The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-25


MIR. PUGH remarked that this $3.50 to each senator
would operate very unequally those coming from diff
feren States aud he did not know but that scna
tors mig ht take the stamps and not send the documents
The question being taken the amendment of Mr..
MAsoS 10 strike out the second section, it agreed to-
yeas i, nays none rs follows
lRAsNsasrs. Alien Bayard B Brnjamu Hgler, Broderek,
Critenarn Dav Dooie Dkee Eos eudeu Fich HUpalrek,
fOo Poster G~n Hale Hammond Harlan Houston anier John
rugh Rela RICE seward shields simmons shde Smith, Stuart
T' Q y, rs'@bali Wade WILSON, and Hoiee-'i
Mr. DAVIS moved to strike out the first five sections
of the amendment, and insert in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing
That from and amer the ar.t day Of July next the ankag nrg
privilege, be, aud the same Is hereby, Abolished
After long debate the question being taken the
amendment was not agreed to-yeas IL, nays 26-as
follows
Messrs Brown, chosnu cngman, Davis Douglas, Fitch,
Fitzpatrick GWin Iseron johnson Arkansas Johnson Of Ten
ncssee jones' Lame Mallory reare Polk, Reid aud sebastanls
SAffAessrs Alien beijAmin roierck Clark Cay eolamer'
Dixon Dooe, essenden Poster Green, Hale imNn Houston,
Wade, Ward and Wison-2d.
Mr. HALE opposed any increase in the rates of postage
The work of retrencment ought to be commenced any
where else rather than by taxing the people additional
sum or their letters He thought there might be great
saving in tie letting of contracts and he also advocated
the repeal Of the law making all railroads post routes
lie believed If the postage raised the revenues
the department would be diminished In of
the large amount of mail matter that would be conveyed
by express companies, and otherwise outside of the mail
MIR H. moved to strike out that section OF the commit
tee amendment which increases the letter postage,
MIR. DIXON argued that high rate of postage dimin-
shes the gross of the department and rs the
rates Of postage diminished The increases
He cited statistics in support of this proposition.
MI SIMMONS said that letter hostages paid for letter
transportation already and more too and If it was de
sired TO make the Post Office Department sesusainng
the charges ought TO be put that description of mail
matter which docs not pay for itself
The question being taken, the amendment Of Mr. HALE
was not agreed to-ycas 10, nays 2I-as follows;
Dgor Cameron Chandler Clark, coamer Dixon,
Douglas, Dukoc Fessenden Foot Foster, Hale amln, Harlan,
NAys-Mcssrs Allen Benjamin Frederick, Brown, Clay, Cling
Davis FITCH f,zpa'rk Green, Houston Hunter Iysron
ee@a7
On the above vote it was announced that Messrs
CnEsNur and PUon GwIN and WADE, Mason and SEWARD,
SHiKLDs and 1ooABs had severally paired of.
Mr.. COLLAMER moved to amend the bill by inserting
clause repeating so much of the acts of March 3 lS4I,
and of March 8, 1851, as makes an annual appropra-
ton deny the expenses of the franking privilege
which was agreed to.
Mr. FITZPATRICK moved to strike out the seventh
section of the amendment of the committee which pro-
hits the Postmaster General from making contracts for
the transportation of the mail with any view to the trans
poration of passengers and restricts him in making such
contracts TO the acceptance of such bids only shall pro
vide for the conveyance of the mails
Mr. WILSON spoke in opposition to the motion. He
said that the people Of the North and East who paid their
own postage had not only to pay the hostages of other
sections hut had also to nav for running coaches for their
accommodation. These mail routes had been established
for the promotion of other and outside interests
Mr.. BRODERICk said he had voted to raise the post
age to five cents because Cornans had to pay ten cents
for their letters and it not fair that other sections
should have to pay only three cents.
Mr. FITZPATRICK contended that it not the coach
service but the railroad service which was so expensive
TO the department.
Mr.. SMITH said that Massachusetts, had been asking
Congress for protection since the origin of gov
eminent but now, that she has waxed fat and becohc
rich she complains that she has to pay more than her
fair proportion for postal facilities. He contended that
the people of New England and the seaboard cities were
benefited by their intercourse with the Pacific States
much those residing in that section.
The question being taken the motion of Mr. Fnz
rArnicK it not agreed toyeas Is, nays 2Gas fol-
lows
YEAS Nesrs DrolercL Brown C1naman n,ys tI,zpari,k
Green Harlan Houston Iverson johnson Arkansas Lane Folk
Fed smith ana wsrh-lo,
mxnn na,Ia Rplns ' 1gend d, a,pi rai I oy i
Hunter Johnson Of Tennessee King pcarc Rice sebastian Shields
simmons, Stuart, Trumbui, Wilson, and Yulee-26.
Mr. WILSON moved to amend the amendment by pro-
vidng that the postage letters shall be three cents for
all distances within the United States not exceeding five
l,ndrd miles and 6ve cents for al, listoncas var Coo
hundred miles ana less than three Thousand miles
which was not agreed o--yeas lG, nays "a las follows:
YEAssessrs Bger Cameron Chandler, Clark Coer Dixon
Doo iakse Fessenden Foot Foster lamln Harlan Simmons
NaYsIMaa.rs Bspiam,n Frederick Brown CLAW cnpg,an
PAWS Fitch Fitzpatrick Green Houston Hunter Ivcfon johnson
Of Arkansas Johnson Of Tennessee Lane Folk e Rice scbas
s"' r"''' ' 'o "'' a ios'--f'
Mr.. PEARCE moved to amend the amendment by adj
ding separate section that routes herein an.
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