TWENTY-EIGH HTH CONGRESS


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SENATE.-Tke Post Office Bill has mass
ed-ayes 80. noes II. The change mad
in the existing laws is fundamental.


An uniform charge ofFIvE cents for Lot
ters of half an ounce. and TEN cents for let
Iers ofan ounce weight, and so on in the
same ratio, is established The frankino
privilege is modified


When the final vote was about 10 be ia,
ken, Senator Nc Dulfie rose and entered b;s
protest against the measure He believed
that there was no Senator who Hould NOT
admit that this bill would impose a burden
upon the Treasury annually, of o.e or two
millions of dollars.


His constituents make no complaint a.
bout high rates of postage. Indeed. the IA
cllfies they enjoyed under the present sys>
tenn was about all they got from the Gov
ernmeD:. This bill was calculated to add
to the burden of the planters, and TO relieve
their worthy and approved good masters
the manufacturers


Mr. Simmons replied to Mr. McDufie.
and defended the bill with his usual ability


HoUsE.-The House was occuoied ali
day with private bills.