The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-14
TIllRTlEH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
House OF Representative.

WEDNESDAY, April 10, ls4s.
TRANSPORTATION OF BSrwEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES
The House resolved itself into Q Committee of the
Whole the State Of the Union Burt in the shai
and proceeded to the consideration of the special order
The bill amend the sct for the transportation Of the
mail between the United States and foreign countries
Mr.. GoeGIN, the chairman Of the Committee on the
Post Once and Post Roads offered a substitute. He
said that BY an act OF Congress line Of packet ships
ing At Southampton 1t seems that the object to
carry mail packages In steamers OF own in other
formed by Britsh steamers The American packet line
went into operation the first OF July the arrival
Of the Washington in England, tho same amount OF
postage laid the letters which taken out
was laid on those carried by her ships namely =
twenty four cents The question before the committee
10 simply this ehall tho House tolerate measure by
which additional and . double burden shall be laid
the American people, making the amount of postage
the British Great Britain in effect assumes
right to control our mail service and has thought pro-
per to treat our packets .: her own For example,
letter sent from Richmond Virginia. ian inland town
BY an American private ship to the town Of Brmpg
ham the inland postage to New York is GENTS tho
port charge cent and then tho British ship
is sixteen cents-twenty cents Whether trane-
ported by an English American weasel, the sums
are otas. letter 90 Dc sent out o. the Washing
cents ~ In the other and from New York
smptcn twenty four cents There Is no port charge
TOUR cents, making tho postage hftyeight cents ;
and this under an order Of thu British Lords OF
H.
udsd in the report of the Postmaster General By
tho Cunsrd line Of Steamers which tho British wish
thrust upon Cor gre.s to encourage you send letter
American port charge cent, Brtish postage twenty
four cents. mskng thirtyhve GENTS letter sent by
can citizen csnts Whsn osrrsa Sv th. cn
nard hue thirty-hve cents Mr.. Goggin said that he
would not appeal to the prjudces of gentlemen who f.
tecton for he wished to introduce nothing Of party
character 1t was subject II much importance and
nation do justice He would coy that tho Postmaster
General have done every thing IL his yer to
effect good postal arrangement advantageous and salts
factory to both sides la August last the liberal
terms offered By Mr. Bancroft to Lord Palmerston
but down to January Of this year. that gentleman did
notice it, although between these tw periods kind
Of insrude took place between the British Postmaster
General and Mr.. Bancroft II We pass the amendue emit
to the original bill it will have the sct OF opening tue
eyes Of the people snd the Post Oce Departm ent of
Great Britain and Of Lord Pslmerston In Mr. Goggins
opinion the order Of the British Lords Of the Urea.
tween the two countries. And all this by Liberal
Ecgland," who wishes to exercise control over u
vessel built by our own country msn-mannsd by
our own men-and taking cut oar own letters, and
she imposes double postage upon Us IL IL uojus,
aud the socis feeling and social
which ought TO exist between the two countries.
MIR. NcoLL Expressed the hops that ths House would
pass the bill by unanimous vote IL proposes no add
tional postage but simply enables the government
meet tho British government on equal basis. We
now propose to psss tho bill to aid neg citation not to
Illustrate negotiation, which he trusted will result.
Mr.. ToMrKISs said that he would vote for the amend
ment, In lieu of the original bill He believed that in our
commercial intercourse the principle Of reciprocity Is
correct one but this cannot be attained he believed
In retaliation He complmentcd the Postmaster Gene
raj and Mr. Bancroft for what they have done in this
matter and remarked that England wants. accord
ance with her grssping dsposition to monopoxe the
carrying the mails the ocean, by rssslutey nse-
eny refusing to yield anything making American
terprise and skill contribute to her sggrsndisement
Mr.. EVANS proposed amendment TO ire b H. making
the uniform rate Of postage fifteen Qnsead Of twenty
four cents between the United States and port
place on the eastern continent any island thereof
this after few words In opposition from Mr. Jones'
Tennessee was disagreed TO-
Mr. DIcKsr ssid thst there appeared to be no diff
ference ON the subject before the House. he the
purpose OF ASKING for tho question.
hr }. IL lrGERsoLL offered an amendment, giving
three months notice Of intention to rstalias and
after a brief discussion II was rel scted,
Finally, the question tskso and tho substitute
for the bill as snended was agreed TO- and as follows
1 That the Postmaster General under the direction
of the President of the United States be- and he Ia here
by uthorised and empowered to charge upon and col
lect from oil letters AID other msable alter
any port Of the United States In any
packet ship other vessel the rate or rates of
oh srge for American postage which the TO
when such foregn packet other vessel belongs i'm
upon letters and other maable matter conveyed
In American packets other vessels the postage OF
suoh government And IL shall be the duty Of all GUS
tom house ofosrs and other United States agents. de-
gnated appointed for that purpose 10 enforce or
carry Int eject the foregoing provision, and to aid or