The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-15

committee, who could not travel olt Of tbe record "
s' aN" 80. loon Issue with his colleague (Mr Chan
isr au housht mat citizens OF New Work with thei
usual iberality would donate a site for n Pos, oa,ca ~
.nlt proper arrangements could be made for the con
venehoc OF te people and also for the United state
Courts The pres nj Post OHce building q con,rac,.d
III Nehtiated dark and very difficult of approa,h m,
pr,seh' building was not suitable for city ike New
YORK Persons have 10 form In line and sonotime.
have To stand IN mud aud water waiting thor trn to
procure letters 1t disgrace 10 Tho nat,on tba,
re should be such place fora Post once as exists To-
The resolution was adopted
THE SALE or POSTAGE sTANI~
Alr ALLEY, from the Committee on the Post oglce ma
Ins' roads, reported bill authorizing The po.,ns,
General when the public service shall reouire anJ
ua lStt dhy OF june, 1868, to deposit postage stamps
WIN such persons as he may select for sale and circ
ton under the instructions OF the Postmaster General
Compensation not exceeding five per Is TO be- allowed
Ue persons thus selected Ia give bonds and security
d 10 be subject to all penalties already provided b
NV Mr. Alley caused TO be read a letter from The Post
nascr General IA which the latter says the object of Tho
MI IL TO enable the Department 10 circulate and s,ll
snnps Ia the stnes lately In rebellion This could not
pw be done 20 any considerable extent owing 10 the
tnat there are many persons who take the
ouh Oh qualification OF postmnscrs but there were nor
ss who could give the necessary security In tho o Of
semps Tor the accommodation of the community The
arrangement would add 10 tho revenue of the Denart-
ment while tho Department would DE protected from
los ' V
Mr. WILSON trep Of iowa remarked that II was stated
at assessors and collectors have air, adv received Tho
",".r,scinent OF The government He would ask Inc zen
,a TO inform the House IN what manner such OH
NouiH had been endorsed hev
novn Ia ne prescribed oath, or taken instead one un
,ha i,S Far law. This bill proposed departure from
,in, and A. benefit of those who had been IN rebel
s,nnrod Thcvf time such appointments should he
;,,, no. snn msS e been made without consultation
his or any similar Bn I,pi wa not the time to pass
from The law for n, benefit or repeated departure
against the government 20 reel theft WI" iuu ncrn
which rested those who had been iln "o'isa'loni
wished 10 know the character of the quahcaudR ~ ne
oilcsts. such
Mr ALrry sad tho bin only provided that the person.
10 sell
under tho laws Of the Uied States The letter 10 whcl,
the gentleman from low, alluded read IN the fcnnte
the time this bill wal there reported, when The same
objection made anda similar discussion arose. Tho
bill recumniitcd aIti reported back with ulurnd-
mcn;. Aftcr thoroucl mycstga on and dscnsslon OF
the whole subject the objection was ovcrued and ihe hl
passed the senate unanimously He knew u received
the support Of some OF the most radical mcnbcs of mat
body not in favor of The r'bci, hui ~ i'm
peratively demanded by the public incre.ts
Mr. SrEvHS,, lrcp of Pa. aid The blu ought :" be
printed. and not acted on W this way
Mr. AHEY remarked that he had no drsre o. siprrc-
information, and willing the Hor-c should have
every opportunity 10 investigate the subject iuv, Thi-
was matier which bad been bofoic the senate ior
weeks
Mr. Ksso trcp) ~ Iowa. sad the hill va. purely
Of bus ness concerning the conduct % the Post one
Department. lie could SEQ no necessity Tor Juggling l
the question Of reconstruction ~ ~ cnn-id ration The
Department wanted "a sell ali the stamps t clnid and
this bill proposed measures for facilitating her sale.
nut II seemed ~ him tilat Il Nis an "a
erercnce with the present system, wh''h ro-s ihe
government nothing. Tn Pos'madcr General FRO
onr Of dollars ~orl 81 Hamps are sold efsrv year We
commission would reIuirc The payment of af million
of dDilar We shond suhcct the Department ." 20
mncn loss u should b. provided ~ the hill at tiee
not posfina-t'r enough, the government sho d
depot stamps with ether ofcer- t. c sold wl'hnui extra
expense. H. orp1sed 90 the hill hoclus. u would
calse -crou- Reduction of tlr revenue OF the Drar'
meni Mr. Banks said the Pot Oficr tie hisbe>i
privilege winch the people of ile country could cnlov.
