New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-07

svey to the compensation Of Pcetmssters, and clerk
IN Their Office, Mail Departments, Sf ecal Agents. and
| the transportation Of the mails, aud suggested tha
the section providing for 10 tereet the unpad com
| ptDsatiop Of contractors be stricken out.
| Mr. COVODE said-The contractors don't want the
interest but prefer to bring claim for damages, per
hairs to the amount Of million Of dollars. They should
| settle the questjo row.
Mr. FLORENCE Dem, Pal wanted TO know
whether the four mi ors provided for in the first sec
ton WIS for reduction or for existing seryice
Or. PHELPS Ieplied-For existing service.
MIR. FLORENCE said-The Postmaster General
has diminished the service. aud the question
WAS, whether the Postmaster General had doae so in
conformity with law He tMr. Florence) was dis
Iosed 10 restore the diminished ser sjce.
Mr.. PHELPS said such action woud give rise to
discussion end delay the bill for the relief of the Post
Office Department.
Mr.. GROW rep, Pa was in favor Of striking out
The provision for interest in order that they might in
another way relieve the contractors The question
was of sufficient Importance to be separately consid-
ered
Mr. Phelps's amendment TO the second section,
designating to whom the siOO, 900 shall be paid
w9s agreed tO-ll8t 10 rs.
TIE House refused to strike ont the section pro-
vidng for the peymeI OF interest to contractors The
bill then parsed, as follows:
Bill making appropriations to defsy the deficiency in the
poIIssns for the service Of the , PS,OGe I
support PostOhce Department for the fiscal year end
Be Il enacted &c. That the sum Of 81 2aas be and the
Is hereby appropriated out Of any money In the Treasury
SeneS IN the and the e1peass. Post
oss DePt%s1i fGI TIE year ending ups 30 S nDoo
DcrerIes: for the h.ea year e1d9s the 2h Of
5ss iIS rom ahs the sT revenue Of the Pc,Ce Department
hereby appropriated; and the further o. $4,000 is
met nets oe Said be expended
fomy with the OyOns of the act approved the I'd day Of
Posm ssiers the Clerks in the Office. and Mail Departments
Ass5 9a e the tnSS ss Ot ns m a. tie rate
Fix cent commence month set the expta
date the approval Of this act shall be paid all found
due TO contractors for the mails and that ui
Ct money in the Treasury not o;heIwi'. spPopael
thousud dosrs be- the ia hereby appropriated for
the service. temporary clerks in eIpedtng the oil the
Mr.. GROW Rep, Pa, from the Committee up
Iopted TO wait upon the President, reported that they
had Ierfcrmedt the duty and that the President desired
them TO express his qualification that Congress was
ready 10 proceed to business, and that he would be
happy to cooperate with the legislative department in
the eopsumu alton of measures calculated to promote
the public welfare; and that he should communicate
with Congress as the public emergencies might require
Mr. SHERMAN Rep, Ohio moved to proceed 10
the election OF DoOrkeeper, previous to which there
was a call of the House.
Mr. WINSLOW Dem, n. c. nominated Alexan-
der WaJd, of New-York, as gentleman and a Dem
oerat every way qualified for the station.
Messrs. COCHRANE Dem, n. >. and BRIG GS
Am. n. " seconded the nomination, the latter say
ipg that as he had helped to elect Mr.. Pennington
Speaker his Republican friends would reeiprocate and
help to elect Mr. Ward.
Dir. RIGGS IA. /, n. j. nominated the present in
cumbent. Mr.. Wright.
Mr.. PEYTON Dem, KY. nominated A. II. Mark
Mr.. TAPPAN rep, N. H. nominated George
Mr.. MAYNARD Is. Am, Tenn nominated Andrew
j. IAUer.
Messrs. Riggs, TaPran Maynard, and Hamilton
Whole H6 Of yctes.....2o7 For Mr. MARYLAND 10
Necessary choice For Mr. Ward....... "
For Nr Ma.ton For Mr. Larner'''''''''''' u
Mr.. Marsion war declared elected Doorkeeper.
Mr. WASHBURNE rep, ILL., moved to proceed to
the election of Postmaster rir0 roee
Mr.. POTTER Rep, Wis., moved to lay the motion
MIR: STANTON rep, Ohio wished to know what
Mr. KELLOGG rep, H. nominated Isaiah NJ
Lucas of Illinois.
Mr.. BOULIGNY Is. Am, La nominated the pres
ent incumbent, Nj. w. Clusky.
Mr. POTTER nomin0ted George 4. Basfet.
Mr. MALLORY IS. Am, ky-) Nominated D. r.
ScIuges Laughter. He said that gentemans qna
tiles were more admirable than his name was eupho-
Mr. STANTON unnecessarily moved for an adjourn
mept. 49,
Messrs Kelog. BOugny, Howard, and Harris (Va.l
were appointed TellerS.
Whole hGhuibcr Of yOie.....2loI EoI NJ clusky..s33
Necessary to choice. FOR III.
Mr. Potter, who nominated Mr.. Bassett, voted
for Mr. Lucas who declared elected POSTMASTER.
Among the notices of intention 10 introduce bills
given under the rules were the following
By Mr.. MORRILL, (Ft "a bill TO provide for the
Day ment Of outstanding Treasury notes. to authorize
loan to regulate and fix the duties on imports, and
for other puposes also, bill to punish and prevent
the practice of poly gamy in the Territories oil the
United States, and other places, and dsapProying OF
certain acts of the Legislature OF Utah; also, bill
donating public lands the several States which may
PROV de Colleges for the benefit of agriculture and
the mechanic arts.
BY Mr. KILLINGER-A BIZ to locate and estab-
Esb a national fouDdery in Pennsy lvauia.
BIZ Mr.. QUARLES-A bill to establish Oraneh
military academy at the Hermitage.
By Mr.. CAMPBELL-A bill changing the bonded
warehousng system of the United States, and Tor tee
more effec;ua collection Of the revenues ana Oil
providing for additional and imposing nereas
ed aid 81 ecc duties iron and COAL and otner such
articles of American production and labor as require
nrofectjon al the bands Of the Government ,
By Mr. FLORENCE--A bill to Tx aud regulate tue
dntiee and imrosts and for other purposes ,
MIR. NORRIS of Philadelphia, presented IN the
House day sxty-fve petitions, numeronsly sgneo,
asking that the Post Office in that city be located a.
the Pennsy yana Ban K building.
The House then adjourned til Thursday
Death of Judge GustayIts swan.
CtyvFTaNn. Monday Feb. g. 1860,