Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-02-06
COslgres ssiOnal.
MONDAY, ] IN. 27, 1915.

NIdFcn ntAt
Also tho credentials of Jphn IL. Dix.
elected for the unexpired term of Mr
Wright, until the Alb of March, 1910.
IIe moved that Mf Dix, who was pre-
sent, be swarm in, and haviug done so.
he retired with becoming dignity from
the body of the Chamber. when Mr DIX
took the required oath aud the seat whicb
Mr. Foster had jls, lett.
A message was brought IN by the CLERK
Of the House, announcing The passogr
Of the Joint resolutions Tor the unncxa
ton Of Texas, ~ which the House res
pcctfully asked the Concurrence OF tn.
Senate.
Mr. Choate presented The credentials
Of DaLiel Wcbs'er, elected Senator from
Massachusetts for SIX yours from the A..
Of March next
Nr Dickinson of New York, aud Nj
Buchanan Of Pennsy lvania, presented II
memorial az inst ;he annexation Of Tex
Mr. Woodbury. presented memorial
from D"ver IN. II. IN favor Of this
tUthsuff.
Mr. Berrcn, fr"m the judiciary com
IN iIce. reported IA hill 10 amend the nat
ur rtliZalinn laws, which was ordered Ia
b. printed.
Mr. Huntington, on leave, reported n
bill explanatory Of he act of 1889, ma
king appropriations for the civil and di.
pIomaiic expenditures. Mr. II. explained.
that The ohjcc, of the bill was to prevent
the instruction of the second section II
that act, which construction took away
the righ, Of the importer who paid duties
under protest, from bringing suit az ms
the Collectors Of Customs.
he jnini resolutions from the House
for the annexation of Texas were read
bv the title and. on motion of Mr. Archer,
were referred 10 the committee on forelgn
rrbiii"us.
On motion of Nr Mcrrick, the pos,
"ffi"e bIl wa, taken mp, aud that Sena
tor made n long speech. eniorcing action
np,n the bLll. The sum estimated ns
nredfnl for carrying o. the Post Office
Department is four and hale millions OF
upon " h'ch the present bill is bassd -
la 1897. before private mails were e,-
tahlished aud other disturbing causes on
i-,d, there we're IN re than $4,000 600
chargeuble letters pissed through the
mil. and If those ciu-es dill not now
exist, ahd It IA far estimate Is made for
,he increased cnfte>rondence 3'nce thai
period. We ought now to have $4,000
o'O cha'geahie letters passing through
the mail.
The bill proposes bat two rates Of post
age five and ten ccn's-and reason,
bic allowance of twenty per ceui for the
increased correspondence arising from
reduction in the rates Of postage give
S,5o0;UOO more. La all upward Of l5,.
0O0.000 of letters, producing. at an
average Of The postage, seven and Il
h,l' crnts,-S3, $50 603.
Add I" this the postage Of five cents
Oh "dr,p" letters, We have S50,O0O.-
Add what will be derived from postage
on government letters, Sl27,255. Add
the prob ,ble estimate for wha, will be
IN privilege, we get $4,000 more.
Then add The postage OH newspapers,
pamphlets. &c. .,-noD giving more than
$500 600. then Yielding more than $500,
900 and YOU ge, sum total OF 81 499,-
56S S-wlthnD trlhe Of the amount esti.
mn'el as necessary for carrying on the
Department.
The bill was passed. by Informally and
The Senate then passed into Executive
session. After The doors we're opened
the Senate adjourned.
II USE. MIR A. V. Brown got the
floor aud moved IA suspension of the rules,
for the pnrp3se Of going into Committee
OF The whole on The Oregon bill.
Aauy members objected and insisted
taking up the order Of the day, aud dc
voting to j, the regular morning hour.
The ayes aud nays were ordered and
the rules were suspended, ayes lib,
navs 40.
The House then went in committee.
and The bill regularly before it was the
bill to graduate aud reduce the price Of
public lands.
Mr. Brown moved that the bill be laid
aside aud that the bill 10 establish Ter.
rirorlal Government in Oregon aud other
purposes, be taken up.
Mr Douglas aud l.. J. ingersoll were
anxious that as preliminary to the action
Of The House on the Oregon bill, the bill
for the purchasing Of 1900 copies of
Greenough's history Of the North West.
ern Coast Of North America, should be
passed.
Several other gentlemen had favori,e
measures they wished considered The
House was thrown INTO great confusion,
and the proceedings were very irregular
and disorderly. After taking the vote
by tellcrs on a variety Of motions, the
COMMITTEE proceeded to consider The bill
an;hurIsing the purchase Of Greenough's
history.
great variety Of amendments were
oG red. h,ving reference TO the number
81 copies H. be- pIhI,hcd, and the funds
Uni f which thrN "crc 10 be paid for.
The amen lmen,s were nearly all re.
jscird nnd t c hIil ~ slightly amended
form. was ngfc"d 10. |, provides for
1901 copies to bo paid for out Of the