The Arkansas banner., 1851-01-14
Congressional Procee liags.
TuvasDAr. Dec. 10.


 TuvssDtY. Dec 10. SExATE.-Mr Douglass excused from scrv ing on the committee on Foreign Relations: Mr Downs ked ,Il. Sruats to take up the s'bil aid the State of Loui>iana iu recaimi1g he lo xei lands thsrein aud for other pufposes with the view ot making il the 'ceia older for ia- lure day. but ohi-cioa was made. and the noiiua 10 take up the bill was not agreed 10. The bill to am-nd the Patent Laws was taken up and discussed. and finally laid on the table The Senate then, by vote of 20 to IS. aijoarned to Monday the 2jd. Mir Downs voted iu the m. nOrity.
 In the House. ths consideration of the bill to re duce aud modify the of postage was resumed iu committee of the "hale-
 Mir Thompson. Pennsylvania. addressed the committee, aad in eouclu-iOn gave notice of sn amendment which he inIended offer, n Hi.ly that newspapers of nineteen huIGred square inches shsli circulate in the county where they pub lished free oi postage out Of the county elsewhere In the State, la cent; of Ihv State cen :; transient newspapers. two cents; drop newspapers. 10 be delivered only. one cent.
 Mir Morse said that not a single argument hId been advanced which would Induce him to vote in ipy0r of reductions oi postage; but on the contrary the rif-ct ha ben tile other At'npst every gentlpntm whO htd spoken ia advUc cv nf tte mea sure. had demonstrated To bis own stis!acton, and enlcavor To demonstrate h [" Inc satisfaction oi others that thr proposed reduction will enlarge the revenue. fthis 5e tru. and fl we have not reach-
 the point yet. he wnuid test the siuceriy of tlI-s- grntlrinrn by moving 10 strike oat the psrcuttr clause iu la- bill aud Ih~ amendments To take from the treasnry S ,jne,0y0 10 suprly the deciency whi~h ,n.y result nnl~r law-r inriif of pastag-. He denied that the PosioiEes Ddepariiuent self sustaining, aud spoke of the aail s,e4'nrrs b jag supported out of the gene sl treasury, while th- receipts from letter conveyed hv them accrued 10 The Postotfies Department. Oue wauli suppose. from the remarks of geBtiensn, that the Govern
 -t-Fs fs-. 1. .Fs...- ter graiutously to the people What right has any man to ask that the mails be conveyed fr-el Wiih reference to newspapers. te cities furnish bet fer article tlisn the country let tle people have them, or If they choose. pattdni7e the six by niae picayune sheet. Fh' character of newspapers however, has dcgenrra-d within the issl t-a ycaFs and unless reform take place ninoug them. ilir less circulation they have the better He intended test the sincerity of the advocates Of the biii hy offering an ameadm~ut, to thc eff ct that, wheu- ever ths receipts fall short oi the expeHsr of the Department, the rates shall bs changsd to what they now
 Mr Taylor, of ohio believed tl,t the public in- terest wonId be promoted by reducing the postage 10 three oeat- a letter. ii prepaid, and five cenis fl not, and th- proper time he intended 10 oRf aa smeednieat to sbo!i-h postage altogether on news papers circulating within thirty miles from ih-ir place Of pabiiea'ioR.
 Mir Green Of Misssuri. was opposed to any re- ducIion of postage whicl uni ght car.ail mail fsci tss. \ uuifeya rsts of Eve cents. al present lie thought. would be sufficient lie was ia favor of papers circulating within ihirty miles of thsir place of publication free 0l pos,age.
 Mr Row,s of Mar, and, gave notice of his ia. ieniion 10 offer lmeat thst'sii letters ad dresed to officers and saylors of ihe Uaite State. hsvv or officsFs and pEivatss of he naFiue corps officers and prisates ot the United States army,
 n actual service shall be carried free Of postage sil the mai routes in tte Unied *taiss, by req ar IT,. la t.au af brcause his reflections had eoavncea hIm it woala not be bens6cial 10 the rural poPuiatioS. part of which he represented
 Mf BiszsI of lainois. gave notice of an amend ment which h. intended 10 offer viz: Prostisa that no postofhee InaiI roate sali be abolished discontinued iu conseaaeacs of any dimimatioB oi receIpts resuting from the opsra'ioa of iais law
 Mir Caldwell. of Kentucky. gay. selice ef an a,ne Ddflent which subsequently aeecpsca a modification by Mi Potter 10 his lt s ss fol lows:
 "P,ordcd That no posioffiee aow ia existence shall be discontinued aar shall tho lssaii service sny mail route ia sBy State Territory bs diSsoa tinued or dninisla-d in coDs-Quetea of any ditni. nation of tfIe tat rssutt from the aud prov idej further. that it sal be the dulT of the Postmaster Geaerl 10 establish now posiuiEces snd place tie mail services mail routes. tabsished or that may heresftss be established. in the same manner as though tais act had uot been passed asd provided farther that the comp asatioa of postmaster shail be d nshed In Co nseQ of the passage of this act"
 Mir Meade. lVa,.) gave notice thst he intended to offer the following amendment:
 sIt saail be the duty sf the Postmaster General to establish pos.Liee any sstsbiished restc st any plaes dssirsi by the inhabitants of the neighhar- hood: Pveoided. There Dc DO pesioifes wEfhin svs ' miles of the proposed cns."