The daily union., 1854-07-19

acquired is now without law and no courts there for the
enforcement OF law As the territory is open for settlement
there should be law there for the protection of the people
He hoped there would be objection to the bill.
Mr. CHANDLER. Does the bill come from any commit
tee
Mr.. PHILLIPS II does not; it necessary any
committee should concur in it.
Mr.. CHANDLER. How we know what is our ter
ritory before running the boundary line
Mr. PHILLIPS We all know the territory just acquired
from Mexico is annexed
Mr.. CHANDLER. But commissioners to settle the
boundaries
Mr.. PHILLIPS That makes no difficulty We annexed
Texas before the boundaries were defined.
Mr.. PECKHAM. Are any people there2 object
Mr. PHILLIPS asked the gentleman to withdraw the
objection.
Mr.. PECKHAM thought the matter could remain as il
was TOR the present without hurting anybody.
POSTAGE NEWSPAPERS
The SPEAKER said the business in order the con-
deration of the motion to re-refer to the Committee on
the Post Office and Post Roads the bill to repeal much
of the existing law as made discount of fifty per cent on
newspaper postage when prepaid.
Mr. OLDS said as the bill was well understood he pro-
posed to put it on its passage.
by the statements Of the gentleman from Ohio Mr. OLDs
that this bill unnecessary He believed the Post Office
Department is already selsustaning department rightly
considered The government used the post office all the
departments used it; and he did not any why
government should not contribute its just share.
from u Sgw 70 ns sW s
since, conended that government not fit agent to
carry the letters of the people But long has
right il should carry the newspapers at cheap rate
private expresses would if allowed to carry the letters
we'll.
He was aware that was argued that persons in the in
terror would have to pay enormously to obtain their letters
by private express If chose place himself the
top of of the Rocky mountains and say govern
ment you must bring my letters for cens when
it would cost hundred dollars to reach him, the reply
should be- "no, if you place yourself there you must bear
the cost OF conveying your leers He could see
why people chose to reside far away from cvili-
zaon they should have the cost of conveying their letters
betrayed by those who donot
Suppose the government should dress the people and
them after doing send in the bills for the clothes they
had provided the people would be asked if they would
not Sustain the CLOTHES department p But the people
would say "No, we will sustain such thing; you are
not fit agent to furnish with cheap dresses Did the
gentleman from Virginia believe that the government
could convey letters cheapy the people could do it
themselves? Government might well convey our
pork and beef, merchandise, and ourselves if it
could do it cheaper than private companies 1t well
known they could not; and he believed that if the post
age business to be thrown open to competition the
government would withdraw from the contest The
time was rapidly approaching when the people would
the importance OF doing their own work.
Mr. ELLIOT of Massachusetts, opposed the b contend
ing that there reasonable grounds for taxing the
reading public to the extent of double the present rate of
postage on newspapers.
favor Of every person using the Post Office De-
pament paying his share of the expense and of the gov
ernment paying its share for the anked matter sent from
the various departments.
Mr. OLDS introduced bill proposing to do this, but
the gentleman from Massachusetts, lNr. ELLIorl voted
against that measure.
Mr. ELLIOT said that true but it was because the
plan proposed by the honorable gentleman, whilst did
not diminish the labor of members increased that Of the
department without any material advantage to either He
in favor of aboshing the ankng privilege but
IN the way proposed by the chairman of the Committee
the Post Office and Post Roads, Mr. OLDs
The morning hour expired before Mr. had concluded
his remarks.
The Senate amendment to the bill granting a right Of
way to the St Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad Com
any through the arsenal and grounds Of Jefferson Barracks
next debated.
Mr.. ORR opposed the amendment and
Mr. CARUTHERS defended it.
Mr. BENTON next obtained the floor; but he prefer
red to speak tomorrow, moved that the House go into
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union.
Mr. HOUSTON moved the usual resolution closing de-
bate the army appropriation bill two hours after the
House shall next go into the Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union: agreed to-ayes 49, noes 81.
Mr. FAULKNER explained that he had opposed the
closing of the debate he intended to offer the
two bills which he had failed in introducing yesterday
amendments the army appropriation bill and the House
choose to close debate that bill in hours he would
have borne in mind that would not be his fault if the
House should be called upon to decide on the important
questions involved in those amendments with but little
opportunity for debate
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS.
The House went into committee and proceeded (Mr
WRIGHT of Pennsylvania in the char) the consdera
to Of the bill making appropriations for the support Of
the army
The pending question being the amendment of the
gentleman from Kentucky Mr. srAsros] abolishng mil
itary superntendency, AF
Mr. BARRY spoke against the amendment contending
that the petitions sent to the President in favor of the pro-
posa in the amendment got by interested parties
this city He opposed to such method Of getting up
petitions protesting to express the views Of the people
when in fact had actually been bribed to sign them
MIR. FAULKNER supported the amendment, and argued
against military superintendency.
Mr.. WALSH said he had been reminded by recent pro-
ceedings statement he had read which described the
history Of Congress that of few continually Jump
ing up OCCUPYING the time with long speeches to the
exclusion of everybody else.
No question could come up matter how trivial or
how important without three four gentlemen get
ting the floor who occupy their whole hour each II they
took glass of brandy they would have to take it in
whole bucketfu Of water in order to dilute it. laugh
Mr.. HARRIS of Mississippi, made some humorous re-
marks when the hammer fell and the debate closed
Mr. HOUSTON said he had intended to occupy his hour
in reply but much time had been occupied in the
debate and the session to its close he would
forego that privilege.
Amendments then offered, and debated under the
hye-mnutes rule
The question the adoption of the amendment Of the
gentleman from Kentucky Mr.. STANToN was taken-ayes
80 3s so the amendment was adopted.
The committee then rose and at halfpast three o'clock
the House adjourned
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