The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-10
IIouso Of Repr.-e, taiives.

The House procc,,le, to the con alteration " the
van ,l-lI-hug the frpnling privilege.
M. CnlnN I'm explanation said that the I'LL for
this purpose WIS now reported unanimously, with
Hne ctptipb, by the committee. This measure
would siil keep open communication between
represent tiNes uud the,r voustituent,, and save
~ ilni, ~ dollars to the government annually, In
England even th' Queen lias ~ pay her own post
and no m,n hNs there suggested that the frank
us privilege he restored. Tie committee on the
poet Office hul intended 10 introduce other reforms
..I them, 10 collect postage uu the tons II print
ci matte vhiy' ere now Carried 10y the Express
companies. Al tiat lee asked W. that the bil
sh''ild have H fair vote.
Nj po,u pr du,ci tabular settlement, b, show
u .' 50 itN f.' ycr ending 18th lS"l the excess o.
expenditure 81 tNr psf Office de Irmrnt over the
iou,its Wh. SAOlOUOO aui progressively ncrct sing
~ ro-t On'6 department should be sell sustain.
nE. Under the AW ~ a now stands NJ least 2O,ON
persons including pn-tiuasters whose salaries do
b.. ,s,,,d 500 receive and trrnsmit letters and
In,.r. f'r Cd, T. stng', iu uo way relative ~ pub
u, ltHuo- IIr,ppuscI printing the Hill, for the
reason ti.t whit" Il abolished the traukiu{ Ia one
part, % r's rol Il iu another aud cl1.m~l for the
Substitute he hvi prepared a, least equality aud
ir-tr" ne il placed THE members ~ & 'ngrcss, the
Pr -Irut Hhd Niv5.Pre-ideut and Al others ia AVA
th"ity ,ybu h1vr heretofore rNcr-,d Tie privilege,
oI thu same basis.
| NJ Vauudi4lam said that This vns Lc day of
| ,iua'i REFORMS. and a3 the measure now pending
| YVES ,miu,uty 'uc " the very smallest, i would
| d,u,tc-s meet with favor. lie m'int inei that
tleI, Should hr the frccst cummiu' cation between
Con. gre ssutL and their constituents repudihtng
TIE pr, ~, that III, Post OHyc d. apartment should
he .alr.,r5t1'nirr and showing thai the increased
| expenses were owing mainly o. the Increase of mail
L ci ties
i Nj pumcroy offered 70 resolution 10 resulumit the
bin g. the h-t oth'c Committee, with Instructions
| =. report urA lll, embracing the Glowing priu-
| cipe-'
| Firstiu Ahuli-Hug the tr,nsmi -you of all writ
ten and printed matter free of postage, excepting
| that ordered t. he printed 10y Congress, aud
| Scc,udy3 Such upttor shall Ice stamped "Pubt'
| Documents and uu being ranked shall sss through
| the mails Tree.
| NH uhuu.u said the abolition or the fraukng
privilege WE r f,yurite with the srCes'oui-ts. II
reforms We're needed let gentlemen dir"t their At
| trutiuu to the millions ui liars Alu1ndeSei tuI
ships iurscs and Iroyenier, t. the then Ia general
OF which every member hrs some knowledge, more
| or I,-ss.
| NJ. W. grt moved t. lay the whole siljeit on tn,
tr'lr, whirh WIS decdcd IN the negative, II against
| =, us follows -
| Yn--Mli,h, Allen, R,iloy tof Peunsylyanial
| BiNtcr, B1ilc, Bair tMu), Cob, Conway, Cooper
| Cox, Cr,-held, Owen, Duulap, Edwards, English
Go.cl, G,'lwin, Gurlry, II DE, II nchCtt, Hickman
| H.. per, Johnson, kellogg tlllnois), Knapp, Law
| Iaypar Lo,r, L'yrIoy Mallory, Morstpn. May
/ utri, A,ul,.. Morris, Nugrut, DIN, Peudleton
Robinson, Rollins tN. H., n hin, tM1.E sherman
Steel a. IA ,Nt4ndi9h ham, vaniryrr Wei, MMs
| vorth, W ua,r, wl.uiugur, White lndl' White
| ,Oh.j, w.slrln Wright
| NANS-A lIcy, Au,ut, Arnold, Ashley, Bthtt
| H'ilvv, Mas litker BT.n'n, Bnghnm, ~ dr
| Na) Blur, Pom Blake browne az. 1 Buhiul
| tn, Ctlv,Tt, Campbell, Chamberlain, CrlftN +
| \. Cuukl its Crtycu-, Davis, Dawes, nnel Dunn
| Elliot, F,utun, Irssrnlrn, Fr'n,hot, Frank Gwns
| pcr, Gidrr, Harrison, Holman, IL utnu, lintchus
| JulHu, Kelly, Lansing, Luumi-, Keen, Me
| Nixon, Noble, Odcll, Patton, Pike, Pmer6N for
| ter, Rice, iMrl Riddle, Surrlut, Sr'' ~ick. sharks
| Sloan, steele, q. " Thomas iM ISL Thomts
| iMlll Train, TinI.r, TtuWlris Upton, NaI
| ION. Vmvmkrul urgh, Ymwy,k, vcrree, VIII
| bard, walton, me! walton, W! Webster, Wick
| Gfr, Wilson, window, Worcester, Adjourned.