Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-02-26


adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Feb lG.-Tn the Senate, the
Cuban question was debated.
In the House, the Arizona. Dacotnh and
Jefferson Territorial bills were tabled. The
Agricultural College bill was passed by a
large majority but Its opponents think the
President will veto it,
WAsnINGToN, Feb. lin the Senate.
the Consular Diplomatic bill was discussed
In the House the bill regulating postacc
was was passed. and tho Army Appropriation
bill was under discussion -
Increase of Postage
In the Senate, on Friday, MIR. Yulcc. from
the Committee on the Postoiice and Post
Roads, reported bill to abolish the frank
ing privilege, and for other purposes.
This E' consists of twelve or thirteen soc
tons. 1t does not apply to cx- Presidents or
any persons on whom the frankmg privilege
has been conferred by name. In lieu of the
privilege ono hundred and fifty dollars IN
stamps arc TO be given to each member Of
Congress at the commencement Of each rcr-
| ular session the stamps to be paid for out Of
the contingent fund of the two Houses of
| Congress; all letters, packets, periodicals.
newspapers public documents books rrin.
ted by Congress- and all other mailablc mat
tor to be prepaid by stamps. or stamped en-
nfica and olIlnt,nrS t III ~ ",'S p,S'-
and ,nen,bcrs of Cnm',ra" .hni "'
~ thn ,'n;i;,, oS' s.''I' pc i'fc-pa'u
Dnnnrtmnnt s1 o"N" 4,o vMItpv 'nS losIolilco
ury fnr tLot Donnrt,-,,, M w. "'T l'''s-
ter-Gcnctal and Assistant posmastol-G Gener-
al Chief Clerk of the PuStofficc. Auditor
and Chief Clerk Of the Auditor are au-
| thorized to receive and send letters. pack
ages, and all other mailnblc matter re-
il is madc thc;, drt,, ",',1 m.S'',II' ni "'''
un6or tLci, n,,.,, ,t, I a. S"o' y.
ciol Lrs;ncss :" n5I fn. cynr,, ,''i," "iV "",
G,Isoly mnJo III ar', ~ 'o
E-orc.bnIf 10 ~. ;mfIr,or '''' '''" pay |'0'
Il 10 n,ndo .hn 5,t, i","' 'r H. co,, o.,
Trnosnr, +1 ~, 80 VI ~ 'lic
mot exccntcd Inv thn IilI sUnI, ',,W ""aV''uS
tbo nronar occnnpt;no nri,, tl do
shall credit and allow far -, ',;I:
blo matter son, from, the;. nF;"o m a,;.i ~
business '"'
It. so construcs tbc 1S,I, soo,;on or tl,o 1
of March ISl5 ne 70 nrnI,;I,;t t'o put' .'st ,'"
ter General from motin,, cnvtrnnts G'. ~ y
TRANSFORMATION orthc moif w;th a,', ,.;o,, ''.o ~
the tronsnortntion Of ,I,esom,,nr, 3i -. ="
strict him in maxine snch n9ntr.,.ts .l'o
acccntnnco nf snch i3is onl, os sIou ,>,1..;,io
for thc conveyance of tho ,1n;ls rondnI, so
much Of the lat section of tho Nnt of t',,,,st ~
1852. as allows n deduction of INV nov 9cnt 3oSt
on newsnamcrs and ncrioJnoIs na;j tori,
in advance.
From and after Tho first of .Jrlv 1870 tbo
nostomo on letters not nycoo1;nr tbrno ,o. VIZ
and miles is to he Gvc ccnts on1 fnr ali Ict-
ters over that distance ten cents Inttcrs
conveyed wholly or in part bv sea 70 and
from n distant country. without rcrard to
distance, ten cents. cxcept in eases whcrc
there has been or shall be adjusted ot ifercnt
rates by posta treaty or convention.
Advertised letters arc to he chorrcd ono
cent in addition to regular postage From
the lst of JULY, 1850. The rates CHARGED mon
each newspaper periodical. unseolcd circu.
sI'.'Ii w -. c o1rn;'" q, weight
onnt ,,d c n" "s"'cS oiio
~, ~ .t Si:,; " iitc
Ihar@nJ thn ,rostn,+o ~ G ,,;J S,'un 3c
oJoS r. w a. fs'u III
cn;ycd ~ mn,i,, LVin M VI le
~ H., ~ 49, r. ~ y =" 81 VIC F'cS-
T,hta"i .Ssf.pS ~ $3.50 S"'.' . w. l' VI l "
od 60 Int,, ~ Wv a, ''o" "'"W-
poS.''i'9''I .;,'i y, 1no ioS'il,oS'cF-
GcuetN' - ,tu'"9r'"eH I" N,i"W mem co'nmiS
- .o sInO i'''cS ror
and ot ntfcos ,yhor" 3,,o %AUo Ivy !ur rrm'
''I otn'" 0,IoS iuo ',,'''.S 'rtlvc regu
!" ~ uor,';n ,"f S,Uon & "V ~ anu "Nc
tho 20 "ioMVs' @ on W
ond ,,ot nxnooi;o. Loo % IH,''s "NCt wv
on an, s,,,,, ora, lon i l'' 'f! oe','G'"i
e5 Sn6 SI'r on ~. o,v, %roo, "',n h"V exceeding
oiovo H. ~ 90 Zoo 10 % '.y sum over ana
,I,o o',n,t aI ~ $500 - po' oo",u'p On
COS rncc;yod ~ y ,,," i''.oNN