The Northern Star, And Farmers' And Mechanics' Advocate

TWENTY SECOND CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION.

The Senate, on Friday, agreed to add to the 'Standing Committee of the Senate,' a Committee on Revolutionary Claims. A resolution was offered by Mr. Sprague, for instructing the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, to prepare and introduce a bill reducing the rates of postage. After the despatch of some other business, of little general interest, the Senate adjourned.

In the House, Mr. Verplanck from the Committee of Ways and Means, offered a report in reference to the bill reported the day before, to reduce, and otherwise alter the duties on imposts. Ordered to be printed.

A motion offered by Mr. Pearce, was agreed to, for the printing of 5000 copies of a survey of Narragansett Bay, with a chart, to be furnished by Col. Wadsworth, of the Engineers.

A similar resolution to that before the Senate, to reduce the rates of postage on letters, pamphlets and newspapers, was introduced by Mr. Everett. The House then went into committee of the whole on 19 private bills, which were reported to the House, with a few exceptions, and the House adjourned.

The Senate did not sit on Saturday.

In the House of Representatives, the debate upon the resolution offered by Mr. E. Everett, for instructing the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, to enquire into the expediency of reducing the rates of postage, was continued by Messrs. Wilde, Hoffman, J. Reed and Craig, during the hour allotted to morning business, without the question being taken.--Several other resolutions were introduced, on leave, and adopted; among which was one offered by Mr. Jarvis, that the House adjourn over to Wednesday. The House then went into committee upon several private bills, which were gone through with and reported, and the House adjourned.

In the Senate, on Wednesday, Mr. Holmes introduced a bill extending the franking privilege to the members of Congress, in the recess, which was read twice and committed. Several private bills were presented, read, and committed to the Standing Committees. The resolution offered by Mr. Sprague, instructing the Committee on the Post Office to report a bill reducing the rates of postage and the amendment proposed by Mr. Grundy instructing said Committee to inquire into the expediency of such reduction, was adopted.--Yeas 20, Nays 18. Mr. Foot moved a further amendment, directing the Committee to inquire into the propriety of equalizing the rates of postage, which was agreed to. Mr. Holmes, moved an additional amendment, instructing the Committee to inquire into the expediency of abolishing the postage on newspapers, which was adopted. The resolution, as amended, was then agreed to. The Senate then adjourned.

In the House of Representatives the debate upon the resolution heretofore offered by Mr. E. Everett for inquiring into the expediency of reducing the rates on postage, was further continued by Messrs. E. Everett, Hoffman, and Cibrclong, when at the expiration of the hour allotted to morning business, House went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, after the special orders of the day had been postponed till to day. Mr. Verplank had in first instance moved to postpone the special orders till next week, in order to take up the tariff bill, was negatived; yeas 74; nays 83. They were then postponed till Thursday, and several appropriation bills were carried through the Committee, and the House adjourned.