spent the remainder Of the session
in the consideration Of the bill, and, without any
final action upon it, adjourned.