Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-18

Mr. BROWN, of Indiana, moved 10 amend the first sec
on so that the postage upon all letters weighing
ounce, carried under three hundred miles, shall
three cents and for each additional half ounce or fraction
hereof three cents and for every such letter carried
three hundred miles five and for every additional hal
ounce or fraction thereof five drop letters
Mr. b. advocated the amendment, and Mr.. POTfEF
spoke in opposition to it.
Mr.. FOWLER moved to amend the amendment 80 as Il
make It provide uniform of three cents all letter.
transmitted through the mails and spoke in favor of uni
form rate for all distances.
The amendment was rejected
The question then taken on the amendment of Mr.
bRowS, and il was not agreed to Ayes 81, noes IT,
Mr. POTTER moved to amend the first section by strik
ing out all thereof, and inserting the following:
from and after the soh day of June. 1885, all let
lows:
"Upon each letter weighing over one-haf ounce three
and for each additional half ounce or fraction of half
| an ounce, three cents. ...
Prorlded, That post Office in existence shall be
discontinued shall the mail service any mail
OF the States Territories be
IN consequences OF dmnuon OF the that may
result from this act And prouided further, That shall
the duty of the Postmaster General to establish new most off,
and place the mail on new mail routes established
that hereafter be established in the same manner
though this act had not been passed lind provided further,
That the compensation of the shall not mn
shed in consequence of the passage of this act"
Mr. FEATHERSTON moved to amend the amendment
by adding thereto povo that whenever the on
any route established by law shall certify under oath
grade Of service is such route for the convey
ance OF the mail without delay detention, shall be his
duty to increase raise the grade Of such route
according to the testimony OF the thereon, filed
| After a few remarks by Mr.. TAYLOR
The amendment rejected ..'. =.
Mr. KAUFMAN moved to amend the substitute as to
make the postage letters ons-haf ounce, carried
under three hundred miles, three which amendmen,
| was not agreed to.
Mr.. MEADE moved TO amend the substitute by striking
out the word three and inserting the word five,
to make uniform rate of five postage throughout the
United States letters under oneha ounce and supported
the amendment by a few remarks. .g +...r.g (.
The amendment was rejected Ayes so, noes rs.
Mr. SACkETT moved to amend the substitute SO that
the postage letters weighing not more than half ounce
and carried under five hundred miles, shall be three
and over that distance five and every additional
half ounce fraction thereof the for the
FIRST half ounce. ... s..l
The amendment was negatved. ...- p. .#.s,s.....
The question then taken the substitute Of Mr.
PorTEn for the first secon and agreed Ayes 9l
noes 70. .1@. ."
Mr.. MEADE moved to amend the bill by adding, after the
amendment just adopted, section providing that shall he
the duty of Postmaster General to establish post
office any place established which is than
five miles distant from the post office, upon the petit
ton Of twelve more persons residing within five miles Of
the proposed office.
The amendment was debated by Messrs. MEADE and
POTTER when a ..".
Mr.. FEATHERsTON moved to amend the amendment
by adding thereto proviso that whenever the potmasers
any established by law shall certify under oath the
Postmaster General that increase Of SERVICE higher
grade OF service necessary such for the
Of the mail without delay detention, it shall be his
duty increase the grade of such route
according to the testimony Of the posmasers thereon,
fled with the Department.
After debate by Messrs FEATHERsToN and MEADE,
the amendment was rejected. w.. @"&.
The question then taken the amendment of Mr..
MEADE, and it was not agreed TO-.
q stFke ont The dspctIo of
the bill and insert in lieu thereof the following
Sec q find be further enacted There shall be charged
upon each newspaper pamphlet periodical magazine book
every other description of printed natter which shall be
unconnected with any manuscript written matter, and which
be lawful to transmit through the mall Of greater
weight than ounces and for each additional
ounce fraction Of ounce, Bound books not
weighing thirty shall be deemed mailabe matter
under the provisions Of this section oaded That
delivered in the State where shall be chargea
Bile with only one-half the foregoing rates.
Mr.. CARTER moved to amend the substitute by adding
| thereto the following proviso &
Pr0dd That postage shall be charged upon
or within thirty miles of the place Of publication.
| The amendment was agreed to. .#. ....@
| Mr.. CHANDLER moved to amend the original section
,-asTnG therein proviso that 6y cent shall be de-
been prepaid which was agreed to Ayes 70, noss 50.
Mr.. FITCH moved TO amend the original section by add
ing thereto provs, that the manuscripts from which the
papers, &c are printed may accompany the Proofsheet sub
ect only postage printed matter which rejected
Mr. F. also moved to amend the section by inserting
provso that the manuscripts from which they printed
may accompany the prooshees Of the publications of the
Smithsonian Institution, subject only postage printed
mater. ... ...- XIII. ri. ..-. ...'. g..
Mr. F. made few remarks in support of the amendment,
after which it was rejected. ~. i,
Mr.. McKISSOCK moved to amend the substitute Of Mr.
Porter by adding thereto povso that printed circulars and
hsndbis shall be charged letter postage which was not
agreed to. ... .,
The committee then and reported progress, and
The House adjourned. ". ....t .s..