New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-20

III uopse. and referred to the "o"n'''eo "
Commerce Nil, uss taken 10, and Mr.. SEW
Inc fo re- an amendment making the weight
ARD NOV ~ charged at the lowest postage three
PAPER of two ounces. Agreed to. .ho,
Inme'TT snERwooD moved an Amendment 80 80
NI. nsishipg less than an ounce ana ""'
s!Rnbs charged with half rates only
So. RISK opposed the amendment" ~ a. N
vi Nj cv.sy suggested an amendment ~ 90 ~
MI ,5s hostage Of weekly papers not e We euntS
pan tbsn three ounces. for hisy mIes' u,C
DSsT year. instead of FIVE Genus per Ss,aon. IN
W, USDERwooD withdre" D" A"'"
s,or of Mr. Chase's. holo, or;Fof hostage
~ ~. ssv.pn onnosed the whole tarln VI POssseS
y, ,t p"I,s hiII on papers, and advocated tue
Jee - r. House bill, which allows papers
FV'Is'on =. S;N..nce for one cent Inc eIee' VI
g. sL ~, .1ss 10 con6ne the circulation OF
ba'A o' .ho Immediate vicinity OF the place Oh
1resty to the prejudice OF city papers;
.s.ve NOTICE he would move to amend 'ne 0iN
t ~ "issertipg the House provision; ,..od
@y. ewITa said the bill already dlscrini n "
sl in favor of the country press. Ooun'
'u"asrs now paid thirteen cents per quarter
w HRY ,ednced this rate and allowed them 70 SO
Ihe " "a. for Eve cents per quarter. HOW mucn
MY ~ II he reducedi Why does the Sens'
P"ss.sSIs with petty two-and ahalt cents per
ol ...srf WHY not say at once, carry them LOT
Thing Revenues Of the department. must 20
.S.,sised and farther reduction was dah8e
M. MASON came from section "Here 5 p..u,
sstely there were butfew towns ne conSIuo,eu
w- He did not understand why petty, ePhem,
IL nsners were allowed TO be carried outside Oh
~ nsil from large cities into country districts
TEis was wrong. The country papers should DC
rrotected. a. .1
mt RUsK followed in opposition to the amend
rent. :;-,.
NJ BADGER and john DAVIS took similar views.
Mr. CHASE modified his amendment so as to
Ike the postage of weekly papers within fifty
lies three instead OF five cents per quarter.
Insndment lost Ayes 20, Nays 2.
M DICKINSON would be in favor, if the country
r,.Ioly settled, to give up the whole postage
t.,ness 10 Drivate individuals. He thought this
ropd relieve the Government OF one OF the most
,vsr,badowing and corrupting influences. But this
aid not be done now. He moved, ia order to
,s,ore the law of 40 by striking out the provis'
I'M that regular weekly papers shall be carried
CIV miles for five cents per quarter, and insert
mi newspapers shall be passed through the mail
within the County Of publication and for thirty
niles free of postage.
M. SMITH considered this as a proposition to
allow more than half of all weekly papers to be
curied free of postage,
M. DICKINSON considered the amendment
usds no discrimination against city papers. The
d,ay issue Of the NeaC- York Herald was greater
than that of all the weekly papers in NewYork
tOgether What whopper, Mr.. Dickinson
The daily issue OF the Herald is about 10000
copies, while the Weekly Tribune alone circulates
5000 copies.
Mr. SEWARD said that the number Of daily is
sues Of four papers in New.York city for week
amounted 10 two hundred and thirty.fve thousand
copies, while that of one hundred and fifty week
y papers, averaging seven hundred each, amount
ed only 10 one hundred and five thousand. There
WAS large balance then in favor OF the city press.
Amendment rejected-20 yeas. Nays Fl.
Mr.. SEWARD moved to strike out the tariff OF
rates as proposed by Mr.. RUsK's bill, so as to
make it conform to the bill as it came from the
House, charging one cent on each paper weighing
less thsn three ounces for any distance. Mr..
RUsK read letter from the Postmaster General,
that unless something be done with regard to
newspapers in the mails the failures would DO
quadrupled.
Mr. Downs said the mail now failed four times
sweek, and if this was quadrupled the Post Once
had better be shut up. Amendment lost. The
bill was postponed.
Mr.. CAss offered resolution, which was adopt
ed. calling for the number of muskets, rifles, &c.
M. HAmLIE reported a bill prohibiting Ameri-
can vessels trading to Africa, except 20 Liberia,
ports in the United States or Europe.
The Deficiency bill was returned from the
HoQse with an amendment 10 the Senate amend
nent A debate followed, and the bill was post
pOned c--,- 49,.
The Senate went into Executive Session, and
's9iOurned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. STANToN of Tenn. from the Committee on
Naval Affairs. reported bill authorizing the es
tsb6sbment of q line of Mail Steamers from san
Francisco 10 the Sandwich Islands and ports oil
China, 70 consist OF six vessels; and line be
tween Philadelphia and NodOk and Antwerp,
touching at other ports Of Europe, to consist oil
four vessels-tO be so constructed as 20 DC con-
verted into war steamers, on terms similar 70 Ooi-
hus's line the Government TO advance SIX mil,
lions OF stock. Mr.. Stanton hoped the bill would
lie on the Speakers table, to come up as an order
OF the day next Monday.
Mr.. STEPHENS of Ga, was against II out ana
out and moved to lay the bill on the table
The question was taken end decided in the neg
ative-Yeas 6s Nays, 81.
Mr. STANTON moved TO refer the bill to the Com
mittee Of the Whole.
Mr. McLANE of Md opposed the bill, saying that
it was proposition to build ships for merchants
to carry on the trade Of the world.
Mr.. BAYLY asked whether the gentleman had
any doubt about the power to maintain and sup
port Navy.
Mr.. MCLANE had no idea his friend would be
found advocating this scheme.
Mr.. BAYLY was prepared to defend the vote he
gave for not laying the bill on the table.
Mr. McLASE said he had a proposition from
Merchants of Baltimore to establish line OF
steamers from that city to Liverpool and Rio, but
itnever entered into their minds that Government
should build the ships. They only ask what others
ASK, to carry the mail and be paid for IT, They
would look with astOnishment on their representa-
tive, if he should lend himself to establish
monopoly on the Pacific
Mr. MEADE wished the gentlemen to tell him
Tie difference between paying three times what
the mail service is worth 70 build war steamers
between New.YOrk and Europe and thar OF pay
ing the amount the vessel is worth
Mr. hcLASE replied that this was the price
paid, lot as an equivalent for transp lri ng the
nails from New-York TO Liverpool but three
tines the equivalent 10 keep up a line OF public
vessels not ships, but steamers
Mr.. MEADE said that we have a right to pay an
adequate price TO Mr.. Collins from New.Iork tC
Liverpool 10 carry the mails, but he asked whist