, 1860-04-14


Peak. Letters are carried by private convey
/ ance at an expense Of twenty-five cents to one
dollar per letter. The Post Office Department
decline putting on i mail until Congress votes
an appropriation to detraE expenses The
Committee Of Ways and Means have reported
S25, 700 il The general appropriation bill. But
this bill Will not become law until the last
day Of the sessi5n, and the consequence will
he that no Government mails will bo carried
this scason Now, this is a matter that inter-
ests tho whole country. Schuyler Collar,
who is Chairman Of the Postal Committee, is
trying to secure postal facilities without delay,
and for this purpose drew up Il special bill, and
got his Committee to sign it, asking Congress
to appropriate the aforesaid S25,ooo forth
with. But when he came to present it, oltec-
tons were raised by the Southern Democrats,
who, BY the way, object to all measures that
are likely to benefit Northern or Western peo-
pie. AS unanimous consent TO tho introduc-
tiou Of the bill could not be obtained, Colfax
will next try to get two-th1rds Of the House to
consent to suspension Of the rules on some
Monday, that the bill may be introduced
We copy the following proceedings Oh the
subject from last Saturdays GIoJt, aad ask its
perusal BY Ill who are interested in having a
Government rnai1 carr;ad Z, tha G,,1d roc;on.
NAIL FACILITIES TO r1kE,s rEAk.
MR. CoLFAx.-1 ask to hare letter from the
The letter wax read rs follows.
' '@''e' ros4 os1cr Il 1,rrA.gsn:r. An1;ls ,tsa
su-Rtftu,nc to our e., vcr,,,lon of hi, no,1nr IN
read 10 ak Il mail facies IN tie Prizes Peak ree!on
would thn hese nsys1 svigs tsn post routes
sc Il The 10 suppy t secioD s xth ps
Nor II possible now. uu Congie:s furnishes al appopfl
o; fa1 t.a pu'rose IT, hoxtYs1 your cu,mitee sho1ld
coTposcI In tte eecrs Fot Cee b H.
s,lla b at Tie post that region
M aa II ta'qa 1s
uu4er lie act Of IsG csn Ia obtained on 1ea,enahe
tet ana advertise coa..sc,s,hezc effect
IN july ac14; at..,,,.t,,,, .o,,, o,,d,on. .,,,,-*
''' ''' ii MonATio 1S' KiSo.
on ~ o oa Hose ~ 9n sae pos
~ Ca. .a. ~ ana..1a ..a.s ee .eSs. n."
& SoII ~, a.s9 TX. congress
nnaninaousy p:ssso 1 ~ '3 eS1aonsalns nTe poss
.uates H., ~ uT Laee eah golu ieoa. tu1aag
e;, @ ro,.tae ~ - ias, 81 d Tue ansre na no
do1isr o ri" ser.s ~
oollaf 1orthcif letters. Inc same stateof affairs
"nuiu eAisI tals sea1, u04ess congress- granted
Teli.'; 1ac tonamt.ee On INC foat oflcc and
ncco,danca ti, III. 81, s,1est;an H. p"st Gn;aa -
Department, to report bill and ask for its pas-
1hst il not now csti1nated far md renarte r Cd hr
the Committee Of Ways and Means. There Is
and 3cans ne have r:nortrd an annrcnr;at;"a IN u
us, 5,o00 for this service in the general Post
omee app!1p11auon ol "n.cn ~ II is cer'a'u WI wlll
Tost Oflice Department sny thut il thut be the
case, they will not he able to furnish mail fa.
ci!'tcs IN anefe tnis season po. taal IL this sum
special bin. and that bill be passed at once thcT
can furnish these mail facilities under the act Of
They have en- no armf @ to arotect 1hes1, no Govern
ment officers, and do not cost the General Gov
sbond Vt @ ie9st -; e them mail If facilities |D@' Nc
Mr.. CrAwroaD. Of Georgia. desire to dis.
CUES tals question .nsnesst VIZ 'ne ~ - 10 De put
tlcmnn from Now Hampshire fslr. TAreAsl, Us
well as the gentleman from Indiana Mr; Col
in o}n'nosit;on " to The M passare Of The bill
Mr. CoLFAx.-Then I give notice TINT shall
done to t1;cse neon1e
ME. .CaAwFoaD:.And giEe notice that 1hall
can hare On tbis side Of M The he iIonse In 0su'7 "AA'
This mon crawfond i1 ma oc t1o so,,thern
Democratic leaders. His opposition to the
bill is purely factious and malcyolent, lie
opposed it because the miners are nearly all
free State people. If they Eero slayeholders