The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-18

sury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one
million FIVE hundred thousand dollars TO supply
any deficiency that may arise in the Post Once
Department.
SEE l. Ind De IL further enacted That lists of let
tiers remaining uncalled for IN any post Office, for
the space of two weeks, IN any city, town, or VII
! lage, where q newspaper shall be printed, shall
| hereafter be published once only in newspaper,
! which being issued a. frequently as amy other,
shall have the largest circulation within the range
Of delivery OF said Office TO be decided by the Post
master General under such regulations as shall be
! prescribed by hIn nj a charge not exceeding two
and half cents on each letter called for And the
postmaster al such office Is hereby directed 10 post
IN a conspicuous place in his Office copy OF such
list on the day or day after the publication thereof
Froridsd, hooerer, u the publisher of any paper
herein specified shall refuse TO publish tire list OF
Letters provided in this section, the postmaster
shall! designate some other paper IN which such list
shall be published; and such publisher, so refusing
shall be deprived OF all the benefits OF this act and
the free exchange now provided by law.
SEC :. That 1t shall be in the power OF the Post
master General, at all post offices where the post
masters are appointed by the President OF the
nited States, 10 establish post routes within the
cities towns, TO provide for carrying the letters
to the post Office by establishing suitable and
yenient places OF deposit, and by employing car
rers to receive and deposit them in the post office;
and NJ all such offices il shall also be in his power
to letters to bc delivered by suitable carriers
to be appointed by him tor that purpose, for which
not exceeding two cents shall be charged, 10
be paid by the persons sending receiving letters
and all sums received shall be paid into the Post
Office Department.
Proridtd That the amount of compensation al
lowed by the Postmaster General to carriers shall
in exceed the amount paid into the Treas
ury by each town or city under the provisions of
this section.
This last section wac concurred in-yeas 100,
nays SO.
The bill was then ordered 10 be engros.ed Tor a
third reading. when
Mr.. POTTER moved the previous question
which was seconded, and under its operation, the
bill was passed-yeas $50, nays 75--as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Andrews,
Ashmun, Bennett, Bingham, Bokee, Booth Bovlin,
Breck, Briggs, Brisbin, Brooks Buell. Burrows,
Butler, Joseph Gable, Calvin, Campbell, Casey,
Chandler, CiarEe,' Cleveland, Cole. Conger, Cor
win, Crowell; Banner, Deberry, Dckey, Dim
mick Doty, Duncan, Durkee, Alexander Evans,
Nathan Evans Fitch, Fowler, Freddy, Gerry,
Gddings, Gilbert, Gilmore, Goodenow Cot,
Gould, Grnnell, Holloway, Hammond, Hampton,
Harlan, Hay. Raymond, Henry, billiard, Holmes,
Howard. Howe, Hunter, William II Jackson, Ju-
liam, Kerr, Jas. G. King, Jno. A. King, Preston
King, La serc, Leftler, Lttlefield, Horace Mann,
job Mann, Marshall, Matteson, Nc Donald, Nc.
Dowell McGaughey. McKssock, McLanahan. Ro-
bert NJ. McLane, Finis f. Mclean, Mcacham, John
h. Miller. Daniel f. Miller, Moore, Morehead,
Morris, Morrison, Morton, Nelson, o0gle, olds,
Obs, Peaslee, Peck, Posnix. Pitman Potter, Put
nam, Reed, Reynolds, Risley, Robbins, jr., Rock
well, Root, Rose, Rumsey, jr., Sackett, Sawtele,
Schenck, Schermerhorn, Schoo!craft, Sylvester,
Spalding, Spraguc, Stanly Frederick p Stanton,
Stetson, Taylor, Jas. Thompson, Thurman, Tuck,
Underhil, Van Dyke, Finton Waldo, Wentworth.
White, Whittlcsey, Wilmot, Wright, and Young
100.
NAYs-Messrs. Abertson, Aston, Ashe, Aver
EFT, Bay, Bayly, Beale, Bocock, Bowdon, Bowie,
Boyd, William J. Brown, Burt +. Darlington Ca
bell, George A. Caldwell, Joseph p. Caldwell,
Cartier, Chngman, Williamson H. w. Cobb, Col
cock, Daniel, Disney, Duer, Durham, Edmundson,
Ewing, Fcatherston, Fuller, Gentry, German,
Hail. Hamilton, HARRISON, Isham c. Harris, Samp-
! son w. Harris, Thomas L. Harris, Hoag gland, Hol.
laday Houston lnge. Joseph W. jackson, Andrew
Johnson, James L. Johnson, Robert w. johnson,
Jones' kaufman, McClernand, McMullen, Nc
Queen, Melville Meade, Millson, Morse, Orr,
Outlaw, Parker, Penn, Phelps, Powell, Richard
son, Robinson, Ross, Savage, Seldom, Richard II.
stanton, Sweetscr, Thomas, Jacob Thompson, Jno.
h. Thompson Toombs Venablc, Wallace, Wat
kins Wellborn, and Willamette.
So the bill was passed
Mr.. POT FER moved TO reconsider the vote, and.
on his motion, that motion laid upon the table.
On motion of Mr.. vINTON, the title of the bill
was amended, by adding after the words GAN act
to reduce and modify the rates of postage in the
United States" the words 'and to provide for the
coinage of three cent pieces"
Mr.. DANIEL moved that the House go into Con,
mittee on the private calendar.
MIR. BAYLY said that, owing 10 the lateness of
the hour he would not make the motion now, but
would to- morrow move to go into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, the Deficiency
bill
And then, Oh motion of Mr.. JONES,
The House adjourned