Mr. Lucius B. Peck
Alexander G. Penn
John S. Phelps
J. Phillis Penix
Charles W Pitman
Emery D. Potter
Harvey Putnam
Robert R. Reed
Gideon Reynolds
Elijah Risley
John Robbins, jr.
Julius Rockwell
Robert L. Rose
David Rumsey, jr.
Mr. William A. Sackett
Collen Sawtelle
Robert C. Schenck
Ab'm M Schermerhorn
John L. Schoolcraft
Peter H. Silvester
Elbridge G. Spaulding
William Sprague
Edward Stanly
Frederick P. Stanton
Charles Stetson
John L. Taylor
James Thompson
Mr. John B. Thompson
John R. Thurman
Amos Tuck
Walter Underbill
John Van Dyke
Samuel F. Vinton
Hiram Walden
Loren P. Waldo
John Wentworth
Hogh White
William A Whittlesey
George W. Wright
Timothy R. Young.
So the House refused to lay the said bill on the table.
The first amendment was then read, as follows, viz:
Strike out all of the 1st section after the enacting clause, and insert the following, viz:
"That, from and after the 30th day of June, 1851, all letters carried in the mail shall be charged with postage as follows: Upon each letter not weighing over one-half ounce, three cents; and for each additional half ounce or fraction of half an ounce, three cents: Provided, That no post office now in existence shall be discontinued, nor shall the mail service on any mail route in any of the States or Territories be discontinued or diminished, in consequence of any diminution of the revenues that may result from this act: And provided further, That it shall be the duty of the Postmaster General to establish new post offices, and place the mail service on new mail routes, established, or that may hereafter be established, in the same manner as though this act had not been passed: And provided further, That the compensation of no postmaster shall be diminished in consequence of the passage of this act."
And the question being put, Will the House agree thereto?
It was decided in the affirmative,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are—
Mr. Henry P. Alexander
Charles Allen
William J. Al-ton
George R. Andrews
George Ashmun
James M. H. Beale
John Bell
Henry Bennett
Kinsley S. Bingham
David A. Bokee
Walter Booth
Daniel Breck
George Briggs
John Bri-bin
James Brooks
Alexander W. Buel
Thomas B. Butler
E. Carrington Cabell
Joseph Cable
Joseph P Caldwell
Samuel Calvin
Lewis D. Campbell
Joseph Casey
Mr. Joseph R. Chandler
Charles E. Clarke
Chauncey F. Cleveland
Orsamus Cole
Harmon S. Conger
Moses B. Corwin
John Crowell
Joel B. Danner
Edmund Deberry
Jesse C. Dickey
James Duane Doty
James H. Duncan
Charles Durkee
Samuel A. Eliot
Alexander Evans
Nathan Evans
Graham N. Fitch
Orin Fowler
Elbridge Gerry
Joshua R. Giddings
Edward Gilbert
Alfred Gilmore
Mr. Herman D. Gould
Joseph Grinnell
Ransom Halloway
Edward Hammond
Moses Hamiton
Andrew J. Harlan
Andrew K. Hay
William Henry
Moses Hoagland
Isaac E. Holmes
John W. Houston
Volney E. Howard
John W Howe
William F. Hunter
William T. Jackson
James L. Johnson
George W. Julian
David S. Kaufman
James G. King
John A. King
Preston King
Shepherd Leffler
Nathaniel S. Littlefield
Mr. Nathaniel Albertson
William S. Ashe
Thomas H. Averett
William V. N Bay
Thomas H. Bayly
Thomas S Bocock
Franklin W. Bowdon
Richard I. Bowie
Linn Boyd
Albert G. Brown
William J Brown
Henry A. Bullard
Lorenzo Burrows
Armistead Burt
David K. Cartter
Thomas L. Clingman
Williamson R. W. Cobb
William F. Colcock
John R J. Daniel
Milo M. Dimmick
David T. Disney
William Duer
Cyrus L. Dunham
Henry A. Edmundson
Andrew Ewing
Winfield S Featherston
John Freedley
Thomas J. D. Fuller
Mr. Meredith P. Gentry
Willis A. Gorman
Willard P. Hall
William T. Hamilton
Hugh A. Haralson
Isham G. Harris
Sampson W. Harris
Thomas L. Harris
Thomas S. Haymond
Henry W. Hilliard
Alexander R. Holladay
Samuel W. Inge
Joseph W Jackson
Andrew Johnson
Robert W. Johnson
George W. Jones
John B. Kerr
Em le La Sère
Job Mann
John C. Mason
John A. McClernand
James McDowell
Thomas McKissock
James X McLanahan
Robert M. McLane
Fayette McMullen
John McQueen
Richard K. Meade
So the first amendment was agreed to.
