The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-26


since 1875 and reserved by the compact entered into be-
tween the United States and the State of Indiana in
coance with the act to enable the people of Indiana to
form constitution aud State government preparatory to
their admission into the Union approved April 10, IT,
and whether threeiths of the amount reserved has
been paid over and if not the why the same has
been withheld. me iFs5d GglV1as.b pdi pt
i as@ PRINTING TESTIMONY.
On motion Of Mr.. HOUSTON, OF Alabama, the Com
tce the Judiciary authorized to print the
timony TAKEN in the of Judge Irwin the west
ern judicial district of Pennsy lvania tr,a s,y $3.50
On motion of Mr.. HARRIS, of Maryland, the or
der made In reference to tho testimony taken by the
select committee appointed to investigate the accounts Of
the late Superintendent Of Public Printing, a
! -sugiaeJ t1ssnEpoars FROM CONSTITUTES nss.n q
g Mr. STEPHENS, Of Georgia having called for the reg
ua order of business, in order that the Oregon bill might
be reached the Speaker proceeded call the committees
for reports 4.
= On motion Of Mr. ENGLISH, Of Indiana, tho Commit
tee on the Post Office and Post Roads discharged
from the further consideration of the memorial OF Charles
Butteried praying for the establishment Of mail line Of
steam communication between the principal Mexican and
American ports ia the Gulf of Mexico.
On motion Of Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee, it was laid
the table--ayes SO, noes SO. as sst lga ~
The memorials of A. T. Blocker and his associates for
the conveyance the mail on the west coast of South
America and of John Gardner for mail line to the West
indies also reported from that committee, severay
laid on the table @ a.t af ~ AFeN fN efis as
ed bill authorizing the Postmaster General TO test the
public utility Of Morses patent marine safe and metallic
mail bag and bill to abolish the franking privilege
and they scvcrally committed. ael F
THE bill aboshing the ranking privilege applies to
The President the Vice Presidents Secretaries heads Of
burcas and departments with the exception Of the Post
Office Department. and to all persons who have hereto
fore enjoyed its benefits One hundred dollars session
is TO be pd to senators and members of Congress in post
age stamps, at the OF each sessi n for
postagc and all expense exceeding that amount will
come out of their own pockets sN1 ~ #
Also from the committee reported Joint reso-
tuition authorizing the employment Of not exceeding four
temporary clerks for period not exceeding year.
compensation Of ST 200 per annum in the Post Office
Department. and asked that it be put upon It's passage
4 Mr. HASKIN, of New York. moved that it he laid on
the table, which motion prcvailcdycas l03, nays So
3 Mr. ENGLISH, of Indiana, also from the COM
mittee reported bill regulating the payment of postage
newspapers aud periodicals. and for other purposes
and asked that 1t be put upon Its passage. y -
This bill authorizes the regular printers of newspapers
aud periodicals to receive such newspapers and periodicals
they may require and pay postage thereon ut the
rate regular subscribers maps and cngravings to be
charged at the rate Of cent ounce fraction OF
an ounce. Ii also imposes fine OF not exceeding i00
or incarceration In prison not exceeding year,
BOTH for fraudulenty retaining iaoncy received for the
payment Of POSTAGE for retaining letters received to be
deposited in the mail for retaining letter addressed
10 another person and received by mistake. lt IS
y Mr.. WALBRIDGE. of Michigan, remarked that the
bin was q very important one and moved that II be
ferre to the COMMITTEES of the Whole the state the
Union which motion prevailed yeas GO, nays SIS.
Mr. WOOD of Maine from the co,nmittec, re-
ported a bill to establish national line OF mail steam
ships between certain ports Of the United States and
Great Britain. ai tstagA t40nl Nlla ~ ,e ~
MIR. ENGLISH, of Indiana, offered an amendment
thereto m N t7a
Mr. HORTON, Of Ohio, on behalf Of the minority of
the committee submitted substitute; and then the
bill and amendments committed
Mr.. HORTON, of Ohio, from tho same committee,
ported Che following resolution n % 4
Rors That Tie standing committees Of the House which the