The Placer herald., 1860-08-18


objection from any quarter. 1t looks finally
to the settlement of the great mail between
the two sections of the country daily over
land to be given to the lowest bidder, and
a temporary service upon the water.
The amendment passed the Senate in the
following form;
Sec. 10. Ind be 1t further enacted, That
the Postmaster General be, and he is hereby
authorized and directed to advertise for pro-
posals for the daily transportation of the en-
tire mail, Overland, between St. Louis Mis-.
souri,, and San Francisco, California, over
the central route, in twenty days time, the
bids to be received until the first day Of De-
cember next ensuing, and the service to com
mence on the first day of July, 1861; and
the Postmaster General is hereby directed
to award the contract to the lowest respon-
sible bidder
SEC. 20. And be 1t further enacted, That
the Postmaster General is authorized to pro-
vide temporary steamship service by the
nearest and most expeditions route between
New York and San Francisco, At a cost not
exceeding 100000 per year, reserving to
the Government the privilege of anullng
the contract, after the commencement of the
Overland service, upon ninety days notice.
POST ROUTE BILL.
A message was received from the Senate
by Mr.. Patten; one of their clerks, notify
ing the House that the Senate have passed
bill of this House to establish certain post
routes, with sundry amendments; in which
he was directed to ask the concurrence Of
the House
Mr.. Colfax-I ask that that bill be taken
up for consideration, and | will then move
| that the session be extended for one hour.
| Mr.. Babbitt-l object.
Mr. Sherman-There are ninety nine
amendments to that bill; and | will never
consent that that we shall, at this hour of
the session. undertake to consider them.
Mr.. CoIfax-There are not ninety mine
amendments | move to suspend the rules
Mr. Sherman-I call for the yeas and
nays upon that motion. want to see who,
at this stage of the session, will vote to take
up for consideration as important bill AS
that.
Mr.. Washburn of Mane-1he Senate
have placed upon this bill amendments ap
proprating 100000, This is no time to
consider them.
Mr.. Coliax--l desire to state that there
is but single amendment which can pre-
woke debate, and that the House may dis
pose of by conrurrlng or non concurring, rs
they may fl. Aud uuw, ask the char
man of the Committee Of Ways and Means
whether he is willing by tillibustering, to
defeat so important measure Of legislation.
Mr.. Sherman--The Senate have had this
bill before them for months. and now, when
they bring it to us in the last hour OF tho
session, | am not willing to consider it.
ENROLLED BILL.
Mr. Davidson, from the Committee on
Enrolled Bills reported that the committee
had examined and found truly enrolled an
act H. r. No. 8l2) to amend an act enti-
tied IAN act granting public lands in alter
nate sections to the State of Mississippi, to
aid in the construction of railroads in said
State" approved August IL, 1856; when
the speaker signed the same.
Mr. Colfax Il do not Justify the Senate
in sending this bill to the House at this late
hour of the session. have been pleading
with them for weeks to send i. here sooner.
1t is public business, and we are paid to do
it. We are paid by the year to consider the
public business and we ought to do it. | |
ask the Chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means whether when he is paid |
So, 900 year, he is disposed to fllibuster
to prevent the transaction of the public
business? [Cres of "Good!" from the Dem
ocratc benches.
Mr.. Sherman-I am Hing to stay here
until December next, for the transaction OF
the public business. What have already
done is earnest of my willingness in that
regard. But here is bill returned to US in
the last hour of the session, 10y the Senate,
loaded down with ninety nine amendments,
some of them involving 100000. How
absurd it is, just as the speaker is to adjourn
the House, under an order of both Houses,
to ask us to take up consider, and pass upon
ninety nine amendments. No harm can be
done by letting the bill and amendments 60
over until the ne4t session. 1t is the post
route bill, and it is not usual to pass 1t
oftner than once in every two years. And
why, sir, should we establish new routes
when the Post Office Department has per-
sistently refused to put service on roads al
ready established?
Mr.. Washburn, of llinois-I object to
discussion.
Mr.. Collax-I desire only to state a word
in reply to the gentleman from Ohio. No
post route bill has been passed for a year
or two, and the consequence now is, that
there are no new post routes in the frontier
regions. My friend from Ohio voted to re-
cede from the proposition of the House
restoring service upon existing routes. |
voted against receding, but the majority of
the House overruled me. | submitted as |
always do, when the majority of the house
until December.