New-York daily tribune., 1861-03-04
TIE SOUTHERN CONGRESS.
NINETEENTH DAY.

NINETEENTH DAY.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. - 1901
Congress met to-day Il, noon, and prayer was oh.red
by tie Rev. Basil Manly.
The journals of Saturday were read AID approved
Mr.. Shorter Of Alabama rrcsen,od thcfoowiDg reso-
luton:
RIted The, tic Committee on Plb- Land. 10 instructed
10 nquirr in,, c prec .roou = ibc prbNc and' hins
within the iu's Il The Col'rasse ssi'' a"d aso i.o e
,sprGi.rcyof t,'ri by DO" ton;sdcIsi' 'ei'. ' " .
,iNl . san, u ,igrr ui tie S'sicl rr.ivi,er iu w ID
any public and msT d. 4l'-d and hai ~. ''' '" hn'
have report, by tl othsTw!s" o. u"y rsy deem ga
yedlsut."
Afer presenting the foregoing, Mr. Shorter ffd BE-
hoped that the resolution would not excite s.uson at
the rreseut time II there should be dIlcryu'c- u
opinion he did not tlnk that il would he 10 any mg-
eral extent. The practical question for our ooD.csa
ton IT, what shsll he done with The putis lants The
ordi arce- ras,cd by TIE COnytniis cf l'u auu aud
Mississippi haye CLAIMED for thesg s. ties all tte putli
lands living within trose States. GoOrlia and S'uth
| Carolina az now tie only original States ~ III, Con-
f-deracy within Which tfere are no pulhe iandr.
trust however that OF er States may Join u 81 come
future day. Tie oI liOu prevails g. large extent
that il will be- the best policy 10 surrender othe SHe
in which those pulGc lands are siua'ei all tnch Ter
rOry As source Of revenue 20 the GOyerumert they
cannot be relied upon. The expense Of dispp-ing Il
them would foOn eNlaur all The profits nilng nom
their sale. Upon consullton with the Ch'ifuln Of
tie Committee Oh Public LaDds, have deemed n ex
Iedient 10 intrOdu ti resolution, IA order Tat 'Eo
COMMITTEES may inquire into he beet c0nr,e 10 adopt 10
reference iO the public LANDS, aud to Tcquert them To
ieIOrJ at their convenience.
Mr. Wright Of Georgia 1aid the reroiatJn oieicIb
the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Shorter IN
lation 10 "a matter of grave importance, and bad been
the subject Of reflection and examination M tie tUW
mitiee OF Public LGnd-, ot which hc was mca.bcr
II Tie resolution H. submitted - tic toMm'cr, hc
was satisfied il would rccoye full and 'aciul consider
alton lie also favored tc reference % tie Committee
on Public Lands.
The resoluion was accordingly referred
Mir. Cieyuut Of South Carolina IfeseItcd memorial
from Georpe Cox and John &. Thornton, citi2Ts OF
G,orpia on the suLiect oi patents, which he moved,
without reading tboud BE- referred TO tie Committee
on Patents. Referred
Mr.. Waul Of Texas offered n memorial from Henry
Window a citizen of Ncw-McHico. Nithout being
rem The memorial was referred TO the Committee Oa
Territories.
Mr.. Waul aIso presented communication from Ito
President OF the State Convention oi Texas, which,
on motion, WEE referred TO tho Committee On Indian
Afairs
Mr.. Rbett of South Carolina said lie rosc merely TO
state to Congress that the ubCrs of the Comniceo on
the Permanent COnslitniJn have very neatly been
broupbt to a close, portion of tho Permanent Con-
1iuon had been placed in the hands oi The printer
few DAYS ago. and lie hoped by "Wednesday morning
next to be able to lay the whole Of that Coni'tniIn
before this body
The President said the next business was tbs On.
sidrraticn OF the bill III relation TO The public printing
Mr. f. X. L. Cobb expressed the dcs that tlat tiil
shoulI lie over a day, NJ the Committee pcIe d 'ons
Of having another interview with the Public Printer
before tAg bib came W for con-idcia,ioh'
The ill was accordingly poslpvlcd.
M Ntmmiggcr piCsrhCd aCOmu!tu reason iroIr AIR.
Sufson Bobo OF South Carolina Offering site foF IN
arrory. Il WAS referred TO tie Committee on Military
Affairs.
seuet sesfiOn.
POSTAL REPORT AND BILL.
The annexed reIort aud bill were adopted in secret
session on the 2lst of February, and seceay removed
to-day.
Mr.. Chiffon, from the Committee on Postal Aiiiin,
made th, following report;
Tbe Committee on Po,tal Affair. having conlered Of tho
rs fned tbei have iGsfuc"d me % submit ihc following
Inc en- , have mainly directed the iuquie. 10 the ques
'or Whether without msiefi. uroy olcr to The pablo tie
i,a Ooe Department Of this ConcdoEaey can be made self
I6e Committee 6nd from the latest and mos, Ielitb
rrnagiou which they favs been able % sval thc,rS's
,1,nt IN ne III coippous this .ouedcrcy Tor toe hcl
ycsr riiug june 20 1859 was nlOe'S 49, hey nave 10.
TO- the fca year but they presume The above in lies hn
sIcisny accurate iof The predicate oi odFrs
10 provide for this deficit your committee woaid suggest that
the rate postage be increased proposed oy Tie accom-
panymg bin By this b they estimate al Increase Of receipts
appio1iNlirr t5l6Ba a
h believe iha, SAVING be effected by change In the
mode t IA, mail coHsgs adof ling what uurly called
sarbd systeu PEoinf ior all our io, 'yn
o s 10 the node oftrlnspr4taton. lp this way your Com
eo ave satisfied that the expense OF mail ranoal NAY
BE- reduced ny ~ per cent upon The peiet coz say os ,
Joy are ia iher Of opinion that there should be tcOntn-
1 rolos the cost Of whchis greatly dispoyos-
I to bc converter co aud the receipts Of the postofcea
rr ed by ur Ia this way they believe SAVING Of one
nl of lie ps.nt cost Of transportation may be ait ei say
S20, Jif
detmrt changed, daily routes reduced TO Ia weekly, Ac
at an esti, strd reduction Of tay T2Oh sil
TAcy would recommend The sbong number Of minor
olot which occasion considerable expense without
uroll ~ convenience Ia this way saving to the De-
nlept l be fesdy secured to the amount of ay 10000.
Ihsso sums adlcd coy by increased receipts by - .
Rv sayia as above Indicated oa.....,.. I05i,I2 %
........,................. 81 6GOaa5 %
Present excess dtuTcs reccipt 90 595 ~
Your Committee OF op MON thai steps should be inmedi
aey postage stamps Of the denomination
ten hve twenty that these anpswl be sufficient
10 meet the Of the department for the present