, 1865-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WAsaHoToS, "Wednesday, Fob. 8.
SENATE,

CONGRESSIONAL PR0CEEDENES,
WAsH1soroS, Wednesday, Fob. 8.
SENATE.
The bill relating to post 1aws was consider.
CO. provides Tor the Tctu.o to writer's Of letters
either Whplly unpaid or eto-t paid, more ihaa a
s!Egle sate those nna,d, single rate shall Be- for
and periodicals. aftcr January LIT, 1sJ5, eh1li be-
prepaid, ead after tkat date, no printed natter
uc. prepaid Rc,ief prosasa ss for IoTsi PSI
forces. Expenses ior furnishing slationcly fof
lowed ont of the revenues. Publication OF letter
liete arc to he paid two cents On each letter. Spe-
cial agents in the Pacific States and Territories
travelling fees. Also, the appointment of three rec
more SPECIAL agents for the ficac S.ates and Ter
Tltories: All other special agents ere to receive
,1et lou Goa5s psda asy sxpenses
pointed by The Postmaster General. Regulations
III. Coi.LAMEH, of w. % se1piaiued e,cb seet,on
OF the htll. Il wns not proper, he said, to malc
Newspaper publishers prepay with stamps, This
having en- immense circulation. The New ioEi
Eerald. for instance, matted 100000, OF 1t might
he soe Geo, copies daily. They could not possibly
Eet Their pape.s % IN time fos the mails, II thc7
CD 10 leave this msttcr to the discretion of Foet-
Ms. ter, and let them prescribe the rules under
Nr. EoIisner further sfated TIM, tbc bi1 nc
i was reported by him, met the approval Of the
Postmaster Gcae-nl, md was In part drawn up run-
der his supervision.
tnnouncinE thst that body was ready 70 receive
the Senate 10 proceed with the counting OF tho
Presidential vote, at oac O'clock. III. Vice Pres
The Serators vii, proeeea tn t,e uo,sa =, Po,-
rctcn!atises; nlaisss;on If H.. s.n.,o..
President and The Secretary or he Senstc Ws.
io1lncd soon after, and entered the House Of Rcp.
rc,enaatt:cs;
AT: r. s-hlLL ~. oiefea resolution, which
Wee acopled, that NC scnst: appoints = con1ntstc.
House, to wait 1nrcn Abraham Lincoln, aud in.
'cEIn atm @ nt9 eiccton.
~. sCMNEh moved to fekc up big resolution
enee 10 thu pence conference. Thcre:o.udon vas
read
Ill; sAILsE[RY offered IN amcndmcnt, that
Senate whether he. and others acting under his
authority. did not require as condition OF re-
nnion- The acqnie cencc OF the persons mentioned
in liz. Summers resolution, md Of the author1tic.
OF the Confederate S1atcf, In the abolition Of
savcry: aleo whether he cid not refuge IN ARMS
tice TO tle confederacy.
sufficiently respectful.
1r. COtNEsS thought the President would
conamunieate all tie Information in his posses
salisbury { amendment - ~N>'
BIZ. Sau1stuEy's amendment wasnot adopted.
". SUMMERS amendment wa1 then adopted.
considered. The second zectlon was stricken out
and the bill passed:
Tie bill to establish bridge oyey the Ohio river
at Lou1gEille Wex passed;
Er. WADE culIcd up the bill defining the boun.
dnries Of Nevadn, transferring to that State one
degree OF Territory IRON Utah. Pending its cor
Tic senatc adjourned,
w.s,urc7n,e paan..a,v r.n
uhrcr .
>, ne EaAe1e* ma hoo1 OF the House were dense
y CtoMoeo, NE st11acuon oeang Tie counting aud
qinea1ng % tnc eaecloTa! F9tsu lo1 fxesident and
we Me tITf7Q9nt e. 9i teG ~ United states;
WHICH Eas adopted, reque. ting he President to
ri 1oso@psl6le xs!a pubic ints!es! fsiatiss 70
S SSeEfe.sfT o. s.ate, ana Mess1s: Stephens Camp
DEL ma !tEn,ef, " Hampton loads.
III ii lin txncra ne ~ ssnE
saFns Gn ine ta % ot Sdae' 70 tne CoHcet2za q the
Of eTerT resaei ~ heit Nv ;he "a ~ ~. ,ne aTa
f, ne.a ~ 'aem, anu aas osnas-
paJ 20 20 ~ ~! Esess's oFef ne9ty sons "as sefeE-
E5 ~ e Wy Ix.'tG!tce o1 commerce.
