The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-22
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE aa, 1913.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 81, lsls.

Congressman.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 81, lslS.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Breese gave notice OF joint
resolution to relieve mail contractors from certain ab
ties under the law OF 1886
Mr. Bright from the Committee Claims reported
bill for the relief OF the legal representatives oil Colonel
George Gibson, deceased.
Mr. Niles, from the Committee on the Post Othce and
Post Roads, reported bill reduce the rates OF postage
on letters newspapers NC. Mr. N. explained that the
bill proposed reduce the postage letters to the uni
form of three cents for any weight not exceeding
half ounce if prepaid, and five cents If not prepaid
On newspapers and pamphlets, the rate proposed
one cent per ounce, without regard to distance, and
half cent newspapers sent to a distance not ex
ceeding fifty miles from the place OF publication, with
La view to promote the circulation OF the local papers
1t was not the object of the committee to press the
bill to passage this session, but to bring 1t to the
disnct notice of the public, and prepare for action upon
il at the next session
Mr. Niles went INTO view of the benefits resulting to
Great Britain, moral, social, and commercial point OF
vew by the reduction of the Of postage, and to the
success of the experiment made in this country.
Mr. Berren from the Committee the Judiciary, re-
ported bill for the relief of the legal representatives OF
Thomas Chapman, late collector OF the United States at
the port of Georgetown, South Carolina
Mr. Mangum offered resolution calling for lnfoma-
ton as to the proceedings of the court martial called in
the case of Col Payne of the North Carolina regiment
and held at or near Buena VISTA in 1s47 and the dishon
orable discharge of certain officers by the decision OF that
court; which was agreed to.
Mr. Mason offered resolution setting aside Saturday
next for the consideration of private bills after O'Clock
which was agreed to.
Mr. r. johnson presented the memorial of Capt Lewis
Warrington and Others officers Of the Peacock asking for
for the capture of the Eperver, in the late
war with Great Britain.
Mr. Sebastian asked leave to introduce bill to revive
and extend the provisions OF act entitled can act to
settle the title TO certain tracts of land in Arkansas"
Mr.. Bright moved to take up the Oregon BILL and re-
marked that it was entitled TO precedence the special
order every day after o'clock.
| MIR. Hannegan, though reluctant Che sad) to do any
thing delay the Oregon BILL would suggest that il was
very important that the Senate should 60 into executive
session. as there treaty before the Senate which
ought to be acted on. He deferred his motion at the
quest of
Mr. Atherton, whose instance the Indian appropria-
ton bill taken up, and slightly amended by general
consent, and then passed.
The Senate went into executive session and, when the
doors were opened,
The bill making appropriations for the payment Of
uonary and other PENSIONS considered and passed
Also, the bill for the relief of the Society for the Reform
of Juvenile Denquents in New York; bill concerning
testimony; and the bill to change the time of holding the
terms of the circuit court of the United States the State
| of Maine.
The bill for the division of the State Of Arkansas into
two judicial districts taken up, and discussed al
length and opposed by Messrs. Atchison, Hannegan,
Butler, and Hale and advocated by Messrs Borland,
Westcott, Downs and Sebastian, and finally passed.
The bill for the relief of William S. Slacum also
| taken up and passed
| And then the Senate ad journed.
In the House, the subject of the annual report of the
Secretary of the Treasury contemplated In the reports
of the majority and minority of the Committee on Public
Expenditure occupied the session during the morning
hour-Mr Stohm speaking most of the time in the way
of review of the minority report Mr. Bednger took the
floor in reply when the subject passed by the
expiration of the morning hour.
The motion to reconsider the engrossmen of the bill
establishing certain post routes taken up The ques-
ton involved the right of Texas to jurisdiction
rtory as far as the Rio Bravo del Nortethe right being
denied by Mr. Goggin, and affirmed by Mr. Plsbury
and Mr. Kaufman-the object of the motion to recon
slider being amend the bill by striking out the post
routes beyond the Nueces.
The House refused to reconsider by the vote of the
Speaker pro tena making tie. The bill passed
over under decision of the Chair that, if objected to,
could not be ordered to third reading the day
the engrossment was ordered
The consideration of the civil and diplomatic appro
priaton bill was then resumed in Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr. Root in the
chair) when Mr. Hiard, who was entitled to the floor
from Yesterday addressed the committee in favor of
change in the consular system-sendng ministers pen
potentiary where send ministers resident, and
ministers resident where send charges daaires,
and making corresponding increase in the items of ap
preparation for the support of the diplomatic corps.
Mr. Sawyer had the floor when the committee rose,
and reported no conclusion.
On motion of Mr. Vinton, the consideration of the
val appropriation bill then resumed; and being
amended by several material reductions in the items of
appropriation the bill read third time and passed
On motion by Mr.. Edwards, the Senate amendments
to the bill prohibiting the importation of adulteraed dete
rorated, and misnamed medicines taken up and
concuned in
And then the House adjourned