New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TELEGRAPH BILLS.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
TELEGRAPH BILLS.
Mr.. KAssON (Rep., Iowa) introduced bill 10
authorize the purchase construction of military postal
line Of telegraph under The direction o. the Post depart
be printed The bill authorizes the construction Of line OF
p% to a SS's Ss W
intermediate stations The second section provides for adver
s % s p e @ cas 30 sSS SpSS @ 70 s.
received and opened contracts Tor mail letting are now at
the Post0fcs DEPARTMENT Inc third section prSEdss Tor
the United at reduction Of not less than per
cont the best proposals for the construction Of new line
shan not be accepted then the line shall be put under
tract and completed b SIX months amer So'ss 20 @ %
TO be greatly reduced the present ta1h snc makes
the system part Of the postal management using PostOees
wAsaS9iSE ep NJ INTRODUCED S :ST The n. con n,
structicn Of Government Telegraph rom MnsIngOn 70
ordered TO be printed The bill is as follows
&c. Thst the Postmaster General hereby aOthor
directed telegraph line from the City ofWa'h
ngton 10 the City Of hsSifk and the sad Telegraph me &c
cned be route subject all existing laws in relation TO
Unted and the said Posnss,er0ensrl
shall power and suthoy establish the oess for
the ssi line and shall have authority and power procure
all necessary for oes and sufficient number OF
agents and operators 70 operate ,sd Inns Of Telegraph
Section provides that shall be sent over the said
line unless shell be stamped with three cent postage ssmP and
there shall uniform the transmission OF without
regard to distance word Except for the
sny message shall be chagei but message
than 10 cents And there shall be charged
for the delivery d each and every essaso provided thai
shall be entitled TO send and roeVe all s messages
lines Of charge and shall have priority in sending all
messages.
: The UNION MEMORIAL FROM LOUISIANA.
Mr.. sHELLABARGER REP, Ohio presented memorial
h under he care Of the United States
State. The memorial is signed by the Governor and several
Committee on the Hew-Orleans riots.
TERRIToKIALIZIYG TIE REBEL srArEs
IuIl tpFFn
Governments for the districts lately in revolt against the Gov
the United States The bill provides for temporary
Territorial Governments for all tho late Rebel States except
Tennesseesurage being given all males without respect 20
color and oil who have borne erms against the United states
held civil military Office under the Confederacy 10 DC m
eligible either hold Office The bin was referred
10 the Committee on Reconstruction
On motion Of Mr. TAYLOR, lDem- N.Y. the Committee on
Invalid Pensions instructed 10 inquire into the ezpdeny
Of soldiers and sailors reputed As missing action and
subsequently accounted during the iats Rebellion shah
INpssnIrY TO Kzw-YoRK MzzcHAsm.
Under the sof the Committees for rsport Mr. DkLARO
cp lIho) the Committee ON Cams) reported joint res
safDns tne relief Of OUR Manson Co. merchants Of
Sex Yors directs the sscffaIy Of The Treasury to pay to
ihe senOnnaiiob g. eaeh replace the Of $4,000 de-
posd the fOstOce in the City Of New YORK october IL
es5 directed TO 0ber Atwater Co Of New Orleans which
package registered and receipt gwen BY the Postmaster
u York but the money went down in the steamship
execute bond Of idewniiy with adequate securities
The BIZ rise considerable discussion and was finally
passed. Yeas, 30 NAYS o. $50
The House proceeded TO dispose Of the business on the
Speaker s table.
The INST business taken from the Speakers table the
Senate amendments TO the deficiency bill The amendments
concutd in and the bill au ats the Presidents sig
nature.
TIE TAX on CIGARS.
The next business taken from the Speakers table was Joint
resolution introduced last session by Ar STEVENS providing
parts the Internal Revsnue bin refer to the te1
cigars be construed that the dd rdoTe duty OF 20 per
snail be levied only the excess OF value over s2 per
LOO
STEVENS lep, Pa) aud SChENCK (kepr Ohio, snd OPP
posed by MessIs MORRILL, ep, Vi and ALLISON tRep
Iowa Finally Of Mr. MORRILL, it referred
Committee ON Ways and Means.
PAssEN0ER SAFETY BILL.
The next business the Speakers table was the
resolution amending the ninth section the act amenda
of the ~ pIO,e iOf The better security OF the lives OF
passengers II referred to the Committee on
Commerce
PASSAGE oP THE DISTRICT FRANCHISE BILL.
The business taken nom the Speakers table was the
Senate bill passed yesterday regulate the elective franchise
in the District Of Columbia.
MI INGERSOLL demanded the previous question.
Mr. HALE (ep, " " asked Mr. lugersoll 10 permit an
amendment TO be offered making educational qualification
In order test tie Of the House upon it, Mumus Of
No, To- among tho RepubEcons
Mr. INGERSOLL declined yield for that purpose aud the
House seconded the previous question.
The bill read times and the House proceeded to vote
by and Nays its passage The vote resulted in Yeas
s Esys The Speaker directed the Clerk 70 call h
ard voted eye. So the bill was passed
Thoe was unusual excitement in the House and there
were no manifestations Of any Kind the Of the
result The oorings tho in detail Republicans Ro
man De,nocrnfa itnhe.