Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-21
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1852.
IN SENATE.

IN SENATE
On motion of Mr. HALE il was ordered that the rule
setting apart Friday for the consideration of the private
calendar be suspended for the day.
The PRESIDENT Of the Senate laid before the body
communications from several Departments made in
pance with resolution relative clerks in these De-
partments which were referred to the Committee FL
nance, and, motion Of Mr. BORLAND, ordered to be
printed,
Also communication from the Secretary Of the Urea
sury in to resolution relative to the employ
ment of agents to pay the interest the public debit
which ordered to lie the table and be printed
Aso the annual report Of the Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian Institutions which ordered to be printed
Nh. PEARCE moved that 5000 additional copies be
printed 900 for the of the Institution which
referred to the Committee on Printing
MIR. HALE then moved to suspend all the prior bust
| ness with view to take up the homestead bill
The motion led to protracted discussion, in which
Messrs HALE, HUNTER, SHIELDS, DOUGLAS, GWIN,
| DAWSON, RUSK, PRATT, DODGE, of Iowa, MASON,
and others parcpated when the question taken by
yeas and nays and decided in the negative, follows
YEASMessrs Bright Cass, Chase, Clarke, Cooper Dodge
of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas Downs Hale James
Jones of Iowa, Seward Sumner, Wade, and Waker-l6.
NAYs-Messrs Adams Atchson Badger, Bayard, Bell,
Borland Bradbury Brodhead Brooke, Butler Charlton, Da
Wis, Dawson Desaussure, Fech Fish Geyer Hamln Hun
ter Jones Of Tennessee King Mallory Mangum, Mason,
Merwether Norton Norris Pearce Pratt Ruk Sebastian
Shields Smith, Soule Spruance, Toucey Underwood and
Upham-3S
Mr. HUNTER said there was SO brief space allotted
before the time for taking up the special order that he
would call up the civil and diplomatic BILL but gave
notice that he should do during the morn
ing hour when he hoped to be allowed that time at least
| for its consideration.
| MODIFICATION OF RATES OF POSTAGE
Mr. RUSK, from the Committee the Post Office and
Post pads, to which referred House bill to amend
act entitled to reduce and modify the rates of
postage in the United States and for other purposes
ported the same with sundry amendments which he asked
might be considered And the motion having been agreed
&haa, nar,to
The first amendment to strike out all after the
word w.t. in the seventh line, the end of the section
and to insert:
"Newspapers periodicals. and all printed matter not ex
ceedng three in weight shall be any part the
United States for cent and for any additional
fraction of ounce cent? and where the postage paid
quarterly regularly in advance either the office where the
said newspaper periodicals. mailed delivered half
said only shall charged Newspapers weighing over
and half when circulated in the State where pub
hed shall be charged onehaf of the before named
Porded That small newspapers published monthly otener
when sent in packages to one address, prepared by axng
stamps thereto shall be ehargab half for each
fraction of The postage all transient matter
shall be prepaid charged double the foregoing rates."
This amendment considered and agreed to.
The second amendment to insert after the word
matter in the third line Of the second section the follow
ing:
And shall be chargeabe with postage at one cent an ounce
for all distances under 5000 miles and cents an ounce
for all distances 5000 miles, which fifty per cent shall
be added IN all cases where the may be without
| being prepaid"
The amendment having been agreed to- the bill was re
ported to the Senate and the amendments concur
| red In.
Mr. CHASE then moved to amend the bill by inserting
at the end Of the second section the following provso
" That the Postmaster General may provide by general
regulation what matter other than such Is specified this
the act amended thereby shall be regarded maable
matter, not exceeding pound in weight which shall be
sent at the same rate as books
The amendment was discussed at some length and on
the question being TAKEN it decided in the negative
as follows
YEAs-Messrs Badger, Bell Bradbury, Brooke, Chase
Davis Dodge Of Wisconsin, Fish, Gwin Hale Hamin James
Jones Of Iowa, Mangum, Rusk, Seward Smith, Spruanee
Sumner, Underwood, Upham, Walker-22.
\ NAYS-Messrs Adams, Atchson Bayard Borand, Bright
Broadhead Butler, Cas- Charlton Clarke Cooper Dawson
Desaussure Dodge Of Iowa. Douglas Downs Fslch Geyer
Hunter Jones Of Tennessee King Mallory, Meriwether
Wade, and Walker-32.
The amendments were then ordered to be engrossed
and the bill read third time and the bill was subse-
quently read third time and passed
Also, from the committee reported Joint reso-
luton for the relief Of Rebecca j. Burdsall.
Also, from the committee bill for the relief Of
James Jefries and jeremiah NJ. Smith.
Also, from the same committee asking to be discharged
from the further consideration Of the following bis
To provide for monthly mail from San Francisco via
the Sandwich Islands, TO Shanghai in China and the bill
to establish steam mail line between California or
Oregon and Shanghai, with a branch TO the Sandwich
Islands, and from the various memorials relating to the
establishment Of new steam lines which agreed to-
Mr. HAMLlN, from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported bill TO authorize the Secretary Of the Treasury
to issue new register to the barque Queen Of Dundee
snd asked its immediate consideration; and the bill
ordered 70 be engrossed for a third reading.
Also, from the same committee, bill authorizing the
Secretary Of the Treasury 70 issue register the brig
Marthaette Morse.
Also, from the Committee on Printing to which was
referred the bill from the House Of Representatives 10
provide for executing the public printing and establish
ing the prices thereof and for other purposes said
the committee unable to agree and hence he had
simply reported the bill back for the Senate to take its
own action.
Mr. GwIN moved 70 take up the bill for consideration.
which led TO long debate and the question was finally
taken by yeas and nays and lost, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Adams, Atchison, Bradbury Bright Brod.
head Cas Desausur Dodge Of Wisconsin Dodge Of Iowa
Douglas Downs Fech Gwin Hunter, James Jones Of Iowa
King Mallory, Mason, Merwether Rusk Sebastian Shields
Toucey and Walkers.
NAYs-Messrs. Badger Bayard, BOrland Brooke Butler
Charlton Chase, Cooper Davis Dawson Geyer, Hale Ham
lin, Jones Of Tennessee, Morton, Pearce Pratt, Seward
smith, Soule, Spruance, sumner Underwood, Upham and
Wade-25.
ADMISSION OF TEXAS NAVAL OFFICERS.
Mr. MALLORY, from the Committee on Naval Affairs.
reported joint resolution relative the officers Of the
late Texas navy accompanied by report which was or
dered 70 be printed.
TINS joint resolution 50 far modifes the existing
laws limiting the number Of officers in the United
states navy, as TO authorize the President to incor-
porate the surviving officers Of the late Texas navy who
were duly commissioned in that service the time Of its
lamentations provided that the number shall not exceed
ght and provided further that those who former
IN the United States navy shall have higher grade
man that which they would occupy by due course Of
them