Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. HENDRICKS, by unanimous consent, IN pursuance
of previous notice. introduced bill for the relief Of the
Indiana Central Railway Company which was read
twice. and referred to the Committee Roads and Canals
GRANTS OF LAND FOR RAILROADS.
The House then resumed the consideration of the biz
reported by Mr. WATKINS, from the Committee Public
Lands Saturday granting to the State Of Alabama hs
right Of and portion of the public lands to aid in
the construction of railroad from Girard to the waters
of Mobile bay, in said State.
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee moved to lay the bill the
table which motion was agreed to Yeas 80, nays 81.
POSTAGE
Mr. OLDS from the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads, to which referred House bill to amend
an act entitled An act reduce and modify the rates Of
postage the United States and for other purposes
proved March 1851 reported the same back with sundy
amendments said that b amendments could be printed
in the papers, and thus members would have an opporu
nifty to examine them To accomplish this, he moved
that the further consideration Of the subject be postponed
until Thursday next. The motion agreed to-
The following is copy of the BILL the words in
[brackets being those which the committee propose to
strike out and those in italics being those the committee
propose to insert
june eighteen hundred and fytwo the postage upon all
printed passing through the mail Of the United States
instead Of the charged shall be follows to wit
Each pamphlet periodical magazine, book bound
or unbound circular catalogue, and every other description
Of printed matter unconnected with any manuscript or writ
ing Of greater weight than two lands ha ounces
shall be charged with cent postage and cent for each
additional fraction Of for distance
der two thousand miles and for distance
[twol re thousand miles double rates. ALI newspa-
pers published regularly and periodical NOT faagg
oance published regularly, often N three months
and sent from the once of publication actual subscribers
mot weighing over ounce shall be hargcnbe with only
half foregoing rates. The postage upon all printed
naabe matter shall be prepaid either at the once where
otherwise double the foregoing rates shall be charged thereon
fall transient printed matter shall be deemed unpaid unless
paid OF the Office where il is mailed.l
Ind be That books, bound
bound weighing four pounds shall be deemed mail
able matter and all printed matter charcesbe BY weight shall
be weighed when dry The publishers Of newspapers and
riodca may send each other from their respective Offices Of
publication free Of postage copy of each publication and
LEGATIONS bill. recspts the Same free of postage The
publishers of weekly newspapers send to- each act.s sub
scrber within the ccany where their papers printed and
published copy thereof free Of postage.
Tsec g. And be - further enacted That all laws parts OF
Incompatible With the provisions Of this act hereby
repeaed.l
lowing sections
Sec g. And e IL further enocfed That no newspaper, pc
rodca magazine other printed paper matter sha be
entitled TO be sent at the rates Of postage in this nc. specified
unless the following conditions be observed:
First 1t shnll DO without any wrapper or in
wrapper open the ends Sides that the char
Of the matter contained therein be determined with
Second There shall be word communications printed
in after Its publication upon the wrapper
thereof writing marks it, upon the cover
or wrapper thereof the and address Of the person
10 whom IL Is 10 be
Third There shall be other thing enclosed nor
with such printed paper.
And these conditions complied with, uch printed
matter shall be subject 10 letter posage and all matter sent
by from part Of the United States another the post
age which is not fixed by the provisions Of this act shall
npcss the be entitled to be sen free Of postage be charg
ed with letter postage.
Sec And Be u further enacted, Tint the publisher Of
any periodical after being three months previously not
that bis pabcaon not taken cst Of the ONCE to viii h il
delivery continue such publication the
mail the whose once such publication ~ sent
may dispose Of the for the postage unless the her
shall pay and whenever any printed matter Of dcscp
,on during quarter Of the fiscal year have
remained in tho office without being called for during the
whole Of succeeding quae the postmaster 20 such once
ha sell the same ard credit the proceeds Of his
quarterly sccoun under nch regulations and ar such
ice rs the Post cfAce Depastment shall prescnhe
Scogb And bY1 farther s~~eed That so much Of the
eod seccncf The act entite can AAdify and reduce
the rxses rpstAgc n the United Sees for other par