The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-09
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In senate.
In senate.
WASHINGTON, August 7, Is4o
THE Hupsov's BAY CHARTER.

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THE HupsoN's BAY CHARTER
Pending the business OF the morning hour,
Mr. CAss offered resolution nstructng the Secretary
of the Senate to TO be printed for general crcus
ton the Charter Of the Hudson Bay Company grant
ed King Charles the Second and other acts confirming
Mr.. SEVER was understood to move TO amend by the
printing of certain acts Of Parliament relating to the 60
Mr. Cas- did not know what that had 70 do with it,
The act Of Parliament referred to had to do with
this charter than the in the moon-it had
connection with the hunting of beavers in the Columbia
than with the hunting tigers in the jungles Of the Gan
70 the American people The late treaty without Iimta
ton had given the right to the Hudson Bay Company
Mr.. sr,mn. Does the senator say they have the per-
petual right to navigate the Columbia.
Mr. CAST said the treaty without express lmi-
tstion.
Mr. Bssror-That subject will Gene up at the proper
time, when we shall try and find it out sir
The resolution was laid over for one day.
CHEAP PosrAc
On motion Of MIR NILES, the Senate took up the bill
the amendment of the cheap postage law.
Mr. NILES moved to amend the first section 80 that
should not be Lawful to send two piece. Of paper or
hazard Of fine of ten dollars and that all letters Of
quarter Of an ounce or less Of any number Of pieces OF
paper letters Of single piece Of paper of
half shall be subject uniform charge for
all distances Of five cents The section amended was
Mr. NILS next moved that for all circulars periodicals.
and irregular publications prepayment OF postage shall
Several other amendments were made, among them
one increasing the pay Of the small Post Oices by an
increased percentage Of five per cent upon their re-
Mr. ASHLEY objected this feature Of the bill Its
sparsey settled districts of the country There would
scarcely be postofce in Arkansas. able to stand under
it. The extra allowance, given by the Post Master &c
post Offices
Mr. NnKs explained, and said that one object was
establish by law, the salaries of deputy postmasters
which had been exercised by the Post Master General at
his own discretion.
penal offence to send to than person two
more pieces OF paper in the envelope The revenue
is largely defrsuded in this way Letters had been FIRE.
quently sent to him. enclosing letters to other
which he had always taken the lii erty to cast into the
FIRE. II species Of fraud upon the Treasury which
he could never sanction or excuse And he now gave
notice to all persons forew arnng them against snclos
ing letters for other persons in enclosures to him Op
posed he was to the cheap postage system there were
MT HyrrIroros approved the principle vesting this
extraordinary discretion exercised last year IN .ne pay
Mr. SIMMONS and MIR. Nf-Es further discussed the
amendment in reply to Mr.. Ashley
aries Of deputies at the amounts paid TO them last ear
including the extra pay given them in his discr.tonry
General which was with slight modification agreed to
The bill was then read third time ana pss nc,o,
provides ,s na, Of dIo pos saa sh be as follows
On all letters for any distance, not weighing over
provded That letter Of one sheet piece Of paper
only not exceeding half ounce in weight shall be sub
ject to no higher charge than cents
Where two or more pieces Of paper in the anne en-
velope are enclosed to different persons with view to
defraud the revenue the same shall be accounted SUD-
ect TO a penalty Of $40.
Newspapers all distances, 2 cents.
Papers not sent from once Of publication cents. "a
Irregular newspapers pamphlets circulars &c snan
be prepaid ,,.
lo,,as aSdrasse 40 members as letters written by
them and any mail carrier may carry nswsrspsrs out Of
tbs mode Of rendering in the returns from
deputies to the Department 49, ss,.,-. A.. 81.
deputy 1sr cent on tho letter postage received
~ ,hs and three per cent the mails dstribued and
t2e receipts from post Office boxes bsyond 900, shall
=. .rn.d by deputy psstmasters In defray ing tho
pspsss Of their Offices and shall he accounted for in the