The New York herald., 1845-03-03
TWENTY.EIGHT CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.

In Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 1, Is45
The Senate last evening, after the despatch oi
our repsrt, acted upon the following
AMENDMENTS
The amendment appropriating S275, 900 condi-
tonally for the liquidation OF claims from Mexican
lndemnitles, was rejected, 70 to "a.
The amendment reducing the pay of the promo
sed minister to China, to $5 900 instead of $9 OO0
was concnrred ln-after some discussion between
Messrs. Walker, Woodbury., Evans, Archer and
Choate; Mr.. Walker advocating the full ministe-
rial pay.
Mr.. BARROW moved to amend by increa asing the
salaries of the District Judges of Louisiana, Aaba-
ma, Mississippi and Arkansas, from 81, 900 to
81 600 per ann um. Agreed to.
The amendment for reducing against July next
the clerks In the General Land Office to 60, Mr..
Woodbridge proposed to supercede by an amend:
ment tor more gradual reduction, and exhibited
from the business in the land office, the necessity
of his amendment The amendment of the COM
mltce for reducing the number of clerks to sixty
was adoped.
Mr.. LEWIS moved reconsideration of the vote
rejecting the $275,0OO for Mexican indemnltes,
which was agreed to. The vote then recurring on
agreeing to Mr.. Benton's proposition.
Message from the House concurring in the Sc
Mates amendment to the Texas resolution Mr..
6aes-Wo! Wo! Won
Mr.. BENTON and Mr.. MoREHEAD, pro and CON-,
discussed the amendment 23to l8-Concurred in
Inc other amendments were cOncurrcd in en-
niasse ordered to be engrossed and the bill order
ed 10 third reading, when the Senate adjourned.
la the Senate to-day, after some incidental
morning business,
CHEAP PosTAGRs.
Mr. MgRRIcK moved to take up the amendments
of the House 10 the bill of the Senate for the re.
duction OF postage, &c. which was agreed to.
The amendments OF the House, TO wit -
st That the act shall into operation not from and
after its passage passed by the Senate but with the
fiscal year, commencing LIST July next.
ad Changing the senate's uniform charges of Eve cents
half alaktnx Tor
distances not exceeding 300 miles ten cents for
er distances
Mr. SIMMONS said he did not object to it, He
would agree to the amendment, for, although il
was bad one, it did not entirely destroy the good
effect OF the bill.
Mr.. WOODBURY. called for the ayes and noes
MT. MERRlcK explained the amendments, and
the dangerous opposition in the House, and the
probability, from a Inconvenience to the House
amendments OF the loss OF the entire bill.
Mr.. DICKINSON concurred with the Chairman OF
the Committee. He was not willing to sacrifice
the whole principle of this reform on account of a
non-concurrence with the House. With this ex
PLANTATION, therefore, he should checrtully 70 fol
adopting the amendments OF the House Any dis
crepancies could be corrected hereafter, but the
people wanted the reform.
Mr.. SEWER proposed further to amend, by add
ing charge OF hfteea cents for distances over six
or seven hundred miles. He thought this would
Mr. MERRIcK said the adoption of such an amend
ment was utterly impossible now, and would en-
danger the whole bill
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE objected to the 10 ce Mt amend
ment. II broke In upon the uniform charge of the
Senate, and destroyed that principle Of the bill
Mr.. SIMMONS defined the UNEQUAL operation al
that amendment in laying the heavy postage upou
the sparsely settled portions of the country which
the uniform charge of five cents was esoecialIy
designed TO benefit; but he did not wish to lose ths
bill. II the Senate would concur with the House
he would Introduce a supplemental bill that wouIc
cover this principle, which might possibly be pasA
ed but if It did not, the great measure would still
be safe. He was not disposed to lose all by re
quiring ll,when he could gain something by yield
ing a little.
Mr.. MERRIok concurred with Mr. Simmons
Any further amendments to the bill, as amended b,
the House, would probably destroy the who,
scheme.
Mr.. SEWER considered, from the purport of hi
remarks, that the last clause was no detriment Il
the measure.
Mr. ASHLEY said that even the FIVE and ten cen
charges would be great boon 10 the people anf
that he should therefore go for the amendment.
Mr.. HAYWOOD Gas undersood) appealed agains
destroying the uniform regulation OF the Senate
Mr.. BAoBY said, that as this amendment woult
operate TO save the Treasury to great extent. n,
would give 1t his adhesion
The hfst OF July was agreed to as the time fo
the commencement OF the new system, and upoI
the second amendment, for postage upon letters O
naf an ounce or less OF FIVE cents for distances III
300 miles, and 10 cents on all greater
was agreed to, as follows:-
iFw -Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison Atherfon Rav
by,Barrow, Bsyard, Benton Berrien Buchanan Choats