New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-09


for all the CLERKS In all the Post Or e Of che Union The Blue
BooL for 1854 pages 4g2 snd AT sowstt Ia NewYork City
sone S7l 90 psid out last yeI s"'ae' OF r0''omcs
can be- elaborated which will extN define the amount
bs should be psd for services under hi. h. va %. ;. 9
as II does now under the supervision Of the
Tie Committee believe that, With that ohcs.
for retrenchn emit only needs that Congress sht "a h
S.r.s foy him 20 carry them the utmost ~ ms
xno with tbe expression Of their belief that th, sspdyn
creased expenditure can be Ied9ced my b s p.nyDs
bill on that point the attention OF the Gene
Broys 'G o dos, yssS without impane the su
efficacy of the Department the Committee report the acct ~
PEN M t R spu he Of The Department
sECTios Be enacted BY e Senate ana HoI,e@ sp's
end the both June the oo~ing commissions on letter
postage allowed Deputy POstmae' instead Of those
AsBy PosOace where tbs letter postage does not exceed
wear 70 but apy Postmaster at whose the mail
TO regularly between the hours Of O'Clock
O'Clock in the morning may be allowed 10 per cent OIL tne MS"
On any sum over and above quarter and not exceed
On above 400 per quarter and not exceed
On oil sums over 50 400 per quarter, l2l per cent
On the amount OF posage letters received for distribution
SIC As far practicable, the PostmssterGenea shall
limit the number Ct Route Agents follows On Railroads
bouls per day not three Route Agents And on
one' Of inferior and those where the Iunnos time
Route Agents Branch Railroads of short distances to be
uppsd by officers of the Railroad for the purpose
w6easver tie Genera deems it practicable.
SYc 3 The msximum compensation Route Agents shall
a on neoI routes hal be- graduated According the
of labor performed and the number of hours per week
SIC The Pc.tm,rGens,.l G hereby directed TO cuItst
n paid for Clerks PostOces largely is posi-
Bile without imp,ns the efficiency Of Tire seryce.
SIC The the act Of June a. 1854 and all other
provisions OF law which authorize the
GLOW pay Posmssers hey ond the commissions allowed
by law, are hereby repealed.
Also bill inviting proposals for carrying the entire
mails between the Atlantic end Pacific States on one
line BY which the Government reserves the right to
reject any all bids, if deemed expedent. II s simply
10 ascertain for what the entire mails between
these points can be carried.
"A syIcgsis of this billEwas published on Monday
week
MIR. STOUT Dem, 0regon) inquired whether, this
information to be received during the present ses-
sinn..
Hr. COLPAX replied the House would not adjourn
rrobsby before the latter part of June. by the bin
the bids were be received till the 18th of May and
three dsys thereafter laid before Congress for its
consJt ration. If be deemed expedent contracts can
be authorized on the basis ofthe proposals.
Mr.. STOUT thought the bill ought TO pc passed inn
n eoaiev, in er to enable persons on the Pacific
side TO bid.
Mr.. HOUSTON asked whether it proposed the ab-
rogation of The present contracts.
Mr.. C0LFAX replied it did not, but left that for
Congress TO determine.
Further proceedings were interrupted by the ex-
pii alton of the morning hour.
On motion of Mr.. Burnett, the Committee on Public
EXPENDITURES instructed TO inquire how the pub
lie binding had been let ont, the number OF bidders,
the nrices proposed whether contracts have been given
to the low est bidder ia accordance with existing laws
with power 10 send for persons and papers.
Mr. SHERMAN Rep, Obio from the Committee
Of Ways and Means, reported the Army Appropriation
bill.
Mr. STANTON Rep. Ohio argued that the bill
should be referred TO the Military Committee in order
that they might be enabled the more thoroughly to
examine il ADD report reforms.
Mr.. CURTIS Rep, Iowa seconded MIR. Stantons
yews cOutendinR that the general appropriation bulls
should be sent to the different Committees, and not
entrusted alone to the hands Of the Committee of Ways
and Means
Messrs. SHERMAN, PHELPS Dem, No. and
WASBBURN rep, Me- opposed this maintaining
that such an ARRANGEMENT would confusion and
DELAY. There should be Committee intrusted with
The general estimates. by pursuing the ord nary method
respesiDg It appropriation blls the Military and
oth er Ccmmitt el would be enabled having previously
examined their provisions, to propose amendments.
The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole
on the State of the Union by two majority.
The House took up the bill requiring the Executive
documents be printed previous 20 the ment
of the SESSION then 10 be laid before the Mem
bers ard fixing the compensation for printing them.
TIE bill VASE ebated az length side regarding it
as interfering with the constitutional rights OF the Pres
denr and the other showing The importance of having
the documents at the earliest possible period before
Congress; those ordered this session were not yet
printed.
Tie bill was amended go as to authorize the Pres-
dent to cause bis annual Message and accompanying
documents or if be think proper the documents alone,
to be printed in advance Of the meeting of Congress-,
together with the Secretary Of the TIeasurys lin ncal
report.
The bill was then ordered to be engTossed for third
reading. Adjourned.