The New York herald., 1845-02-10
TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-,
SECOND SESSION
In Sonata

Prayer as usual, and the journal
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. laid before the Senate
in reference to the recent failures of the mails be-
tween this place and New Orleans. meantime,
five mails due from the North
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented protest from Wayne
county, Pa against any form of annexing Texas.
BY M. ARCHER, from citizens of Pennsylvania,
an appeal for ansamendment OF the naturalization
laws, &c.
Mr. WOODBRIDGE reported bill in reference to
the awards of Military Bounty Lands.
joint resolution, for the relief of Seth M. Lea.
wentworth, mail contractor, was passed
On motion of Mr.. HUNTINGTON, the Committee
sn Commerce were discharged from the further
consideration OF memorial from Delaware TOR a
Custom House at New Castle
APPEALS BANKRUPTCY.
The bill was taken up to extend the right of
appeal from the District Courts of the United States
ia certain cases growing out of the late Bankrupt
law
The bill provides, That from the final decree of
any District Court of the United States sitting as a
Bankrupt Court, and exercising summary iursdic-
tion in bankruptcy, in any brought or 10 be
brought by or against any party who has not proved
his debt or demand against the bankrupt's estate
and who does not claim under the bankruptcy, but
adversely to II, by vlliue of State lien or other
wise, where the matter in dispute exceeds $500 in
value, appeal shall lie to the Circuit Court Of such
district, under such rules and regulations as now
are, or hereafter may be, provided by law for The
renewal OF cases by appeal from The District to the
Circuit Courts of the United States; and from the
final decree Of the Circuit Court, in any such case
removed, where the matter in spuie exceeds
$4,000 in value, an appeal shall be allowed to The
manner, and under the like rules and regulations as
now are, or hereafter may be, provided by law for
the removal of causes by appeal from the said Cir
cult Courts TO The said Supreme Court
Mr. HEYwoop objected To the hill,-a thousand
acts OF injustice would grow out Cf it, Mr.. Choa'e
supported the views in objection taken by Mr. H.
Mr. Berrien. OF the committee on the subject. de-
fined the operation and design of the bill Mr.
Merrlck moved to lay the bill upon The table
Mr.. Dickinson asked that he withhold his motion
for q moment, which Mr.. M. agreed to, and Mr.,
D. having entered his defence Tor the BILL Mr.. M
again moved to lay it upon the table; but, at the
instance OF Mr.. Berrlen, who wished 10 reply to
some of the objections OF Mr. Choate, he again
withheld his motion, and Mr.. B explained the re-
spective jurisdiction of the United States Circuit
and District Courts, NC, under this BILL after which
he renewed the motion to lay the bill on the table.
Agreed to-
Mr. ARCHER moved tina, the Committee on Com
merce inquire into the exPediency of establishing
port OF entry at Dumfries, in Virginia. Agreed to-
THE POST OFFICE BILL.
The bill was taken up on It's third reading. An
error IN the ensrossment was corrected, by striking
out the 10Th secton erroneousy Included in the
transcription The section related to free stamps.
Mr.. HANNFeAN said that he understood, yester-
day that the present ex Presidents of the United
States included in the free list, in the amend
ment agreed to before adjournment
BY unanimous consent, the engrossed bill was go
lege, together with Mrs. Madison and Harrison
Mr.. SRvIER hoped they would include Mr.. Tyler.
He didn't see any reason why he should be left
Mr. Tyler would soon have The right to demand
and Mr.. s. hoped no distinction would be made
All acting Presidents should also be included.
Mr. MERRIcK said he had no objection but he
was overrued by objections from other Senators
Mr. WOODBURY. considered it unreasonable that
Ex Presidents should have the franking privilege,
while the President de faeto was deprived of it.
Mr.. FOSTER appealed TO the Senate that the
fFa m lnQ ofh
wise improper motives might be attributed TO the
Senate in refusing 10 do so.
MI. MERRIck then moved an amendment, ln-
cluding in the trankng privilege the President IN
office, and Ex-Presidents, together with Mrs. Ex-
Presidents Madison and Harrison.
The third reading OF the bill was going on in de-
TAIL at the instance OF Mr. McDuffie, when at the
l7th section at the Senator's motion, the reading
was suspended.
Mr.. MoDurrE, pale, wasted and scarcely able
70 maintain his feet, here arose. cnd after stating
hat his ill-heath would not permit him 10
participate in the discussion had upon the bill,
'aid he could not suffer the bill TO pass with
'ut recording his vote aganst It, and uttering his
protest before the Senate. Whatever disguise may
thrown this bill, he insisted that its ultimate
Eject, whatever might be i,s object, would be TO
abstract from the Treasury from one to two mil
Post Office establishment OF all the burdens of
he Government upon the people, this OF postage
was the least felt, and least complained Of. The
bill would operate to exempt one large class of the
,e ople from the tax OF letter postage 10 inict il
,pon another large class In another mode Of taxa
ion. II would be exchanging the burden of the
Department, from the people Of the North, to whom
rightly belongs, to the people Of the South, by this
ngenous device OF cheap postages. The moneys
,t the Treasury are collected from duties on for
,ign imports-.he burden Of which duties fall
ipon the people of the South-the bulk Of letter
IL in the North; by removing
he cost OF the transportation OF this correspon-
fence from the matter ltself to the general Trea-
Jury; the draft upon the receipts from the
arif is increased, and corresponding pretext
or It's oppressive evles of taxation upon foreign
IMPORTS This was the substance OF MIR McDuf-
les leading objection. Summing up, the honor
,ble Senator declared that he was opposed to the
,il. because il would result IN revolution in the
department. which would, finally, in consequence
" this change, become a dead weight upon the
Treasury The act would operate in an unequal
distribution Of burdens while the discretionary
power given to the Postmaster General, combined
with the other independent functions OF the depart
nent, would inevitably lead TO a system OF cor
-uption, which. before ihe expnetion o ten years,
would comm and ard control the election OF the