North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-02-05
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tain and settle the private land claims the State of
California was further debated.
Mr. Rusk from the committee on post Offices, re-
ported back the bill from the House for the reduction
of the rates of postage and for the coinage three
cent piece, with amendment. rsss =
The Senate committee amended the House bill by
fixing postage on prepaid letters not over one-half
ounce three cents on letters not pre- paid not over
one-half ounce five cens-these rates to be proper
tionally increased for every additional half ounce.
They further provide that compensation of postmas
tiers shall not be greater than that for the year ending
June 3Oth, 1851. The provisions allowing newspa-
pers delivered within thirty miles of the place where
published be ee and then so per cent of postage
on magazines to be deducted when pre- paid,
stricken out = t1at- tssff
They provide that the weight of newspapers be as
certained by weighing them in dry state.
Letters remaining in post Offices for six weeks, in
stead of two weeks be advertised. to be published
only, at charge of cent on each letter call
ed for.
The provision taking away benefits of exchange,
&c. from any publisher refusing to publish the list,
is stricken out.
The seventh section is stricken out
They report two additional sections, one granting
to publishers of newspapers, pamphlets, periodicals
and magazines to interchange one copy of their pub
locations, and to enclose, in publications, bills for
subscriptions free of postage. The other makes it
the duty of all postmasters to deface all stamps
letters passing through their post Office under certain
penalties.
The House of Representatives, while the Defcien-
ed by of yeas lo2, 81 that the amendment
of Mr. Strong, offered Tuesday, proposing mod
ifcaon of the tariff, out of order. Several 9TH
er amendments. with similar object in view were
offered and disposed of in the same manner Suisse
quently, the bill supply deficiencies in the appro-
prations for the present fiscal year was passed The
House, in committee, took up the bill to establish
branch mint in New York and one in San Francisco.
After few remarks by Mr.. Briggs in support of it,
the committee rose, and the House resolved that the
debate shall terminate Friday, and then adjourned
. WASHINGTON, January 80, P. NJ.
In the Senate, on Thursday last, after the transact
ton of the usual morning business, Mr.. Mason intro
duced resolutions of inquiry concerning the payment
of claims arising out of the Amistad Case-whlch
were ordered to lie over. The California Private
Land Claim Bill was then taken up and discussed
till the adjournment.
In the House, bill to create Retiring List for
the benefit of disabled and diseased officers of the
Army and Marine Corps was taken up, but suisse
quently yielded precedence to bill establishing
Branch MINIS in New York and California. With
out coming to any conclusion the House adjourned
CONGRESSIONAL. In the Senate Yesterday, petitions
! were presented. Mr.. Rusk reported, from the Com
mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads, bill grant
ing the right of way through the public lands for the
establishment of line of telegraph from the Missis-
sippi TO the Pacific ocean. Mr.. Mason introduced
resolution providing for the Virginia military land
scrip; which referred to select committee
Mr.. Turney offered joint resolution, extending to
several officers of the United States army who served
in Mexico the usual resolution of thanks for their
services; referred the Committee Military AT
fairs. MI. Mason's resolution for inquiry, by the
Committee on Foreign Relations, into the exPediency
of paying for the negroes captured In the Amlstad,
was taken up, and, after discussion, adonted. Mr..
Hale offered resolution calling for the correspon-
dence between the United States government and
that of Spain relative to the Amistad case Mr.. Hun
ter reported, from the Committee on Finance, bill
amendaory of the warehousing act. The bill for the
adjustment of the California land titles taken up,
and the discussion was continued by Mr.. Soue.
In the House, Mr.. Stanton, of Kentucky, asked
leave make report the subject of the enlarge
menI of the Capitol; but it disagreed to. 1t was
ordered that the debate the New York and Cali
fornia mint bill be closed at s, p. m, this day. The
mint bill taken up, and the discussion was
tnued by MIR. King, of New Tork, Mr.. Disney, Mr..
Holmes, Mr.. Phoenix, and others.
Union of Friday last.