The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-01

Postmaster General, that, uness II was adopted. there
some 1870 10 OF making the postage the
same on letters between this part of the United States and
California as between other parts OF the country The
Postmaster General also made another suggestion and
that was, that il matter Of difficulty to procure
officers to discharge the duties OF posnastes in Caor
MA IN consequence OF the high rates paid for labor that
Of letters 10 California and delivering them there, would
result in the dImnution 10 large amount OF the commits
sions allowed to postmasers and il would be difficult
matter 10 procure anybody unless paid them out OF the
treasury in the shape of direct salary carry the la
bors and services of the mails III California These were
the views OF the Postmaster General with regard TO this
The honorable senator from California [Mr GwIslis
mistaken IN supposng that this provision applies 10 Cali
forns and OREGON alone- applies equally to Is sa;s a
ter General was % charge an addonaI rae, much higher
s nj. sss y oh ign pos
Try. struck that out inserting this provision with re-
sari to distances which will include large portion Of
osxs NM hs he
perfectly right in trying 70 reduce the postage as much %
possible but think he will find that the people Of Cali
%eea hs charges Of six and ten cen, cents and he charges
of three and Ave cents think he will find that the
suit will be that pos,asters there. not being paid fof
accept those Offices am told that they know nothing
Of three cents in California at all. tLaughter They
would throw up their Offices .aa.
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the continuation OF the present compensation 70 the post
masters. and therefore the objection Of the Postmaster
General, far that is concerned is removed BY that
he Postmaster General il has mote particular reference
newspapers and periodicals. am prepared to show that
he entirely mistaken in the reduction Of the revenues
orabe SENATOR in the letters which he has read 10 the
Senate shows that the great loss of the department is
not to be expected from the carrying OF letters but the
carrying OF printed matter without increase Of
pensation-hat is if 10 be uniform But this provs
ion refers to letters only and am confident that the vast
increase Of the maable matter between California and
other paris of the Union would to great degree remove
the objection of the Postmaster General to my PROPOSE
ton. confident that the number OF letters would be
foqrfold than il is now. the reduction takes place,
reached and has been reached by this increase of mail
But will NOT detain the Senate now upon this matter
ermity in this BILL In regard 10 that portion OF Texas
that will be operated upon by this provision the commu
nications are very few with that county The western
portion Of Texas will probably be affected by this to some
extent But the great nteicoarse between New Orleans
and Texas and other portions Of the United States would
not NJ Gs S'iS X As b President q. for
thai the bill makes any discrimination at present
against California. 80 .1,,,
MI GWIN i MAKE. the postage ID, double ],
any postage for this long distance unless s for cores
pondence with point or person at that distance from
he, But what s the difference IN that case between
Nor, IL there be correspondence between New York
and California this provision is discrimination
against California than il s against New YORK. And 90
that maximum distance, she is placed upon equal footing
with the other States Now, cannot see how il has en-
tered The head Of any person that M; oiI makes any
certain thai there must be two parties correspondence
and whether they be three miles or thrtyhve hundred
miles apar--ihe one in New York, and the other in Cali
orniathe operation OF the bill must be the same upon
both parties. Fa s@.. i #5 II -1e =
MI GWN i is very easy 10 apswsI The ssnai1, Or
rom y1i .sa,s
age is 10 be paid on it, II that person writes hack to
New York there must be three cents postage paid But
il the individual in Wisconsin writes to citizen OF
California he pays six cents, and il letter back
six cents must be paid on IT, That creates dlscrmna-
Mr.. WALKER. That is just exactly the case which
put. While the individuals in New York and Wis
consn who correspond With each other have to pay but
taree cents, and the individuals in California and New
York have to pay sx CENTS Gpsra,sI ooS uS uS
the northwestern portion OF the United States between
which and the Stale OF California there is great deal OF
correspondence for great many o our people have gone
to California and great amount OF correspondence has
taken place between | cannot, therefore, see that
there Is any discrimination made against any portion OF
the country
The question then recurred upon the substitution of
the amendment Of the Committee for the bill OF the
Mr. GWIN Ibope, Mr. President, that that will not
take place am perfectly confident that II we
amend the House bill we lose low postage this
session | call upon every friend OF reduction IN
the rates OF postage, al the present session, TO vote
against the amendment Il is utterly impossible 70
get that bill through the House as we have amend.
ed it. II is notorious that the very questions when
we have decided against the House bill have already
been decided BY large majores in the House against ne
Senate will not detain the Senate: but appeal TO
every friend OF cheap postage TO vote Tor the bill OF the
House. and against the amendment OF the Senate
form more nearly with the bill OF the House, move
again the amendmen, offered the other day when ihe
Senate was very Tim.
The amendmen Mt was read follows
And ishcd weekly only shall circulate
in III. ns M. Ire. OF postage, within the county where pub
shed distance OF rity miles IRON 'hc place o' pup
catoD'"
Mr. D. NV motion is 10 strike out alter Inc
words " the postage" in line fourth, TO quarier,
in line seventh and TO insert which has bsen read
excepting the last clause, which will strike oat 80 tha'
il will read
"And ncw.pa pers published weekly only shall circulate
in the free oil postage within te county whete pno-
nshed" '"
Mr. RUSK will no, act in such bad taste as 10 de,
hate mi. amendment but II debated al length the
other day and was voted down by The Senae IL -
drswins Distinction which will create confusion ana
dsconsnt II will diminish the compensation oil post
masters in the ANAL Offices and produce dsconteM IN
that way 1t will seIectou particular class news,
papers M the purpose OF throwing Them upon me bounty
OF the rnmentnot paying cent ~ VIII pe, IN ny
opipon an injury 10 the newspapers thsnseVesi io'
when The psn,asier bound TO receive and hana mem
10 snbscf,bers without compensation, A. = ma'e' o.
course they will be careless N relation 70 H. pc
sdes in place being for his interest 10 secure sup-
1 will