New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-19
By Telegraph to the HeE.Tork Tribune.
xxxIst CONGRESS. second Session.

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Messrs BRIGHT and S0CLE appeared
Mr PEARcE presented tie resolutions OF TIE
Maryland State Reform Convention sustaining
the Compromse Acts Of lss. session Read and
ordered 70 be printed.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate the Report OF
the Superintendent Of the Coast Surrey.
Petitions and private bills were then introduced.
The resolution offered by Gen. Cass on Monday
/ calling +or the cores pondeuce between the nlted
States and the Austrian Charge about Hungarian
| affairs was taken up.
Gen. C1ss said he had received inform alton
which pleased hin much He understood the
/ charge appointed 70 Austria gone months since
rad not left the country and as it was not prooa-
Die he would remain OF his OWL accord, he Casst
supposed the President lad followed that course
! which public sentiment required aHi which the
! Senate had refused 70 sjopt. &c moved and the
resolution was laid over Tor the present
NJ. BR4DBURT moved and fifteen hundred ex.
ia copies Of the Report On the Slave Tfa3e were
ordered 70 De printed.
Mr. BR4DBURI resolution about removals from
! Office wes taken up.
Mr.. WRIrcoxB again took up the case Of the
remoYaloi Gen Lane as Governor Of Oregon He
defended Gen. Lane from charges of deriliction Of
/ duty.
Mi MaEcUN said the last Administration was
I 10 fa7orite Of his bat Sen. Lane had made
publication IL defense OF certain troopa which
/ publication went 70 the extent OF ImPeaching Gen.
/ Teylors character on the score Of 7eyacI.y. Il
this were 90 Gen Taylor owed Z: 70 himself TO re-
move Gen. Lane. The private character Of Cen.
I Taylor was never impeache1, and II Gen. L ane
had done so he should have been removed
Gen. CAss read from the laF 70 shoT that Col.
Weller had not exceeded the tine allowed to
make his returns when ne was removed
{ NJ. GWIS followed, defending Col. W eLer HON
charges n ade b. Nr. E1ing when the subjec. vas
up before. Mr.. GEin made a. elaborate defense
OF Col " eller.
Nj. E"lsG replied, pointing out tha points in
Col. Weiler's conduct which we're considered
bv the Administration In removing him.
Gen. CAss rejoined IN defense Of Col. " sileE.
MI GwlS replied TO Nh Ewing il defense Of
Col. " eller.
Mr. BRIGHr followed indicating Gen. Lane,
and without taking the vote the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at halfpast y 0 cioca
4 Joint Resolution OF the Senate 10 ill yacan-
cies in the Board OF Regents Of the Smithsonian
Institution Taa passed.
+ Mr.. GiLBERT introduced g bill 10 create the Of
fee of Surveyor General Of Public Lants in Cali
fornia which was referred 70 the Committee
Public Lands
Mr. PHGSM introduced bin TO make White
hall New York, port OF entry; referred 70 the
Committee on Commerce.
The House then Went into Committee on the
Cheap Postage bill.
The bill provides on letters PreP2id, Of hg,f
ounce three cents-qnpaid five, and reduces the
postage on newspapers.
Nh POTTER offered substitute namely: the
uniform rate 10 be three cents; newspapers,
books, and other descriptions no. connected With
manuscript and written mater, OF 10 greater
weight than two ounces, one cent, Newspapers
delivered IN the State where they are printed,
e-hali Of the foregoing rates. Letters 70 Ore
goH and California. quadruple the above Three
cent pieces to be coined and million and half
Of dollars appropriated to supply the Deficiencies
in the Post Office revenues. Mr.. POTTER said If
the old rates had continued, the revenues Of the
Department would have fallen shor., but by the
law OF - they have been enhanced, leaving
surplus further reduction can be made with
out detriment 20 the Department, and II ais amend
1nent should prevail the surplus would soon De
great The expense mainly was in til. transpor
taticn and delivery Of mail matter, and he did not
know why a letter carried 100 miles should De
double the rate OF that carried 50 miles Ii vas
mere question OF transportation. The mails car
as well 90 600 as 100 miles.
Mr. CARTIER remarked that this bill would
bankrupt the Department else Why provide NIL
lion and half OF dollars TO supply deficiencies
We are told that with or plethora OF revenue the
receipts VIII fall short OF the demands eight M.
lions annually. Would i. not be better 70 make
the Department sustain Itself until there snati DC
no debt The object IS 70 make distinction 10
favor of large newspaper establishments IN the
plant the local country papers He was under
stood to say that he would try the experiment OF
reducing the postage 70 five cents uniformly, bat
was not willing to take the extreme ra;es pro-
posed. If his plan should succeed, he would then
90 g step lower.
Nr AsHNUS moved to amend the first section
OF the original bill by striking ont the Three and
five cent rates and inserting Uniform rate OF
two cents.
Mr.. VFx4BLE was willing to reduce 70 8 uni
form rate OF five cents. He was satisfied t9a: this
would ouerate SO well thu. in few years il would
be demonstrated thai further reduction wouid
be proper and Ge$lra6ia- nder the reduced rates
last wear there was surplus of more than hall
million OF dollars, and be saw no reason why the
Post. Office Department should sustain itself,
any more than the Navy should by piracy, or The
Army BY plumber He called on Free Traders 70
show their faith by their works; and he asked
what was the difference between postage On Let
tiers and tax on yard OF ribbon II it be true
that lew Tariffs the necessaries OF life produce
large revenue, SO viii the reduction of Postage.
During the debate Miss Lind was IN the gallery
ard remained only few moments, She vas
stared at
Mr. SAcKETT gave notice OF 81 amendment
which he intended TO offer TO reduce postage on
newspapers, and showed thar the Department.
would not be damaged by it.
Mr.. BROWN OF Indiana intended 20 OTTER an
amendment OF five cents as UNIFORM rate, a1a
TWO cents for drop letters newspapers TO circulate
free in the county where published, enc cent II
the STATE, or Two cents out Of II. He argued IN
favor Of this snd said tina! 3 short time only woQld
elapse before they would be enabled 10 reduce
still lower.
Without coming to any conclusion the Commit
tee rose and the House adjourned.
Indiana and Ohio Conventions. of
CINCINNATI. Wednesday, Dec. la.
The Indiana Convention has adopted section
! providing that embezzlement OF Public Funds by
any officer shall be deemed felony, subject to pun
/ isliment in the Penitentiary.
The Ohio Convention isstil engaged on the
subject OF taxation. An animated debate ensued
on the proviso exempting Church and similar