New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-05
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WAsHrseroy. Feb. a-aenate ..Tbs rs,.s. Ia
before the Senate from the aecretsrv n the I.ss
a report Of the wagon roads constr1cted under d.
authority OF the ITniteI states 'ss' '''o
M Fitch Srom Tho Connm;stea an p,;nt;n, ;,.,o.
ducsed Joint resolution anthoriSina ths S.ne,;o.
teY,dent Of PubIic Printing h nnrcfase nene 800
market until new contracfs IN - made ~ nsinr =
the failure Of The cnnt,sctor n S1rn;sh ~,nlv %
printing Of the senats - threatsnsd "a 81 :,nsd
Passed. D'"'' :" = ''' e's1'N = =
On motion NJ N, yn,.e n. po.t po,te. nm ~,s
taken up. - 49, ''' : - .''''''- =.
said II Tas II. ntsnticr ~ ;s ~
10 amend III h;ii ~ =. ~ s ~
and make otbsr ~, n = ~ ~ Pos
the Department IL sna Saif iiiios ~ ~ Enc.
Mr. Yuees b vhich IL n,.d q - Y.
to the general hin shnitsf.s ~ a.nT;.~ .s.iSs
and provides for furnishino msEs,a n ~. i5S
stamps in lieu thereof n IN ...r..rt ~ 17sS She
master General bis IN sst.nt FL XIV n W ~
the Auditor and his chIef cleyF N ~ - fire
Department and 70 certain n fiss mt
ted States and other special go ~ n.nvse6 - =
enactment The amendment incsesssss is ssiiS &
postage from to cts for distsnces unSs5 q ~
niles and ovre that distance ID ~ M 6csSs ~,
treble letters the amount is irssad
The rates for drop and advertised letterg - a. 1e
For newspapers the amount for transit ID ~ UNITY
States il one cent and in the county here uubi;aiSS
delivery free to actual subscribers,
Mr. Dixon offered his amendment the 6rst section
OF which ah0lishes the frankinx nrivere egstiyrlv
The second SETON nronnsss that printed sn.sscr:
and wrappers for Government Documents and CORES
pondence ia to be furnished bv the Washington CITY
Postofce and the said postage d to Sc cisrred "a
the particular department Forwarding tbe ssuae The
third section provides that All matter received Il thu
| departments and by members Of Couereav unnaid
shau be charged 70 said denartment neceivin1 ~
same, or TO tbe sppropriate hranch 81 Consreas
The fourth section proyjdes that III mail uaeter sba
be weighed in bulk, md chsrsed Il fbe rate al ave-
| cents Der ounce for IetseY1 mi fveIva cenfs ner
1 pound for printed matter None Of IA ahove mo.
visions shall apply 10 he tfansn1etstinu n cbarca
for mail matter Tor the Government ersent inch ~
shall be received or sent from tbs PoetCce II Was.
ington, D. G. y
hr. Yulee explained u length de provisions Of
| the bill and the amendments . reported. IN aid
be did not propose, nor did the Department 70 make
it selEsustaining one but be pointed oat Where Ia
expenditures might be greatly reduced He 1houett
that some Of the Pacific service ouht 10 s pad ior
out OF the Treasury specially. The committee BRO.
posed to make In this bill compromise between the
acts of lS45 and 1851 regarding the incress Of the
rates of postage. Since the passage Of the oct Of
1851 there had not been an increase In the revenues
of the Department commensurate with tle iucreaa.
| ing population of the country 49, = 800 q
| Mr.. fverson, in the course OF bis remarks d II
bill, read curious document, showing how msnY q
his speeches each Senator had folded and mailsd um
the Senate folding room 1t the public expenees they
were folded, mailed and fsnked but not printed st
the public charge. Mr.. Allen sent the tewet and Hr.
Douglas the most. III. ALIEN cent 400. and III.
Douglas 81, 600. - -
Mr. Hale moved to strike out the fanking pFivf-