New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-02
syxVth CONGRESS-. :. Second Session.
SENATE. .WAsHINGToH, March |, 1850.
Ssra,e on assembling went into Executive Ses-


ssraie on assembling went into Executive Ses-
. . a. " o'o'Ock, after which
NJ, sh !ELDS pTeserisd the credentials Of NJ.
Dorslss rejected for Elk years.
ne net Office approximation bill was taken mp.
a. UIEE, from 'le Com Iittse appended 20
t,e , clause similar 10 tbst on the Posi- Roa','
biz pg the rate Of postage ia five tnts, and se9-
ishh ehantifg piylCge. Agreed 10. Yeas ~
AsSMs.g. Benjamin, srlsht, Blown css'nut el,I.
nE CiiteldeD, Dr Flteb, sizpatet V'eeI qbns15
~ Jos:S LsSs a,co P;.,s FoI Rsia' SEBASTIAN
i%s. s eds T soieisI .. ch.adl:
ClnG Cohsmsr Dixon Dooule Dousss Dursse Fe.'epash'
Toots. Fcstsr sse HanHn, H.r,n kpr KsntsSy Paya'
Mr. WILSON said the Post. Office advertisements
or,'a.,eS IN over zoo newspapers, which he consi'
Ia w. mere matter Of patronage; therefore, he
moved that future advertising be in the two papers OF
the largest circulation 10 each STATE ana Ief4I'iy'
ard two In Washington City. Agreed to.
NJ WILSON further moved TO amend, by pro-
lid NJ that the contract with B1ttersld & Co., for
or7tvi.g the mas between bt. Louis aud San Fran
W b. modified. 20 thst the contractors may carry
mails bet geen those termni BY any route they
u selecs.
rir YUIEE stated thathis objections thereto were,
mt Mr.. Blteits'd had presumption Of land at GER
ain points which would therebybe increased ~ vsnej
also that by frightening the route he might found
claim thereon for increased cOmpeDsatioo, or oew
route and might force the Government to estabiSh
military posts or endanger the safety OF the olaS Do
side maDy other reasons. ,,.,. -, ...
Of 200 miles of msil service via Memphis
Mr.. INVERSION ssw in it only an attempt to deprive
tbs South Of the poor privilege OF mau r9nse Tor ane
IS net of the North add that was lntehoed 10 nuu-
az "a the route Of the Pacific railroad. ,.,no
Ues,s RICE, FREDERICK POLK, BAYARD
and otto.s took part in the debate. IL came out 10
the dscu zion that the overland conveyance costs from
as to $50 for each letter. a.
NJ Wilson amendment was lost by Yeas 49, Nays
Mr.. STUART moved to amend, that the Butterfied
overland contract be reduced 20 weekly service aud
1b nao 90 he $50 600 instead of $500 OOO Agreed TO.
M BRODERlCK moved 20 amend, that the week
lv mail between St. Joseph and Pacervile be accel-
Grated TO g dsyF, and the pay sllOOOO. Agreed to
Mr.. RICE moved 10 amend, that weekly mail be
e,iabisbed from s.. Paul, Miuresota, to Pnget
Sound the pay to be 500 900. Agreed TO-.
TIE Senate here took recess, there being no quo
run present. - o,, .,
the credentials of Mr. SALISBURY as Senator from
Delaware in place Of Mr. Bates.
After the recess, Mr.. Rice's amendment was voted
on and carried-Yeas, 81; nays, 4. -
MI BENJAMIN moved to strike ont the SSDOJJ Tor
the monthly Overland Mail from Kansas City ID
Stockton, at the expiration of the present quarter
Agreed 20. ,..
of the amendments Of the Committee Of the Whole
were adopted, votes being tsken on th,se disputed
The amendment reducing BatteIheld " w. b Con-
tract was dnOpleu--'~ dBnlhHt w.
The amer dmept for a weekly mail from st. Joseph,
Mo to Placerville, Cal was adopted by % a<anstI2
Tie amendment for weekly mail from Kansas to
Stockton adopted. ~
The section raising the rates of postage abolshing
the ffsnking privilege, and generally regulating the
details, &c was adopted.
Mr. GWIN renewed his motion for the establish
trent Of the weekly mail service from Salt Lake to
Oregon al such compensation as the Committee
may determine. Adopted.
Mr.. CLiNGMAN moved to give the Postmaster;
General Discretionary power to continue any overland
route. Adopted.
Some minor amendments were then adopted and
added 10 The bill, when il passed by - against -.
YEAs-Mcssrs. Allen Be1jamiD, Brown. Chsmu, Ciay,
.<liDgmGn Davis Dour.s Fitch Fitzpatrick, Green GwiD
Houston Hunter tyerson Jones Lane Mallory Mason pearo
Polk Reid, Rice Sebastian Stuart Toombs, Ward' Wright
Yulee.
RAYs-Bc,srs Bgler Brolerick Cameron, Chandler Ca-k
colsmeT, Dixon, Dooittle fessenden fos' aostsT Hss
Hs1Iip isri-o, johnson fTeno6 KIM fneb Se~ho' 9i
mons, Tgumbun, WADE, wilson
Mr. FREDERICK moved to reconsider, az, in his
opinion Mr.. Cliugman's amendment placed the whole
Pacific coast at the mercy Of the POstmaserGeneral
Motion 10 reconsider lost, by y 10 y.
Ten o'elOck-On motion of Mr.. HUNTER the Na-
val Appropriation bill gas taken up.