The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-09
CITY OF WASHINGTON FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY o. ls.s

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lhs qsss,'ehJ s the b.l passes the amendment ough
| Va r~-~ ts~srt"s~ tea~ - that amendment RI
6f UNDERWOOD I wsh 10 amend the amend.
@en' sss ~ sling the following "That the Posmas-
ss ssf's a. sss amoae, ,o 800 the deficiency pro-
s~s*s s~sh sshesncy he vad of the commissions
hsy ~ssiss. ~h~sv sseh commission would at the rate
als"~ss thwsn, esss<d eso@"
Nov, ssf wsss 10 the sen~e of This boiy uuon
s'l Hess 'hsf~ Ass been deficiency i Is said in The
commission upon the Amosht received for postage You
tsw"~ 10 wsts av thar deficiency oil the box RENTS
Noe. hawwas IN WY souasy that in some Offices
,ssrv " ~ sses~s at eowms~ca.. bat deficiency in
masters shssa hm hare Ire deficiency Of box rents
laid ~ tn them gsnszea IN other PARTS Of The coun-
y ere 10 have 'sers wass srs 70 rscisciy the ssme
vs sAs ss~~s~ess srv~sy creed 2oup But you Cur
tad i Ths has Rents believe dc NOT amount 10 SO 900
New LET ~ have easai lsstce you please and II they
are all 10 eeme sr 10 the s5,oo allowance j, can be
made IRON hoA r~nis, let all alike Equal Jus.
tee ~ the taa thing the world over
A. 'he time when the change in the law was made BY
wh'ch 'n,txon was pu upon the receipts Of commits
s'ons upon th~ boxes I.tmassess were receiving
iron Si5,op 10 eso.SW apoa tho~e boxes And, sr.
they ~sr~ receiving THIS money for a convenience TO
tbcmseives Without these boxes ny which the mails
were TO be d,ssribsed wosid sreu nposs bic At such
places ~ Neg York and Phaaelphia ever 10 serve the
sopls oy ..an7 oa the letters there received Necss-
s,y compelled the institution Of boxes for the conve.
nence OF distribution; without those boxes il could not
have been done Jus, imagine yourself going the New
,uS o,' o'ncs where n.. there are $1,000 letter.:
master 10 fad ia How long would il take him 20 dis.
tribute the mai, upon that pv,acpie These boxes were in.
They commenced then 10 charge rent for tina, which was
conveniehce 10 themselves, and without which the
mails could not well have been distributed Il was then
gress IN iss Put esnction upon II. and made differ
cnce between the box RENTS and ons lust an the
senator from Connecticut mir NIEs) has stated IT, The
proposition Of this amendment then is 10 e that
which has heretofore been made separate throw them
both togetnerto allow out Of both services an agyre-
gate amount OF compensation Well, sir, that is 10 he
all upon the same footing and where there de
cy in one, make i up out OF the other: Fairness
requires me to say that am against tire whole. have
proposed the amendment but II the Senate will go with
me upon Il. and is adopted will then unite with them
and vote against the whole bill But insist. that il the
principle of the bill is correct. ought to be carried
Mr. DICKINSON was exceedingly grat;fea at the pre-.
sentaon OF the amendment offered by the senator from
Kentucky, but did not think he would for it, I'm
der the genemans proposition be thought the public
service would suffer after the 4th Of March next; for
persons could be found 10 take the vacant Offices He
hoped mat Il The amendment should prevail there would
be nothing OF that kind happen. but that persons would
be found TO oil those Offices no that the public service
should not suffer iA
postmaster to receive all the proceeds of the boxes a. his
compensation longer existed. The transaction under
consideration occurred seven or eight wears ago He
wished also e say that the Incorporation Of gensra law
hoped that the amendment would not pass
Mr.. NILES. think the amendment proposed will test
report the arguments are based upon The idea that
the two sources OF revenue are to be combined,
fixing the maximum at $4,000 from both sources
make up from the service of one source, the de-
hciency OF the other II we do that. then why not
make up az the senator proposes think the rule must
to be made good from the service why you must make
the same in one case in the other The postmaster
at Harrisburg told me the other day that he had paid
know what his box rents are-probaby not 1880
or ". 800 IL yon adopt the principle why just make
up the deficit to this man from the We 500, and make his
MIR. BERRIEN. Without entering into the discussion
OF this BILL will remark that il is private bill for the
relief OF an Individual and the senator from kentucky
proposes to amend the amendment by establishing gen.
orai regulation OF law Now, think the incongruty of
such an amendment would be good ground for the reec.
ton of it. There is special rule OF the Senate au-
thorzlng such an interference. The amendment might be
adopted BY the Senate and sent to the House, and there
the question OF order might I've raised and the amendment
ruled Out under the rules OF the House OF Representa-
Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. President, proposed my
amendment giving notice that my object was to test the
5ncpe ana to get the Senate 70 testify their sense Of
on the subject, want expression of the Senate upon
the principle ,;2I in the bill
MT DIChu<SON tnOuRnt the day set apart Tor the
consideration Of private bills ought not to Be consumed
in the discussion OF general principles If the Senate
not prepared to vote upon and dispose Of the amend
mens, ne should move that the whole subject be laid
upon the table.
Mr.. BRADBURY inquired Of the chairman Of the
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads how many
posmasters would under the amendment be entitled
additional compensation. for the that they did not
receive the maximum allowed by law II he understood
there were no special given in the before
the Senate which would not apply to other posmastes,
and il the bill passed proposed would invite mum.
Der Of ohers-whether Atty, one hundred, or Eve hun.
dred ne was not prepared to sayto ask, inasmuch
they have not received the maximum allowed by law
that the deficit may be made up to them.
Mr. HALE moved that the bill and amendments be laid
upon the table; and the question being taken by yeas
and nays, the yeas were Is. nays 49, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Baldwin. Bradbury, Bright, Corwin,
Dickinson Dig Felch, Hale, Hamn, King, Mason, Met
caiie, Niles Spruance, Turney, and Underwood-l6
NAYS"Mes'rs Atohison Badger. Bell Berrien. i,ornnd,
Dodge OF Iowa. Douglas, Downs, Fitzpatrick flanagan,
Houston. Hunter Johason Of Louisiana, Jones. Mangu,
Miller, Pnelp Rusk, Sturgeon, Walker, Webster, West
So the motion to lay on the table was not agreed TO-
The question being then taken upon the amendment to
the amendment, ii was rejected
The question recurring upon the amendment. il also
was rejected. So hs
The question being stated upon ordering the bill to
third reading, the yeas and nays were demanded and
ordered and being taken the yeas as 10. As
f llows: a.nF ft.ei ~ 3t.
YEAsMessrs. Atchison Badger. Bell Berren. Borland,
Butler Clarke, Clayton. Davi. of Mississippi Doaye Of
Iowa, Downs. Foote, Greene. Hannegsn, Hou.on John
of louisiana, Jones, Mangum, Miller. Phelps. kusk
NAYS-Messrs. Allen. Baldwin, Bradbury, Bdgh' Cor
win, Dickinson Dix Felch. Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick. Hale.
derwood, aud Yuee~is
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