The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-01-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
By T'igropAJ Jo,ae Daily Lancaster Ges

By T'igropA for ae Daily Laaeaster Gosr,ic
WAsHsGroS. January Is
SENATE-Mr Cluy presented a petition from
persDn' resldlng III lndb,na nsklng aid frnu Con-.
gress for the colonization of free negroes; also.oue
from Rhode Island asking for a line Of Steamer.
% africa.
He spoke in favor Of both memorials. which
were referred 10 the COMMITTEES nn commerce.
Mr. Hale presented petition from Montgomery
Pennsysgdhn, in favor of repeating the fugitive
slave law. deb1te eDsued. in which Messrs.
Hale. fo0le and inlee TOOK part The petlnn
was hunlIy laid upnn the table.
Mr. Pierce presented petition from the Mary.
Ihnd Relurin Convention. praying TINT cOutrnri,
he entered into with William b Clark for the
transportation Of mails by steamers from Baltimore
10 Norfolk, TO some point in England.
HnUE-Snon after the organization the House
went into committee If the Whole aud took ID
tile bill 10 reduce postilge They rejected The IT,
mrndment offered on yesterday. charging three
cents when pre- luid, aud FIVE cents when not pre-.
pnd The committee tlIen adopted the three cents
rate by a vote o. yeas 81. nays 10.
the second section of The bill, establishing post.
age on newspapers was read, when Mr.. Potter
moved substitute and mmy other amendments
were offered 10 the original second srctun
WIilnui coming To a ooncluson on this branch.
the committee arose and the House udjnurned
WAsHINGrnS, Jan lG
S,SATE-Mr. Seward presented numerous peti-
tons praying for tue repeal Of the fugitive slave
law and far the nbnIilon Of slavery in Utah. New
Mexico and the District nf Columbia. Al! laid uu
the laby.
The 'iut resolution Ior the distribution Of the
works "itheExpnring Expedition was considered.
Mr.. Shields Offered resolution which was ID
greed t". asking infnrmaiom respecting certain
transactions hy the British agents of the cousi Of
Central America
Mr. Benton submitted q resolution calling for
copies OF The correspondence with the Spanish
Minister in relation 10 the Contpy prisoners. II
was laid over.
The Sena,elhcn took up The hill 10 pay claims lD
spnllutluns hy the French. aud Mr. Slni Ii adircs.
sed the Senate in support Of the bill.
Belure he concluded the Semrie adjourned
I1OUSE.--The House resolved Itself mln Com.
millee of the Whule and tiulS up tile bill Ia re.
ducr the rates OF postage.
The seroni section was agreed In. making the
t1'lowiug rates on printed m liter; -weg Ching Two
onuGes one cent; bound books not weighing over
thirty ounces Ia be considered maillble matter;
newspapers delivered in States where printed
Que halt the abuve rates; newspapers to circulate
in the county, Ur within city, or within thirty
miles oT the place where printed free; magazine.
de,Iucllns fifty percent when pust1ge is pre.pad
| The bill was further amended anlhrrz ng tue
issuing uf three cent pieces aud postmnsters to he
supplied with three cent stamps. the eounleltelt
| ing OF which is deemed felony.
Mr. Dickey Intellectually end-avorcd to sIbsti
lnte stamp envelopes fir the stamps.
Mr.. Cruwell moved tr abolish the Irlnknc vri
vlege. but ii was uegativel--yeas 4 nays 81
MIR. Carter moved to strike oui fifty in The las
section, making m appropriation of S,50O
900 to meet any deciency which my arise
! DSHglee, 10
Many amendments were offered. Some wcr,
adopted and others rejected, among The latter tia
of Mr., Putnam rntrtirn tile Post Mn1er GeneH
to reduce the postage on letters To twO cruis whel
the revenue of the D partment by tie rates es
tabsiled by this act exceed Ms expenses over five
per cent Tor twu consecutive wears.
Several substitutes We're offered for the entrf
bil one of hrh was pending when the commit
tee arose aud the House arljourncd.
~ WAsHIyGrnS Janv l6
s SAFE. The vote in the S"nale to-day upol
! the table the petition Tor the immediate repeal %
| the Fugitive slave law. was decided in the affirm
tive-yeas 81 nays lG. Mr. Benton voted nay
with the Free Snilprs.