New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-23
WASHINGTON.



The following are the Yeas and Nays
upon an ins fsctual motion, made on Friday, March
TO- 1884, in the House Of to adjourn
yored the proposition. The House consists Of asa
Members; ofthis number only ll9 were present and
voted hence, there we're ll3 Members absent, q
few of whom, 1t Is due TO say. ere sick;
BrsAton, T. Campbell. Dawson. EdsNtsn, Ewing, 9. W.
Harris Hitler, Jas Johnson Jshn Jsknson, Lsadry.
s. Sa hsM Pls: M2ss.1 Moore M'''A''A Orr
ma NAYs-Ms.:rs Allison. A,h: Ayrstt, BI,srs, Bell.
Chssdsr. Chsrm.n CnureSw.I, csSs. cis,ssid Cobb.
Conssr Curtis Dinmick. Dochsry, Dsnean Darkse, Nv
s rs.' Grow Mi: Fila: Ms1.s eia .s
Srsl; MSlisSay hnI.OId HOwa,d 4 How: IH0.
Meschsm. Miller. Hlssn. MolOny, D. Moore, Merri
Sa sSse kis'fSS ei r:sis. shos
craft sctooEmaker Scsny D. L. Seymour. o. Seymour,
shs9n Smart, Smith sDo. sts,y b s.ssc9 s. Msr,
Wsshhuin, Watkins. wsch, Wells, Alex. White, vii.
ABSENT OR NOT vorrsa-Msssrs. Assrcsonsis. C. Al
BAILEY 7: II Bsyiy, Besie, Bssns,,, BOecsk, Bovine.
Bs%ors Burt Bs.Sy eaIs.s l. 6 D. Campbell cs.r
p.s: Dawn. S.s. 6 Dis':
TS.ps. SlsSd E,s%.p Io GSs. &: Gu
/ @: Hams; Hart. HAYS. Hsbsrd HEM. Hubbard.
Houston; J; ": h9rs hqnsr I.ssrsol, yoAn-
Nsir, Meade. Miasr, Murphy, NsssI,: od., Qasla Z,
bic. Roln,on. Ross. Rs.s.n savage scSdd:r stas-
ten, r. sias S Stevens. 4: H stephens, ste
Thorpson g w. Thompson, Tosa b.. vsSabls Wslsndse.
waih. Addison White Wilcox wldnck. woodward.
CHEAP OCEAN PosrAeE.- This subject
was recently brought before the Senate by Mr..
SUMNER, on whose motion 4 resolution was
adopted instructine the Committee on the Post
Office TO inquire whether something NAV not be
done for the reduction of the present high rates.
The brief remarks with which he submitted the
resolution present condensed and powerful ar
gument: ~
"A letter can be sent three thousand niles in the
United States for three cents and the Yeasons for
cheap postage en- the land are equally applicable 70
"In point of fact the conveyance Of estsr, can bs
sfectsd In sailing or steam packets At less coss than
:" Bssdss, cheap ocean postage win tend tn spper.
sede the candestine Illicit conveyancs Of letters
and to bring into the mails Ill maabIe matter which
under the present system, carried In the pockets
Of or IN the bales and boxes Of
IAN new facilities for csrrsspondsncs nssurslly
give new expansi0n to human intercourse and
there 10 reason 10 believe that through an inereassd
number of letters, cheap ocsan postage viii be SELF
Cheap postal communication with foreign conn
tries will Be Of incalcsiass impoytaase \, IA cos
meIcs of the UAitsd States.
by promoting the Intercourse of faniIies and
friends, separated BY tie ocean, cheap postage win
addto the sum Of human happiness. % =
"Ths present high rates Of Ocean pestaas, namely,
~ cents on half an ounce, 43 cents ca IN ounce. and IS
cents on letter which weighs ffasston more Than
an ounce are severe taH upsR al, parsispIsYly up-
ON the peor, amounting IN many casss 70 comelsis
prohibition Of foreign correspondence, TINS shouia
net be 90.
IN particularly becomes our country, by the re-
moval Of al Unnecessary burdens upoa foFsirn cor.
snisrans seeking homo among u, aad 70 dessrey,
fl practicable, sveYy barrier 70 ffss intarcourse
between the Old Word and the Ne ~ n -
peace apons the nations Of the card, asd nil ex.
tend good viii among men"