The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-09

Washington, Feb. 9.

considered. 1t provides for the return ,
letters either wholly unpaid or short pai
more than . single rate. The upaid sing
letter shall be forwarded and collected 8
delivery. Newspapers And periodical
sfser Jan. lst, 1866. shalt be prepaid, an
after that date no printed matter, excer
from foreigo countries, shall be receive
unless prepaid. Relief is provided for 10,
| al postmasters sustaining lossessby presur !
of armed force. Expenses..for furnishin
stationerpfor frsf, second or third classe
offices are to be allowed out of the revs
nue..
Publishers Of letter lists are to be pai
two cents on each letter.
Special agents in Pacific States an,
Territories have salary Of $500, viii
20 per day travelling fees; also the ap
pointuent Of three more special agent
for Pacific States. All other special agent
are to receive four dollars per day travel
ing expenses.
$4,000 are appropriated for post rout'
maps. Clerks for distributing mail mat
ter on railways are to be sppoin ed BY tn,
Postmaster General. Regulations are made
Tor transporting foreign matter.
Collsmer explained each section of ths
bill. 1t was not proper. he said to make
newspaper publishers prepay with stamp
this could not be done 10 The case OF daily
newspapers having an immense circuls
ton. The New York Herald for instance.
mailed 100000 or it might be 500 900
copies daily. They could not possibly
get their papers off ln time for tbs m ails
If they had TO afix stamp to each copy.
1t was proposed to leave this matter to
the discretion of postmasiers aud lie. them
make rule under which the payment
would be made.
Collamer further states that the bill
as reported by him hid the approval
OF the Postmaster General and was in
part drawn up under his supervision.
A message from the House was receiv-
ed at la:l5 p. IN. announcing that that
body was ready to recievs the Senate to
proceed with the countig of the Presiden-
tial vote.
At ! o'clock the Vice President and the
Senators will proceed to the House of
representatives..
A procession of the Senator's led by the
Vice President and the Secretary of the
Senate was formed soon after and entered
the House Of Representatives.
At 2 p. m. Senate returned to their
Chamber.
Trumbnll offered a resolution which
was adopted that the Senate appoint
a Committee of one to meet a commit
lee of two from the House to wait upon
Abraham Lincoln and inform him of his
Sumner moved TO take up his resolution
calling on the President for information as
to the peace conference.
The resolution was read aud adopted.
The bill 10 relation to postal laws was
then considered. The I'd section re-
luiring the prepayment of postage on
newspapers aud periodicals was,then strick-
IN out and the bill passed.
A bill to establish a bridge over the
Ohio at L ,uisville was passed.
Wade called up the bill defining the
boundaries Of Nevada, transferring to that
State one degree Of territory from Utah.
Pending the consideration. Senate ad-
iourned.
HOUSE.
The gallery and -four Of House were
deosely crowded, the attraction being the
counting and declaring of the electoral
votes for President and Vice President of
the United States.
Stephens introduced resolution which
vas adopted requesting the President to
such information as he might
deem hot incompatible With public inter.
ssts, relative to the recent corresponde
between him and the Secretary of State
and Stephens. Campbell and Hunter, in
Hampton Roads.
Elijah, on leave, introduced . bill re-
quiring MI ship owners to make annual
returns on the 30th Of june 10 the collec-
tors of the. several districts in which they
reside. Of the tonnage of every vessel
held BY them. and auy omission 10 do so
shall incur : penalty. The act to apply
to all vessels Of twenty tons.
~ WdS iuieIIeu W Su0 OOmmiltee on
Commerce.
Highly offered apreamble setting forth
that charges of gross frauds aud corrup
ton in ofiice have been made against tho
Commissioners OF Patents ID . pa mphlet
addressed to members of the House and
signed By Andrew Whitteley, who offers
to prove them with resolution for the
appointment OF select committee to ex-
anime the subject.
Resolution was adopted.
The Chairman Of the Library Commit
tee reported joint'resolution sppropriat-
iag $500 to procure ! marble bust Of the
late Chief Justice Taney, to be placed 10
The room Of the Supreme Cont Of the
United States.
Il wa passed.
At one o'clock, on motion Of Mr.. Viii.
son, message was sent 70 the Senate
Ihat the House wsre now rsady to receive
that body for the purpose Of counting the
electoral votes.
The Senator's then entered the hall a..
By their officers, the members
of the House standing until the former
were seated. The Vics President occu.
Mad AAA Qrea n-s> L.. - r.