The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-16

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body and the applications from the South. South
west and West asking for grants OF public land TO aid in
constructing railroads; millions upon millions Of acres
including the swamp lands voted away at the last
sion thus disposed ofand these lands, too, were
the common property OF the constituents OF all members
on this floor The people at the North build their own
everything for the benefit OF their great manufacturing
interest, which emphatically great national in
mandng that the nation should not only virtually construct
public works for them, but should refuse to extend to
the North and East mail facilities accordance with the
and The spr, Of The ' age Now. respectfully submit
that this is unjust Tor it is notorious that under the
effect OF the adverse legislation of ls46 thousands Of good
their bread snached from them The doors of hundreds
Of formerly prosperous establishments closed and
from all appearances must remain So until sense OF JUS
which the North and East have been invited to al
most their all in such business.
The difference in the rates of pay accorded by the
also furnishes garing instance Of this sided action.
Thus, the railroad from Albany 10 Buffalo, the com
pensaton for carrying the mails nineteen times week
is but $500 per mile and on the Erie railroad costing
$40 900 900, but 500 per mile whereas the railroad
from New York to Richmond, 5000 per mile is charged
for transportation only seven times per week. These
figures require comment at my hands
am tor doing justice to all sections OF the Union,
and have wish to deprive any region Of existing mail
services the contrary. desire TO treat all literally
and fairly. While the people Of New York pay nearly
$500 600 above cost for mail services annually, |
would demand for them, to some extent, adequate
consideration in the postal arrangements OF the coun
try hope that the provisions of the substitute have
offered may, in substance, be adopted and that they
may have fair trial Let the country have rates at
two and half cents prepaid with qqarter-dme COIN
or FIVE unpaid. single letters free papers within
forty miles, except small charge to pay the postmaster,
and let the franking privilege remain for the present.
it is Yet would not be understood to declare myself
of all postal reform, that might not be adopted by
Congress On the contrary. am willing to vote for the
best project under these circumstances the majority may
favor Under these circumstances feel at liberty 10 ask
this House to give my substitute fair consideration 1t
is as follows
B. e.aeed by the s.~ate aud House of Representative of
the Uaifed States of America in Congrss assnb<d, That
letters carried in the mail OF the United States shall be
charged with postage rs follows,
u pom letter weighing half-ounce,
and half cents and for each additional half ounce,
fraction of hall an oance two and half cents whens
shall be charged upon each unpaid letter weighing not
half ounce fraction OF half unpaid
SEc And be il further enacted There shall be charged
apon each newspaper pamphlet, periodical, magazine,
book every other description OF printed which
shall not contain any mannscrp, written mater, and
which il may be lawful to transmit through the mall OF no
r weight than two ounces one cent aud for each
books. not weighing thirty ounces, shall be deemed
maabe under the provisions OF this section Pro
vidsd That all ewspapers published daily, weekly semi
weekly and ui.weeky may be transmitted through the
mail by the editors or publishers thereof to all subscribers
within forty miles OF the other place In which the
pa per is may be printed free of any charge for postage
whatever except the postmaster delivering such papers
under regulations shall be prescribed by the Post
ma ster General, and for for the
of such postmaster charge and receive annually in advance
from each and every subscriber the following
paper printed Ia each week. cents semi weekly
twenty cents; ui.weeky, thirty cents; and daily, fifty
cents. 80. . ......
SIC g. Ind be further enacted That the directors OF
the in the United Sates authorized and required
pieces OF the value Of and halt cents,
Dimes composed OF three parts silver and part al
10y, which shall be lawful tender Tor all debts OF thirty
dollars under, due TO the United States and TO indvid
uais persons, and corporations.
Sso dnd be farther enaefed 1t shall be the duiy OF
the Postmaster General to provide and furnish to all deputy
posaser and other persons applying and paying there
ior, suitable stamps OF the denomination of two and
half facilitate the prepay ment OF the postage
vded in this And to any who shall desire
10 purchase OF the Postmaster General OF any deputy
value of fifty dollars upwards, such stamps shall be fur
nished discount OF ten cent upon their par value
All deputy posimasets who shall receive al any one time
,iamp, Of fifty dollars shall be allowed de-
dacton of ten per cent upon The par value value,
OF IN the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the OF 81 100000. 10 supply deh
ceucy that may arise in the Post Olice Department
SEc 6. Ind be It further enacted There shall be charged
all letters an,poncd in tue mails from any OF The At
ports the United States TO OF The ports in tue
United States the Pacific or from OF the por in The
United Satesupon the Pacific OF the Atlantic ports IN
Uned States, our times the rates charged IN thsae and
upon all wpapers periodicals. and magazines, books
or other printed herein provided for three times the
usu Il rates
SIC lind bs further enacted, That list. of letters
maung uncaed for IN any post office Tor the space Of two
weeks, any city, town, village, where newspaper
shall be printed snail hereafter be published once only
newspaper which, being issued frequently other
shall have the largest circulation within the range OF dev
cry OF said oicr be decided by the Postmaster General
under such regulations shall he prescribed by bun
charge exceeding two and half cents each letter
called ior Aad the postmaster at such Office is hereby d
rected pos conspicuous place his olcc copy OF
such lst the day day alter the publication reoi
Propded horrsr If the publisher of aoy paper herein
specified shall risse publish the list o provided
this secon the postmaster shall designate other
paper in which such list shall be puJshcd and such
publisher refusing shall be deprived Of all the r
this act and the free exchange provided by law,
SEC s. Ind be JnthU enacted, That all parts OF
acts inconsistent with be, and hereby
repealed
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