The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-07

saBd dollars. There can be no doubt that shsr H.
line is established and known, and The PENN.
sula liule more settled, the increased freiEh,.
and passsge-money will greatly diminish the eos.
and the increased correspondence contribute largely
towards its payment.
He did not insist upon the importance Of this line
rs matter Of postage, but Tie First AzssaDt
General had presested TO him soma
views, upon this subject, in oonnexion with the
routes 10 Europe, well worthy OF consideration. For
thar the expense would be more than reimbursed Ia
facilities and means Of defence.
"Posr orFIeE DErAHIntsr,
"CosrNAeroA'I orTioE, Aug 9, 1876
"Sm: have the honor TO say, in answer To Your
inquiry, that am strongly Of opinion that twice
a-month steamboat conveyance between Charleston
and Havana, touching at ST. Augustine and Kew y
West, in Florida, would confer great advantages on
the mail service Of the United States. IL would B.
the means Of transmitting large correspondence
between the United States and The West India isl-
snds, and Of such amount, in my judgment, would
yield important additional postage reyenae II
would also become the channel, IN addition 10 the
Boston and New York lines Of European steamer.
for the correspondence between a portion Of thess
islands, particularly Cuba, and Europe, and thus
considerably Increase the postage receipts.
"of the importance Of the residue Of the line you
cannot speak with confidence, a. is
more Of a local character.
"Respectfully, your obedient servant,
80. R. HoBBlE.
"Hon. Mr. BRocKrxBKouoH."
Mr. RATHBUN briefly objected to entering I'D
on such a project as armed mail steamers in a BAL
Of this character.
Mr.. THoMAsSoN briefly sustained the clauses.
mir. H0rKN,'s objection prevailed, and the
clause was stricken out
Mr.. II. then proposed, and carried, at Mr. BEocx.
ENERoUGH's suggestion, the following routes as a
for those stricken oat-siz
From PensacOla via AP.laehsOa ST. Marks Cedar Keys
yrOp Key Wet via Mani r,sr Indian rvsr. and Mos.
quito inlet 10 Chsrisstoh-
From 81 M.ps, Georgia, via Nassau Courteous. to
The committee rose and reported the ball and
amendments To the House.
And the question being on eoneuuing in the
amendments, and on ordering the bali 70 third
reading.
Mr.. HOPKINS demanded tho previous question;
And the main qustion was ordered 10 be now
taken.
The amendments, except such as were reserved
for special vote, were concurred IN collectively.
On eoncurring IN the amendment Of the commit
tee, striking out the second section Of the ball IN the
words:
laws, and the ervstioa Of counties renders Necessary
said routes sha be changed a. 10 Pass through the
y sites nearest SAID routes PeSsd Thn zach county
site in Texas hereby declared 10 be entitled to the beBs
Il Ofhaving tbs mall carried TO and from the sane
Mr.. KAUFMAN demanded separate question;
which was ordered.
And the amendment was ooneurTed in.
On the following amendment
.aad ., JrtAs saaefsl, That the Thinking privilege
the rates Of postage for the year sAS be- and the sane
hereby restoredto all postmaster Of the United States
whose compensation from their respective oces did not,
for the las; year sxesed one hundred dollars
Mr.. E. b. HOLMES asked separate question,
which was ordered. .. .. ..s #.r.
MIR. III. asked the yeas and nays, which were al
SO ordered; and, being taken resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messn- stephen Alarms, Atkinson. BsIringen
BrinSsrhoa. sroeisnbroasf Burt Chase. Cobb. cseis
Collin. Constable, Crorier, Cullom, Cummins, Cua
Edssi Erdnan. Fsrsn. Ficsn. fosisr. friss, 0srvis
Giles, Graham, Grider HARRISON, Harmanson, Henley
a1s s aS.ss oS
Charles J. lngerso Jenkins, James H. Johnson Joseph
Johnson Andrew Johnson sssborn Jone. kaufman Lesf
Leib, La sere, levin, Lumpkin. McClean, MeClsAnd,
McClsrnand, Mcconnell. james Mcdowell, McBenry.
