The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-30

they should be made the special order for the fifth d
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, objected.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr. MACE made personal explanation in reference To
the elegraphie despatch in the New York Times wherein
his name connected with charge of fraud upon Col
RICHARDSON He declared that he was In no way RESPONSE
BILE for that Charge and further that he had pleasure In
bearing his testimony to the honorable the gem
tean from Illinois throughout the the Ncbras-
ka bi lie was incapable of charging the gentleman with
anything like fraud either relation TO the substitute for
the Nebraska bill or any other bill.
PREPAYMENT or POSTAGE ny STAMPS
The bill modifying the existing postage laws was brought
Mr. OLDS said, to obviate an objection which had been
raised to the prepayment Of letters in
that they would be purchased for the purposes of specua
ton in remote districtshe would offer the following
amendment additional section
And be farther enacted That It shall not be lawful for
ass p e. ssS
and any person doing shall be guilty Of msdsmeanor
ana ssa bo fined not less than ten nor ve hun
This prepayment in stamps would open up new sys-
tenn Of keeping accounts between the Possss General
and the deputy posmasters do away with the necessity
for etterbls and make the account simply for post
agestamps with each deputy postmaster. II would be
more perfect system Of accounts than had before
isted under the government
The bill was read II third time
provides for increasing inland postage only in
longer distance than three thousand miles, when il will
De Ten charging an ocean postage
letters to foreign ports Of five cents for any distance under
three thousand miles and that distance cents
cepng where contracts treaties shall have established
may in future establish different rates All postage pass
ing through the mails Of the United States excepting those
from foreign countries TO be prepaid and after the first Of
January next such postage to be paid in posagesamps
The bill to come into operation ON the fiscal quarter sue
cecding its passage
After some debate the bill passcd--ycas l54 nays 55.
ADJOURNMENT CONGRESS.
On motion of Mr. ORR the House proceeded to the busi-
the Speakers table.
The amendment of the Senate the resolution of the
House for the adjournment Of Congress the l4 Of Au
gust next came up
The amendment changed the resolution so as to adjourn
from u o'clock M on July II, to IL o'clock on Mon
Mr. ORR proposed amendment substitute for that
of the Senate to the effect that Congress adjourn sine die
the 3lst OF July, at IL o'clock, M.
Mr.. DISNEY opposed both the amendments He con-
tended that the large of business in the hands
committees would render it exceedingly nconyenent to
adjourn early the 3st of July He moved to refer
the subject TO the Committee Unfinished Business.
Mr. ORR said that the cholera threatening the city in
all directions and il would be impossible keep quorum
in the House should that disease become prevalent in the
city.
Mr. EWING desirous Of going where hc could sleep
at night and avoid the nosome odors Of the city whic
destroyed his appetite If he continued here much longer
he believed he should have TO perform the operation Of
sleeping under the influence OF chloroform Laughter
After some further debate
Mr. McMULLEN moved to lay the whole subject on the
table
The House refused 10 lay the subject the iableyea
10, nays l34.
The House also refused refer the subject 10 the Com
initee Unfinished Busncss-yeas 45, nays l25.
The amendment Of Mr. OHR was rejectodyeas 80, nays
80.
Mr. JONES of Louisiana, moved TO lay the whole subject
the table: not agreed to-ycas as, nays ll3
The House refused TO concur in The Senate amendment
yeas H. nays Is.
ENIeRANTs.
The SPEAKER laid before the House message from
the President transmitting certain communications lin
reference the protection Of cmigrants from her Britannia
Majcstys minister referred to the Committee Foreign
Affairs
At hafpast four o'clock the House adjourned