Mf. AlGba. OF C1i., onered preamble setting
il oi,se hsSe Ssen asle against tnc coaasssion:
e q F1tcn1s N 1ampnict auc fessea 70 members
9! tle Eoure and signed by Andrew waits1y, who
!niacn iof Tue appointment cf = sclcct committee
10 examine 1ne 6noJeeL Inc resolution WAS
aoIpteG.
Cd Joint Ees"!unou @ app.oPf1at,ng 81 90 to pro-
tu5e marble oGst o. .Le !31G tatei J1s.!ce Iansy
~ " piacso ~ tne !nuta q tAc 9apfeae court Of
'1e Lnase9 M @ Staiee ~ ~sp VI passtdG M g. v,reox
IA a. one Q e,ocs on mo,1on @ q ~: MthsoN. OF
fsn,e :.. w .tl ~ ao rao aaIe t1aI tae
no1se We low !Eao: 70 TSceisc ;nat noas TOT tho
Scnators t1c1, cetereS 9ha Msii s.ro,
.sa;y ~ t4stt .,t ~ sne 1neets " 'nn A2nse
Tnauulng anna r. 3osmst a were hea'ea. iho wee
sssI sri imIneg,ic1, on ~ IF, co'1r anu Inc
ae seEao1s y, WE 5l{aasca u nc oodg OF tae
taa ulon tue ficht o. tne pfce,diog oihcer. while
tEG hepsesenEteuscs oceapea thc otnc5 seats. The
styss Wt!99n a7s s9d sG97g 92E1on;
.I dne tCEtMLlpEAa t,. = said; I. lhe two Monses
rrc.1esni and sfec.i7sident q u United States,
rcnmeEcnE on Tue ~ Of March. 1866. II be.
sseoa a he e e es the
two Ho1ses ot Conercss- 1now proceed to DIS
charge that duty,
snte OF the stats of Maine, which vas read By
SeEator Tsrmbu1t-
Tn The susges lon Of Senator WADE tic read
1ng 9t ts e:h5 as It Length d.
ponneed. psa11e r- @0 LII '0 D' u e.'n S'''s an
Ghcxt the votes Of New uanpsaire. Massa~
sna!stss end Sus Eede 1 as!and Co1nesIeg @ IT, @Ec51ont
IL vote q New Jersey for Mcclellan and Pcadio~
tth. next fenns nsylfansa 1or In:oln and johnson,
ton. Then aaryland fos Lincoln and johnson
anu hentncky for Mcclellan and Pendlcton. all
tue other States a'e1nS fur Lincoln and johnson,
anelhdl3g tne nGw SfISe q Sevada,
The VICE PRESIDENT said the messenger
Nlo Thought the certificate Of Nevada, sisted that
only fsn sotGs iau bttu taet IN the Electoral Col.
leEe f1 that STATE, Ole OF the Electors btin: ab-
o. vacancy. senatos cowsn ioquiTea whstaes
mere were anS 1n1tacf fc:4tns, and II 80, why
shey I'D 3ct hecn submitted 70 tlc Con:enuoa.
te aee e., aesiaent ,.a xHSea laat ne hsd returns
fu<a 'an r. asseo tac5 aao oeen excluded
'tc!n t.!s coHHt. Mm.
f,a I,,to3 uenSu aS ~ ~ Itss,aen!
thai M iii. '' liz vi VIE r4eeident a'su re66ed s61ed
nnar+ ~ h,o-, ,rsaa " LUZ. ~ uat
IL G,a I3u nr,crs,o tsd aqG gitne1 noas
IL Iii aII 1hst ~. n 1n1e,re IN, approved
1eu;efns o,S ~ nns ns saEes,ca I @ @ o.
,tisn % to dctcImins wh he,hcr tScT shnSi % he
counted
Mt. STEVENS esid that no question could arise
e1Sspt 9n r. !eadtnF o1 ths . eg1t,hearf' ,tiaa
Rep. lEAMAA, Of Kentucky, moved thatsll the
return: be opened for consideration.
The tICEpKESlpEAT said the motion was
81 s sm1 m I "ne
don involved.
Kcp. PnUiy, Of New York,wished to instruct
the iellcrs to omit from the cpu1t The 30 Chilled
STATE Of West TfrcIuia.
The VICE PRESIDENT said the question came
too late. the vote having been already declared:
TO Inow The reason Of the gentleman frora New
York fur that MOTION
Amer some further conversation Mr. fean1an