Mckay. John Martin, Barclay Martin. Morris, Morse
,,,-a-. RAD she Ritter ssnS si,..s scam
syI.. Thon..seS s.sa 81 s,,h s"' s s,%s
,en Jacob Thompson. Thurman, ThomP
wimo; wooassrd Wossssih ws sns
NAfs-Messrs. Abbott, j. q Adams, Ashmun. Benton
BLANCHARD william W Campbell CARROLL , o. Chapman
II. Ewing. Foot Gordon GrnneI. Grover Hsrs,.I John
W HoSsiSa. samuel D. Hubbard Hudsan joseph i'iI
McCrate, McllvsIDe, Marsh Miller, Mo.elsy Poiloeit.
Ramsey, Rathbun, Julius Rockwell. John a Rockwell,
Vinton, White, and Young-45.
So the amendment eonc,rved in.
An amendment made in committee in relation 10
the compensation of deputy postmasters, was con-
sured In -. :
I'VE have not copy of this amendment The
ennre bill will be published hereafter.l
An amendment, made in committee, in relation to
the prepayment Of postage on newspapers, was
concurred in.
On concurring in the following amendment, made
IN co mmittee: .. 81. rt :. .. -
That hereafter, any law TO the contrary nnw
era in newspaper newspaper letters uncaed for
in any post Office shall be in such newspaper or
place where the ofce advertising situated or The
nearest newspaper thereto; Poaded, The editor editors
for price greater than that now fixed ty law"
MIR. w. HUNT demanded separate question;
which was ordered.
Mr.. E. B. HOLMES asked the yeas and NAYS,
which were ordered; and, being taken, resulted as
follows:
fsAsnMessrs Anderson, Atkinson, Bsyls Bedinger,
hoh, Brockenbrough. Burt Chase Cobb Coiiin Culiom
Cupmns Cunningham, Daniel Dobbin, Douglass prom
goole Dunlap Edsa Erdman Farm Foster FIRES Garvin
Gordon, Hamlin, HARRISON, Harmanson, Hoge Hoplins
Hongh, George s Houston, Edmund w HUBBARD James B.
Hunt Charles J. Ingersof Jenkins Joseph Johnson An
drew Johnson seaborn Jones, Kaufman LAWRENCE Leib
La sere Lumpkin Mclean McClelland McCIerpand Nc.
Connel, MeCrae, Mckay, John T. Martin Morris Morse
Moulton, Nven, Owen, Parish, Payne Perry Petit
Pisbury, Rsthbun, Reid, Ritter sawtellc scsmmon
Alexander D. Sims, Leonard H. Sims Stanton ST.
John Strong. Sykes, James Thompson. Jacob Thomp-
son. Tibbatts, Wentworth, Wick Williams wilmot Wood.
ward Woodwork and Yost-s7.
NAfs-Messrs Abbott, John Quincy Adams Stephen
Adams, Arnold, Ashmun, Barringer Bell William W.
campbell John ii, Campbell. CARROLL John O. Chapman
locke, Cranston, Crozier Garrett Davis Dockery John
H. Living Edwin H. Ewing. Graham, Order irin.
nell. Grover Hampton Harper billiard Elias Holmes
John W. Houston, Samuel ID. Hubbard, Hudson Wash.
ington Hunt Joseph r. lngersoI, Daniel p. King Lewis
Long, Maciay James Mcdowell McHenry Marsh Bar.
clay Martin Miller, Moseley, Pendletop, Julius Rock
we'll. John A. Rockwell. Root Runk seaman, Truman
Smith Albert smith, Stewart strohm Themssson Bens
min Thompson Tiljen, Toombs, Trumbo yinton White
winthrop, Wright, and Young-6I.
So the amendment was conc,frrsdi in
The bill (having then been ordered TO a third
eading) was read third time, and (under the ope-
alton ofthe previous queston) was passed
On motion Of HOPKINS, the title Of the bin
was amended, so as to read, "and for other pur-
poses" agreed 10. -
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved reconsideration
of the vote by which the bill had been passed; but
the vote was moi reconsidered.