The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-12-28
rRocEEpINGs or coNGREss.

ne-s.- Chronicle.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
WEpvr-pAY, Dec. u.s.
IL tho Senate, after the preliminary hu-i-
nc--, Alr Hndhuryu resolution rrIatius to re-
movAl- irim office ~, taken up. Tho debate
bad rritrrurc chiefly 90 the removal Of Gen.
Ith~ ahd ~ VV5iI5-f' rr5 ~-Uats 1riTuUrrIrr
without taking vote
Ia thr House, the cheap postage lnll vas
t1k gn M Lilo Lii pllll-ill-.-l-
pliIt weighing half an ounce, three ccnf-,
uupaii, five, and reducing the postage on
nrvspapcr, Mr. roucruiISryd o substitute,
namely the uniform rate - 'lc three cents
urRspapcr. books and olltr article, NOT -nn-
u5- TGT lsitb UlaUu-I M ~ Wuttru matter, 81
900 greater wei -ht thlu iva Ouurrs, one cent I,
ucw-paprfs delivered .n thv state whcrr the,
are printed uur l4lf Of tlc foregoing rate,
letters Co Oregon and California quaIripir
thr Err-uHe rates ttTre r-,,t pr. o.. g. D.
coined, and o million aisl-a haIt dollar. a. he
appropriated 20 supply thc deficiency iu tho
r-r--'- 7rfr-r-- rTTvrrTr-r7 Mr. fstWUh uioVrd tO
riit'-t. e.. Al-t a.ptlaa III l lsi sii-l hill hA
at44Alu,. uut t4c three and A4e cent rates. aud
iu-, rtiug a uniform rate OF two cents. Mr.
ken gave notice ui nu amendment. "a re-
durr the postage on newspapers, and showed
that the department woull not be- damaged
o., 10. Mr. Brown. OF Indiana. intended tu
oilcran amendment nf five cents as the uui-
'-Tu rate, and tNn for drop letters news
paper. ~ circulate irrc iu tho county whrrr
f Published, one cent ia the state, or Two blt
OF &C.
TUrE-pAN. Doc ~.
Tho Senate was occupied with di-cu,slng
amendments to the Patent Law.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole aud took up thr Cheap Postage Bin
Mr. Thompson ad,ucatrd the flee circula.
ton utucwspnpcrs IN the cuuntir, whcrr pub
..,Led, lgI a. Iue half ccut uut %; tho count,
and iu the state out Of the State one cent
transient papers Two ccuts, and drop, one
cent.
Mr. Morse said not o single argument had
h,ru au4g,yl tu Induce him to favor g rrdur-
ton OF postage. Gentlemen had ,ua,aNAr,-l
90 show that "a reduction would ifi-rrrrr tho
revenue. NON, Ca tr-t their sincerity, hr
would move to strike ont the appropriation
cot a million and half dollars Go meet ANY
.l-it..tt.-s 80 tire r,--vrr'- t-.trr rr-7r.r-
lsrment OF the lcyal press ct the cities, uulc--
they can furnish better rru...E matter .,i-
the people, th,y dbl uo, deserve encourage
mcut The character OF the prr,s, within
thc Inst Ten yc1r. bad dygyuomt,l aud una
.g,- tHvrc o. soinp ry!0ri..lt.uu iu ID, the les.
surh paper, Wvrc circulated Oh. better.
4.IlE-ls.-s--..s..I-t iir-ttYrrsFf TIL Y 80.
cent postage rates. lie gave notice that be-
should Introduce an Amendments to abolish
postage on newspapers iu thc county where
Published, and thirty miles u"y,,nd lle va.
opposed 90 Die Abolition 5r tlC IranSiA2 priv
hmm l.-A...,. b Ali4Nlll "A connecting lmA
bct"eeu Reprcscnid.,yci- aud ,L,.- c0ns,ilu-
outs,
Mr. Bowie opposed reduction 1t. postan,
o. NJ
o' dollars Q" meet the d.ti.irncy. a. a time
Nhen1lLe national debt i. ..Aouts millions OF .
dollars.
Mr. CongcrrontendcI for TWO ,rn.. postage.
The same prediction Wa, uld. in 1874 "a. I.
how, that Il would bankrupt the trra.ur,
instead OF which large surplus had accu-
mulltyl
Mr. Carey would oppose rbe bin reported.
,H4,.-- eerfr-l"n,iil,. h.tyfis -ir,,,-l, l,c 7r
corded 70 the ITli districts, uy gvcmptiu---
from postage within the county or ,uugrc--
'ioudi District where published.
Mr. liebard 'pukc a few minutes, in favor
ji reducing the size at newspapers 20 b., cir
'uiHrct nee in the rouutie, ct their puhli- .
alton, 20 ZOO square inches. Without
'gneluding, lac gave way Tor an adjournment,
\ Lucky CALtFon>t,N.- Nashua
.iazettc statrs that Mr. Ionglcy. Of that place i
las IN ms possession somv specimen. cot " hat 2
III r,rftrrTTr
nu Ia Mr. Daniel Wr.h,. tog.nrrf,. OF Br-rnE
inc, "ao recently returned after an absence
u loss than two years, with from eighty to a o
lundecd Thousand dolars--not all made bv g
,old digging, however These .pctimcns q
onsi-t ola large gold ucyklare. worth about ,
50 dollars, OF braided gold thread. with a !,
lrgc oval slide, studded with large number u
T Panama pearls. Another is a large gold g
ing. with a Caiiiorniapearl, worth some 500. !
here J. another ring snaIlrT, worth SEQ: q
nd breast-piu worth $40 or $50. being d
t-iifone,i Ispfn geltI n - native state. e
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