Mr. John K. Miller
John S. Millson
George W. Morrison
Jeremiah Morton
James L. Orr
David Outlaw
Richard Parker
Charles H. Peaslee
Alexander G. Penn
John S. Phelps
Paulus Powell
John Robbins, jr.
John L. Robinson
John H. Savage
Augustine H. Shepperd
Edward Stanly
Frederick P. S anton
Charles Sweetser
James H. Thomas
Jacob Thompson
Robert Toombs
John Van Dyke
Abraham W. Venable
Albert G. Watkins
Marshall J. Wellborn
Hugh White
Christopher H. Wiliams.
The second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth amendments were then severally read, and agreed to.
The seventh amendment was then read, as follows, viz:"
Add at the end of the bill the following, as an additional section, viz: "SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That it shall be in the power of the Postmaster General, at all post offices where the postmasters are appointed by the President of the United States, to establish post routes within the cities or towns; to provide for conveying letters to the post office, by establishing suitable and convenient places of deposite, and by employ ing carriers to receive and deposite them in the post office; and at all such offices it shall also be in his power to cause letters to be delivered by suit. able carriers, to be appointed by him for that purpose, for which not ex
ceeding one or two cents shall be charged, to be paid by the person receiving or sending the letter, and all sums so received shall be paid into the Post Office Department: Provided, The amount of compensation allowed by the Postmaster General to carriers shall in no case exceed the amount paid into the treasury by each town or city under the provisions - of this section."
And the question being put, Will the House agree thereto?
It was decided in the affirmative, Nays..
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are
Mr. Henry P. Alexander
William J. Alston
George R. Andrews
George Ashmun
James M. H. Beale
Henry Bennett
Kinsley S. Bingham
David A. Bokee
Walter Booth
Richard I. Bowie
George Briggs
James Brooks
William J. Brown
Lorenzo Burrows
Thomas B. Butler
Joseph Cable
Samuel Calvin
Lewis D. Campbell
Joseph Casey
Joseph R. Chandler
Orsamus Cole
Harmon S. Conger
Moses B. Corwin
John Crowell
Edmund Deberry
Jes e C. Dickey
William Duer
James H. Duncan
Charles Durkee
Samuel A. Eliot
Alexander Evans
Nathan Evans
Orin Fowler
John Freedley
Meredith P. Gentry
Edward Gilbert
Mr. Alfred Gilmore
Rufus K. Goodenow
Daniel Gott
Herman D. Gould
Joseph Grinnell
Ransom Halloway
Edward Hammond
Moses Hampton
Andrew K. Hay
Thomas S. Haymond
William Henry
Henry W. Hilliard
Isaac E. Holmes
John W. Houston
John W. Howe
William F. Hunter
William T. Jackson
John B. Kerr
James G. King
John A. King
Preston King
Horace Mann
Orsamus B. Matteson
Joseph E. McDonald
Thomas McKissock
James Meacham
Henry D. Moore
Charles S. Morehead
George W. Morrison
Jeremiah Morton
William Nelson
Andrew J. Ogle
John Otis
David Outlaw
Charles H. Peaslee
Those who voted in the negative are
Mr. Nathaniel Albertson
Charles Allen
William S. Ashe
Thomas H Averett
William V. N Bay
Franklin W. Bowdon
James B. Bowlin
Mr. J. Phillips Phoenix
Charles W. Pitman
Emery D. Potter
Harvey Putnam
Robert R. Reed
Elijah Risley
John Robbins, jr.
