New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-23


M. BARKsDALE lNiss.) said the service hsd
y,e>r increased the application Of Members OF Con-
sress, and oompmerted the Postmaster General on
having extended mail facilities TO the hitherto ne.
eected South and West
Mr.. SICKLES IN. Y remarked that the amend.
nest sould be a positive relief to the Postmaster
(y~uffal aud b. could not imagine how il could n any
pssssbIe sspse be offensive to bin.
Mr.. SEWARD (Gs.) offered amendment pro-
ydog that the nODsy shall be spent equally in all tae
Staiee He old 40 20 show the utter folly and nprec-
tioabifty Of Mr.. Garnetts position, that the Post
Department tb01ld be self sustaining.
Mr.. JOHN COCHRANE IN. Y was convinced
she Department should not be 10 an economical or DO
btos sense elfsustsiuing machine. As 10 New
York, the receipts we're largely in excess Of the
pepdi.Ures.
Mr.. LETCHER ys.) thought the Department
should be seltustaining. 1t 80 10 former years
UNDER all the dieaovAotases not now existing.
Mr.. JOHN COCHRANE, resumng, spoke in favor
Of the sbrogstiOn of the fr.nkipg privilege as the
commencement Of a wholesome reform.
MIR. MOORE (Ais.l said, # the receipts Of New
York we're largely in excess OF the expenditures it
vas in Consequence Of Ocean Mail facilities being con-
feTred 90 that city.
Mr.. SMITH VA made similar remarks.
Mr.. SlCKLES replied asserting on official data
that the service il New York is sesustsnng and is
serooitor 70 the amount Of 100000 annually
hr. FLORENCE PENN thought this rivalry be
tween gehtltneL, IN and out of NesYork Should here
cease. BE tus'ed that when the Ocean Mail Steamer
bill csfoo up, Rentlemt would exercise a wise discre
hon s1d distribute that kind Of service all over the
Union, sno not conhne IL to NewYoik, which has so
many Coz mercial and artificial advantages. The
eject OF Mr. Garnetts amendment would be to curta
The service.
Mr.. BRANCH North Cardinal favored Mr. Gar
pett's amendment while he would make the most
liberal Postal arrangements. 1t only Of late years
that the Postu sster eIal had been allowed to call
On the Poblic Treasury and this presented greater
reason shy Congress shOuld limit and control his dis
cretiOB in expenditures.
Mr. GARSEIT SAID his amendment had nothing to
do with tie Ocean or Overland mails He merely
ssked ihst the purse Of the alton shall remain under
The Constitution ana not at the ndiscrimnate merces
pf any Executive officer.
After further debate, Mr.. Garnett's amendment was
rejected by, Yeas, "a, Nays cot counted.
Messrs. AVERY and ATKINS seYeTdlly replied TO
tbe remarks made yesterday by Mr.. Blair, and with
much eatnet tness defended the Postmaster General
from the charge that 10 selecting the Overland Mail
ropte he was Influenced by personal considerations.
Mr.. AVERY said that II was true tine Postmaster
owns land in Arkansas but not within eighty miles Of
the route, and that on tho Mississippi.
Nj. BLAIR said that Mr.. Craig OF Missouri, and
Mr.. English Of Indiana, had informed him That the
Postmaster osned lands in Arkansas.
Dir. ENGLISH denied he ever communicated any
such information.
Mr.. CRAIG explained, that he did say, that in SO.
lectirg the route there more OF politics than ad-
yancing the value OF the public lands IN It, aud that
De thought IL was tue pioneer to the Pachc Railroad
He hosever, had attributed no unworthy motive to
the Postmaster, to whom the present Administration
was indebted for three fOuTths vi lts popularity.
Mr. III. ORENCE denied that the Postmaster land
touched anywhere the route.
Mr.. BLAIR wished ~ know how the gentleman
knew the fact.
Postmaster this morning. The route was heretofore
adopted by the late General Rusk.
Theee explanations caused not little excitement.
Without concluding action on the bill, the Commit
Zee rose. 49,.
On motion Of Mr.. BURNETT Ky J, the House took
up anc passed the Senate bill Incorporating the ash
ington Nation al Monument Society.
Mr.. ENGLISH, rising to an explanation, remarked
that he had never said n with Mr.. Blair,
of his own knowledge, that the Postmaster owned
lands In she vicinity vi the overland route, although
he might have spoken of there being such rumors IN
circulation. He had recollection, however, even OF
doing this.
plisb az asserting the fact of biz own knowledge.
On motion Of MIR. C0V0DE Pa, Harry Connolly,
after whom the Sergeant 6t-sTns sent 10 compel
h,s attendance az a witness before the Committee to
nyestR ate the accounts of the late Superintendent OF
Public Printing discharged from custody, he hay-
ing voiuD. -iiy returned To WashiI gton. IN
Mr.. HUG rs Und.l asked leave to introduce OH
10 revive tLe Ia ID act OF 1916.
Mr. PHELPS {. ~ had previously moved for re-
Cess for general debste. ,u
Several motous were here made to adjourn, and tue
contest between those in favor oil a0JOurDneht dua
thOso in favor of cOnfusedy Kept up Tor
long time. ..u A..
Mr.. HOWARD said that it was at his instance the
recess was named. He wished thereby TO facilitate
business but gentlemen the other side had retnsed
this arrangement.
Nr, BURNETT was opposed to seven or eight gen.
temeu countg here and publishing speeches some oil
] which never we've delivered. it,,
Wearied with the contest, the House then adjourned