Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-18

States and its branches piece of the denomination and lee,
value OF three cents hundredths of dollar 20
composed of threeourh. silver and copper and
weigh twelve grains and hree-eghhs o grain that The sa
shall bear such devices shall be deer
from those the other silver coins and gold dollar
having the inscription United States of America and ts demo
minaton and date and it shall be legal tender in nav
ment Of debts for all sums Of thirty and under''
The next amendment also agreed 70, and makes III
| fourth section read follows ts
Sec 4. find be further enacted 1t shall be the dut,
the Postmaster General provide and furnish alp depu
posmaers and other applying and paying therefor
stamps of denomination CT three cents to facilitate
the prepayment Of the posages provided for in this act
And to any person who shall desire purchase Of th
Postmaster General of any deputy postmaster any
time, OF stamps to the value OF fifty dollars up
wards such stamps shall be furnished at discount
upon their par value All deputy posmases who shal
any time stamps the of fifty dollars
shall be allowed deduction OF per cent upon the pal
value And any person who shall counterfeit alter forge
letter stamps, shall knowingly have in his possession
false forged altered letter stamps, with intent to sell
the genuine, shall be deemed to be guilty
felony and be punished by fine not exceeding FIVE hundred
dollars, by imprisonment not ceedng FIVE years"
The amendments which added TO the bill the following sec
tions sevealy agreed tothe latter by Of LOG
to SO:
"Sec 6. find be further enacted That lists of letters
manning uncaed for in any post office for the space Of two
be printed, shall hereafter be published only
paper which, being issued frequently any oher shall
said Office be decided by the Postmaster General under
such regulations shall be prescribed by him. at charge
and the such Office is hereby directed post
conspicuous place in his Office copy OF such list the day
day after the publication thereof Provided hoveuer
the publisher of paper herein specified shall refuse pub
sh the list letters provided in this section the posmas-
shall designate other paper in which such list shall
published and such publisher SO refusing shall be de-
prved the benefits OF this act and the free exchange
provided by law.
Sec T. And be il further enacted That it shall be in the
power of the Postmaster General at all post Offices where
the posmasers appointed by the President the United
States establish post routes within the cities towns
provide for conveying letters to the post Office establishing
suitable and convenient places of deposte and by employing
carriers receive and deposite them in the post
all such Offices shall also be in his power
delivered by suitable carriers to be appointed by him for that
purpose, for which not exceeding shall be
charged to be paid BY the receiving sending the
Office Department PROVIDED, The amount Of compensation
allowed by the Postmaster General to carriers shall in
exceed the amount paid into the Treasury by each
or city, under the provisions OF this section"
The bill then ordered be engrossed was read The
third tme and passed under the operation Of the previous
question. The following is the vote on its passage:
: YEAsaMessrs Alexander, Allen. Andrews, Ashmun,
Bennett, Bingham Bokee, Booth, Bowl,n Breek Briggs
Brsbin Brooks Buell. Burrows, Butler Joseph Cable, CAL
conger Corwin, Crowel, Danner, Deberry Dekey Dim
@ Fo~isr Freedsy, esy, Gddas Gser nara
Gilmore, Goodenow, Gott, Gould, Grnne Halloway, Ham
moad, Hampton; Harlan, Hay, Haymond Henry, hard
Kerr James G. King John A. King, Preston King Ia sere
Letter, Lte6eld, Horace Manu. Job Manu. Marshall Mat
teson, Mcdonald, Mcdowell McGaughey, McKssock, Nc
Lanahan, Robert NJ McLane, Finis E. Mclean Meacham
John K Miller Daniel F. Miller Moore Morehead Norris
Morrison, Norton Nelson, Ogle, Ods OTIS Peasee, Peck
Phoenix, Pitman, Potter, Putnam Reed, Reynolds Rsey,
Robbins Rockwell Root Rose Rumsey, Sackett Sawtelle
Schenck, Schermerhorn, Schoolcra Sylvester, Spaldng,
Sprague Stanly Frederick p Stanton Steton, Taylor JAS
Thompson Thurman, Tuck Underhill Van Dyke Vinton,
Waldo, Wentworth, White, Whittlesey, Wlmot, Wright,
''s sAYssMs.. Alber,on Hl.too A.he Avsre Bay
Bayly, Beale, Bocock, Bowdon, Bowie, Boyd, William J.
Brown, Burt, f. Darlington Cabel George A. CALDWELL
2. CALDWELL Carter, Clingman, w. r. W. Cobb, Colcock,
Daniel disney, Duer, Durham, Edmundson Ewing, Feath
erston, Fuller, Gentry, German, Hail. Hamilton, Harason
Isham G. Harris, Sampson w. Harris Thomas l. Harris
Hoagland Holladay Houston Inge Joseph w Jackson An
drew Johnson James L. Johnson Robert w. Johnson JONES'
Kaufman, McClernand McMullen, Melville, Meade, Mill
son, Morse, Orr Outlaw, Parker, Penn Phelps, Powell
Richardson, Robinson, Ross Savage, Seddon, Richard H.
Stanton Sweetser, Thomas Jacob Thompson j. B. Thomp
son, Toombs Venabe, Wallace, Watkins, Welborn, and
Williams-75 ..~a
On motion of Mr.. VINTON, the title Of the bill was
amended read GA bill reduce and modify the
of postage in the United States and provide for the coin
age of threecent piece"
Mr.. DANIEL then renewed motion which he had made
at the of the days business that the House
resolve itself into Committee Of the Whole on the private
calendar u..r ...:. ..s
Mr.. BAYLY said that it so late thst he would not
to go into Committee Of the Whole the deficiency
bill but gave notice that he would submit that motion to-
morrow. ...,. .....
And pending the question, the motion of Mr. DANIEL,
the House adjourned