The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-18

The PRESIDING OFFICER announced that six voted
Tor the call while there were thirty members present
| So the call was not sustained.
| Mr.. DOWNS moved that the Senate adjourn.
Mr.. HALE. Is that motion in order when
sdering the time TO which to adiourn Must not ,ha,
fhs PRESIDING OFFICER. motion to adjourn is
always in order.
The question being taken upon the mo,lon to adjourn,
| il was rejected
| The question being then taken upon the motion that
when the Senate adjourn, be to meet Monday next,
on division resulted-ayes 81, noes Is. SO the motion
| was agreed to-
On motion, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| After the reading OF the Journal .
PRIVATE BUSINESS. s
Mr. DANIEL moved the sus spension OF the rules to go
into Committee OF the Whole on the private calendar,
this being prya,e.b bull day But
| CHEAP POSTAGE.
On motion OF Mr. POTTER, the House went into
Committee Of the Whole the state OF the Union, a
special order being pending before that commee-ayes
| 76, noes not counted
The SPEAKER having called Mr. BURT to the chair,
the committee took up the bill he special orde for the
When the CHAIRMAN remarked tina, the pending
10 amend the amendment of Mr. BRowN OF Indiana.
After conversation between the CHAIR la and Msssrs
LAND as to the state of the bill as amended, ques-
lloa was put on the proposition OF Mr. PHELPS; which
was not agreed to.
Mr. BROWN of Indiana, then, by eave struck from
his amendment all therein proposing TO cuail the frank
Mr. b. then moved that his amendment, as thus modi-
Mr. CLEVELAND moved 10 restore 10 MIR BRowN's
substitute the clause with reference to the curta ment OF
the rankng privilege, just struck out by him leave
/ MIR. CLEVELAND addressed the House for five min.
utes in favor of his proposition.
Mr. ASHMUN replied TO the remarks OF the last
speaker
The question then put on the proposition OF MIR
CLEVELAND; which was not agreed to.
i Mr.. EVANS, Ut Maryland, proposed TO amend Mr..
BRowK's amendment by adding thereto clause forbid
ing the transportation OF free matter in the mails here
after.
After debate in fve-lninues' speeches, between Mr..
/ EVANS, OF Maryland. for, and Mr.. BROWN of Indi-
ana, against il, this proposition was not agreed To-
i MI CARTIER, proposing pro lorna amendment 10
thai end wen, on to address ihe committee for five min
utes, opposition to the ma-steamer service, and in
defence OF the franking privilege exercised by mem.
bers OF the House, which, he conended, privilege
and valuable to the constituent, and grevous bur
den the member.
MI vENABLE then addressed the committee for five
minutes. in opposition to uniform rate OF three cents
AS likely produce a great deficit in the departments
revenues to permit the mail facilities enjoyed by the
rural districts to continue they or 10 be extended
according to the increasing requirements OF the country;
and then The pr0Jormd amendment OF Mr CARTIER was
not agreed TO.
Mr. BRowS. of Indiana, II was not agreed to BY ieers-
Mr. PUTNAM proposed. as an additional section OF the
bill, provision authorizing the Postmaster General TO
increase diminish the rates Of compensation to ndvd
ual posmasters, as in his judgment the exgences OF
Alter argument between MIR, PUTNAM for this amend.
ment, and Mr.. STANTON OF Tennessee against the
marks of Mr. vENABLE wherein that gentleman at
tackled the project for the establishment oil line OF mail
steamers TO Africa, ~.a 4 .r
The amendment Of Mr., PUTNAM next rejected.
On motion OF Mr. POTTER the committee then rose,
and 'he chairman tr BuRT) reported back the bill as
:. amended
Mr. POTTER moved the previous question: which
be ng seconded by the House,
Mr. HALL moved to lay the bill on the table which
On motion Of Mt JONES, the bill as amended was re.
ported to the House for the information OF members)
IRON the Clerks desk
i The yeas and nays on laying the bill on the table bav.
ing been ordered, il was not agreed o-yeas 6l,
nays t39-as folowsi
i vEAs-Messrs A.on Anderson, Avcre, Bayly, Bsale,
Bococs, Bowdon, Bowie, Boyd, Albert g. Brown WI.
Liam Brown pasId Burt eG,gs W, Caldwell \ Joseph 9S,
co,eoss Daniel. Danhsm asEd Ed%undsos. Ewing Feather
on FULLER Gsn,.y G,a s'ssG M. H,si9" ss
hs
Ciernand, McMnlien, Mcqueen, Meade. M..on, Morse,
Thompson. Toomo., Wallace, Watkins, Williams, and
| NAYs-Messrs Albertson, Aexander, Alien, Andrews,
ama" B ns BSss bss. BS. enSs csS
Calvin. Campbell, Casey Chandler, Clarke, cleyslsnd,
p;g Dsiss ss'I E Rss
der Evans Nathan Evans Fitch, Fowler, Freedlcy, Gerry,
Gddngs Gilbert Gilmore Goodenow, Got. Gould, Grin
nell, Haioway Hamion Hammond, Hampton, Harlan,
Hay, Raymond, Henry, ililard, Hoagland, Holmes,
Johnson Jnan Jas. g. King John A. King, Preston King,
La SSre, LETTER, Levin, Lulefed, Iorsce Manu. JOB
Mann, Marshall, Matte.on. McDonald, Mcdowell, Nc.
Gaughey, McKissock, McLanahan, Mc..ne, Mel Lean,
Meacham, John X. Miller Daniel r Miller, Moore,
Morebesd, Norris Morrison, Morton, Nelson. Oge, ODDS
| ter Putnam Reed Reynolds Risey Robbins, Rockwell
Rose, Rumsey, Sacket, Sawtee, Schsnck Schermenofn
Schooora Silvester Spading. Spragns, o,aoy rteu.
eck p Stanton stetson, Taylor. James Thompson ,on w
b Thompson, Thurman, Tuck UndeIblN, van Dyksi sn
| ton Walden Waldo Wentworth, White Whittesey, |
Wright, and Young-lss
The question recurring on the amendments IePo'leo
from The COMMITTEES of the Whole on the state ol the
Union, Mr. JONES required separate votes s1ei -
Wbereupop, the first amendment was repor'ed1!t
being TO strike the first section OF Tue original pili,
and Io insert in lieu thereof Mr. PorrER's substitute,
making uniform for all distances OF three cents per
nance Of any post Office account OF the passage Of
this sc, and also making the duty of the Postmaster
General to establish new post Offices, and place the mail
service on new mail routes established that may be
hereafter established in the though this
act had beeh passed, Ad further providing that the
copensation OF no postmaster shall be diminished IN
consequence Of the passage OF this act
Mr. PHELPS demanded ire yeas and nays on agree
Aw tha amendaent which being ordered there arose
conversation between the Speaker and several mem
bers on pohtA of order after which, ~ i'aR9lq
The qsesticn being put the sa smsndmsnt was agrsed
yeas l21 nays ~, H.'. r1r4fl4 f~N
The question then recurred the second amsndpen