The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-01-23
CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.


SESArE.-The bib for the reduction o
postage was taken upi The rates sPeciheu II
fhe bill are-op papers, OF one ounce over !, III
" miles, one cent : undrr that distance, nan
cent; dry papers Of enc ounce ana haii,saln me
ro,o fetters pre.paith any distaRcey three
crnts. when not prepaid, five cents Let
sens, 70. foreign ports fifteen cents. The bill
ahni;shes dc frwnking privilege. Letters OF
members. en- public business, are TO be charg-
cd N the contingent fund. Public documents
TO remain tree
A number of amendments were proposed to
tho bill Some were agreed to, and others
we're rejected Among those adopted was
one exenpting exchange papers from postage
An amendment was offered in favor Of judges
,fthe Supremc Court receiving their commu-
.ications relating to business, free.
Nr. Footc, in n speech, said, that judicial
lc;tcr-sririna had already taken too great a
sweep. lie spoke Of certain judge who had
dnbbed in politics rather too freely, in publish
ing letters, &c. Said judge once wrote a ma
ic:ous letter upon the Compromise Territori-
al Bill of las, session giving judgment on the
nroyision of the bill relating TO slavery. This
Judge was in everybody business but his own.
This amen .ment was Withdrawn. The 9TH
erS adopted were OFlcIeu " oc PliH"ui "hcH
the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-A joint resolution was introdut Cd
by Mr. Fries, for the extension of the revenue
Laws over California.
The Senate bill of the previous session, fol
paving the claims of Americans against Mex
SEQ, was reported with amendments, and or
dered to be printed.
The House then went into Committee or
the General Appropriation bill. The mileage
question was debated BY several members
Mr.. Schenck's amendment was agreed TO
when the House adjourned.
The amendment of Mr.. Schenck, above re
ferred 10. allow, a salary to members o
$1,000, and ten cents mile for travel.
FRIDAY, January 10.
SExArx.-The bill for the establishment o
a territorial government in Minnesota was de
bated bv Alessrs. Butler, King, Douglass, ant
others, aud was finally adopted.
Numerous private bills were considered
The Postage reduction bill then came up
on motion of Mr. Nils. Several amendment
were offered. One in favor of sending news
papers anv distance within 80 miles, free
The amendments were debated BY Messrs. A!
len, Niles, and IIamlin, when the subject wa
DOelpDLGh ~ hS-NN.
HorsF.-A resolution was offered by Mi
Dixon, for the Committee on Commerce to re
port measures to prevent the taking of Cali
tornia gold to other countries for coinage. A
greed TO unanimously.
An unsuccessful effort was made by Mr.
Goygin, TO take up the Postage bill.
The Pacheco slave indemnity bill came up
and WAS warmly advocated by Mr.. Toombs
who said that the claim demanded was per
fectly jLft and right, and urged the House t.
act fAvornbly upon it. The subject had beer
under consideration long enough, and had al
ready cost the sum of SlO,OOO-therefore h
desired that the bill might be agreed 10.
Tho bill was passed by vote Of LOG to "a
The House, in Committee, considered thu
bill for the establishment of Board to settle
private claims against government. Mr.. Rock
woll,nf CT. made a speech in favor Of it,wheI
the Committee rose, and the House adjourned