New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-17
UoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Mr.. HOUSTON Ala asked leave to report from the
Committee of Ways and Means bill reducing tho duties
imports and for other purposes. Objection MADE.
THE gentleman having refused TO let the reporter sec
the bill liz contents could not be osccrtained
The House then resumed the consideration OF the bill
modifying the Postage law
Mr. ODDS Ohio said its passage is demanded by the
interests Of he PosiOice Department and the ex5en-
ccs Of Che mail service of the country 1t would De az
fcult matter frame perfect bill He was little con
fused and mortified hear the gentleman from Pennsy-
yania MIR Chandler say be expected nkerlRg with the
- MD ro.r i'm what Tho Gentleman from New
York lMr. Smith desired namely; the abolition OF me
Office Department During the period maj we Lai
the five and the cent rates we accumulated surplus
of two million dollars; but i'll le3l we made The pePaft
ment insolvent by the change then Objected Bonn the
gentleman from Ponnsylyanla ana himself mus ieaa
eultv 10 that charge. During this year there Will be
PostOce deficiency of two millions, and next two MIL
lions four hundred thousand dollars exclusive OF ocean
mail service II is the duty OF Congress TO save tie De
narmcnt from insoyency and hence the bill had been
reportod III recapitulaed the main points OF his suos
tute for the bill If all the matter now gong through 'u9
mails was charged with postage two millions dollars
wonld be added the Post Office revenues and by the
rpea of The section charging only half postage on ncws
papers and periodicals. half million dollars more lie
showed the importance OF preparing all posases lhcse
rfns he nroosed Pass his substitute and reduce rail-
road carriers reasonable compensation ana three MI
lions in all would be added to the revenue OF he foSV
Mr.. GERPTT SMITHS amendment proposing to abol-
ish the Post Office Department al the end 81 Two years
and leaving the macaryng free TO individuals AMI a's'
Mr.. UAVENs IL. " moved to strike ont from Mr
Olss substitute the first four sections winch proposed ~
shft the expense OF the ranking privilege from the Post
Office TO the Treasury Department. Agreed to- AGAINST
H. The remainder of the substitute was then rejected
Ayes u, Noes not counted =, ,;,
Tho Question was then stated ordering the original
bin 10 be enqrossed Ii proposed 10 change the present
ra;es of hostage OF single letter 10 i've ana zen ces
h forn,r , distances under three thousand miles, ana
The latte over that distance all hostages to be prepaid
ny in mart by sea and TO and from foreign countries me
same rate for similar distances, except where posases
have been adjusted by treaty the clause IN me &c, ." o.
oducng hostages on newspapers andperodca when pre-
paid 10 be repealed ,,n,-p>, NJ, 49,, IN ,os ,si1
on the tabe--Yeas -, Nays 81: nm p,t. p,nsor
VI, Nss,s Aiken Appleton Bailey Ball b. lei n.hrol
me-. Rris Buss Campbell Carpenter. Cbtiiber1h Ohaest
o@,vi, Cooke ennis Davis Of Ind Davis OF X DaSsyn
Dgn,y NM Eddv Edmands, Elliot Ellison tng 81 Et1ko
pL T.ieT Cddings Goodrich, Harlan o. ONO dss.ilss
NJ nocb Mace Macy Msyan, MddeswArin' slheI OIL no
49, Harean Nichols Moron, Oliver OF y fALAs
pjekss Psnnns on. Perkins Pratt insle hesdy I.oy'
p;,rh., Robins Russell. Sabine, sage chS1,eh
Sh NJ \ Y smith OF Tenn, Stranh, TAYLOR 81 !" l. -
cia TAYLOR of Tenn Thurson, Tracy, Trout oPs W.
nj Made Walley Washburne, Nssnouine ~ "''i 49,
wentworth, Mass p.i, poeo,k Rovrs
NAYS-Mesrs Absrc-ou bic, Bsyy Berry zen bS cost
Gle Cbaau Chrmau. Chuchwtl, 1la4h: CSOD 49,
Dn nnnbl TSmundson Florence Fuller, Goode HAMPTON
Isrs Hiik Houston Ipgersol Jones Tenn Jon NJ
X, ~ KNIT NIB Latham. MeDoushll Mch IN 1Ia 49, ~
miller M.o J. Ods Orr Perkins Jr, Powell fury ~ ibt
fa shaw Singleton Smith (Na sayih stevens s'uAi,' -
The House then spent short time on private OIL