Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-03-09
Defeat Of the Pos,al Appropriate. Bill


the Senate it will BE- that the entire Postal Ap
preparation bill has been allowed to 90 over under
the objection from the Senate, that IS the House
sent in new bill instead Of returning the old one,
it could not be read second time on the same day,
under the rules The Senate adjourned sias die and
thus the necessity of an extra session Of Congress
is created. If this bill is not passed before the lst
of July, the entire postal service Of the country will
come to q stand STILL Much excitement prevailed at
the Capitol to-day account Of this Congressional
legislation Warrington States, uarch 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 concur 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 constitu-
tional rights Of the Senate had been trampcd upon
and usurped by the House. The Senate had sent
them their own bill, with IN amendment The
House did no. uotce the bill, but originated new
one, having all The Senates 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 tho bin only IS new one"
Mr.. Toombs s!oke vehemently until the hour for
final adjournmen, arrived, and 50 nothing was done
Mr.: Grows resolution refusing to concur with the
Senate, and sendng the bill back. by which the ap.
preparation vas lost was carried in the House BY
vote Of III IS Mr.. Gilmer and Mr. Vance voted
with the black Ecpubicans.
The Uaion spcass IS follows Of the results Of the
loss of this bill:
The defeat Of the Post Office appropriation bin
places 1t out Of the power Of the Executive to main.
tain the existing r&l service The department q
most can use the accruing receipts up to the close
of the fiscal year, the 30th of June. Nearly al
moneys appropriated at the last session have been
exhausted; % that the securing income h al that
is available and even this income will not be availa-
bic after the LIST July next OF course il u 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 .
general reduction Of al ethers Within few weeks
the country will be able to determine the wisdom ol
the policy which controlled its representatives in
thus striking down the most important and ncccs
| sary branch Of its public business.
The interest Of trade the demands Of individual,
the honor OF the government and the general vel
fare OF gu the people are identified with the largest
mail hcalit,es and with their maintenance. Besides
the Post Once now owes several millions Of dollar,
for services already performed It's creditors viii x
unpaid Ono thousand Of the most enterpriam(
citizens IN the country viii be protested and ruincs
to-day in consequence Of he delinquency Of Con
| gress II the public can be made to sympethi1l
With the miserable and coatcmptible quibb,ess o
the House shout the dignity and privileges q tha
body, who have produced L. result belbse %, VI
may expect to hear Of the ssdorsement Of their &c
! tious action and the final oyssthsvw a our eatir
postal system"