The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-14

sending mail matters He also held that II would be i'm
possible of 10 TO reduce the cos, OF the Un
ted States mail service That had been reduced low
as II could be long since. The increase OF railroads
that description OF mail service being VIGOROUSLY most
eSpenaye--was very Ispd, and involved pro tsa M
crease Of IalEosd mail service. EngaRd formed no lair
creron he held, on which could base estimates Of
the cost OF mail service here. which Mr. d. argued 10
prove nj length She had but fourteen or Fifteen
hundred pos. Offices, while we had TO keep up as many
Here followed cony creation between Msssrs. POT
TER. PHELPS. BAYLY, and DUNHAM. relative to
the postal revenue OF England when gz.# ~ ny.
Mr. d. continuing) said, he saw bearing on his
proposition in the remarks Of either gentleman who had
interrupted him, To prove this, he went on 10 show the
small and compactly populated with commercial peo-
pie, and the other large and thiny populated with an
agricultural people In fact there two points in
this connexion in which fair parallel could be drawn
between them. We were too much in the habit OF draw
Ing England for precedents Notwithstanding the
dent and general difference between the interests hab
its, situation, and pursuits of the two people He held
that the adjustment OF the Thanking privilege would
accomplish the good ends desired by the members.
While The contingent fund was subject to the control OF
the House. they would squandsr in too much printing
and otherwise. Gentlemen were in the habit OF speak
ing as though the revenue from customs was not raised
by taxing the citizens-as though it came not like the
Post Ofhce revenue from the people This not So.
as Mr.. D. argued TO show. He. therefore. could per-
ceive difference between charges upon fund and
The members from thickly settled portions OF the
country exhibited no fear that the proposed reduction Of
the Post Onlce revenues would interfere with the
istence of proper mail facilities for their constituents
They could take OF themselves under any crcum.
stances The routes and people OF the sparsely settled
South and West should be taken OF in this matter
by the government the propriety OF which he went
to prove. Now, the customs revenues were raised by
taxing southern and western consumers, the duties being
paid to benefit the North and East and he called
on the representatives from the South and West to take
care that the revenues of the Post Office Department
should not be arranged after the fashion He held
to be the duty of gentlemen representing large districts
erritoriay speaking) not only that the mail ia
that they were increased pro rata with the increase of
population in them.
Mr. d. here detailed the history of weekly horse
mail route in his district, show that sparsely
tied sections OF country could fail to lose their rights
under the proposed law if the revenue of the department
should be further decreased. He did believe in the
argument that If the proposed change yielded too little
revenue, Congress would the OF postage
again This was not There were too many dema-
gogues interested in crying out to the "dear people"
against an increase of the rates OF postage
The hour fixed for the close of this debate having
rived,
Mr. POTTER. who was entitled to the floor, gave
way to
Mr. CROWELI., who gave notice of certain amend
ments TO the bull he designed offering.
And then, after explanations between Messrs PHELPS
and DUNHAM,
Mr. PHELPS again took the floor and concluded the
speech in the delivery OF which he had been cut of by the
expiration of his hour. .
On motion, the committee then rose and the chair
man (Mr SrRoNe) having reported,
The House adjourned.