Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-15
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MI. Stuart reported back tho House bill cstabsng
new land district In the Lower Peninsula of Michigan
which was taken up and passed.
NJ Cass offered resolution directing inquiry by the
commitee on public lands the expediency Of grant
ing anu 10 aid In the construction oil railroad from Iron
nay, IN michigan TO Little Bay do Noquette. Adopted.
AZ quarter past l2 NJ, Mr. Mason moved an executive
session. Agreed to- 80 80
The se..to remained in executive session till o'clock
anu then adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House ordered TO be printed 10000 additional CO.
pics OF Leuts Hendon aud Gibbons report or the survey
Of the Amazon river and It's tributaries making 900
Mr. Gray asked leave introduce resolution calling on
the Postmaster General furnish to the House comics of
oil the rules and regulations adopted by him. DENYING
members from the committee the post office the right
Of going into tho rooms during Office hours aud xamnins
the public records and further that the Postmaster
eral abolish all such regulations. Helted the report of
the POSTMASTER In reply to the resolution calling for in
formation relative TO carrying the mail between Montgom
cry and Mobile being contradictory He went tbtber 10
look into oil the iacts but was denied the privileges Il
was Tor him TO discharge his duty without such
facilities and therefore asked DO discharged as mem
Der Of the committee on post roads. Agreed to-
The resolution was referred to the committee ON ros
offices. 'O''.
Nj. Olds from the committee on post Offices and most.
rosas. reported bllmodying the Of postage He
sd TWO weeks ago. when he reported the bill increa
'no compensation oil deputy posmasters avowed him
sen wg to vote for increase Of postage He asked
the House now TO consider and this bill aud
70 Pass or rtJect We do Of things either
aoandon the idet OF making the Post Office
sell sustaining machine throw Il for support ON tho
treasury Of the United States IL not raise the postage
to sustain the Department.
Az long Ne hays neither thing nor the other tho
system operates uriousy on the rural districts NOT In
the northern cities where the postal ara
perfect we have an annual deficit Of more than two
millions OF dollars And what is the conseouenc.S A
gentleman from Western Southern State goes TO the
Postmaster General and asks for increased mail facilities
OF new post Office, and the answer is mo funds" The
rost oce Department is crippled for of means but
you throw the Department the Trea ury as you do
tue Army and Navy or raise the posascs you be ac-
commodacd
He would appeal to Southern and Western members to
support TINS DILL lie expcc ed opposition from gentlemen
from New York. Boston, Baltimore aud other large cities
because the cheap postage system m
the commercial classes His friend from an had
SAID he was In favor OF the principle Of the BILL but
not vote for because would be against his
lie hoped however, the gentleman would be convinced
oil the propricty OF its passage.
Mr.. kitcie said he should like the gentleman tn DE-
signate the member from Pennsylvania.
taken his seat.
Mr.. Florence remarked he certainly wanted to be con-
WINGED whether n reduction or increase of postage
would be beneficial lie feared that the gentleman from
Ohio would fail to convince him that this bill is right
However, II the gentleman should convince him that IN il
is just aud right and his constituents would be
benefited by IT, he knew very that he would vote for
it. [Laughter.l
Mr.. olds.-It is an old adage,
Convince a man against his will.
Aud he is Of the same opinion still.
lsuppose It would be with my friend from Pennsyl-
vania.
Mr.. Shelton asked that the bill be postponed till a day
certan. IL of mut importance TO be
considered a this time.
Mr.. Wentworth, of Illinois, said he wDs tired of post
ponng bills days certain he preferred certain here
after.
Mr. olds resumed arguing shat FIVE cent postage is the
revenue point, and this will sustain the Post Office De-
parmen' and add two and hall millions annually to its
revenues.
The bill proposes charge five cents on single letters
Tor any distance under three thousand miles aud
t distance ten cents postage in all cases to be pre- paid
with postage stamps This mode of prepayment will es.
tabish perfect check between the Department aud the
Postmasters, which does not exist The act to 60
into effect next January to enable stamps be printed
IN the meantime and supplied TO postmasers.
The next is utter the pootago. lie could sec
no reason Tor charging twenty letter that goes
by water and only three cents when carried exceed
ing 5000 miles by land The bill proposes the same rate
wh,n goes wholly part sea- as when il goes by
land namely: five cents for exceeding 700 miles e.
cept in cases where we have postal treaties with foreign
countries.
As TO newspapers and periodicals, the bill proposes to
repeal much of the former law makes q reduction of
hlty per Ct on the prepayment of postage.
Mr.. Chandler stated his intention to the gentleman but
gave way to Mr. Sage, whose motion the further cou-
sideration OF the bill posi- poned for four weeks
Mr. Stanton, OF Tenn, from the committee the Judi
cary reported bill modifying the judicial system Of the
United States
The House went into committee the land graduation
bill.
Mr.. Haven said il use for members to spend
their time the bill Was il benefit the poor ard
laborne man? No. They had already passed The home
stead bill, giving him much land he can occupy
without paying cent for it. Nor could rich get
more than three hundred and sixty acres under that bill
He, therefore, moved the committee rise aud report
the bill before them with mme ndaion il do not
pass.
Mr.. Cobb was sorry his worthy aud learned friend on
posed this bill. He could excuse him though knowing
hs goodness of heart. This bill did uerfee with IN.
homestead bill, as he proceeded TO show.
Mr.. Bisse looked the graduation bill as sequel to
the homestead bill.
Amendments wero debated, and several of q verbal
character Opted when the committee rose and reported
the bill 10 the House, Ii provides for sale of the lands
which have been in the market for year at dol
lars per acre. fifteen years seventy five cents twenty
years, hity cents; twenty-five year, twenty-five cents
thirty years more, twelve and half cents provided
that nothing stall be construed extend lands
served to the United States in granting lands TO
the States for railroad other internal
TO mineral lands held dollar AVID twenty We
cents per acre. construed interfere with any
right which has, may by virtue Of any act
granting pre- emption to actual settlers on public
lands.
Mr. Bridges moved tho bill be laid on the tabls Lost
yeas &C, nays 60.
Pending the question ordering the bill to DO engrossed
ior a third reading the House adjourned.
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