The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-13

ad Indication, O want Of adjudication upon them
Mr. DExroN- Scale them, sir; scale them, sir; the
Senator says ealing four times There is scaling
sir scale Is a long ing, sir aud acaling means
graduating along the scale You keep chOpping them
is tte sliding scale. There also scaling OF the
old continental bills, at the rate Of one dollar in
thousand millions at that rate But this is not that
sort OF scaling.
MIR KIsG-i did not say So
Mr.. BrNIo But say
Mr. Badger. Mr.. Underwood, MIR. Johnson OF La,
and Mt. Phelps, continued the explanation Of the
my steries of these Mexican claims, for hour and a.
half longer
Mr. II. JOHNSON moved to amend, by providing that
these claims shall be paid found to be due, under
the provisions Of the 10th article OF the treaty with
Mexico.
MIR. CALHOUN objected to this The Sc 25oo 900 OF the
treaty would not pay the amount of all our claims
Rejected IL TO "a.
Mr.. BADGER moved to strike out the interest pro-
posed to be allowed.
MIR. BurLrn (asidel-Whose that smoking
Mir. ALLEN spoke in opposition to the payment OF
the claims at this time
Mr. Dayton, Mr. johnson of La. and Mr.. John
Davis further extended the scope Of the general arsu-
This bin embraces a most complex question or two
of law when the old lawyers OF the Senate chase
up a legal question. they seldom know when to stop.
AS Foote would say the lawyers OF the Senate are
most astute nd Iofound in exploitation OF the com
textiles of the law.
MIR r.. JOHNSON moved to strike out the second seq
ton providing that the claims shall be reported by the
commissioner SC, and to insert that the amount re-
porte shall be paid, SC. Agreed to-Sl to
Mn. KING moved to strike out the eight section,
which provides that the adjudicated claims should be
paid immediately by the Tressufy and sn substitute an m
Naples Issuing of U s. stock to the claimants after
the expenses OF commission, sc. is taken out. Car
ried without division.
Mr. RryrRpy JOHNSON moved to provide for the re-
covery of claims in Courts of Equity as in other SINH
lar cases Agreed TO-
Other anne ndme nts were proposed some were agreed
to- and others rejected and at length after
tracted and to mind not vcrsed in We incxpicabi-
ltes the law most Unreasonable, legal discussion
the bill reported and the amo ndments made, con-
CURED in. And the bill passed and as passed,
underst nd IL to provide that Board of
shall be appointed to examine these Mexican claas
all of them, and TO report the amount entitled to pay
ment, and whether 1t be FIVE six ten millions, the
three and quareT millions Of the treaty shall be d.
vided pro anon the claimants that is, the sum
limited shall be divided among the claimants, like the
ROUTE BILL.
After several efforts by several Senators, to take up
several bills,
MIR. DIcKiNsoN succeeded In taking up the Post
Route bill which in the verge of its passage at
the recess.
Mir. ATTENTION moved that the bill be indefinitely
Mr. KING objected to the bill, and the vast number
of post routes laid out in Texas Louisiana Florida
and elsewhere as he supposed without the recommen
dalton of the Postmaster General,
Mr. JOHNSON, of Louisiana, vigorously defended the
bill
MIR. HousroS earnestly seconded Mr. johnson, and
e eRRsss' that Texas was suffering '0' want OF mail
Mr. DowNEs objected to the refined taste of the gen.
tleman from Alabama (Mr. King. He objected to
every thing, sir protest against it, sir for. if
regard his opposition We shall not get single bill
through We ought not to be guided by the fstidious
taste Of the gent from Alabama, for he objects
to everything. Ola, ha. ha
Mr.. NLEs-I shall go for the postponement sir. The
Senate it appears to me, have not been in the dspo
stion for careful legislation to-day or they would not
have agreed to the amendment respecting the weekly
newspapers which will take a very important amount
from the receipts of the department.
Mr.. DioKIssoN-I shall vote against the postpone
ment, for believe strike that anne ndment out
q
Mr. WEsTcoTT rose for information; but would per-
sist in his amendment, allowing weekly papers to go
free of postage within the limits Of the State where
MIR. DIcKrssos-That is the very thing which wish
| to strike out
The motion to postpone the bill was lost.
MIR. Dickinson wished to move reconsideration Of
q clause of the bill and in doing entered into a
history of the progress of the bill whilst in committee
He (Mr d. considered the proposition of the Senator
from Florida (Mr. Westcott) wrong The proposition
to permit country newspapers to travel r Of postage
newspaper seldom atains a circulation of four
five hundred. This would not lumber up the mails.
But if you extend it to the whole State you bring in
the newspapers Of the cities. and the postal
service. AS to the working being unequal the whole
system was so
Mr. LEWIS soto roce-Why it's raining in here
This at ten o'clock, and the remark, as my
paper proves was perfectly correct violent storm
Is raging ontsde and the windows being open in the
dome over the chandelier the rain is pouring in
This difficulty having been got over.
The question was taken q reconsideration Of the
amended by Mr. Westcot which carried before the
this afternoon ALLOWING weekly newspapers to
go free) which was agreed to. Amendment again
The clause was read, which provides that weekly
newspapers shall go free in the State in which they
printed. 1t was introduced by MIR. Westcott.
of the Senator from Florida by limiting the extent to
which weekly newspapers circulate to fifty miles
from the place in which they are printed OF hin
belief that the Of the Senator from Florida
would cucumber the mall and render the system more
expensive than 1t lie At present.
Mr. NILES expressed himself favorable to the anne
ment but he considered the system ought to be
as whole and not fractionally. He would, however
| vote for the amendment of the Senator from New
York. notwithstanding the general proposition the
subject of postage which was submitted by the CON-
Mr. BUTLER was willing to strike out the Senator
from Fioridas amendment, but he certainly was not
willing to for the amendment of the Senator
New York. The question was taken on Mr.. Dickin-
| sons anne ndment, which was lost.
The question then recurring on MIR. Westcott'f
amendment to allow weekly newspapers to go free Of
postage all over the State in which they printed,
MIR UPHAM moved an amendment to the amendment
to allow semi.weekly newspapers similar privilege
The question was then taken on Mr. westcott'.
amendment
| The CHAR-It Is carried
| AVorcE-Oh, no. (Ha ha ha
A discussion here to what the question
which appeared TO be puzzler; without calculating
it, the bii was read third time and ordered to be
| crossed.
| On enquiry we find that everything stricken Out
| allowing newspapers to GO free.
MIR WEsTcoTT moved to taKe up bill
division was called fer
| Mr.. BuTLER-Whst, sir, is it to adjourn! Ola ha
| MIR. HANSEeAS- oh, no; not for an hour yet.
1.-THE BILL as passed. provides for the establishment
certain post routes in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas
Florida, Iowa. Wisconsin and elsewhere, and provides
that newspapers and other printed matter shall b
charged one cent per ounce. The newspapers to b.
charged this rate where they exceed given numbe
Of square inches Amid the confusion of the proceed
ipgs upon the BILL this was what we understood il t,
be. Newspapers do not 60 free In this respect tn,
law lie not touched as it exists
The Committees Of Conference the appropriation
bills have been very busy sl day
On motion of Mr.. HANNEcAN, the Senate went into
Executive session.
House OF Representatives..
WASHINGTON, August IL, 1848.
A long time occupied in the consideration of Q
bill giving alternate sections Of the public lands for