Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-26
TwENrY-EIeHTH coNeREss--sd SEES
Monday, Feb. a, 1915.
IN SENATE.

pointed to treat with the CherokeeS: which was
ordered 10 be printed.
Also, the report OF the Treasurer of the receipts
and expenditures of the Post Office Department
of the Treasury.
Mr.. DICKINSON presented petition from
the State of New York. in favor OF The annex
alton Of Texas, which was ordered to he on ne
table.
Mr.. DIX presented petition from the same
Stale, against the annexation OF Texas.
Mr.. TAPPAN, from the Committee on the
Library, to whom was referred resolution of the
Senate, making inquiry into the cause of the
sale of case Of books sent by the French Cham
her OF Deputies 10 the Government OF The United
States and which was sold for custom house du-
lies, made report, and communicated a letter
from the collector OF the port of New York, stat
ing, that when the books arrived in that port, Ed
ward Curtis, Esq, was collector OF The port. The
captain OF the ship Utica, in which the case had
arrived, said, that the case was put on board his
vessel without any marks, and thatin consequence
thereof, he had sent it TO the custom house stores,
where il remained until such lime as the general
sale OF all unclaimed goods for The non-payment
Of dulles took place. The report was ordered to
be printed.
The bill making appropriations for the support
OF the Military Academy was called up, when, on
motion of
Mr. BREESE, the yeas and nays were ordered
Mr. WOODBURY. said that he felt it due 10
the Senate to say that be was bound by instruction
10 vote against the appropriation, but if he had
no. been he would vote in favor OF it.
The yeas and nays were then called, and re-
suited as follows.
YEAs.-Messrs. Archer, Ashley, Atchison, Beg
BY, Barrow, Bates Bayard, Berrien, Buchanan,
Choate, Clayton, Colquitt, Dayton Dickinson
Dix, Evans, Francis, Henderson, Huger, Hunt
ington, Johnson, Mangum, Miller, Phelps, Por,,
Ter, Sewer, Sturgeon, Upham, Walker White and
Woodbridge-22.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Anterior, Breese, Fair
field, Foster, flanagan, Semple, Tappan, and
Woodbury.
The Joint resolution for the annexation of Tex
as, was then considered, when MIR. DAYTON
took The floor in opposition TO its passage.
So soon as Mr.. DAYTON had finished speak
ing, the President OF the Senate was about putting
The question on the motion Of Mr.. Allen, at the
opening OF the debate upon its Indefinite post
ponement; and upon the yeas and nays being call
cd for,
Mr. ARCHER asked TO withdraw his motion,
made at the commencement OF the debate, for the
indefinite posponement Of the resolution; and the
question then arose upon the adoption of the re-
solution.
Mr.. BERRIEN said he desired to speak upon
the question before The Senate; but his time had
been so much occupied with attending 10 bust
ness which had been referred TO him by the Sc
nate, that he should wish TO be allowed little
more time for preparation. He would therefore
move Git being near the dinner hnur,) that the Sc
nate take a recess until o'clock.
Mr.. DICKINSON wished that some specific
time could be fixed for the termination of the de-
bate.
Mr.. MERRICK proposed that the hour Of FOUR
on Wednesday be fixed as the time for taking the
vote.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN said the question was
TOO important to allow Senators to pledge them
selves 10 bring the debate TO close at any speei-
fed hour.
Mr.. MERRICK withdrew his molten.
MIR. BENTON was opposed to The fixing
time for the termination OF the debate. He wish
ed every Senator who desired to speak upon the
question, TO have an opportunity of doing So
But he was also DESTROYS OF bringing the matter
10 decision, and was prepared TO sit day BY day,
and night by night if necessary, 10 accomplish
that end.
Mr.. BERRIEN was equally DESTROYS of ter
minating the debate, and equally willing 10 adopt
the mode alluded to by the Senator from Mis-
souri,.
Mr. WALKER was opposed 10 the debate
being continued beyond Wednesday.
The Senate then took>a recess until o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. BERRIEN, who was entitled TO the Aoor
on the Texas question, being absent from indis-
MIR. McDUFFIE, though very unwel ex-
pressed willingness to address The Senate on
The subject and continued 10 argue strongly in
favor OF the resolution until eight o'clock, when
he concluded.
Mr.. ALLEN then obtained the floor, and
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
REDUCTION OF POSTAGE.
The House resolved itself into a Committee Of
the Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr. We'll
Ter of Ohio in the Chair,) and proceeded TO The
consideration Of the Senate bill TO reduce the rates
OF postage to limit the use and correct the abuse
oil the ranking privilege, and for the preventing
of frauds upon the revenue of the Post Office
DePS Se S;11 having been read through by the
Clerk
Mr.. HOPKINS moved 10 amend the first sec.
lion, (Which proposed uniform rate ofpostage OF
five cents,) by striking il out, and inserting the
first section oil the House BILL with modihca-
lion, that, "for every letter, or package composed
of single sheet ofpaper, conveyed moi exceed
ing one hundred miles, five cents; over one hun
bred miles, ten cents shall be charged" and so
on in proportion TO the number OF sheets OF pa
per- ETC. He submitted few remarks, insisting
that greater reduction could not safely be made
without throwing the Department, to great ex-
tent on the public treasury; but let them try this
scale If they should find, hereafter, that the
postage would bear larger reduction, they could
easily make it, by the passage OF a supplementary
bill.
Mr.. RATHBUN said il was true the bill had
many defects but as, in the MAN, it was good, for
his part he was not in the least disposed to reject
it, He was ready 10 take it without alteration,
rather than our present post office laws, which
were burdensome upon the country, should re-
main in force. He regarded the measure as
plain thing-and like The reduction OF fare on
steamboat or railroad he believed, that The bust
ness ofthe Department would be increased The
reduction of postage in Great Britain had demon
strated that instead of destroying the revenue OF
that branch Of the Government, il actually IN
creased il. He moved that the committee rise, TO
enable resolution TO be introduced for the de-
bate to cease in ten minutes from the time the
House shall again gointo committee.
Tie question was taken by tellers, and was de-
cided in the atfirmative-ayes So, noes a.
So the Committee rose; and the Speaker having
resumed the Chair
M. HAMLlN Of Maine submitted resolu-
lion. that all debate in the Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, on Senate bill
rs. shall cease at O'clock this day; and that The
Committee shall then vote on the amendments
pending, and which may be offered: and that the
Bin shall be reported TO the House with such
amendments as may be agreed to in Committee.
And he moved the previous question.
Mr.. COBB moved that there be call Of the
House before taking the question, as he wished
the country to know who were In favor OF gag
ging down all debate in this summary way.
The yeas and nays were then taken-and by
yeas GA nays 1l2 the House refused call Of the
House
The question being on seconding the demand
for the previous question,
Mr.. PAYNE moved that the resolution be laid
upon the table, but the motion did not prevail
yeas "a, nays l04.
The question recurring on seconding the de-
mand for the previous question,
MIR. HAMLIN, of Maine, modified his resolu-
after the House should again go into committee,