New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, Monday, July IL,


Mr.. GENTRY said he had been informed
that some of the pages of the House. with the other
youth Of the city had formed military company. They
want arms but cannot procure them without legal au-
thory. He therefore, asked leave 70 introduce res3
small may be suitable for juvenile company:
Mr.. STANLEY objected. He would rath-
or put into the hands of these boys the speipgbook
and pray er.book. =
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill to amend the postage bill
Mr.. Books offered substitute fer the
first section, to the effect that printed matter OF no
greater weight than On ounces shall be charged with
half postage and onehslf cent Tor eacn adduoha
ounce fraction Of an ounce For any distance over
I OC0 miles double these rates. All newspapers pub
u,hed regularly and sent from the office OF publication
10 actual subscribers. not weighing over one ounce,
shall be chsrgeabe with onehaf the foregoing rates
when sent over 900 miles. This was voted down.
The first section was then amended on
motion of Mr. WAsHBURN, and now reads:
BE IL enacted &c, That from and after the 3Oth day OF
September 1882 the postage upon all printed matter pass
of the rates charged shall be as follows, to
wit; each newspaper pamphlet periodical maya maya
and every description OF printed matter unconneced with
any manuscript or writing, and OF no greater weight
than shall be charged one cent postage aud
one for each additional ounce or fraction OF an
for distance under three thousand miles and
for any distance three thousand miles double these
rates All newspapers and periodicals not weighing over
ounce pubshed regularly often as once in three
subscribers shall be chargesbe with only one-haf the
foreign rates provided ali newspapers and periodicals not
weighing ounces when sent TO actual subscribers
within said State where such or periodicals are
published shall be entitled to the reduction provided for in
shall be prepaid at the Office where is mailed paid
quarterly in advance at the office Of delivery, otherwise
double the foregoing rates shall be charged thereon.
The remainder of the bill was then
agreed to, as follows;
SECTION Ind Jei further enacted, That books, bound
unbound weighing over four pounds shall be deemed
dal m
hs be weighed when dry The publishers of newspapers
and periodicals send to each other from their respective
Offices of public atiop free Of postage, copy OF each
publication; and may also send TO each actual
subscriber, ncosed In their publications bills and receipts
for the same free Of postage The publishers OF weekly
newspal may send TO each actual subscriber within the
county where their papers are printed aud published one
Sc And be IL further enacted That no newspaper,
periodical magazine printed paper matter shall be
tted be sent at the rates OF postage in this act specified
unless the following conditions be observed.
Fist 1t shall be sent without any wrapper, or
In wrapper open at the ends sides that the
character Of the contained therein may be determined
without removing such wrapper
Second. There shall he word OF communication print
Cd In the after its publication or upon the cover OF
wrapper thereof writing or marks upp IT, nor upon
e ssys o1sPPeI Thereof EXCEPT the name and address
Thud There shall be no paPer or other thing ineoseC
NO, Complied vita R such printed matter shall be SUBJECT c
letter POSTAGE and all matter sent by mail from part
the United States TO another the postage OF which
fixed by the provisions Of this SHALL unless the
entitled to be sent free OF postage be charged with letter
SEC Ind he Il further enacted That II the publisher
Of any periodical after being three month previously mott
he'd that his publication taken Of the Office which
IL sen Tor delivery continue il
the nail the Postmaster to whose Office such pabcshon
sent dispose of me for the postage unless TN
publisher shall IL and whenever lyprRted matter of
description received during quarter of the fiscal year shs
have ened in the Office ~hout being called for during TN
whole Of any succeeding quarter, the postmaster at suc
Office shall sell the same, aEd credit the proceeds Of sc
sale in his quarterly accounts under such regulations
after such notice, the Post-Ohce Department shall pre-
SEc.5. and Dc IL farther enacted Thatas much Of th
second section Of An act TO modify and reduce the rates
postage the United States aad for other purposes ap
proved March s. 1851 relates 10 the postage free eircu
ation transmission OF newspapers periodicals and ohe
printed matter and all other provisions OF law
with the provisions OF this act, hereby repealed
Mr.. CLiNGMAN. moved that the bill be
laid on the table. Disagreed TO- Yeas % Nays li2.
Pending an amendment TO the bill, the
morning hour expired, and the House went iato Com
mttee on the Deficiency bill, and agreed 10 the
sepate's amendment granting additional com pensa
ton to the Collins line OF steamers. Yeas 81, Nays n
An the remaining amendments of the Senate were ther
acted upon when they reported to the House. bu
without final action upon them, the House adjourned