Julius Rockwell
Joseph M. Root
Robert L. Rose
David Rumsey, jr.
William A. Sackett
Cullen Sawtelle
Robert C. Schenck
Ab'm M. Schermerhorn
John L. Schoolcraft
Augustine H. Shepperd
Peter H. Silvester
Elbridge G. Spaulding
William Sprague
Edward Stanly
Frederick P. Stanton
Charles Stetson
John L. Taylor
John R. Thurman
Robert Toombs
Amos Tuck
Walter Underhill
John Van Dyke
Samuel F. Vinton
Hiram Walden
Loren P. Waldo
John Wentworth
Hugh White
George W. Wright.
Mr. Winfield S. Featherston
Graham N. Fitch
Thomas J. D. Fuller
Elbridge Gerry
Joshua R. Giddings
Willis A. Gorman
Willard P. Hall
Linn Boyd
Daniel Breck
John Brisbin
Armistead Burt
E. Carrington Cabell
George Alfred Caldwell
Mr. David K. Cartter
Charles E. Clarke
Chauncey F. Cleveland
Thomas L. Clingman
Williamson R. W. Cobb
William F. Colcock
John R. J. Daniel
Joel B. Danner
Milo M Dimmick
David T. Disney
James Dunne Doty
Cyrus L. Dunham
Henry A. Edmundson
William T. Hamilton
Hugh A. Haralson
Andrew J. Harlan
Isham G. Harris
Sampson W. Harris
Thomas L. Harris
Alexander R. Holladay
Mr. Volney E. Howard
Samuel W. Inge
Joseph W. Jackson
Andrew Johnson
James L Johnson
Robert W. Johnson
George W. Jones
George W. Julian
David S. Kaufman
Emile La Sère
Shepherd Leffler
Nathaniel S. Littlefield
Job Mann
Humphrey Marshall
John C. Mason
John A. McClernand
Mr. James McDowell
Edward W. McGaughey
James X. McLanahan
Robert M. McLane
Finis E. McLean
John McQueen
William McWillie
Richard K. Meade
John S. Millson
Jona han D. Morris
Isaac E Marse
Edson B. O ds
James L. Orr
Richard Parker
Lucius B. Peck
Mr Alexander G. Penn
John S. Phelps
Paulus Powell
William A. Richardson
Thomas Ross
John H. Savage
James A. Seddon
Charles Sweetser
James H. Thomas
Jacob Thompson
John B. Thompson
Daniel Wallace
Albert G. Watkins
Marshall J. Wellborn
Timothy R. Young.
So the seventh and last of the said amendments was agreed to. The question then being on the engrossment of the bill, it was ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time; and, being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time.
The question then being on its passage,
Mr. Potter moved the previous question; which was seconded, and the main question ordered and put, viz: Shall the bill pass?
