The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House resumed the con liberation Of the Joint
resolution of the Senate, authorizing the Posmas-
ter General, whenever, in his opinion, it may be
necessary to declare plank roads to be post routee
This was amended, On motion of Mr.. BENNETT.
by adding:
And be il furth,r enacted, That the road from
Vallona Springs, in Broome county, New York,
by the way Of Nineveh and Coventry, TO Oxford
he, and the same is hereby, declared post road;
and the Postmaster General ia authorized to pay a
reasonable compensatio for carrying the mail on
said by direction of the Department previous
to this time; and that the road from Oxford afore-
said. by the way of Coventryvie to South Balm
bridge, be- and the same is hereby, declared post
road
Mr.. STUART had proposed an amendment, de-
claring all public highways to be post routes, and
that the Postmaster General shall not advertise for
mail service on any new poet route, unless IN hls
opinion it shall be necessary and proper
This, after debate, was disagreed to-yeas IS,
nays 100.
And the resolution was passed.
The SPEAKER laid before the House several
communications from the Executive Departments,
which wore appropriately referred.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
The House resoved itself into Committee Of
the Whole the state OF the Union-Nlr STU
Ant in the chair-and resumed the consideration
of the Senate's amendments to the bill supplying
deficiencies in the appropriations for the year end
Mr. HOUSTON rose for the purpose of address
ing the committees; when
Mr.. SACKETT raised question Of orde:-that
having heretofore closed the debate on the bill now
pending, (havipg reported il from the Committee
Ut Ways and Means, and the rules according that
privilege in such cases.
The CHAIRMAN overrued the point.
Mr.. SACKETT appealed; and the question hsv-
ing been taken
The decision Of the Chair was sustained-nyes
MIR. HOUSTON then addressed the committee
in opposition to the amendment giving additional
compensation to the Collins line of steamers He
cont.nded that whatever is paid to Collins, in addi-
ton to the compensation now received, 10 in the
nature of bounty, to protect him against the Bri
tish lines of steamers running over the same track
IL was unjust to give this extra compensation to
bin as to any other owner OF stea mboats. We are
now, he sad, giving nearly three times as much
money now receive from ocean postage,
without adequate compensation to the Govern 'nent
for this outlay.
The committee then proceeded to act upon the va
rious amendments Of the Senate. Some of them were
agreed to, including those approprieting $500 900
Tor completing the floating dry dock at San Fran
CIlcJ; $4,000 for completing the improvements OF
New Jersey avenue, north of the Capitol; ana
$1,000 for planting and finishing the roads and
walks through that portion of the public mall sur
rounding the Smithsonian Institution.
The committee rose at half past three o'clock -
after a session of four hours and thirty minutes.
The House agreed to the amendment OF the Sen
ntc to the Invalid Pension bill
And then adjourned.
PETITIONS
By Mr. SCHERMERHORN: The petition OF
VIM w Cady and others, OF the county of Mon
roe, asking for a free and unres rained commercial
intercourse between the United States and the
Canadas.
Also the remembrance Of G.. W. Burbank, and
twenty other citizens of the county OF Monroe,
n. Y against the rene wal of patent of 1884, for
certain improvements in grain reaper, granted to
Cyrus Il. Mccormick.
DEATH OF Dudley MARvIs. - Hon. Dudley
Marvin died at his residence in Ripley, Chautauque
county, the 25th uItimo, in the Goth year OF his
age. General NJ. was native of Lyme, Conn o.,
from which place he removed to Canandaigua in
this State, in the year 1907, where he CONNIE ed
and prosecuted the study Of the law in the office o
Howell & Greg. He admitted to the bar, and
commenced the practice Of law about the year
1911. He soon attained an eminence in his proico
sion, especially ns an advocate, which made him
known in all parts of the State. He was almost
constantly employed in important causes in the
western circuits, 50 that his name was familiar III
ell the western countiee. He was member oi
Congress from 1923 to 1929, having been elected
Tor three consecutive terms. In 1874 he removed tC
Ripley, Chautauque county, with view Of spend
log the remainder of his days in retirement, but IL
1916 his servIccs were again demanded by the
spontaneous voice Of the people OF that disriet and
he was again elected TO Congress and served an
other term.-Rochssier ~ W American, July D.
4 Duel ~ VENEzUELA.-A letter received her
from Caracas, under date Of the 18th OF June
grvcs the particulars OF roncontre between Mr.
AIchcIenl, the Venezuelan Minister to Madrlt
aud Rom, aud Baron Dc Wiener, FIR inch Cha 81
at Caracas The former had made remarks re
lecting on the conduct of the French President
which the latter resentcd by kicking him dowi
stairs. 4 challenge ensued, and the parties lei
for tho Tortugas Islands to settle the affair.
The house of MIR. Steele, the American Char q
at Caraccas entered on the night OF the %,
Of Muy, by bandits, who robbed him Of his wacl
and slightly wounded him.
The WHros are falling rapidly into line, al
will present a n unbroken front in November.
The nominations, considering the intense per