Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-17

shall be entitled the reduction provided for in this section
Mr. CAkTTER opposed the amendment, and expressed
himself against the distinction made upon State lines and
the distinction made in the weight of newspapers The
distinction made In the weight of the papers appeared to
him to be distinction against the good quality of the
material upon which the matter printed and against
the good quality OF the matter itself
MIR. WASHBURN replied, stating that his amendment
was intended TO protect country papers.
Inc amendment OF Mr. WAsHBURs was agreed to: Ayes
80, noes not counted.
Mr. COBB then demanded the preyious question which
was seconded the House. by unanimous consent decid
ing to take vote on all amendments of which previous
notice had been given
Mr. BROOKS moved the following as a substitute for
the first section Of which he had heretofore given notice
from and after the thrteth day of September egh
teen hundred and the postage upon printed matter
through the mail of the United States instead Of the
rates now charged shall be follows, witt Each newspa
per- pamphlet periodical magazine book bound unbound
circular catalogue and every other description of printed
matter unconnected with any manuscript writing Of
greater weight than half shall be charged
one bali cent postage and half for additional
ounce OF OF an for distance under thou
SAND miles ana Tor distance thousand miles
BILE these rates All newspapers periodicals published
regularly and sent from the Office publication to actual sub
scrbers not weighing ounce shall be charged
miles"
The substitute rejected Ayes noes not counted
Several amendments were then offered to the second
section and rejected when all the amendments proposed
by the Committee the Post Office and Post Roads
agreed to.
The BILL as amended, reads as follows:
BE enacted de- That from and the threth day Of
june, eighteen hundred and ytwo the postage upon all
printed matter passing through the mail the United Sates
instead Of tho charged shall be as follows
Each newspaper pamphlet periodical magazine book bound
unbound circular catalogue and every other description
Of printed matter unconnected with any manuscript writ
ing and of greater weight than ounces shall be charg
ed with one cent postage and cent for each additional
ounce or fraction Of for any distance under three
double those rates. All newspapers and periodicals not
weighing over one ounce published regularly often
in three months and sent from the office of publication to
tual subscribers shall be chargeabe with only the
foregoing rates Prorde That all newspapers and perod
calls weighing ounces, when sub
scrbers within the State where papers periodicals
published shall be entitled the reduction provided for
this section The postage upon all printed maable matter
shall be prepaid at the office where is Mailed paid quar-
tey advance at the Office of delivery otherwise double the
foregoing rates shall be charged thereon.
Sec. And be further enacted That books bound
bound not weighing four pounds shall be deemed mail
able matter and all printed matter chageabe by weight shall
be weighed when dry The publishers of newspapers and
rodica send each other from their respective Offices
Of publications free of postage copy of each publications.
and also send to each actual subscriber enclosed in their
publications. bills and receipts for the same free postage
The publishers of weekly newspapers send to each actual
subscriber within the county where their
and published one copy thereof free of postage.
Sec. And be further enacted That newspaper, pc
rodica magazine other printed paper NATTER shall be
entitled to be sent at the rates Of postage in this specified
unless the following conditions be observed:
First 1t shall be sent without any wrapper in
cover wrapper at the ends Sides that the charac
ter of the matter contained therein be determined without
removing such wrapper.
Second There shall be word or communication printed
in the after its publication upon the cover or wrapper
thereof nor writing marks upon it, upon the
or wrapper thereof except the and address of the
to whom ii is to be sent
Third There shall be or other thing enclosed
with such printed paper.
And these conditions complied WITH printed
matter shall be subject to letter postage and all matter sent
by mail from part of the United States another the post
age of which is not fixed by the provisions of this act SHALL
unless the same be entitled to be sent free of postage be charg
ed with letter postage.
Sec And be further enacted That if the publisher of
any periodical after being three months previously notified
that his publication is not taken out of the Office to which it
is sent for delivery continue forward such publication the
mail the postmaster to whose office such publication is
dispose of the for the postage unless the publisher
shall pay 1T and whenever any printed matter of any
scrpon received during quarter of the fiscal year
have remained in the office without being called for during the
whole Of succeeding quarter the postmaster such
shall sell the and credit the of such his
quarterly accounts under such regulations and after such
tice as the Post Office Department shall prescribe
Sec 5. And be further enacted That much of the Sc
cond section Of the act entitled An modify and reduce
the rates Of postage in the United States and for other pu
poes approved March 3d. 1851 relates the postage
free circulation transmission
other printed matter and all other provisions Of law moon
sen with the provisions of this hereby repealed
Mr. DISNEY moved to add to the bill the following
section:
Sec g. Aud be hfter enacted That in of pubca-
ton Of the uneaed for German letters it shall be the duty of
the Postmaster General such publication be made
in the having the largest circulation in the
vcnage and in such publications be governed in every
Of the uncaled for letters in the English language
Mr.. CLINGMAN said that, believing the bill would
make the existing law he would to lay on
the table.
The motion was disagreed to: Yeas 20, nays 148.
Before taking vote the amendment of Mr.. DISNEY
the morning hour expired.
Mr.. HOUSTON moved to 90 into Committee of the
Whole the state Of the Union.
Mr.. G0RMAN, rising to privileged question, sta ted
that he desired submit report from the Committee
Printing which he wished to have printed and made the
special order of the day for Thursday next.
The SPEAKER stated that the motion of Mr.. HoUsroS
had preference.
And the question being taken, the motion
agreed 10.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
And thereupon the House into Committee Of the
Whole the state of the Union, Mr. STUART, of Mch
gam in the chair and resumed the consideration Of the
amendments Of the Senate the bill of the House to sup
ply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of
the fiscal year ending the 30th Of June, 1852.
The House resumed the discussion Of the following
amendment:
For additional compensation for increasing the ransporta
ton United States mail between New York and Liver
pool in the Collins line Of twentys trips per
annum at shall be directed by the Postmaster
gress his letter Of the fifteenth Of November last
Secretary the Navy commencing said increased service on
the first of January eighteen hundred and ytwo the
rate of thy-three thousand dollars per trip lieu Of the
present allowance the Of two hundred and thirty
thousand hundred dollars Prorded That II shall be in
the power Congress Mt any time after the thirty
December eighteen hundred and fifty four terminate the
for tho additional allowance herein provided for
upon giving six months notice.
After brief Discussion the amendment was concurred
in : Ayes "a, mes %.
The next amendment in order was the following:
For defraynQ of Sunrerpe Crcnit