The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THlRTY.FIFTH CONGRESS---SECOND SESSION,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 1856

SENATE.
The Senate met at the usual hour
The Post Route bill, with the amendments. was
adopted bv yeas 80, NAYS 25.
. The bill as amended, and as finally passed after
establishing certain post routes abolishes entirely
the franking privilege. The section giving to mem
bers of Congress $50 at the commencement of
each session, and the section allowing postotfice
officials to send and receive free matter upon official
business, were stricken out All letters documents
&c, printed by order Of Congress shall be prepaid
prior to their transmission by mail; and all letters
documents, &c, sent to government officials must
also be prepaid. The postages upon mail matter
sent by the different departments of the govern
ment is to be charged to such departments and
paid out OF the treasury. Military and civil off
GERS will have refunded to them the sums paid by
them upon letters official business The Post
master General is forbidden to make contracts for
the transportation of mails with any view to the
transportation of passengers. The section of the
act of 1852 allowing deduction of fifty per cent
upon the regular rates of postage on newspapers
and publications published quarterly in advance is
repealed.
The following rates of postage are established
For every single letter, in manuscript or paper
Of any kind, in which information shall be asked
or communicated in writing, or by signs, con-
yeyed in the mail for any distance between places
in the United States, not exceeding three thou
SAND miles, hve cents, and for any distance over
three thousand miles, ten cents, and for a double
letter there shall be charged double these rates
and for treble letter treble these rates. and every
letter or parcel not exceeding half an ounce in
weight shall be deemed single letter, and every
additional weight of half an ounce or additional
weight of less than half an ounce shall he charraJ
with an additional single rate of postage
And there shall be charged for letters conveyed
in the mail, whole or in part by sea- and to or from
a foreign country, without REGARD to distance tan
cents for each half ounce in weiobt or oddit;onoi
weight of less than half an ounce excepting how
ever, all cases in which such hostage bad baan or
shall De adjusted at different rates by postal treaty
be made. ~
Drop letters must nav cent nostooo .nd nost
age must be prepaid except by those fo whom, tho
franking privilege has been granted bv nama
The provision in regard to newsnaner nost,oe
is as follows:-Each newspaper, periodical mn
sealed circular, or other article or printed matter
not exceeding three ounces in weight. shall he sent
to any part of the United States for one cent and
for every addi ional ounce fraction of an ounce
cent additional shall be charged: and the nos
tage upon newspapers and periodicals shall he mid
quarterly in advance either at the posoiice where
the same are delivered or at the office where thew
furnished quarterly to the office of delivery in such
manner as the Postmaster General NAV. bv oener
al regulations, prescribe, NEWSPAPERS and ner;od-
Gals, not weighing over one ounce and n half
when circulated in the State where published
shall be charged one-half the rates above mention
ed.
Provided That small newsnaners and nar;od;ool
published monthly, or oftener, and pamphIrts con.
tanning not more than sixteen octave paUes each
when sent in single packages weighing OF Iaost
eight ounces to one address and nranaid br ofi
ing postage stamps thereto, shall be CHARGED only
half cent for each ounce or fraction of an ounce
notwithstanding the postage calculated on each SEN
arate article of such package would excaed that
rate And provided further That the nublisbars of
weekly newspapers NAV send to each actual sub
scriber within the county where their paners are
printed and published one COPY thereof free of Nos
tage; and that nothing herein contained sbaU nro
want bn froa a oLopoo cf ,o,.,,o..... -
publishers thereof The postage on ali transant
printed matter shall be prenaid nv nostare s,an,s
Deputy postmastcrs are to be paid bT commits
sons ranging from lOG5O per cent nm tho nnstaGo
on letters passing through their Offices and 20 nor
cent. on newspapers, periodicals, &c, Il il also
made lawful for persons known as regular deal
ers in newspapers and periodicals to receive hv
mail such quantities of either as they NAV REQUIRE.
anu to paw the postage thereon as tbay ma ho
received at the same rates as regular Subscribers
to such publications Maps. encravinqs litbo1
graph or photograph prints on rollers are CHARGED
with postage by the weight of the packape. at The
rate of one cent an ounce or fraction Of an omnce
to any place within the United States
The House bill providing for the repavment to
persons who have bought lands from Gnyernrant
with the defective titles was passed.
On motion of Mr.. SLIDELL the Cuba bill was taken
up by a vote of 35 to o. The two Sanators rron,
MARYLAND Messrs Pearce and Kennedy voted in
the negative.
Mr. MALLORY of Florida rasnmod .bo o,oh
which he had commenced on tho ias, ooaa; ~ % a. No
the bill was before the Senate He enmmnr.tad ,ha
MANY ad dvantaoes that mnst rosrlt - ma -. IL IL
ACQUISITION of Suba He combateJ ,a an iS"a ,ts tne
the Catholic religion was nacrss,riIv hostile :" raa
principles and deprecated the manner in yrbiob
the slave trade was carried ON. He thouobt bv tba
annexation of Cuba to this country ston won ID ho
put to the slave trade Slavery on that island uos
equal to 100 900 Spanish soldiers in ma;ntaining Tho
Spanish rule The inhabitants were afraid IN reyot
for fear of the liberation of the slaves.
Mr. Dixon smoke for two honrs ronIr;,, >,
points in Mr.. BEyJAurN,s recent sosacb "
Mr.. BENJLyIy had urged, he said. that pnlas. wo
acquire Cuba Spain will emancnata tba oIaUos
Mr.. Dixon reasoned that if freedom in Crb,
would be injurious to the United States in Joma;oa
it must be equally so; vet this ia not nsod a.
an argument to buy Jamaica from Great Rr;t.in
Mr. RESJANIN had reasoned tbat onnniN-
bor was neceserrv to davelonn trom;naT ID
tions ro '''p''"' piouue-
MIR. Dixon thought that supar sufficient for tho
world could be grown by free labor and If II
could IT. sugar was not sufficient eonivalent for
the Fermentation of slavery In tho cnnroa 81 ~;
remarks Mr. Dixon had occasion m saw tbat w. LIS
deuradps free labor wbareunon A. D. .y
yerted that opipion' and said that tho dootri
was new in the South. and maintained thar the
white man is not degraded by i.hor oI,hnah a. 'he
works at the bench or in the feld sda hv s,;tL
his slave y ''oe III"
Mr.. LIxoy. however. refused to .dni, .ho ~
rectness of the assertion % an anrasai 'he COT
general Southern feeling " 'Ap'e''ion oi 'he
. Eiqht o'clock p. M-Seyeral motions to .d;ourn
have been thrown out and the Senate is now 6llI
ing up.
Mr. KENNEDY addressed the Senate. aroning that
the ACQUISITION of Cuba was subversiya of tha Rat
interests of the South Refarrina IN tba nn;,;r
our domestic affairs be said he Considered that i'm
novatons had been engrafted on the nolicv of this
Government which inevitably foretokens Il, disso.
luiion The doctrine of State-rirbts did we'll
while we were homogeneous noonia ~ iu We"
gether by our common tronbes Thnt ds
has passed. and the unbounded prosneritv of th;s |
countrv-ifs fertile lands and Increasing wealth
has attracted to it people from every cline There
is no common interest to bind us together The
Constitution and the Supreme Court are derded and
the Constitution threatens to be but a rome of sand