The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-14

1 Mr.. CHANDLER then moved suspension of
the rules for the above purpose. Carried.
Mr.. HALL stated that he would vote for the
resolution il separated from the preamble.
Mr.. MEADE said he would vote for il, if it
could be amended so as to make it the duty of,hs
committee TO inquire into the expediency Of au-
thorizing the coinage Of dollar, to be composed
OF such proportions of gold and silver to make
the coin larger than the present one. l
Mr.. CHANDLER demanded the previous
question upon the resolution, Invested of the pre-
amble.
Mr.. G. w. JONES moved to lay the resolution
upon the table. Nsgatved. lrtsf aNt
Under the operation Of the previous question,
the resolution was adopted. .s0 BW AsiE
Mr.. HAMMOND asked unanimous consent TO
introduce resolution authorizing the payment to
the widow of Jabez Corr Slate a clerk in this
House, the compensation that he would have re-
ceived during the service; also, for funeral OK
peDses. Objected to. IS h.sn,9
The resolution of Mr.. HAMMOND being objected
to, he moved suspension of the rules for It's in
PRODUCTION. Carried. o@i
MIR. HAMMOND demanded the previous ques-
ton, and under its operation the resolution was
adopted. q haBlylBl
Mr.. McLANAHAN moved suspension of the
rules for the introduction Of resolution declaring
it improper and inexpedient to amend the act, en-
tilted an act to amend, and supplementary to an
acty respecting fugitives from justice, and persons
escaping from the service of their masters, APP
proved February l2, 1893. e-1sqmeI'
| Mr.. CARTIER raised point of order, which
| was, that the motion TO suspend the rules for the
introd uction of resolution, not proposing any
measure or the modification Of any measure of le-
gislation not in order. hnafaf =. II
The CHAIR overruled the point Of or Ter. re)
The quest on was tien put, and de, id ID in the
negative. Ayes 1913; noes "a.
ArEs-Messrs. Abertson, Allen, Aston, An.
drews, Ashe, Bayy, Beale, Bingham, Bokee.
Bowdon, Bowie, Boyd, BROOKS, Brown Of Mis-
sissippi, Brown Of Indiana, Buel Billiard, CabeIl.
Gable, Caldwell of North Carolina, Campbell,
Chandler, Clingman, Cobb OF Alabama, Colcock,
Daniel, Danner, Deberry, Dimmck, Doty, Duer,
Durkee, Eliot, Ewing, Featherston, Fuller,
Gentry, Gerry, Gddings, Gilbert Gorman,
Gould, Green, Hall. Harrison, Harris of Ten
nessee, Harris Of Illinois, Raymond, Henry,
Hillisrd, Holiday, Howard, Howe, Hubbard ),
| Inge, Jackson Of Georgia, Johnson OF Arkansas,
Julian, Kaufman, Kerr, Preston King, LaSere,
LETTER, Littlefeld, Mann of Pennsylvania, Mason,
McLanahun, Mclean, McQueen, Melville,
Meade, Miller of Ohio, Millson, Morris, Morse,
Morton, Orr, Otis, Outlaw, Owen, Parker, Penn,
Phelps, Potter, Powell, Reed, Robbins Root,
Rose, Savage, SchooIcrsft, Seldom, Shepperd
| Sprague, Stanly, Stanton Of Tennessee, Stanton
ofKentucky, Stephens, Taylor, Thomas, Thomp.
| son Of Mississippi, Thompson of Pennsylvania,
Vensble, Walden, allace, Watkins, Wellborn,
Wentworth, Williams, Willmot, Woodward and
NAYs-Messrs Alexander, Ashmun, Averen,
Bell, Bennett, Booth, Bowlin,s Breck, Briggs. :
Burrows, Butler, Caldwell of Kentucky, CALVIN.
