New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-20
rs. Cham Postage Bill.

Pu~u mr. BURT in the chair on the Postage
w. n, CLEVELAND, Of Connecticut, proposed
.,,sndment restricting the ranking privneSo
go a. to prohibit members OF Congress no.'
ranking letters not written by or to tne'n''''''
EVANS. of Maryland, offered an sme h aut
-, ono free matter whatever sum oo - ~.
sb,ough the mails" This amendment "a
rnssed by Messrs. EVANS and BROWN VI iNO''"o'
and lost. onao,ent oonferring
on the p. NJ. &. power to increase - ,,henevsrbe
rstes of Commission TO Postmastets ~,
Issn Seer, such proceeding equitable. LOST
IN" AZ. poTrrR moved that the Commlttee DO"
ana report the bill to the House, winch was
agreed 70. ..r;ns resumed the chair, the
Chairman of the Committee Mr. bOKI IePo. .:u
49, ,ha Committee had bad under consider s'ion
.Ss hi N reduce and modify the rates OF postage
and had directed him to report the same WIN sun
III PoTTER called for the previous question:
which was seconded, and the main question Or
dared. which main question was on concurrlh5
with the Committee OF the Whole on tnS STATE VI
,hs Union in their amendments to the Dill
NJ Hall moved that the bill be laid on the
,.hIe. and on that melton called for the Yeas and
Nays, which were ordered ..,1.d
The question was then taken, ana resuseu-
Yeas 81; Nays l39-as follows; 9..,. po.oos
, YT.s-Messrs Alston. AveTe, Bsyly, Sesei bococS'
Bowoon Bowie Boyd, Albert o. br9wn W u r ca All
sosId Burt GsOrgs Ssa cCSS oO OSsS Daniel Daa
bsr Fdmnndson Ewing Fealherston, Fuller Gsntry
SsoImsn Greer Hall, HsrslsoD, Isham O. Harms :. w
Harris K Koai%sy Mason IcCerDsnd, MeMuen Nc
Queen. Meade Msou Morse, Orr, Outlaw, Parker Pow
eli Robinson Ross Savage seodoD, r. b SssnLoR sweet
ser Thomas jacob Thompson Toombs, w alace, Watkins
Williams and WOodwsId-6l Allan A,dra,.s
NAYs-MessIs. Abertson, Alexander, Aien, Anqte"ss
Ashmup Beu Bennett, Bingham, Bokee bootn breck
Bryce Brisbn Brooks, Buel, Burrows builer liable
CsISfn' Campbell, Casey, Chandler, Clarke Cevelsnd
Cole Conger, Corwin, Crowen Dsnner De6euy, plckey
Dmmick Disney, Doy, Duncan, DOIkee Eliot A. Evans
Nshan Evans Fitch Fowler, Freddy, Gerry Giddings,
Gilbert Gilmore. Goodenow tot, Gould Grnnell Halo
way, Hamilton, Hammond, Hampton, Harlan, hay, Hsy-
ard Howe. Hunter VIM T. Jackson, James l.. Johnson,
Julian, James O. King, John King, Preston King,
Manp, Marshall, MalesoD, Mcdonald, Mcdowell Nc
Gsughey McKissoch, MeI.anahan, M; Mel sne, Einis
y Mclean MeechafD John X. Miller Daniel +. Miller,
Soore Moorehesd Morris Morrison, Morton, Nelson Oge
Dds Ots, Peaselee Peck, Penn Phelpe Phpnix Pitman
Potter, Putnam Reed, Reynolds, Rsley, Robbins, Rock
nerhOrn Schoocraf Sylvester Spauldng sprague, Slanly
frekeries P Stanton ste,son Taylor James Thompson
Vintop, Walden, Waldo, Wentworth White, WhiItlesey
Wright and Young-IS9.
ker, Bay, Bsse BOwlin Csbel, Dixon, Duer, Hackelt
n L Harris Hebard HibbaTd, Hubbard Il. w. johnson,
ardson Root Shepperd Stephens Ga Stevens Pa Strong,
Vensble, WebOrn, Wdrics, Wlmol-Sl.
SO the House refused TO lay the bill on the table.
The question recurring on concurring with the
Committee OF the Whole on the state of the
Union in their amendments to the bill,
The SPEAKER said that unless separate vote
was called for, the question would be taken on all
the amendments at the same time.
Mr.. HALL called for separate vote on each
amendment
The SPEAKER said that as separate vote was
called for the question would be first on concur
ring in the amendment TO first section Of the bill
The first section of the original bill was read,
providing a five cent rate on letters not prepaid
The substitute adopted by the Committee for this
section was then read
Mr. PHELPS demanded the Yeas and Nays
which were ordered.