Notlnng impartial shot ~ tho indis larry Thl.
bill pfopOtrd n give IA states anicae reai
the Irvler OF The Pot Once on rrcii witch eNed W
other part OF tho cnnury THIS on INT not 10 be- yet
70 the souh until the pending questions were sat sfn
toriy settled
Mrs ,tls replied ,,a' u elp an, not sTsass a.
pod II fstau,ps .t.ad he k.,A tedl Il -sas ~
form n hill which contained 1ich fegurc
Nd BANgs tfepl OF In-s said tha auesi,0n ongh
o. be decided debate which tOnt place elsewhere
Thcf nothing important than The principle in
VOWED IN this hill
Nj. AIuY, in reply % Mr Kasyon said the gentleman
wa iucorrcci ~ hi statement when he sad the bl
wonli take from the depart ncnt hair million Of dOlla
The stamps the government, iriii NJ sun, an
The revenue would be y'ry much crcaied by IA bin
grs,t many stamps would befsio.ed of which roul'
ofhcIwie be aOld Ne WIS IN favor CT grnfng tLI
priviere Jn'on aud all Others ~ th South " D
deveopcd the rc'ourcc. Of the government and did NJ
haru any
Mr BorrwXLr. trcpl of uass wished 10 know -hy .
posiaast was not appointed IN every town AMI Villas
Of The sOgtb.
Mr. Allrr- recaise the Postmaster General q par
tirular i,t ne will not allow any man 10 serve Who doe
not 'ake and slbarrih- a. the nath.
Mr. B1rrwfL asked whether tho n'leinnn intended
o. MORN tho House that There any oval men
la he eleven rDfltN State
hIr. AMY rePned that egli ihnnsand posirnaiier-
ought to be appointed IN the south Bri the Pptuar'er
General had been abe "a procure only two thounand
who we're able aud willing 90 take the oath
Mr. fiNcx fdom of ohio ad that not o. grant these
fariltes would he a continuation OF De pOisstu bv thc
ma riv o. aepry- the people ol the right. they would
utherwise have under 10. government fhi- merely
n bli 20 carry the busincss of The FDsf once De
parmcni T. necessary should b. rss-ef. ~ that
the test oath snould b. swept from the book He
knew or no other calculated 70 produce The
harmony and satisfactory feeling consistent with our IN,
,tiaions sn by rvrndng 10 N" southern people the
liabilities - the Poet once
The morn ng hour here expired snd the hill wont
over
rHE uIcHnlN rgVrN-rEp sLputoS csss
The House resumed the confederation ~ The Michigan
contested election esselisiwn sesnsi rrrxbrdvr Nr
Trwbriee rrp poke IA h. own behalf The d cussion
INDUCED ny aessrs Roger. s"oGrld took Davis
Shrllalarg-r aud Obers. when the Hnu-c voted Nr
Msf-bals resolution reported fry,s the minority OF the
Committee OF E'ection- d~cisrinr tlir Mr. frowbrdse
not entitled :" tIe seat TIN wa rs1el 'd-ysss ~
nav I0s The Housr then passed the tr-oln ~ she
ioriiy Of The Committee Fi-riou.. confirming Mr.
Trow bfides in the poss' zion NJ his
Mr. Sc0Idp fr~pD ~ Pa, fefofied fesoinsiOn fron
ths Committee Eleciiops, whrh adopted. g,inz
Mr. BALDWIN tho 'ou'sstsni afi-cn hundred doiafs 70
rss rosMTrrrg oy fss rrorD-.D arEssu 90 rnrclroS
Th- srE,kyE anbouncsd the following nsrn~d gentle
Hlursion contemplated IN Mr. Gsrhsd'. bii-Me.srs
Garfield. cf Ohio Patterson. of New HsInp-bf-. Ran.
dali of Pcnn.ylssn. Donnsily of Minnesota houh0n
of flnYis. snd Tondyesr Of New YORK
vrni srafrF
NJ srr'E,. a,ssd % leave 70 onI re,ola,.on 'hs IN
deillira spiriis ought Bot 30 b. reduced
Mr. wNrwoHfn, tfcp.l OF m objected
ssEsp FoR Rrscnpfsa Sp1rg rHrHcH
Mr EgtEy. tref.l of IA pr. en'ed the memorial -
two hundred and thirty four commandments Of Payne
Chapel African Methodist Epic0pa chnrcb al Atlanta
Georsa praying FOE AN approximation sufficient 10 enable
them ~ rebuild their pl.te of worhip. which turn
down and utterly demolished BY pariy ~ fsderai
soaier, dunnz the late campaign d General sherman
thrbugh GeDfga
ran gaxkEtrT mL
The H0ue fc-nmed the consideration of the Bsnkfupt
hill
Dutug the debate Nr. SrFvrS- aid this tho wnrei
time ~ III others fof the passage ~ such lar N-
nom thelr deiag