Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-08-26
Correspondence OF tho virginian.
W.sutNsToN, August 81, 1852.

elect a Public Printer Bill aPproprtat'ng
Money for hdigeat Insane Homestead
Bill Betting High -!SWindi'ng Gentry.
But eight more working days are left o
this session OF Congress and, IS usual, within
That time many bills will he hastily acted upon
and passed, and many, in the discussion OF
which nearly all the time IF the session has
been Consumed. will either be indefinitely
postponed or be laid on the table till next SEES
sion. During the week, beth Houses will hold
evening sessions. osiensibly for the purpose oil
facilitating public business, though they often
bayethe contrary effect; for the noisy members
then become so heated with wiue as to be I'M
| fitted for I'll sober legislation, and the time l.
consumed in talking and offering useless a.
mondments hch tend to retard the progress
Of bills. AT such times, too, members will de-
scend to low pers' nalities, which arc unworthy
the dignity Of any legislative body, and say
many things that they call upon the report
er TO suppress; which if he desires the good
opinion Of the members, the reporter has the
good sense TO do, unasked.
On Tuesday, of last week, the Senate malc
the River and Harbor Bill the special order for
each day at one o'clock, until disposed Of On
Wednesday when the bill came up for consid-
Grafton. and the the question was put upon u.
greeting To the first amendment, Mr. Cass de-
clarcd himself opposed to all amendments, and
in favor Of passing the bill as it came from the
House. Mr.. Bright also declared himself op.
posed to amending the Till, saying that he was
willing 10 take the bill as it was, though he
considered the appropriations unequal.
The discussion upon the question, whether
the bill should be amended, and upon the
propriety of the amendment, was continued
TIL near five o'clock, when the Senate adjourn
ed. The next day the first amendment of tn
Committee was adopted, which opened tn,
door for others. Tie discussion this day upor
an amendment of Mr.. Cass to the Commit
tee S amendments, lasted till near five clock
WHOM 1t was rejected. On Friday and Saur
day, the discussion continued on the bill til
ate IN the afternoon All the amendments re
commended by the Committee have been II
dopted with one exception, and also amend
ments making more appropriations Offered os
individual members. The debate is to be con
tlnued upon The bin to-day, and it is expected
that an effort will be made to close the debat.
and pass the bill, 80 that it can go back to tn
House. Judging. however, from the DISPOSE
ton manifested even by its protested friend
amendments, (such as increasing the appropria
ton for the Ohio River. 100000, which Ml
Bright has e wen notice Of his intention to OF
fer, and TO talk at length on every one hc
there is no rule in the Senate to cheeky
doubt much whether the bill will be passed
By-lhe.byc how does the resolution of the Lo
coiocos in the Baltimore platform harmonis
with the profession of the leading men OF thei
party, who declare themselves in favor of this
River and Harbor bill
The postage bin has been amended in the
Senate as follows:
"The postage on newspapers periodicals,
and all printed matter not exceeding three oun-
ces, shall he sent to any part of the Unite,
States for one cent and where the postage
paid quarterly or regularly in advance whel
the same is mailed or Delivered one half o
SAID rates only shall be charged: Newspaper
weighing over an ounce and half when cir
culated In the State where published shall l.
charged one half Of the rates before ma NEE
provided that small newspapers, publishe,
monthly,when sent IN packages to one aldrcs
prepaid, 10y afilxlng stamps thereto shall b.
chargeable al half a cent for each ounce
Postage on all transient matter shall be paid
or charged double the foregoing rates and thu
all books, bound or unbound, not wcipbipg q
yer four pounds shall be deemed maiiabl
matter, and charged with POSTAGE at one &c,
an ounce for all distances under three lhousano
miles, and two cents an ounce for all distance
over three thousand miles, TO which fifty u,
cent shall be added in all cases where the sam,
may be sent without being prepaid"
The Committee on Printing in the Senate.
having been unable to agree to the bill which
passed the House a week or more since. pro
viding for the election of n Public Printer. and
The abolition ofthe contract system the Chair
man. (Mr. Hamlln,) has reported it back 10
the Senate unaltered for their action. Mr.
McGowen moved that the bill be taken up and
considered because it was due TO the party to
which he belonged, that something should be
done. Other members were opposed to its
observation-disclosures there was not time-.mat-
ters OF more importance demanding their at en-
non. The expressed opposition to it coming
from members of the Democratic party. The
motion to take up the bill was lost by tie vote,
the Wings generally voting against, and the