Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-01-18
COuGhESS.

THURSDAY, Jan. 10.
SENATE. Mr. Miller presented potion Of The silk
manufacturers Of New Jersey, asking for nodlc'iion
Of the tariff Of 1916.
inventors demonstrating against the bill relating to the
patent laws. w
Niagara and St. Lawrence counties,-New York, and
from Richfed in the same State; Mor1sto"n and
uh delpbi N PENNSYLVANIA, praying fer the repeal Of
The f3sitive ss,ve law. LAID on the table, Also pc
/ tioa om Richmond, New York, praying for the abo-
lilion ii slavery in Utah and New Mexico, and moved
! its reference 10 the committee on territories.
| Mr. Clay moved to lay it on the table. Carried.
Mr. Seward presented petition from the same place
for the abolition Of slavery in the District Of Columbia,
and moved its reference.
Mr.. Clay moved to hay it on the table. Carried.
Mr. Hamlin pre- sented petition for the repeal Of the
fugitive slave law Laid on the table,
Mr. Dick n5on presented memorial of the Industr-
al Congress relative to the patent laws
House. The House went into committee Of the
whole on the state Of the Union the postage bill.
The sec ,nds ton amended, to read, that on
every description Of printed terof greater weight
than two ounces shall be PAID one Bound books
not weighing over thirty ounces deemed maklbe
matter. Provided newspapers delivered in the state
where printed shall be chargeable with one half the
foregoing M postage be charged on newspa-
pers printed delivered in the county where published
or circulating within thirty miles of the place where
printed; and provided, 50 per cent shall be deducted
from postage on magazine when paid in advance
Agreed to.
Mr. Potter movedto strike oct the third section and
insert provision authorizing the mint to coin three
cent coin, three ourhs silver and one fourth "copper"
adopted.
Mr. Iitilefeld offered an amendment that no newspa-
Ter advocating resistance to the laws of the land shall
pass through the mails except for double postage
[Laugher1 Ruled out Of order.
| Mr. Duer offered amendment for two and a halt
CT coin and similar postage. Rejected.
The fourth section was amended to make it the
duty, of the Postmaster General to furnish Deputies
With three stamps without discount on fifty dollar
purchases.
Mr. Dickey offered substitute making it stamped
envelopes instead of stamps Rejected.
Mr. Crowel moved to abolish fankng. Rejected &c
to SO.
Anamendment offered by Mr. Ashmun was agreed to
making it felony to forge stamps, and punished by fine
and Imprisonment.
The last section appropriating million and hall to
deliay the deficiency berg up, Mr. Carter moved tc
sr1e ont the appropriation. Rejected, ayes 80, nays
SO.
Various amendments were offered and rejected
One by Mr. Potter to charge four times the rate
agreed letters, and three times on printed matter
fom the Pacific coast
An amendment by Mir Brooks was adopted establish
ing post routes in cities and towns at one or two cent:
each receivable and delivered within the post office OF
town, intended to be penny post in New York anC
other places.
| Sundry other amendments were rejected, when MIR
Phelps offered substitute for the entire bill Pending
which the House adjourned.