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

MI. SMITH. II that can be the understanding. will
S Mr.. DAVIS. Of Mississippi For one. dissent /
shall vote to follow the calendar.
Mr.. SMITH. understand the senator from Mlssis-
spp Mr. DAvIs to object. and, OF course, unless II Is
the universal understanding, cannot agree to It, .
Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi II cannot be universally
acceded to. wish to go regularly with the calen-
Mr.. MASON moved to lay ii upon the table ; which
motion was agreed to.
On motion by Mr.. MASON. the Senate proceeded to
tune spent therein, the doors were reopened, and
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
After the reading of the journal
s CALIFORNIA CLAIMS.
Mr. GILBERT asked the unanimous consent OF the
House for permission TO create board TO adjudcae all
California claims on the government
But. objection being made. leave was not granted
H CHEAPER POSTAGE.
On motion of Mr. POTTER the House then resolved
itself into Committee Of the Whole the state of the
Union, Mr.. BURTin the chair y
And the committee proceeding to the further consider
alton Of the postage reform 61 me pending question be-
amended by the adoption OF the amendments OF Messrs
CALDWELL, OF Kentucky SrRoHG, and AsHMUN, (see re-
port OF the previous days proceedngsD SAID amendment
MI ASHMUN remarked that this amended amend
msnt was in it's present shape equivalent to the first
the Post Office and Post Roads He therefore trusted
that it would be voted down. a......
Mr. MEADE raised point OF order, and went on to
show that, it being substantially section OF the original
bill, it not competent under the rules, TO consider IT,
The Chair overrulng the point OF ORDER the question
was put, and but three members voting in the ar native
Mr. BROWN, of Indiana, moved to amend the bill by
making the rates three cents half ounce letters, and
three Cents for every additional hafounce, fraction
thereof, on letters carried not than three hundred
miles, and five cents on each additional haf-ounce, or
fraction thereof on letters carried more than three hun
dred miles. .-u s7g ...
After debate between Messrs. BROWN, OF Indiana,
for, and POTrER against this amendment,
Mr. FOWLER moved to amend this amendment by
Mr. BOWLER addressed the the Committee for five min
utes in favor OF his amendment when If was not agreed
The question then being put on the amendment OF Mr.
Brown, OF Indiana, 10y ielers) 1t was not agreed to
Mr. DIMMICK proposed an amendment making the
rate OF three cents (repad for hall ounce letters
ried under five hundred miles, five cents between FIVE
hundred and one thousand miles, and ten cents when
CARED over thousand miles, with additional three,
hve or ten cents on each ha-ounce or fraction thereof
Mr. POTTER proposed to strike out the nrs section
OF the BILL and to insert another providing three-cent
rate for all distances. with additional three cents for
every half ounce fraction thereof letters carried for
any distance whatsoever; and aso providing that the
enactment of this bill should in interfere with
the mail facilities now enjoyed on any route that no
post office should be discontinued, the emouments of
any one be lessened on this account.
MI FEA HkRSlON proposed TO amend that amend
ment by adding clause making it the duty OF the Post
master General to increase the existing service any
route whenever the posmastes that shall unite
In recommending to him the said increase OF
Mr. TAYLOR then took the floor and argued for FIVE
minutes against concuIing in any such amendment 10
the original b when the question put and the said
amendment TO the amendment was not agreed TO-
The question recurring the amendment offered by
Mr. POTTER, il was then about to be put by tellers
Mr. KAUFMAN proposed to amend this amendment
Il
tiers carried less than three hundred miles.
After argument for five minutes by Mr. X. in favor OF
this proposition, II was not agreed TO-
Mr.; MEADE proposed to amend MIR, PorrERs amend
ment by making i've cents the rate, wherever Mr. Por-
TER proposed three cents.
Mr.. N addressed the committee for FIVE minutes in
favor OF his propositions which was not agreed TO, (by
tellers)
Mr.. SACKETT proposed to amend Mr. PorrrRs
amendment by making the rate three cents hall ounce
letters earned less than hive hundred miles, and five cents
on those carried greater distance, with additional
charge OF three and five cents according to the dis
iance) each additional half ounce, fraction. thereof
After hve-m minutes speech from Mr. in favor OF his
proposition, IT was not agreed to.
The question was then put (by tellers) the amend
ment OF Mr.. POTTER which was agreed to--ayes 81,
noes 10.
MIR. MEADE next proposed to amend the bill by ad-
ding al the end of the amended first section a clause
making il obligatory the part OF the Postmaster Gen
erai TO establish post Office al any point any es,ab
lshed route FIVE miles distant from any other Office on
The petition oil any twelve citizens OF the nelghborhood
Alter argument between Messrs. MEADE for, and
POl ER against this proposition,
Mr.. FEATHERS TON proposed to amend II by making
obligatory the Postmaster General, the certificate
OF the postmasers route, affirming its necessity TO
increase the gade OF service on any route.
After an argument for five minutes between Mr.
fEAlHERSION in favor of and Mr. MEADE against
II, II was rejected.
The question then put on the amendment of Mr.
MEADE; when il rejected
Mr.. PUITER moved TO further amend the bill by
striking out the I'd section and inserting in lieu thereof
clause charging printed matter lawful TO be Transported
IN the mall Tor any assistance cent for the first
ounces, with an additional charge OF cent for each
additional ounce, and making books not weighing more
than thirty ounces malable matter and further 10 reduce
within the State in which the said printed may
have been printed.
Mr.. CARTIER proposed to amend this amendment,
by making the transportation of newspapers the mails
Tree IN the counties IN which they may be printed or
within thirty miles OF the office where printed; which
was agreed to
Mr.. STANTON, Of Kentucky, proposed TO amend
all out and inserting in lieu thereof another providing
That all newspapers may circulate free within thirty
miles OF the place of pGbcato postage on news
shall be charged Tor by the quarter
Tor weekly paper, and the same proportion II published
oitener md Tor papers published without State
cents per quarter for weekly, aud the proportion If
published oener-the postage to be paid in advance
After fve-minues' argument from Mr. STANTON, |
oil Kentucky, IN favor OF his proposition. il was not
agreed to. i
MIR. MATTESON proposed to amend Mr. Porrrs,s
proposed substitute by striking that out and inserting
IN lieu thereof another assessing ten cents per annum
on weekly papers, twenty on semi weekly papers,
hlrty cents on iweeky papers, and fifty cents on daily