The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-02
TWO CENTS.

amendment he would feel compelled to vote against IL
The subject further discussed by MTSTs FOSltl',
BAYARD, lyERSON, YULEE, CRIFENDEN, ana
others
The amendment was agreed to by the following vote
YEAsMsssrs Benjamin. Bright BE Chestnut, Clay, Cngmon
tan iI 1--WE % f, [ % artan jobnsoa or Tsnnesee
yeaes Lane Mason, Pearcc Polk li sebastian shde Fooo
NAYS Als,rs Alien, Bayard Bser Broderk Chandler Cark
Solmsr m1on nolle burke fessendsn too ino'' % n,s
frunbul Wade, Wilson, ana wrlghi-2s.
Mr. WILSON offered amendment limiting the ad
yertsements for mail proposals to three papers IN the
State or Territory in which the mail is to be carried
which, after a brief discussion; was agreed to-.
MIR WILSON also moved to amend by adding the fol-
lowing
SIC And % further enacted the with Ruterncd
CALIFORNIA shall allow sd contractors 70 carry
the mails By amy route they may select
Mr. YULEE opposed the amendment on the ground
that il would authorize the contractors e engthen their
route and TO Congress for Increased compensation
Mr. rooMBS thought one mail route across the con
tincnt was enough
Mr. IyERSoN said the object of this proposition was
to deprive the South OF the benefit Of any mail route to
the Pacific ana to operate upon the Pacific railroad He
hoped southern senators would put their feet upon this
attempt of the North by its numerical majority, to ab-
sorb all the benefits of government The North had Two
overland routes already
Mr. RICE denied that the route to Utah and Stockton
was in any Just sense northern route.
Mr. BRODERICK also insisted that there ex-
elusive northern route This route of Butcrfelds was
established for the benefit OF contractors and if permit
ted they would shorten their route by at least nine hun
dret miles He thought route across the continent
would be sufficient
The subject was further discussed by Messrs JOHN
son Of Arkansas, ToOMBS POLK, BAYAED, WARD,
HOUSTON GWIN, and others.
Mr.. WIisoSs amendment was finally rejected by the
following vote
Dixon Dooine "rhss Too, r1,Gr Harlan vil Eng iSk fsH
Blyard, Bell, Baniluin Hgcr Brown
Chesuut Clay, Cngman Cuewicn Fitch Fizparck Grecn G~in
II Inne+ace Jones' Ite Mason Irarce Ri Ric, sd stuart
| Toomba Ward, and luce--3i
Mr.. STUART offered amendment directing the Post
General to reduce the service under the contract
with Buttcrteld Co to weekly trips at compensation
of s45O,0Q0 per apnem said reduction to commence
at the commencement of the next quarter which was
agreed to.
ir. BRoDERIoK offered an amendment pro, iding for
wesIy trips the mail between st Joseph Mis-
souri, and Iainville California the time each way to be
reduced from Thirty eight to twenty-five days provided
that the contractors perform the increased service for
compensation less than the pro rata usually allowed by
the department for such Increase and the increased
| penses not to exceed $3.50, ,000
! The amendment gave rise to protraoted discussion,
invoking many points OF order Ii was finally agreed to
| by vote of yeas 20, nays ID.
! Mr. RICE offered an amendment authorizing the Post
master General 10 contract for the conveyance of the
tire letter mail from St Paul Minnesota at the head of
Lake Superior, to Seattle at the head OF Puget Sound,
for il period Of six years, for SlG0 900 per the
contractors to have the right of prcempton to one hum
drcd and sixty of land at each station, not less than
ten miles apart the time OF the trips not to exceed thirty
days the Postmaster Genernl t, ho satisfied before
king the contract OF the ability and good faith of the
contractors and to receive satisfactory security the
vice to commence three months after the contract is
made and the expense to be paid out of the treasury of
| the United States
The vote on the amendment yeas IA, nays I5--no
! quorum voting
On motion by Mr.. TooMBs, the sepate then (at five
/ yoiu n tnol,n hnnrs
| EVENING SESSION.
The Senate WAS called to QSdar al ten minutes past
sOven O'Clock, Ihe question being taken the amend
ment of Mr. RICE submitted previous TO tho recess it
was adoptedyeas 33, nays las follows
YEAsMessrs Allen, Benjnmn Bigler, Bodcrlck Cameron
Clark, Cngman, Ioote Douglas fessendcI Foot Foster, Green
Rh po rG i ,na Rje sn summon stuart obs oq Tamou loa
NAys-,icssrs B5l Hunter johnson Tennessee and NAL
| ory-+.
Mr.. SEWARD announced that he had paired off with
Mr.. lvErsoS
Mr.. GWIN from the Committee on the Post ONCE
and Post Roads, moved to add section to the bill
thorzing the Postmaster General to engage for carrying
the mail from Salt Lake to Ioseburg in Oregon, and
from Salt Lake to the Daes, in Oregon, weekly instead
Of monthly, at such compensation as may be deemed
right and proper The amendment was not agreed to,
Nj BENJAMIN moved 70 apBend the bill by adding
seption directing the Postmaster General to discontinue
the mail carried once month from Kansas, Mis-
souri, To stockton, California nt The expiration OF the
present q,arertc present expense being $50 900 par
annum which was agreed to.
The bill was reported to the senate, and those amend
ments Whis.i wor5 not excepted were concupcd in.
lho question being taken concurrng in The amend
ment made in committee Of The whole in respect to
the Butterfed overland mail contract it agreed to-
yeas 49, nays l6--as follows
Ncssrs Allen BSgamin Becr Cameron, Chandler Cling
Doohie Fcsenden Fitch foc Poster Grecn Hale IIlin,
Harlan, yeou, Jones, King lane Mallory Mason reacp
rugh Seward Shields simmons stuart Toombs Wade wilson and
lulee--32,
NAYsMcss Bayari RclI pr.ght Biodcrick Brown Davis
Ezatrck Gwin Houston johnson Arkansas Polk Reid
| seRStan, lfnmbuli, and Ward -ie
Tue next amendment excepted that in relation 10
the from St Josers Missouri to Placcrville Cal
ifornia which was ooncurred in yeas 20, nays "a
The next amendment excepted was that in reference to
agcontinung tla mail now carried monthly between
Kansas City Missouri and Stockton, California.
Mr.. GWlN moved TO amend the amendment by insert
ing substitute that the service the aforesaid route
shall cease at the expiration OF the present quarter except
between Albuquerque New Mexico and TETON, Califor-
MIA and the contractor shall carry the mail on tia. por
ton of the route ut pro rata te se4on, compensation
which not Ggyrea soye;,s IL, nays 81 The amend
,nent made In committee then concurred in.
The last amendment reserved that increasing the
rates Of postage which agreed to yeas a7 nays
22-as follows
YEkSMcssrs Aen Bonlamu Brown Chcsnnt Clay Cngman,
johnson OF Arkansas johnson OF Tennessee, Jones Lane Mallory
Macon Pcarce Polk Reid sobasta Toobs yuee2
NsfsMcssrs Bger Brocrtk, Cmeiop sRapdr, Clark Col
aner, Dootte Pcsondep, itRt Fpsicr e hamln, Harlan,
Kim Ree, ssgWd ahs, Summons stuart rrambul Wade, and
Nisun-5ss,
Mr. DIXON announced that he had paired OFF with
Alr SLipELI.
Mr SHIELDS submitted an amendment giving mail