The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-22

bill making appropriations for the service of the Post OF
hce Department Tor the year ending June 80, 1890
Mr.. BORLAND submitted amendment providing lor
the establishment OF certain post routes go ,
In submitting the amendment, MIR b. said: iwu merely
say, in relation to the bill before the Senate mat
am aware it is not post road bull Dhi p OF
that character is passed only once in two years But
peculiar circumstances render very desifape una. ese
routes should be established 1t will probably increase
the expense single dollar, Tor the routes VIII no douot
pay for themselves Ii is rendered necessary Dy the great
increase of population in several OF the new States, and
especially in the State oil Arkansas anu 'he Increased e
] Mr. JONES moved TO amend the amendment by in
seIting provision for another poet, route in Iowa
| Mr. ArHERTON. l believe there is instance of
post being put upon an appropriation bill II we
begin TO put them upon IT, there is no end to it. Every
senator Will have some to be annexed and that
will be the end OF the bill hope the Senate will vote
MIR. BORLAND l think the objection of the senator
well founded. 1t may be unusual, but would re-
made TO almost every bill that has been before the Sen
ate The senator from New Hampshire cannot apprec-
ate the necessity OF this, because in his State no such
necessity exists In the States, and particularly IN
the State of Arkansas settlements have been made which
had existence at the passage of the last post route bill
settlements which are forty or iiity miles IRON any
post oiee. They have 10 private mails The neigh
have to club together and bear the expense OF send
ing week forty fifty miles to post Office This
to enable them to have the same faculties with other
places, in similar circumstances. The. senator from
New Hampshire does not, and cannot, presume, from
his positions appreciate the necessity OF such amend
Mr.. BRIGHT remarked that another bill about
to come before the Senate which would be more appro
pirate for this amendment, and suggested that 1t be with
drawn
| Mr. BORLAND have no objection to Withdrawing
il, if accomplish the object in another way had
a conversation with the chairman OF the Committee on
the Post Office and Post Roads and he informed me that
this would probably be the best bill for 10 base my
amendment upon. However,. will withdraw II.
The amendment was accordingly withdrawn.
| MIR anH,u hnnf IN add thQ hat
Mr.. ATHERTON expressed a hope that the bill
would be permitted to pass The Senate would have as
much il could attend to tomorrow
| Mr.. nj LES. | regard 1t as very important to the
country that should pass bill establishing cheap
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this bill should prefer that be passed as separate
0I MIR. ATHERruN. + hope it will not be offered as an
amendment to this bill am in favor OF the passage OF
the senator's bill, but certainly shall vote against if
1t is Offered as an amendment to an appropriation bill
! Mr.. NILES | cannot help it, | deem it my duty to
the country, and do not shrink from that duty, to
quire vote upon that bill We have had petitions from
thousands and tens of thousands flooding your table, and
these petitioners have right to know the of the
Senate upon the subject Ii the Senate wish to take up
that BILL they can take it up Immediately without dspo
sing Of this But unless is take up before this
| shall feel it my duty to move it amendment to
this This very different bill from ordinary appropra-
ton bills and hardly be considered appropria-
ton bill 1t takes no money from the treasury merely
directs the application of the funds of the department;
and amendment of this kind would not be so Inappo
pirate as some may suppose AT the same time should
no indication to that effect shall make my motion "A
pause AS there is no response, move to amend this
bill
Mr.. HUNTER hope the senator from New Hamp.
shire will agree to lay aside the appropriation BILL and
Mr.. NILES will move to lay aside this appropra.
ton bill temporarily and that the bill to reduce the rates
The PRESIDENT This cannot be passed by in
formally without unanimous consent
Mr.. BRADBURY objected
MIR. NILES Then | make my motion to amend the
bill by adding the following sections
And be it enacted &C. That from and after the first day
ers conveyed by mail any distance in the United States
shall be charged with by weight and ordng
shall pay three cents be Prepaid and five
cents if no, Pfepaid letters weighing than half
ounce and not exceeding ounce shall pay TWO rates
or six cents to DO prepaid and Ten cents not prepaid let
ws'ghng more than Que ounce an no, esGeedns two
aud twenty cents if prepaid; and letter exceeding
rates, twelve cents every ounce,
onal part thereof i prepaid and twenty cents if not
office where deposcd shall be charged with post
age. to be prepaid and two cents if9't prepaid
duty OF the Postmaster General at all pos, offices where
The gross postage amounts to fifty thousand dollars
establishing suitable and convenient places of dspose,
and by employing carriers to receive and depose them in
the post 9th free charges and at all such Offices shall
also be his duty be ivered by suitable
carriers, TO be appointed by him for that purpose for
which not exceeding one cent Tor each letter shall be
charged and advertised letters there shall Do add
tional Charge not exceeding
SEC g. dnd be 1t further enacted, That from and after
the period Aforesaid the postage newspapers and other
printed matter, shalt be follows all per
cecdng in weight (when dry) ounces shall pay
cent postage, and like every additional
fractional part thereof: Proriied, That wspapers
weighing over one ounce and hslr and sen, from The
Offices where printed not more thu fifty miles, shall be
charged with ha cent postage iy. Pamphlets mag
aznes, and books whether perio ilcal not, shall be
charged with postage at tho OF cent the but
The postage newspapers and periodicals,
from the Office OF publication, must be prepaid and all
haadb, circulars, and printed letters sealed shall be
charged with onehaf of letter postage. That pub
receive Tree OF POSTAGE copy OF any other newspaper
or periodical in exchange for their publication, and
have the privilege of sending bills yans their subscribers
In their papers or periodicals, free OF charge
SEC And be II further cndcied That all letters
ed IN the United States mail by from place
United States to foreign country, the possessions
OF the United States the Pacific shall be charged h
a uniform postage OF tweny-one cents when not weighing
nall ounce, or fractional part thereof; the
postage shalt be charged all letters conveyed in like
manner rom any foreign country the possessions of the
United States the Pac tic, place in the United
States, this rate is exclusive of the foreign postage
Die on such letters And all letters conveyed from
in me United States to foreign country packet
man snip belonging TO any foreign power. the citizens
thereof and employed by such power transport mall
SHAH be charged with postage the of five the
nan ounce IN manner aforesaid in addition the postage
charged by such countries, and all conveyed
place the United States shall he charged with
ve cents postage for each half ounce part
theieoI IN addition to the foreign POSTAGE and all let
ers posted or mailed at place in the United States
United States, and conveyed by private vessel
snip, whether owned by Of the United States,