The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-20

of few merchants between New York and Havre. j
wish TO show sir, that single mail, carried now un-
der these contracts by the steamers between one
American port and one European port costs inns gov
eminent than II will 10 circulate all the local news
papers of the Union OF 30 miles, or 10 miles
from the point OF their respective publication Anu, 81
am not to be met successfully with this argument OF
economy and retrenchment by body, and IN Doay
where passing acts such as those heve haie
of giving sioIooo year 10 carry hswsss s0 New york. york.
and Hayre No. sir; | want my information IRON
these departments and want TO bring IN competition
the interior circulation against the exterior circulation
wish 10 test the question in the Senate whether is
more important for us TO communicate directly and
universally with the whole body OF the people at the
public expense. or communicate, as the agent of few
merchants in New York. with the merchants OF the cities
of Europe want my information officially from the
departments, in order to have tins thing fully met put
the interior circulation against the exterior circulation
that is my proposition. put the communication OF
the government with its own citizens in competition with
the communication OF the government with citizens OF
foreign countries residing there.
Sir in this body who talk about the little expense OF
giving free circulation TO that great boon OF the people, the
public press of this country, | have word to say
if the Senate will indulge in passing by thus bill
until the information in from the department
have word or two to say upon the political view OF
this subject of course do not speak OF party, or any,
thing of that sort, but 1t Is the political view which
shall undertake present to the Senate for their consd
Grafton. if opportunity is given me to receive the in
formation as to tha matters askedfor.
l want 10 meet Inc arguments Oh economists Win re-
gard to the conveying of mails When these projects
were up, opposed them at the very inception and did
SO for the that knew that if this addition were
made to the expenses OF the Post Office Department.
never could bring down the postage successfully in the
interior think it will appear, when get the reports
from those two departments that we are paying about
mi ssiOn of the letter mailletter mall for there are
but very few newspapers sent-between two or three
American ports and two three European ports. Yes,
sir, think the amount will be between twelve and egh-
hundred dollars whereas the
of the income from the interior post ofce establishment
made by the proposition now under discussion, would
be only 100 $50 200 900 dollars DESIRE therefore
sir, that the matter be passed by informally until we have
from the Departments OF the Post Office and
Navy to the resolution which the Senate passed yester-
day. | move, therefore, that the matter be informally
Mr. NILES did not wish to press the bill if the Senate
wished to postpone it, for the sake OF information in rea-
The gentleman from Ohio seemed to think he had very
triumphant argument, the ground OF great abuse in
other department of the public service and that
that abuse was to Justify what he proposes as another
abuse, as if privilege wisely granted in particular
case to Justify privilege unwisely granted in
other case The subjects had no connection whatever,
and the senator might with just the roprety, say
that he would get this expenditure replaced by reench
ment upon the navy. 1t is very well known that
these lines were never established as part of our
postage system. That was small consideration to in
duce the Senate TO adopt these nes but being estab
shed, the Senate made provisions in this way for the
transportation OF our mails All these lines belong to
nothing to do with them There no possible connex
ion between these lines and this bill except far the
foreign postage concerned 1t was wise, indeed, to
be governed by the treaty. and he had supposed the
aor wanted the information in regard to that He knew
of nothing that could be obtained that could give them
additional light upon the subject. if hcy governed
by the treaty. except perhaps upon foreign postage So
far our postage was concerned, did they carry the
letters of the merchants free, the gentleman pro
posed to carry the newspapers Certainly not. The
government made very onerous charge OF twenty
four cents for postage. The bill proposed twenty
cents Pretty heavy, compared to our inland post
age far postage is concerned Therefore, whether
this done wisely not, at all events il had nothing
to do with this bill He should prefer that the Senate
proceed with it, and hoped the gentleman would not in
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! Mr. ALLEN modified his motion so as to provide thai
the further consideration of the bill be postponed unit
! Monday next; which agreed to, 's. :. rs. IA. j.
s .B REsTAUaADOR. % .Hsti a.H
| On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, the Senate
in committee of the whole, proceeded TO the consdera
ton of the bill for the relief of the owners OF the Spanish
brig Restaurador and amendment having been offered
it reported to the Senate, ordered third read
ing, and was subsequently read third time by unan
| nous consent and passed. i|lh A' 3 o.Hl
| On motion, it was i iitrfa3 ~ Z"
Ordered That when the Senate adjourn, it be to
Monday next |lH 4tr3 n PEI
On motion by Mr.. ATCHISON, the Senate proceeded
to the consideration OF executive business and after
time so spent, the doors were opened and
| The Senate djourned. '.