New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-26

son, Crit,enden, Benton and Walker as 10 the time
TO end the debate II was agreed on all hands that
the debate should be speedily brought 10 close,
but no time was agreed upon, and then The Senale
took recess unlil five o'clock, the floor IN the
meantime having been given 10 Mr.. BeHIen, oi
Georgia.
HUZzA FOR POSTAGE REFORM
From the Edtsr.
Hons, of Reps. W,sHrsGror.
Monday, Feb. -, / + ai.>
The friends of POSTAGE REFORM IN the house
prepared TO take the field in earnest this morning
was satisfied yesterday that they would 90
good work today Accordingly, as soon as the
reception of Reports and Messages had been at
tended to, rSoion 10 go into Committee OF the
Whole prevailed, and successive attempts TO get up
the Har5oT bill and the Military Appropriation bill
were pega,ived Mr.. Mckay insisted on having
tbe Yeas and NAYS on the latter, and was egaln
beaten-Yeas 63; Nays 95. Among the bedlam
confusion caused by fifty voices shouting " Nr
Chairman - "Mr Charman," the Chairman.
gave the floor 10 Mr. Ralhbun OF \. Y. who moved,
las most OF the others would have done) that the
House now take up Mc Se,'atc biz IS fr he re-
dpction and reform Of the Rates Of Postage. Yeas
and Navs ordered, and motion carried: Yeas l0l; ;
Nays 2S. So the Postage Reform is at length fairly
before The House
The bill was now read, amid hubbub which
prevented any body hearing
Mr.. Hopkins of Va. moved TO strike out the first
sec,en of the Senate bill, and substitute the hrst
section of the House bill, Increasing the rate OF
Postage on long letters 10 ten cents.)
Mr.. Jameson OF Mo moved TO substltnte-under
POO miles, ) cents; under 400 10 cents; over 400
20 cents
MIR. Hopkins proceeded to speak against the
Senate and in favor ofthe House bin Labor lost
Mr.. Rathbun of n. Y. briefly replied, closing with
a motion that the Committee rise and report the
bill. with the intention Of limiting the debate Car-
RED.
MIR. Hamlin of Me moved that the debate be
stopped in ten minutes after going again lnlo Com
miitee of the Whole, and moved the Prerions
Question (ie afterward amended his first motion
so as to fix O'Clock as the time OF terminating de-
bate.)
Several Southern Loco-Focos were determined to
make Speeches, but were not allowed
Mr. Cobb of Ga moved call of the House, (to
waste time) Lost by Yeas and Nays: Yeas 81; /;
Naysll2
The question now recurring on the resolution TO
stop the debate at , o'clock, Mr.: Payne OF Ala
moved that it do lie on The table Yeas and Nays or
dered and the motion lost Yeas 7l Nays l04
Mr. Hamlin again modified his resolution
to allow trco hours for debate after getting back into
Committee of the Whole, Gas 1t was now hall
past ~
The Yeas and Nays were now taken on ordering
The Previous Question, and there was second
Yeas 81; Nays 6S. G'rhey can't escape us']
The Main Question being now In order, Mr.;
Saunders, of n G. asked the Yeas and Nays aud
(The latter was decided out OF ordeI) Mr.. q. w
Jones of Tenn wanted TO move that the resolution
do lie on the table, tout OF order again.)
Mr.. G. w. Jones then moved that the House
adjourn, and again the minority insisted on the
Yeas and Nays ordered by 80 Ayes TO LOG Noes,
(ome,ffuf being sufficient to order the Yeas and
Nsysj SO the Yeas and Nays were taken, and
the motion to adjourn negatived-leas lS; Nays
l5l.
The vote was now taken by Yeas and Nays on
ordering the Main Question, which prevailed Yeas
95; Nays Il.
The question being now on agreeing to the Re-
solution Mr. Hughes OF Mo. moved that the re-
solution do lie on the table Ruled an ord.r and
the Yeas and Nays ordered. Lost. Yeas 10; Nays
l03 [llere Mississippi Loco.F Foco inquired II II
would be in order TO move a call OF the House. No.
So the question REQUIRED on agreeing 10 the resolu
lion and the Yeas and Nays were ordered Yeas
l0i NAYS ~. So IL was ordered that the House
close the debate in Committee, In two hours 6lter
gong into Committee again
Mr. Cary of Maine now moved re- consideration
of the last vote (another trick 10 waste time and
defeat the billy He proceeded 10 speak against
gagsing the House, &c. NC.
4 question of order was raised and the Speaker
directed Mr.. c. tc contne himself 10 the point OF
reconsideration.
Mr. Cary went on in a rambling. incohcrent al
tack on the Postage bill. Mr.. Hardin OF ILL., called
him 20 order, but the Speaker permitted him 10 go
on I'LL he ran or, II sCile three quarters Of an
hour.
Mr. Ham!in Of Me made spirited speech in
reply 10 some of Cary's remarks, and in favor OF
the bill.
MIR. Payne of Ala followed in vehement opposi-
ton 10 the bill.
When Mr. Payne had consumed his hour in a
TRADE against the Postage Reform, the Tariff, the
North and especially New-Iork, ne sat down, and
a dozen members spranc TO the floor with Mr.,
Speaker" Mr. Speaker The floor was awarded
10 Mr. a Stewart Of Pa. who moved thai the mo-
ton TO reconsider do he OH the tab,e. Carried
and the House adjourned.
Thus was day consumed by efforts OF the ad
versaries Of the Postage Reform 10 defeat action
on the subject. The friends OF the measure, IN
spite OF all The tricks OF legislation and the most
erroneous decision Of the Speakcr-allowng de-
bate on a motloa 10 reconsider proposition not
itself debatablc-hSve carried the point that the
debate in Committee Of the Whole shall cease al
the expiration Of two hours. II TIE friends Of the
great Reform do but stand firm tomorrow. they
will put the bill on lis third reading at least, and
very possibly clear through before another adjourn
ment G.