The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-21


WAsHrSoIoN, July 10, 1850.
,ArrnorRiArIos ron tbs BENEFIT Oh rss INSANE. I.
sent, presented a memorial from Miss Dix praying
for an appropriation for the benefit Of the insane,
which was referred to a select committee.
- HrpucrIoS POSTAGE.
M. POTTER. from the Post once Committee, made
report to reduce the rates Of postage 10 proposes
that three :ns shall b charged letter, any dis
lance, prepaid and i've cents, IL not prepaid News
papers half each when delivered in the State
Pamphlets and magazines, smbrssns SounS books o
tive cents for the nrst ounce and cent for sash
s ~ ounce million and half Of dollars to
result In consequence OF the modification and au.,
shority Is given to coin three cent pieces.
phLkGArE MEXICO.
The subject of admitting Mr. Smith, the delegate
nom New Mexico, was taken up, and BY vots OF
resolution OF the Committee of Elections declaring il
inexpedient to admit Mr.. Smith Is delegate from,
New MEXICO And this excludes Mr.. smith. The
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The moass resolved tsf ipso Committee Of TIN
Whole on the State of the Union, and proceeded to
the consideration Of the report Of the Committee Of
Elections declaring IL to admit Mr. A. W.
Bsbbitt. rs delegate from Deseret.
A debate ensued at the termination Of which No
Committee rose, and the House adjourned
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
WAsHuroroH, July 10 1850,
The House finally disposed Of the New Mexican de-
leests question. excluding him BY vote Of 1o5 to 93
full motion to go int Committee Of the Whole on the
Private Calendar.
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole on the State Of the Union and resumed the
confederation OF the resolution, rom the COMMITTEES
on Elections, declaring inexpedient to admit A. w.
Rabbit, ms u delegate from DeseYet
Mr.. BssELL, (whig) of Illinois. thought it was very
much to be regretted that Mr. Smith was not admit
ted as a delegate from New Mexico. He also In
favor Of the admission Of the delegate from Dsseretr
and should extremely regret the delegate be not ad
the last chance we should p'i have this session
to do anything at all for the territory Of
Ds's1e Is on yss,srdsy We had tn. last Opportunity
hope that territorial governments would be sstab-
lished over either Of these territories during ths
present session; and he had still less expestatioB
that either would In Q State He
then contended that 1t was necessary to have
delegates here to state the wishes and wants Of
the people Of those terrtories The dslegste being
here 1t Is In the power of the House to admit not;
and law being necessary to authorize his election
It therefore, not violation Of Law to admit him
There no occasion for precedent. This House has
ss much right to determine this any former
Cor gress had to determine other eases He de-
MED. among other things that TO admit would Be q
quasi recognition of the State Deseret
and the laws passed under it, He did not look on the
people Of Des-ret alone interested. The people
OF the United States have right to the delegate
II all the former opposed to admission But they
contemplated his i'm mediate admission Did any one
doubt that IL there had NOT been . dispute beSweeD
New Mexico and Texas, MI Smith would have been
excluded. There IL such dispute with Dsssrst-
Therefore the delegate should be admitted. lie cared
not II they Mormons IL sufneient for him 70
know they were citizens Of the United States.