The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-22
THlRYIETH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.

Senate.
WAsHINoroN, March 90, ls4s.
Cloudy, lowering weather. Thin attendance in the
Pending the business of the morning hour,
Mr.. BADGER introduced bill In relation to tho
FRAMING PRIVILEGE,
decaratory Of tho true interest and meaning Of the
post office laws so far respects hc fanking privilege
Of members Of Congress.
and particularly of the Chairman on Post Offices and
Post Roads, (Mr Niles to few remarks which be he'd
to make Mr.. then read from the post Office law Of
March 3D. 1915 which provides that members of Con-
gre,s may send of receive during tbs session. and
thirty days thereafter any letter. paper package not
exceeding two ounces In weights and during the residue
of the year they may send without charge letters writ
ten by themselves. within two weight Tho law
was further modified at the session. allow
members to receive letters during the whole year
of postage provided they do not exceed wo In
weisht. The practice, therefore, Of the r M OF
franked by members Of Congress- but addressed in
other hand writing, was clear and papabls violation
Of the laws Of Congress regulating the Post Office De-
partment. The object Of the bill to declare the
true intent and meaning Of the law to these
neral The bill was referred to the Committee on Post
Ofaoes, &c.
AMERICAN HEMP, COAL AND IRON.
MIR BENroSs joint resolution providing Tor the pur-
chase # American water ro.ted hemp for the Of tas
navy, was tsksn up for confederation
An amendment was proposed by Mr. Ynlse
the doctrines OF free trade
MIR. YuLEE.-Is the Senator In favor of free trade?
Mr. NmEs-Not, perhaps, quite SO far as the Senator
from Florida.
Mr. CAMERor VI think the bill had better lie over
shall have little coal and iron to put In.
The bill was laid over
PATENT OFFICE HAMMERS.
The Senate bill providing for additional examiners In
the patent Office next came up As passed by the Senate
the pay OF these additional examiners put $3.50
year. This the House cut down to $4,000, d being
REFER ed pgan to tbs committee of the Senate they
ported 1t back recommend ding adherence to the pay
of $4,000.
MIR. TURNEy moved to cut it down to 81, coo
MIR. WEsrcorr, Mr. Dickinson, ana MIR JoHNeoN, Of
La, opposed the molten Competent examiners could
not bo had for less than So 500.
On motion Of MIR. ATHERToN the bill set aaids,
and the Senate took up the House bill Of
APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEFICIENCIES,
in the appropriations OF ast resson, for tho expend
lures Of the current year.
As the bill from the House, and reported to
tho Senat. 1t provides for charge daGaircs to tho
Court OF Rome, snd makes an appropriation for that OBJ
ject of S22 600
Mr. BrNIo last week proposed to amend by sub,ilu
tirg full minister and an appropriation ot $4,000
the refor, in lieu OF the foregoing provision.
Mr.. HALE inquired Of the Chairman Finance. II
this provision necessary item in bill TO supply
the dsfcisncifsof the las years appropriations!
Mr.. ArHkRroN The year is not YET expired.
Mr ArH.RroS-Tho obj.csi to send out thi, minis
ter bsfore the year has expired
The eme dInent was announced By the Chair 10 DE
tho question.
Mr.. CALHouN.--Wnat is thu amendment?
The VIcE PRrsiDENr.-To strike out the appropria
tion Ct 600 TOR charge daFdr,s to Rome, and 10
inert csuse for Minister Penipotentary, with
APPROPRIATED Of S3I COO -
Mr. BADGER-l did not hear the amel dment, sir
It was again announced.
Mr. HAssEcAN, after some general remarks upon the
su, ject and upon Rome and tbs Roman Church, pro-
posed to amend by providing minister resident at
Rome at So 600 yearthe ssme sort of minister tina.
we have at Consantinopl. aud away round among the
antipodes of China.
Mr.. KANNEoAs's amendment was rejected, and the
question was about to be taken on Mr. BESroSs when
severa messages reported from the President OF
Mr.. CLAYTON opposed the approximation, q, proposed
for full minister but would vote for charge daaires
to Rome. He would not go higher, when this the
grad. Of cur ministers with many Of the moot imper
Mr. NILES thought there was no necessity for mis-.
SIGN above tho second grade at Rome lie thought that
was far enough TO begin with II q higher grade OF
minister found expedient II could b. made here
sfer. He hoped these continued experiments 1T the
increase of ministers abroad not intended ;or
the benefit CT mere etump orators and politicians.
MIR. JOHN DAVIS - dbl understand tho Senator from
Connecticut as making speech this proposition
Of full minister and that before ne sat down, hs would
vote for it!
MIR. oh yes, will vote for It,
Mr DAVIS opposed tho proposition for full mihi,teT,
ard deosnted generally upon the heavy appropriations
OF the bill, and des cd to know what was the exact
amount Of deficiencies Intended to be covered by this
bill
Mr. ArHxRroS said 1t was something ever thirteen
millions.
MIR. ArnERroN-The amount OF the bill as reported
from the House, Is Sl3 237 i65 %.
Mr. HALE-Two hundred and what?
MIR. ArHERroN-Sl3 237 ,l66 9S. One million Of
dollars has been added here for subsistence in
kind, which makes the whols bill something four
Treasury at the session $40
and something ever. Since then, item has been
added of So 1000 for the pay Of volunteers which
could not be estimated Tbs whole Of these items
provided for In the loan bill which has been passed by
tho Houss, and which shall move to take up within
few days All the appropriations OF tho bill were em-
braced in the letter the Secretary Of the Treasury
the beginning OF the session, excepting tho mil
Hons sludedto.
MIR HALx replied that hardly necessary for him
to cay that he intended to vote against the
when he intended to vote against tho bill In any
ia OFT ntftf NJ IN m
marksble fact thai to such extreme have arrived
IL our annual expenditures, that mere mistake,
clip OF the PEN involves larser sum ofmonsy than
the whole annual exp nditures Of the frst four yeas
OF Jackson's administration; for they old not exceed
ti3 600 000 whereas the entire deficiencies have TO
provide tor, not much ls than sxteen millions
MIR ArHERroN-There Is an item OF $500 OyV ior
clothing for volunteer for the fiscal year ending 'uho
80, 1919 -,
Nv U,v said II ss NOT worth while TO dispute about
million OF doers or So when tho sum OF our annuei
expenditures amounts to 100000 600 ms spp,.p.io