Cartier, Clarke, Cleveland, Cole, Conger, Cor
win, Crowell, Dickey, Disney, Duncan. Evans
Of Ohio. Fitch, Fowler, Freddy, Gilmore,
Goodenow, Gott, Grinnell, Hammond, Hamp.
ton, Harlan, Hay, Hebard. Hubbard, HoagIund
Houston, Jackson ofNew York. johnson of Ten
nessee, johnson Of Kentucky, Jones, King OF
Rhode Island, J. G. King, J. A. King, Mann Of
Massachusetts,, Marshall, Matteson, Mcdonald,
Mcdowell, McGaughey, McKiss0ck, McLane,
McMullen, Meacham, Miller Of Iowa, Morrison,
Nelson, Ogle, Odds, Peaslee, Peck. Pitman, Rich
nrdson, Risley, Robinson, Rockwell, Ross. Rum
sey, Sackett, SawteIle, Schermerhon, Sylvester,
Stetson, Sweetzer, Tuck, UnderhiII. Van Dyke,
Vinton, Waldo, White, Whittlesey and Wright
ia. sss 500 BIZ nifss WI.
Mr.. POTTER moved to go into Committee Of
the Whole on the special order Carried.
n3ih CHEAP POSTAGE BILL. tJ
Mr. BURT, Chairman, stated tina. the question
was upon the amendment proposed by Mr.. ASH
NUN to the bill reported by the COMMITTEES on Pos,
Offices and Post Roads, Tor reducing the rates Of
postage
Mr., DUER said that as this bill pro vided for
the coinage OF three cent piece, he desired to |
make some remarks in reference to the expediency
of establishing the coinage Of quarter dimes. The
reason why five and ten cent pieces had not
driven six and twelve cent ones from circulation,
was because, that unlike them, they were not d.
visible by three, -four, and six and therefore were
not adapted q scales of prices. The superin-
tendent Of the mint had recommended the pur-
chase Of six and Twelve cent pieces, but so long
as they were convenient, and no substitute was
furnished, he should oppose the proposition. Mr. !
d. opposed TO the mixture Of much ALLOW with |
the proposed COIN stating that it might be mad
broad and thin, es should have been the gold
dollar. III g,rvtrfs-f rIs = ef,f-is.t
Mr.. POTTER Being entitled under the rules to
close the debate, said that in the discussion, the
most ultra opponents of cheap postage were from
the States where revenues exceeded expenditures
for postal purposes, and there had been the least
opposition from members Representing States
where expenditures exceeded the receipts. He
hoped that this would not be so when coming to
vote upon the various propositions before the
committee. Mr.. PorrEx then went on to name
the States in which receipts exceeded expendi-l
lures. They comprised all the New England
States, with New York and Pennsylvania, also
Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, Louisiana, and Iowa
He believed that the people Of these States were
for the reduction OF postage to revenue rates. and
at the same time, were not in favor Of withdrawing
facilities from o,he, parts of the country Mr. r.
surprise at the course of his colleague,
who, representing State where receipts exceed
ed expenditures, was no willing 70 tax his con.
suuen,s for the benefit Of others 0Vt-l I'D
Mr.. CARTIER, interrupting, stated that he
had proposed uniform rate Of five cent? ~
Mr.. POTTER, resumipg, said the proposition
was dangerous. The object of low rates was TO
increase receipts upon short routes. The increase
from reductions for great distances would not be
material. BY reducing hostages upon the short
routes, large amounts of matter, now sent by ex-
presses, would go into the mails. The object of
the Postmaster General was not to deprive States
where revenues did not pendiiures Of their
facilities. MIR, Z. went on TO name some ofthem.
lie did 1t IN no spirit of righteousness. Much
revenue arising from maabIe matter Of such
States, was collected in large cities s
Mr.. SWEETZER, interrup,ing. asked If there
were not many routes authorized by law where
no service was performed. y Hl. rs ttkl
Mr. POTTER knew Of none except where by
reason of the absence or compeition in bidding.
exhorb,ant sums were demanded. He then went
on To show that previous 70 1915, the number Of
letters sent by mail VAS diminishing as were the
revenues. Under the net Of l845, the letters had
creased from twenty-three To sixty two mill ons. \
Mr. p. produced statistics showing the vast n. Il
,rease in letters carried by mail in Great Britain,