The question was then taken on concurring in
the amendment to the first section, and deter
mined in the affirmative l2l, Nays 80, as
follows
YEAs-Messrs Alexander, Allen, Aston, Andrews, Ash
man. ReAe Bell Bennett Bingham, BOkee, Booth, BTeck,
Briggs Brisbin Brooks Buel, Butler, c. Csbel Joseph
Cable Joseph Caldwell, Calvin Campbell Casey Chand
Danner Deberry Dickey, Doy, Duncan, Dukee, Eliot A.
Evans, Nathan Evans, Fitch, Fowler Gerry, Giddngs,
Gilbert, Gilmore Cot, Gould Gnnnell, Holloway, Ham
mond, Hampton Harlan, Hay. Henry Hoagand, Holmes,
Houston, Howard Howe, Hunter, w r. Jackson, James
Preston King, Lefisr Liulehed Horace Mann, Marshall
Metteson Mcdonald, McGaughey, fins L. Mclean
son' ose. dds OTIS, pes PhGnx, PimSn Potter Put
nam Reed, Reynolds. kis.y Rockwell, Root Rose, Ross
craft Seldom Sylvester Spanldng Sprague stetsOn Fay-
Tor James fhompson John Thompson, Thurman Iuek'
Whittesey, Wright end Young-l2l NJ,
EAYs-Messrs. Aberison, Ashe, Ayeret Bay ,bayy
Bocock bo%d9ni Bowie pSy9 sps,er cinSman w r
w Cobb, COlcock, Daniel Dmmick, disney, DueI pun'
ham b ET Rsmo% ssTSsOn shsg
Fis w Harris, T. l.. Harris, Raymond, hlhlard houa-
Wjohnson Jones Kerr, La sere. Job Mann, Mason Nc
Clemand Mcdowell Mckissock, McLAnahan, ROBERT NJ
MeLsne McMuep McGsen MesSe SUan n
Penn Phelps Powell, Robbins, Robinson Savage, Shep-
perd sIanly Frederick P Stanton Sweetser Thomas a
cob Thompson TOOmbs, Van Dyke, Nenable, Watkins
Wellborn, White and Wilhsms-s5
The question now being on concurring in the
amendment TO the second section OF the bill, 1t
was put and the amendment was concurred in.
The question now being on concurring In the
amendment to the third section Of the bill,
Mr.. Brown, Of Ind. demanded the Yeas and
Nays but they were not ordered.
The question was then taken, and the amend
ment was concurred in.
The amendment to the fourth section was then
concurred in without division.
The question was then on agreeing to the
amendment as an additional section;
lSee Bill, Sec. Z
Mr.. Hal demanded the Yeas and Nays on the
question. and they were ordered. The question
was then taken, and the result was-N cas- LOG
NAYS 89-as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Alexander, Aston, Andrews. Asbmun,
Bese Bennett Bingham, Bokee, Booth, Bowie. Briggs,
Brooks William Brown, Burrows, Butler, Joseph Gable,
Calvin Campbell Casey Chandler, Cole, Conger, Corwtn
Crowel. Debeny, Diekey. Duer Duncan, pursee Eliot
Alexander Evans Nathan Evans, Fowler, freedey, Gen.
Ivy. Gilbert Gilmore, Goodenow, GoL Gould, Grinnel,
Holloway, Hammond, Hampton, Hay, Hsym0nd Henry
Hilard bomes Houston Howe, Hunter, William T.
Jackson, Kerr, james O. King, John King, Preston
King, Horace Mann, MatesOn, Mcdonald. McKissOcf,
MeschAIn Moore, Morehead, Morrison. Morton, Nelson,
Ogle Os Outlaw Pesielee, Ph0nix Pitman Potter Put
nam. Reed Risey Robbins, Rockwell. Root, Rose Rum
sey Sacke,t Sawtele, Sehenek, Schermerhon, School
eraA, shepherd, Sylvester spanding sprague, Stany E.
Stanton, Steison Taylor ThurmsH, ToOmbs Tuck, I'm
derhin. Van Dyke, vinOn, Walden, Waldo Wentworth,
White, aud Wnght-l06.
HAYs-MessrsL Abertson, Allen, Ache, Averet, Bay
Bowdop. Bowln, Boyd Breek, Brsbin, Burt, Z. c.
Caben. George A. Caldwell Joseph 2. Caldwell,
Cartier Clarke, Daniel, Banner, Dimmick, Disney,
Doy Duuham, Edmundson. Ewing, Feaiherston Fitch,
Fuller Gerry, Ciddngs, GornAn Hall, Hamilton, HAral
san, Harlan; Ishsm hsIr.s; SAMPSON w Harris, Thos