The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-26

port but Mr. Florence, who is always alive TO the in
teress OF Philadelphia, substituted for Norfolk in the
bill which he introduced, The approximate value Of
American commerce annually passing this route
Is represented the petition s35 900 900 The compc
ttoo for the carrying Of that trade ought induce the
establishment OF tie line with or without government
subvent ion.
In the Senate of the closing days OF the session,
Mr. Kennedy, OF Mary land introduced bill to establish
line OF mail steamships between the ports of New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston Savannah
and New Orleans, the United States, and Southampton,
in England and thence auxiliary steamers carrying the
closed United States mails for the Continent to the ports of
Havre, in France, and to Antwerp, in Begium-he de
parures to he four times in each month from the United
States in alternate weeks from the ports aforesaid, aad
four rmcs in each month from England
Both these propositions will probably be renewed at
this session, without however, any very aaterlng pros
peots Of success.
POSTAL REFORM.
n is not at all unlikely that plan will be maured
and adopted al this make the Post Office De
parment OF the government self sustaining. That
20 he DONE however, by taking any rctrograde move
meo IN regard to cheap postage contemplated by
Seoltor Hunters bill, introduced last session. which
TO raise the uniform rate Of postage for any distance
bctweeu places in the United States exceeding
thousand miles, to Eve cents for any greater
lance to ten No unpopular piece of legsla
ton than that could be INDUCED in and yet although the
Senate did not &C, Senator Hunter BILL did engraf
ii III the way OF the General Pos, oace
Appropriation bill-an amendment, however, in which
the House refused 10 concur, and which consequently
faxed To make the Post Office Department self sustain
ing is necessary increase the OF postage. All
that required is TO abolish the Thanking privilege and
have no desdheads by mail any than by railroad
That VIII bring the receipts ana expenditures of the Post
Once nto closer relationship and besides tha, will
al fXOm In he
public printing line. Where hundreds of thousands do
ordered TO be printed for distribution by
Soogressmen among their constituents. and 10 supply
wrapping paper the grocers Of Washington, thou
ynd ordered the Congressman had to pay for
Aes transmission to his district by post express Ii
costs government less than 81 900 year send
Father Bernhscs public documents home to salt Lake City.
The senate indeed did 60 far the right way last
SON. the Post Office appropriation bill an
ameaimeet abo'ishng the frankng privilege but the
Hoose refused TO concur in IT, partly because il mat
tes WHICH should have been treated in Independent, BILL
instead OF being tagged amendment The Senate
do also append some very ridiculous amendments to the
same bah, which the House also rejected one
have the Post Office advertisements uncaed for letters
published IN the newspaper that had the largest
Collation. III the town city, but in the that would
pub ish them cheapest The other was to debar news
papers from getting their correspondence out
Of DE Post oaice except during the regular
hours OF business. What Senator Colamer's
object could be trying to have such rule adopted we
Do not know II POSSIBLE tina, i may not have been
ntcaJed a. dug against newspapers which sometimes
allowed such privileges: but, if not he has
fighting windmis the bill be introduced the first sec
tlon OF which provided
Taat pos, Offices shall he open the receipt aud deli.
very OF letters papers aud mai for all persons a,
The same time aud ~ practice OF arrangement shall be
allowed by which any person persons. for any consi
deraton obtain their letters papers earlier said
occ than all or any Others may receive their letters
papers OF apply NJ therefor.
There very strong feeling prevailing in regard to
the abuse Of the ftankng privilege and all
improbable that it will be abolished this session. it has
been abolished in Great Britain where the Queen
has TO pay the postage her letters. Its abolition
would bc saving TO the Treasury of less than five
millions a year.
Tariff.
BORING the course og tae last the Committee
Commerce Of the House o. Representatives OF which Mr.
Jobn C,chrane, Of New York, IS chairman, devoted
inmeGse amount OF labor and tine to the maturing Of
measures calculated 10 benefit the the
Iy. and although the bills reported by them were
acted upoo, their abors il j. to BE- hoped, De
without result Tie revision Of the tariff with view By
tn mpost Of higher scale of duties increase the
revenues &C the country u doubtless Ice attempted this
b., lhcre Etc prospect Of any change being
Affected that respect between tn, aud the z,h ct
March nest 1t said that the Secretary Of the Treasury
o. opinion that with revival of trade the receipts oC
import tutes under the present ta viii be adequate
10 IN wants OF government He may not, therefore,
commend a rev ilc estimates the receipts for the
as.ll year s5OO0Oo0O aud the expenditures at
- 0co0o0 90 thai another o4u wl be required lie
said % favor the imposition OF duty of twenty per cen,
o. tea and coffee bat that would be a unpopular
po, l. the tara r. - be amended a all supposed
that regard man! spec duties vii bcsub-
g.lulet Tor tie plCgp.t a. rii8Fs1a duties.
ABOLITION ~ IMPORT DUTIES.
NJ Rlyce, u -oath Carolina, a nrm believer in the
poooy o. free trade and Under rcsplu
t-5u o h.. select committee appointed lat session
T. EXAMINE tie quest and he chairman presented
afept reduction ~ The expenditures u The govern
mot the navigation laws the existing duties on imports
A Tho question vii come up incidentally, 4 no, al.
retty on the adoption q thc report
COMPLICATION or rt REvsSrE LAWS.
IT, coiilcatna Of the reycn laws a work requiring
erat nfustry anh research, and thorough knowledge
ofthe subject uatutcd as, session b, the Committee
o. Cpmm-ce ard reported 10 the House By Mr. John
Cochrane Tbs BAL has been made the special order for
Tho second "Wednesday December. aud even Il il be not
acted then il viii probably be taken up and passed
this scS Tue bn ds two hundred and eighty niue
printed pages ani Il could b. very intei.
gently discussed except ny those few members
v'o familiar with the subject, We may presume
uai Congress wi take for granted that a well con
s'deted and proper measure and pass il faith During
the recess Mr. Cochraue has perfected the bin regard
pstcu,ry TO the system Of adincasurcmeni of vessels
Tie rcot system Of estimating the tonnage Of vessels
by an arbitrary rule Of measurcment offers aci.
hs % commit fraud upon the goverumcnt-ihe actual
oapcii ben sometimes than double the registered
capacity aud operates nlur0usy the models OF our
marine NJ. Cochrane proposes 10 have The registered
tonnage correspond exactly with the actual capacity Of
the vessel 70 be ssceraned by interior survey con
Quoted mathematical principles Hs thinks that The
change vii show the aggregate tonnage % the United