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WASHINGTON, February 2S, (midnight.)- -
Both houses were in session until after mid
night. . ..,-
SENATE.-Several reports from the Postal
Committee were presented, after which was
an amendment, by Mr.. Broderick, reducing the
salary of the California Mail Agent from 5000
to 81 900.
Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts, amended the
bill by cutting down most of the miscellane-
Gus items, such asadvertising, mail bags, wrap
ping paper, and post-Offce blanks-a total sa-
wing of over $S0000. In reference to the
blanks ne said he was cognizanto of case, where
Mr.. Rice, litor of the Pennsylvania, had con-
tracted for printing blanks for SAC, 900 which
cost him just $4,000, the profit being divided
as follows fifty per cent. to the Washington
Union, five per cent. to Mr.. Appleton, and
three per cent to paper published in the in
A lengthy colloquy followed upon this state
ment, in which Mr.. Mason, of Va, Mr.. Came
ron, Mr.. Bigler, Of Pa, and Mr.. johnson, of
Ark, took prominent part, after which Mr..
Wilson's amendment was adopted.
March l.-Mr. Shields presented the creden-
tials of Mr.. Douglas, reelected from Illinois
for six years from March 4th. t1ra9 ar
| The consideration of the Post Office Bill was
| then resumed.
| Mr.. Yulee, OF Florida, from the Committee
| on Post-offiees and Post-roads, appended to
this bill clause similar to that ON the Post
routes Bill, raising the rate of postage to five
cents and abolishing the franking privilege.
Yeas, 80; nays, %. go T-ge E.EN
Mr.. Wilson moved that for the future the
Post-ofiice advertising shall BIZ confined to two
of the largest circulated papers in eaoh State
and Territory, and two in Washington City
| Agreed to. Aa. at y Ftts l.aiI n.
| Mr.. Wilson further moved to amend that
contract with the ButterGeld Company for car
rying the mails overland between st. Louis
and San Francisco be modified, so that the
contractor may carry the mails between those
termini by any route they may select.
| Mr.. Yulee stated his objections, that thu
| Butterfeld Company had the pre-emption o
land at certain points, which would thereby bl
increased; also, that by lengthening the rOut'
they might found q claim for increase ant
compensation, or a new route might force tn,
Government to establish military posts, or nigh
endanger safety Of the mails, besides many
! other reasons. t..
Mr.. Toombs showed that an addition woult
| cut off FIVE hundred of mail service, via Mem
| phis. '+t ." 'frsL dJia18t
| Mr.. Iverson saw in it only an attempt To de
| prive the South Of the poor privilege of mai
| route for the benefit of the North, and intended
| to influence the route for the Pacific Railroad
messrs. NICE, Drouerlck, foik, Dayhru ant
others took part in the debate. It came ou
in the discussion that the overland conveyance
costs from thirty five to sixty dollars for each
letter in the mail. sI4L 'tf . SNggi
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was lost--yeas 10
nays 80. t'.v rr-s-.is.. --l y
L. Mr.. Stuart, Of Mich, moved that the Butter
Geld Overland Contract be reduced to weekl,
service, and the pay be $46O,OOO instead 0
100000. Agreed to. H, n ..f
Mr.. Broderick moved that the weekly mai
| between st. Joseph and Placerville be acceler
ated to 20 days at $4,000. Agreed to--yea
20, nays 10. XXX.
! Mr.. Rice moved that there be weekly mai
from st. Paul to Pugit's Sound, at an expens
of 100000. Yeas IA, nays 15.
Mr.. Polk presented the credentials Of Mil
lard Salisbury as.U. s. Senator from Delaware
piee Bates. ,rirfI.- .... r.-.