The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-16

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az. POTTER moved To 20 int conaittss Of
the Whole on The special order. Carried.
4 BlLL soR THE aEDUcrioN or PosrAcEs.
/ Mr.. BURT. Chairman in Commislss ~ the
Whole, stated the question wac upon the ad0p-
ton Of The amendment Of The gentlemaa from In
diana smended.
II provided unifarn pre- paid rate Of three
and an unpaid one IT i've cents. Drop letters two
cents. For every additional half ounce or frac-
ton thereof, the same rate ~ upon the frst half
ounce The amendment also provided that no
post Office nor post route shouli be discontausd
on account ofth p~ssaee Of the at. II makes il
new offices and new rnuses the same a. II Shs act
bad Dot been paaeed. 1t slsc provided thssfbr the
! came reason the compensation Of poetmnstsrs
/ should moi be Diminished. M
Mr.. ASHMUN stated that the amsndmsat was
4 substantially like the bill. ' ~
Mr.. MEADE raised a question Of order which
wan whether the amendment could h. satsrtsnsd,
il being like the provsi0ns Of The bill to which the
amendment was proposed.
i The CHAIR slated that The amendnaeut con-
tanned other matter than that Of the bill. He tepk
great pleasure ia stating that be did not consider
himself responsible for the inconsistent aciion or
the committee. . s
! The point Of order was overruled.
| The amendment was negaiived.
MIR. w. J. BROWN then moved TO amend the
6rst section OF the bill that letters weighing un-
der one-half ounce shall be carried all distances
under three hundred miles for three cenis. for all
Distances over three hundred miles Ave cents. Ad-
ditional half ounces or fractions thereof. to be
charged AZ for the first huff ounce. Drop Iettsn
| two cents.
Mr.. BROWN thought these rates would sup
port the Department and accomplish the object OF
gentlemen, IN preventing private expresses from
MIR. POTTER made a few remarks in OPPOSE
ton 10 the proposition.
Mr.. FOWLER moved 10 amend the amend
ment % ~ to provide for uniform rate OF three
cents. Nsgatved. $500.
The AmsSdmsni was then defeated. Ayes 81;
noes 70,
Mr.. DIMMICK proposed an amendment % -
to make the postage on letters weighing less than
hdlfan ounce. carried less than FIVE hundred miles
three cents, over five hundred and less than one
thousand Ave cents, over ono thousand ten cents
For additional half ounces fractions thereof, the
same rute as for the first half. Negatived.
Mr.. POTTER then proposed such modi6ca-
ton ofthe first section Of the ball ~ TO make a
uniform rate Of three cents.
Mr.. FEArHERST0N proposed the following
amendments: M
Be lfarsher enacted, That whenever the post
masters any route established by law, shall
certify under oath to the Post Master General.
that an increase Of service, or higher grade OF
service, necessary such route for the convey
shall be his duty to increase or raise the Rrads Of
service on such route according to the testiuonv
Of the postmasters thereon 40 fled with M ~
partment.
Mr.. TAYLOR of Ohio, made some remarks in
opposition to distinctions in rates with reference
to distances.
The question was then taken upon the amsnd-
meat and il was neputiyrd
MIR. KAUFMAN proposed an amendment,
m g postage upon letters carried under three
hundred miles, three cents. He stated tint II
this WINS udopted ne should propose 1--WE cent? far
hostage ON letters arried over Ave hundrsd m;,ss
After some remarks from Mr. K, in support Of
his nronostion slis
The onestion was nut. and decided in the mega
tive.
MIR. MEADE proposed an amendment for I
uniform rate OF FIVE cents which was negutived.
AYES GO. noes rs.
MIR. POrCER'S amendment for uniform rate
Of three cents was then adopted. AYES 81. noes TO-
Mr.. MEADE moved an amendmeu, making Il
the dury of the Postn aser General, upon applies
uon oftweye persons IN the nelghi,orhood. TO e.
,ahlish most Offices upon routes where there ara
more within FIVE miles,
After debate between Messrs. MEADE and Por-
rra.
MIR. FEATHERSTON moved an amendment
to the amendment, making it the duty of the Post
master General, upon the application Of postmas-
rers upon mail route TO increase The service
thereon.
Mr.. FEATHERSTON spoke in favor Of his
proposition, and Mr.. MEADE against.
The amendment to the amendment was reject.
ed. as was subs, quentiy tie amendment
MIR. POTTER moved 10 strike out the second
section of the hill and insert the following
Sec. 2. find be IL farther enacted, There shall be
charged upon each newspaper, pamphlet, periodi-
cal, magazine book, and every other description
of printed matter, which shall be unconnecied
with any manuscript or written matter. and which
/, may be lawful to ransmit through the mail. Of
no greater weight than two ounces, one cent and
for each additional ounce, or fraction of an ounce.
one cent. Bound books, not weighing over thirty
ounces, shall be deemed nathalie matter under
the provisions Of this section: Pr"rided, That
newspapers delivered in the State where printed
shall be chargeabe with only one-half the forego-
ing rates.
Mr.. CARTIER proposed to aruend the Annend-
ment, so as to make the circulation ofnewspapefs
within counties where published, or when dis
ributed within thirty miles of The place Of thsir
publication, free. Carried.
Mr.. r. II. STANTON proposed an amend