The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-23

responsible penny post departments which receive sinai
sums OF money for the transportation of letters Strangers
deposile letters there and whether they reach their
destination Is a matter OF course unknown.
But there is manifest proprety in having penny
post arrangement that wosd be guarded that the peo
pie would be secured against the liability of loss There
10 no objection made to this provision far the
nue. is concerned IL IS apparent that penny postage
department for delivering aud receiving letters is an in
dispensabs auxiliary to the post Office SYSTEM and the
operation OF would be TO increase the of the
department.
This provision stricken out by the committee, as
understand; but have conferred with the chairman
OF the committee that subject. and. with his approba-
on am authorized 10 restore the seventh sec.
ton OF the bill OF the House. WILL therefore, move to
amend the bill of the Senate by adding the seventh
ton OF the bill OF the House, additional section
follows
/" Sxc !, Aad BE- i further snae,,d, That il shall be in
the power OF the Postmaster General. pos, offices
the United Sares to establish po,rou,ss within the
or towns 10 provide for carrying letters to The post office by
establishing suiabe and places OF depose,
and by employing carriers to receive nni deposte nsm in
hts power TO cause letters to be Delivered by suitable
frs~rr rpponrcd Try nm Tor pnrpose which
not sAeesdIn ono or Two cent. p be charged 10 be paid
collected shall be paid into tue Post Office Department:
the Postmaster General no exceed
the amount paid into the treasury by each city,
under tue provisions OF this section"
Mr.. RUSK have no choice about this amendment,
one way or the other; but similar authority is now
vested by law in the Postmaster General make all the
arrangements which he could nader this provision.
There are now some ninety eight places of reception and
delivery OF letters in the city OF New York
Letters for the Miis
Branch post offices established by authority of the
Post Office department at the following satoas, for the
purpose {" receiving letters. which wli be promptly taken
TO The post office in time for the several nas by
appointed or the purpose One cent to be prepaid for
a l soOvi-. $40 Broadway; 7, T Green, drngg'.,,
S 4s G sniy t' Fs.
grocer. 669 Broadway Eugene Dapuy, druggist, 6os
ss's Htx as Ts Iy!
.oadwsy George Cog shall Druggist 500 B road,
rsas druss. s5s ssc,i~ays + saeias iy o'd. so'i.,
-, g1ws'y n,Ds,s e., Rauo. s'1 s.ws Hem"
ware 2l5 Bo~siy Joha Astotd books, 1868 Bowssy
Henry A Patterson X C1 sa.dw'rs, Il B,wsry; Jom
Bunce, books, 81 Chatham oice New York suu ;
Aad.on RIVER X oMae, West Roadway, c. Rad
leu Neptune House, $50 Fuoa; John HARRISON Northsrn
Change. Couliandt aud Washngtoa aavrs House. Albany
snd Wess Richard Smith ,h Stakts' .2 G,ssnwfa
Hamilton, grocer, 10 Front. C Coentls Slip; George
. ss Wss W a"d @.s 5Ss o' rs To
drugs, 30 Fulton, Water; Charles Fsrrar. Steamboat Ho
@ < s,oos s' Ss slD,' soDer ep M.
Dook.s,isf' s't Pear; George Sosse,na,, drug
st dealers, s. Gold Bell x Gould st"oner., 1853 Mas.
sau FrankIlln House. Roadway, @ Dsy; Spauailng "
Couuand street, Sibe " Mott satloners. Wall aud Na,-
saq; Ewsa Mcntl[e. d.og-, s72 Broadway, c. ish ST;
bly,. New Haven Hotel. 25.u spse, and Fourth avenue ;
Thompson y cooh5aa' Washington Ho,s 800 NO. Fsaf,a %
avenue, c. xHh street; Hantlngton drugs III Third
avenue. 2sd st "A Wtnke, d,us', iai Tnird
X. f. Field grocer, 50 Third 18th DR.. Bow
f1n. duss iso FIRST avenae c. ipn 81 James Lndd gro
Ger. lao fs. aysnus G. 7'h r Van Woes s'pGef 100
avenue, lst St p II Buckman, drug,, So5 Houston
Essex loci , kely hatsMt5e DIV & "ys"se q Houston m
Walters, drogs, III ,uson St avenue D.; J, B. Peck
h U wand 81 sss F Hs,4 sss ~ ~
Grand strsxr,c Attorney; T. l. Boger', grocer, 2o2 East
soaassy's Rasst. .si A. g. Asnlo,d, hs,d~sts ard z5s
! Pike; n Bu.ee groeel Sol s,uth St. g, Ca'neIne
roo.Seex boot and shoe 2a7 Bessssr corner CANINE
J. G. Williams, uphosteref SS xth avenue, Ah street
pacc T. WatdIe. sazet and painter, IS sixth avenue
D. A Suvers stationery, ia Slxh avenue, sh street
wards. drusg's,, lss Sixth avenue, 18Th street.
Hene, grocer 70 Eighth avenue, lt'h street, Martin
j. Hln,Sn druggist isI Euth avenue. 2oth street; w
akesiey, drugs 3o Eighth avenue between 18th aud 10Th
D. r vanzind draggs 81 Ninth avenue. c. Is b street
A. A, M.lner, bakery, C. Eighth avenue and Jane A
Smith, grocor III Greenwicu sueetj w r. Rowland,
crocksy 500 Hudson O. Christopher streot W. p Eling,
store, I35 Hudson, Morton street; + y & g.
nour grocer, 3l2 Hudon, Yandarn street; IL Mclu.
ire hardws store, 30, Hud,on street, Spnng; w. n
/
West piunbsf. Hudson aud Bsaon streets Burfel,
boot aud sore, ,j Green nV,ch street, X " skid
more Merchants Franklin and Washington streets
w IS ager, druggist, 80 Hudson sIer. LEONARD street
r. JscJ, phene aud lamp store 356 Greenwich street
V. Bush, dfukgts, 3l9 tieen gen street, Diane street
The several wI be visited regularly three times
a dsy, att a. IN IL IN. and p m
Two deliveries city letters Will be made dsy by the
| re- lar ma letter carriers.
Ctcular, let the letter carriers window Ia the post
ooe any OF the branch post Offices, delvered at Que
cent, prepaid ,
siam D. tct pab for city postage oniv) for sale at the
nd in the oice, tue several Ofanch
\ post offices, and by The carriers. X. ROBERTS,
Superintendent Of tne Csy Post
November 23, 1850.
| Mr. CASS | would ask the senator from New York
il this s provision 10 distribute letters 10 each individual
IN the city who desires IL or is II merely 10 send lbem 10
| depots
| Mr SEWARD Ii to establish depots in the city
where letters be sen, and conveyed 10 the post once
The penny postage system of delivering Letters has beea
already established. ! will observe that It was approved
and adopted in the House the suggestion, believe
OF the representatives OF New York.
want to single advantage OF thus provision II
any member OF this Senate were now IN the cy oil NeW
York and had 10 send letters TO the post ONCE
he mus, either 60 himself a send porter at some ex
pense to carry there, however distant may De, OF
. se he mnst send them to some place, he knows mol
wbers aud put them into hands, he knows not whose 10
he conveyed there But IT this system is adopted being
under The supervision and OF the postmaster OF the
city, Is apparent that the regularity and certainty oi he
OF the letters will be secured as IN 'he o'he'
d.parmenrs OF the post Office establishment
! The question being taken on the amendment OF MI.
SEWARD it was not agreed to-
| AIR MILLER | move 10 amend the blll oneteu py
the commtie OF the Senate by striking out IRON me hrs
section the words "when The postage upon sucn ieels
& hu.f pf.Ia