And it was decided in the affirmative,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are-
Mr. Henry P. Alexander
Charles Allen
George R. Andrews
George Ashmun
Henry Bennett
Kinsley S. Bingham
David A. Bokee
Walter Booth
James B. Bowlin
Daniel Breck
George Briggs
John Brisbin
James Brooks
Alexander W. Buel
Lorenzo Burrows
Thomas B. Butler
Joseph Cable
Samuel Calvin
Lewis D. Campbell
Joseph Casey
Joseph R. Chandler
Charles E Clarke
Chauncey F. Cleveland
Orsamus Cole
Harmon S. Conger
Moses B Corwin
John Crowell
Joel B. Danner
Edmund Deberry
Jesse C. Dickey
Milo M. Dimmick
James Duane Doty
James H. Duncan
Charles Durkee
Alexander Evans
Nathan Evans
Mr. Graham N. Fitch
Orin Fowler
John Freedley
Elbridge Geriy
Joshua R. Giddings
Edward Gilbert
Alfred Gilmore
Rufus K. Goodenow
Daniel Gott
Herman D Gould
Joseph Grinnell
Ransom Hailoway
Edward Hammond
Moses Hampton
Andrew J. Harlan
Andrew K. Hay
Thomas S. Haymond
William Henry
Henry W. Hilliard
Moses Hoagland
Isaac E. Holmes
Volney E. Howard
John W. Howe
William F. Hunter
William T. Jackson
George W. Julian
John B. Kerr
James G. King
John A. King
Preston King
Emile La Sere
Shepherd Leffler
Nathaniel S. Littlefield
Horace Mann
Job Mann
Humphrey Marshall
Mr. Orsamus B Matteson
Joseph E. McDonald
James McDowell
Edward W. McGaughey
Thomas McKissock
James X. McLanahan
Robert M. McLane
Finis E. McLean
James Meacham
John K. Miller
Daniel F. Miller
Henry D. Moore
Charles S. Morehead
Jonathan D. Morris
George W. Morrison
Jeremiah Morton
Andrew J. Ogle
Edson B. Olds
John Ois
Charles H. Pras'ce
Lucius B. Peck
J Phillips Phoenix
Charles W. Pitman
Emery D. Pouer
Harvey Putnam
Robert R. Reed
Gideon Reynolds
Ehjah Risley
John Robbins, jr.
Julius Rockweli
Joseph M. Root
Robert L. Rose
David Rumsey, jr.
William A. Sackett
Cullen Sawte.le
Mr. Nathaniel Albertson
William J. Alston
William S Ashe
Thomas H. Averett
William V. N. Bay
Thomas H. Bayly
James M. H. Beale
Thomas S. Bocock
Frank in W. Bowdon
Richard I. Bowie
Linn Boyd
Willam J. Brown
Armistead Burt
E. Carrington Cabell
George Alfred Caldwell
Joseph P. Caldwell
David K. Cariter
Thomas L. Clingman
Williamson R. W. Cobb
William F. Colcock
John R. J. Daniel
David T. Disney
Wiliam Duer
Cyrus L. Du ham
Henry A Edmundson
Winfield S. Featherston
Thomas J. D. Fuller
Meredith P. Gentry
Willis A. Gorman
Willard P. Hall
William T. Hamilton
Hugh A. Haralson
Isham G. Harris
Sampson W. Harris
Thomas L. Harris
Alexander R Holladay
John W. Houston
Samuel W I ge
Joseph W. Jackson
Andrew Johnson
James L Johnson
Robert W. Johnson
George W: Jones
David S. Kaufman
John A McClernand
Fayette McMullen
John McQueen
William McWillie
Richard K. Meade
Mr. Loren P. Waldo
John Wentworth
Hugh White
William A. Whittlesey
David Wilmot
George W. Wright
Timothy R. Young.
Mr. John S. Millson
Isaac E. Morse
James L. Orr
David Outlaw
Alexander G Penn
John S. Phelps
Paulus Powell
William A. Richardson
John L Robinson
Thomas Ross
John H. Savage
James A. Seddon
Richard H. Stanton
Charles Sweetser
James H. Thomas
Jacob Thompson
John B. Thompson
Robert Toombs
Abraham W. Venable
Daniel Wallace
Albert G. Watkins
Marshall J. Wellborn
Christopher H. Williams.
Mr. Potter moved that the vote by which the said bill was passed be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Vinton, the title of the said bill was amended by adding thereto the following, viz: "And to provide for the coinage of a three cent piece."
Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill.
Mr. Daniel moved that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House for the consideration of the private calendar.
Mr. Casey gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill of the following title, viz:
A bill granting a portion of the public lands to the State of Pennsyl vania for the purpose of aiding in the construction of the Junction and Williamsport railroad, and the completion of the Williamsport and Elmira railroad, and to aid in the completion of the North Branch canal, and to increase the common-school fund of said State.
On motion of Mr. Jones, at 2 o'clock and 25 minutes p. m., the House adjourned until to-morrow, at 12 o'clock m.
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