The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-10


10 account for t and In tic two former more Than
two millions Of dollars rcceved Ia postages fro for
cisn Countries la all the other States, iucludux Penn
syivania, the Post Office Defarment was burden ID
was unjust t. levy postage out Of the lxbong classes for
the benefit Of the commercial and manufacturing cassss
it WAS pundering the poor for the benefit OF the rich
These evils la his opoion had sapg from the seiue
ton OF postage TO three cents hoped It would be-
raised TO point where that department. would BE- self
Now, when the are Insufficient To meet the
expenses of tho government he proposed to remedy the
difficulty BY Topping oil expenses whereas the seaator
from Pennsysania proposed to lay burdens on the
backs Of the people The senator had said that Penn
syiyania was no besgar she would be singular
sort OF beggar IL she begging for additional taxes
upon her laborers. MFR 4 was willing 10 project IA,
in spite of herself from thsss additional burden
So far his vote could do it, He alluded TO
the large sums expended upon the army and navy
We had been pointed to the navy Of England and
France TO show that too small We rriuss 10
keep up large army navy, not because VIC are not
able, but because do not think 1t wise EuRlnnd
within few years past has been at With more than
half the human race She has been 1t with Indis
and China and Russia and she requires largo military
force also, to keep her Irish population in subiecto
But she had got TO gvc up her bad practicca OF the
world would have reckoning with her onS Of these
days He hoped he should live TO the time when
that would take place We only needed ships enough to
keep down pirates and soldiers enough to keep down the
Indians and had already than enough for those
purposes On the conclusion Of his rslnarks--a
consideration Of the subject postponed until 10 NOR
BOW ut one o. clock. US ~. q stss Ass
- ORDER nrssEss. ~
a Mr.. nUNIER desired to take up The consular appro-
priatioa bill. but lac yielded the floor to = asaag
Mr. SiiDELL, who moved to take up the bill in rela-
ton TO the acquisition of Cuba
Mr.. HUNTER willing to agree To a compromise
and allow the Cuba bill to be discussed each tlay until
halt past two three o. clock when the approximation
bills could be taken up and considered until the hour of
adjournment.
Mr.. SEWARD gave notice that when the Cuba bill came
up it would have to be discussed through and through
Mr. HALE said that the people whom he Represented
were opposed to the acquisition Of Cuba, and he was
ready to meet the queston--he wanted It to come
Whenever it should come he should take the map and
show the Senate the Importance of another territory lying
on the north by the acquisition of Canada and the
building of fortress below Quebec all the expense of
naval armament ON the great lakes could be saved He
could furnish responsible parties, who il they had this
thirty millions, chat would have any effect in get
ting Cnba would guarantee to annex Canada and hold it
until we chose to give it away by negotiation,
Mr.. MASON said he should listen with great interest
aud doubtless Instruction. to the debate this subject
but he would suggest to the friends of the measure that
one obstacle in the way Of favorable result would per.
haps be found in the delay paying the Amistad claim
He hoped that bill woul be taken up on Friday next
and passed He should not debate it at all but the SEN
ator from Connecticut [Mr. DlxoN] had examined the
subject and would express his views. $50 aeG&
Mr. SEWARD was opposed to the Amistad bill and
if its passage would facilitate the acquisition of Cuba
that would be additional for voting against IT,
Mr.. BENAbrIN expected this Cuba bill " pass during
the present session. and that 1t would resut in the
QUESTION Of Cuba &i4 M
After further discussion, the question being taken
the motion OF Mr. sLlpEiL agreed to-yeas 2s nays
lT--as follows: sati4a ast4 6ae
YEAsssrs Allen, Bayara Benjamin, Bsier, Brown, Chestnut
Gwn Hoaslon Hunter serson Johnson Of Tonnesseo jones'
Mallory Mason, Polk raeh Reid Rice Shields slle and Ward
NAYS Messrs Brode4ck, Cameron Chandler Clark. coamar