The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-13

thorzng the Secretary Of War 10 loan TO the Washing
ton City Juvenile Guards suitable arms for their
Mr.. ST. MARTIN asked leave 10 move 70 AK iea.
The Speakers table the Senate bill making appropria
non Tor deepening The mouth Of he Mississippi river, IN
order that he might move 10 nut II on It's passage.
But MIR JOHNSON, OF Georgia, objected; 50 leave
was not granted
Mr.. OLDS, by leave gave notice that the Post Office
Committee were nearly ready 10 report the annual post
route BILL and requested members 10 communicate that
committee The wants OF their districts in connexon with
that bill
Mr.. HOUSTON demanded the regular order OF bust.
ness,
The SPEAKER announced the first business 10 order
to be the further consideration of NE bill 10 amend The
act OF March g. 1851, 10 reduce the rates OF postage
Mr. OLDS Withdrew his motion TO reeomnit this bill
Mr.. WASHBURN proposed 10 amend Il by inserting
provision authorizing the transmission IN the mails OF all
newspapers and periodicals not weighing more than two
ounces, when sent TO bona tide subscribers within the States
wherein published, at onehal the rates 10 be charged
when mailed to subscribers al points outside of the limits
OF the States where they may have been published.
The question being on this amendment, debate ensued,
BURN advocated it; when IL was agreed TO-
Mr. BROOKS proposed to amend the bill by striking
out the first section and inserting substitute therefor
charging all printed matter only passing the mail,
weighing not more than "a ounces, one-ha cent for
any distance not over 900 miles, and hall cent for
each additional ounce or fraction OF ounce for any
distance over 1000 miles, double those rates; and for
any newspaper periodical weighing not than one
ounce, half those rates not agreed TO.
MEMBER, whose na nc. The reporter could not learn
proposed TO amend The bill by adding clause auhorz-
ing the presidents and authorities Of colleges universe
lies, semnaries OF learning, and schools to send and
receive, without postage charges, all publications
mating from their respective institutions provided that
they grauitously circulated not agreed to-
Various other amendments were proposed and rejected
and the question then arising the amendments OF the
Committee The Post Office and Post Roads, they were
agreed 10, to make the portion of the first section
Of the bill thus amended read as follows, viz:
"Bc enacted, That from and Both day Sep
tember, 1852. the postage all printed matter passing
through the mail Of the United States, instead Of tie
pamphlet periodical, gszne book. bonnd Or unbound
Circular catalogue, and every other description Of printed
greater weight than two shal be charged with
postage and Tor each additional ounce,
distance three thousand miles double those
All newspapers and periodicals weighing ounce,
pubihed regularly often in three months, and
from the office Of publication TO actual subscribers,
shall be chargeabe with ono-half the foregoing rates"
Mr. DISNEY proposed to add clause to the bill d.
recing the Postmaster General to cause the publication
OF the lists Of letters uncalled for in the papers having
the largest circulation within the delivery OF the post
Offices wherein the letters lie; and that, il shalt
be elected TO publish the lists OF letters addressed Ger
mans in newspapers printed in the German language,
then he shall make his selection Of the newspapers
der the restrictions applicable TO the publication OF the
lists in papers Published in the English language.
Mr.. PHELPS demanded the yeas and nays on agree
ing 10 this amendment.
Mr. CLlNGMAN moved to lay the bill on the table
on which motion he demanded the yeas and nays which
being ordered, il was not agreed toyeas 49, nays 142
| The morning hour having expired,
Mr.. HOUSTON moved 10 suspend the rules, to go into
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union.
BatuAlr GORMAN, rising to a privileged question.
propoS to make a.report from the Committee Print
ing, and to move TO make il special order for Thursday
next.
Mr.. HOUSTON commended that his motion was .'priv-
LEGGED" and that, having been made FIRST it was entitled
! 10 precedence that OF Mr.. G.
Mr.. GORMAN argued TO dsprove the position Of Mr..
/ HoUsToN
The SPEAKER Having ruled the motion 10 SUSPEND
! the rules TO be first in order, It was agreed to.
| And then the House went into Committee of the
! Whole the stale OF the Union (Mr. STUART in the
cha) and the committee proceeded 10 the further con-
sideraon Of the Sena,e's Collins-Iine amendment
Az; MEADE. Using 10 a personal explanation, cor
reced an error into which he had fallen on Saturday last
by being msed by the report from the Senaes Post Of
ice Committee, which gave the line credit for $3.50 900
more Of receipts than they had actually received
Mr.. OLDS proposed TO amend the said amendment by
substituting for proposition authorizing the Posmas-
ter General, with the consent Of E. X. Collins & Co.. to
advertise Tor the transportation OF the mails BY American
citizens, between New York and Liverpool in irstclass
American steamers, the be given 10 the
lowest bidder or bidders. under certain restrictions as TO
time required 10 make The trip
After debate between Mr. OLDS for this proposition,
and Mr. EVANS against il, il not agreed io-ayes
So noes IA
said amendment; which agreed to-ayes 81 noes "a
Various other Senate amendments were debated upon
s g sTfS them By Mss
EDGERT0N, STANTON of Ohio. GORMAN, WASH.
BURN APPLETON OF Massachusetts DUNHAM HIN
TER, Marshall aS Of Kentucky. DISNEY, BROOKS.
ENoW, PHELPS, MILLSoN. EVANS. JONES of Ten.
nessee. STANTON Of Kentucky, FLORENCE, AVER
EFT, TAYLOR, SIBLEY. JOHNSON OF Arkansas,
SEYMOUR OF New York, WOODWARD, WALSH
JOHNSON OF Georgia, and McCORKLE.
The Senate's amendments having been disposed Of at
81, p m, the committee rose
And Mr. STUART, the chairman OF the Committee OF
the Whole on The state OF the Union reported back the
bill as amended
Mr.. HOUSTON here moved 10 recommit the BILL and
demanded the previous question on that motion which
seconded by The House.
On motion, the House adjourned