The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-28


gress OF the United States, including
delegates from Territories, The Secretary
of the Senate and Clerk Of the House Of
Representatives, to cover correspondence
TO and from them, and all printed matter
issued by authority Of Congress, and all
speeches, proceedings, aid debates
in Congress- and all printed ma =
ter sent to them; their Thanking
privilege 20 commence with the term for
which they arc elected, aud 20 expire ON
the first Monday of December following
such term of Office. Sixth. All official
communications addressed TO either Of
The executive departments of government
by an officer responsible TO that depart
ment Provided, That in all such cases
the envelope shall be marked "otiicia',
with the signature thereto of the officer
writing the communication. SEVENTH
Post Masters have also the Thanking priv
ilege for their official communications %
other Post Masters: Provided, That in all
such cases the envelope shall be marked
official" with the signature of the
writer thereto; and for any and every
such Endorsement of "oliicial" falsely
made, the person making the same shall
forfeit and pay three hundred dollars.
Eighth. Petitions TO either branch Of
Congress shall pass free in the mail.
Ninth. All communications addressed 10
any of the ranking officers above de-
scribed, and not excepted in the forego-
ing classes, must be re-paid by postage
stamps. The ranking privilege herein
| before granted shall be limited TO pack
ages, weighing not exceeding four ounce !,
except petitions to Congress and con-
| gressional or executive documents, and
such publications or books as have or
may be published, procured, or purchase
by order of either house of Congress, OF
joint resolution of the two houses,
which shall be considered as public doc
uments, and entitled to be ranked IS
such; and except also seeds, cuttings,
roots, and scions, the weight of the pack
ages Of which may be fixed by regulation
Of the Post Master General.
instruction No. ~.
First Communication may be franked
by the President (by himself or Secre-
tary,) by the Vice President, and by
each member of the Cabinet, without be
ing certified to be "oflicial."
| Second. The fourth class of franks eau
only cover official correspondence, and
the words "ofllcial business" must be
upon the envelope and signed by the Of
fetal Thanking. For such official CORES.
pondence the Thanking privilege is al.
lowed TO the following officers: Tn,
First and Second Comprollers of th,
Treasury the Solicitor of the Treasury
the Auditors of the Treasury the Treas.
ury of the United States; the Regist !.
of the Treasury the Assistant SecTetar,
of State the Assistant Secretary of Oh,
Treasury the Assistant Secretary of thu
War Department the Assistant Secre
tary Of the Navy; the Commissioner o
the General Land Office the Commits
sioner of Customs; the Commissioner o
Patents; the Commissioner OF Indiai
Affairs the Commissioner of Pensions
the Assistant Postmaster General; tn
Adjutant General of the Army; Tn
Quartermaster General; the Inspecto
General the Commissary General .
Subsistence the Paymaster General
the Chief Engineer; the Surgeon Gener
al the Colonel Of Ordnance; the chief
of bureaus of the Navy Department
: and the Superintendent and Assistan
Superintendent of the Coast Survey th
: Superintendent of the Census the Com
missioner of Agriculture the Commits
sioner and Deputy Commissioner of th
7 Internal Revenue; the Provost Marshs
Q | General the chief clerks of the Execu
. tive Department; Senators and Repre-
sentatives in the Congress of the Unite
States; delegates from Territories III
7 Secretary of the Senate, and Clerk of th
r House of Representatives.
Third. Attention is specially directe
TO the sixth clause of this section, whic
= changes the former law. All CORES
t pondence addressed TO any executiV
t department or any officer in il, must no
be pre- paid, except official communities
J., tiens written by some officer of the do
partment or an officer under its contr,
or responsible TO it and in such case
d under the words "oilicial business" @
the envelope, the officer must sign h
name with his official designation. A
other persons, and all officers writing
departments with which they are II,
+: connected, must prepay their postag
All communications TO the President N,
written by public officer, and all to Il
e Vice President, must be prepaid.
i Fourth. The seventh clause of th
section prohibits all ranking by pos
masters, or 10 them, except upon the
= official communications TO the depar
y ment, and to each other. In such cas-
! the envelope should bear the certifica
o "oilicial business" signed by the pos
!, master writing.
- POsimaslers can no longer recei'
r printed matter free.
y Fifth. The weight of packages
seeds, cuttings roots, and sciOns, TO
franked, is limited to twelve ounces.
J. --s--s-s.----
.e Meeting OF the Tenn, ssee OsTicer
IT A large number of the officers of d
+ East Tennessee Regiments being in Nasl
u vile, on business, met a, the Commerce
> Hotel Thursday, the 25th Of June, 1876
N 10 take into consideration the call for
g State Convention of the loyal men
Tennessee.
~ Maj M. Stephens, was called to {
;, :, Chair, and d, q. Thornburg requested
- act as Secretary,
u The call for such Convention was e
= dorsed; after which the following W