Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-03-09
Defeat of the Postal Appropriation Bill.

By reference to our Senate proceedings to-day in
the Senate, it will be seen that the entire Postal APP
preparation bill has been allowed to go over under
the objection from the Senate that as the House
sent in bill instead of returning the old one
it could not be read second time on the same day,
under the rules. The Senate adjourned sine die, and
thus the necessity of an extra session of Congress
is created. If this bill is not passed before the LIST
of july the entire postal service of the country will
come to a stand STILL Much excitement prevailed at
the Capitol to-day on account of this Congressional
Legislation. Washington States, March 4.
On motion of Mr.. Grow, black Republican, the
House BILL amended by the Senate, was returned to
the latter body, the House refusing to with
the Senate on the ground that the Senate, by its
amendments, had assumed the right unconstitu-
tionally of raising revenue. When the bill went
back to the Senate, "Mr. Toombs said the consttu-
tional rights of the Senate had been trampled upon
and usurped by the House. The Senate had sent
them their own bill, with an amendment The
House did not notice the BILL but originated new
one, having all the Senatcs amendments except the
last and 18th one which raised the rates of postage
and sent this new bill back to the Senate. He was
opposed to considering the bill only as new one !"
Mr.. Toombs spoke vehemently until the hour for
final adjournment arrived, and so nothing was DONE
Mr.. Grows resolution refusing to concur with the
Senate, and sending the bill back by which the ap-
preparation was lost, carried in the House by a
vote of III to 76 Mr.. Gilmer and Mr. Vance voted
with the black Republicans.
The Union speaks as follows of the results of the
loss of this bill: .
"The defeat of the Post Office appropriation bill
places it out of the power of the Executive to main
tain the existing mail service The department. a,
most can the accruing receipts up to the close
of the fiscal year, the 30th of June. Nearly all
moneys appropriated at the last session have been
exhausted; so that the ACQUIRING income is all that
is available; and this income will not be availa
BILE after the LIST July next Of course, it is the
duty of the administration at once to adjust the
service to the means IN its hands, This will require
prompt suspension of great many routes, and a
general reduction of all Others Within few weeks
the country will be able to determine the wisdom
the policy which controlled its representatives in
thus striking down the most important and neces
sary branch of its public business.
The interest of trade, the demands of individuals
the honor of the government, and the general wei
fare of all the people are identified with the largest
mail facilities and with their maintenance. Besides
the Post Office owes several millions of dollars
for services already performed. Its creditors will e
unpaid. One thousand of the most enterprisine
citizens in the country will be protested and ruined
to-day in consequence of the delinquency of Con
gress If the public can be made to sympathizt
with the miserable and contemplate quibblers O.
the House about the dignity and privileges of thai
body, who have produced the result before U.s. w
NAV expect to hear of the endorsement of their fac
tious action and the final overthrow of our entire
postal system"