Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-02-21
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SATURDAY, Feb. s.

/ The Senate, to day, passed the bill reducing
the rates of postage. and modifying the frank
/ Ing privilege. The bill makes important chan
yes in the present pust-o!iice system. Should
the low rate of pos'agc-that is. uniform
charge of five cents for letters of half an ounce
and ten cents tor az ounce weight, and OF
IN the same ratio, TO any part of the United
Safes materially reduce the revenues Of that
department, and throw il upon the common
treasury. there could be no better time To m ke
/ the experiment. The people demand chear
/ postage by this bill they will have it anc
should the consequence be a necessity for ap
| prng portion OF the Surplus in the treasury
10 make up the deficit in the revenues of that
department in testing the experiment, no evil
will he incurred thereby but, on the contrary,
much COOL. The people will have returned 10
them. through this system of cheap postage, n
portion ot the moneys dawn from their pockets
through the tariff, and the evils consequent upon
a bloalei treasury will, IN some measure, be les.
scncG HIS Is the argument Of some OF the
friends Of the bill. They do not, however, OK.
pect that deficit in the revenues of the depart.
/ lnen' can, IN consequence Of the change last
more than a year; tor the reason ,h,t the cheap
rates OF postage will cause a progressive in
crease, from year, IN the number If letters for
wdrdrd through the mai. Should the friends ol
the measure not see a realization Of all their
just expectations, il is very easy for a succeed.
ing Congress to repeal The law and restore the
Old System. The bill passed the Senate, ON
yeas and nays, by a vote OF IS 10 u. ! he Sen
ate then spent short time in executive
session, during which time il is understood
MIR. White, late president of the Tyler Bahi.
more convention, was rejected as consul to L,v-
erpon, and Judge Nelson, Of New York. was
confirmed as one of the Judges Of the Supreme
Ccur OF the United States, in place of the late
judge Thompson. When the doors were opened
the senate adjourned TIL Monday.
Tie iouSe was occupied all day in the con
sferailun of private bills, a number Of which,
! that were yesterday acted On in Committee OF
The "no'e, were severa,ly ordered 10 be en-,
crossed, aud read the third time, and passed.
MONDAY, Feb. 10.
The Seaoie, to-day, passed the bills from the
/ House, making appropriation Tor the payment o
revolutionary and other pensioners, lol the ser
vice ni the Post Office Department, and for re-
pairing and building Qualifications, for the year
ending BON June, lSl6. Several other bills
were considered, and order to be cngrossed tot
third reading, aiming which was the bill io
the asceriaInmen' Of the claims Tor French spo
liaIions prior 10 1900. This was ordered for
engrossmen, by vote on yeas and nays OF q
10 -.
The HouSe was occupied to-day on bushes.
relating 10 the Territories, as a special order
and several business tills. providing Tor terrific
rial improvements, were iavorably acted on, ant
laid aside 10 be- reported. The committee tool
up the bill providing for the admission of low
and florida into the Union on equal footing will
the other States and, after some time spent it
debate thereon, the committee rose aud reported
progress. The House then adjourned.
Ia our report OF Friday last, we omitted I,
state that a report was made by Mr. Labranche
from the Committee on Commerce, upon tn
petition Of clerks employed in the custom-hous
at New Orleans, for arrears of salaries, recon-
+ mendlne that an amendment for The benefit G
{ SAID clerks be made to the bill making an appro
= pffaion for the civil and diplomatic expenses
government for the year lsi5. 1t was ordere
To be printed, aud committed to the Commute
d OF the Whole on the state ofihe Union.
r TUESDAY. Feb. IL.
, Tie Senate, 10 day, postponed the cunsdera
o ton o! the Texas question I'll Thursdav mex
when Mr. Morehead, on the part Of the Commit
y mllee on Foreign Relations, will open the de
II bate. Several bills not of general imporianc,
, we're passed; among which was that making
y free bridge across the eastern branch o 1.-The Pc
p tomac in this city and the bill for the organizl
d ton OF company of miners sappers, aud pontc
e niors. The bill regulating postages between III
e United States aud foreign countries was cor
,r sdered, and ordered to be engrosscd for thin
!. -ading. The Dubuque claim was discusse
d. notion of Mr.. Phelps. indefinitely pos
If puned. I .e bll' for tn" appointment of assis
81 ant pnrsers and assistant surge0t WI rcjecle
The business Of the HouSe IF Representative
/, in'ihe early par o. the day, was of mscelanr
J.. ols character The posLoiiige bin from IA