Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-27
have you now for peace times 2" inquired Mr.. Bran
daEee.
Mr.. Garrett replied-"Thirty cars and the motive


dagee
Mr.. Garrett replied-"Thirty cars and the motive
power"
Mr.. Brandagee was therefore satisfied with what
the President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
had said relative to his portion Of the road between
was no necessity under the war mower for smother
road. lie (Mr. t. objected to this question being
sprung upon members of this House who did not
AhQw III % Hhat mad been done in the Select Committee
Mr.. Stevens said the gentleman had stated the
questlon Iuly as stood in the Committee Mr. Bran
uHgee, whose name had been mentioned here, had
changed his views and was against the bill
MI pawes, OF Mass called the attention of the
gentleman TO the fact that Mr.. Brandagee was not
present. He thought there could be no Signifcance
IN the gentemans remarks here. unless he reflected
on friaS MT Brandagee) integrity.
integrity and he trusted no one else did
Nj. +. Thomas-Q mono one reflects on him
MI +. Thomas then recapiuated his views as to
the action of the Maryla Legislature on n new
road through that State. If two members were
all those who had been once heard before il All be
asked is to have this committee make report.
MIR. Conkling, of New York, said that in spite of
Committee, by the Speaker it had decided against
an airline road between the great political and com
Mr.. Radford, Of New York, denied this. The COM
mttee was not opposed to another road but they
could not see where in the Constitution the power to
authorize the road was obtained
Mr.. Conkling replied that the House and the COM
mlttee had fallen into mishap. He hoped the pub
iiC Htulu yeL projected from the imposition.
convenience ana the monopoly to which they were
at present subjected between Washington and New
9ork: He wanted to know who were in this House
favoring monopoly. and hoped the test would be
on the the coming vote.
Mr.. Raymond, of New York, asked for information
as to how the question stood
Mr.. StevenS-A majority of the committee were
against the bill. This morning l introduced new
bill, looking to the same object.
The Speaker here stated that when the Select Com
mlttee was raised, he followed the parliament ary
rule and appointed majority Of the friends of the
Mr. Stevens.
Mir. F. Thomas then discussed the Parliament rule
and SAID that this House knew, and the country
will soon know, that the Select Committee is against
the bill introduced by Mr.. Stevens He desired that
Congress might have the benefit Of their report
Mr.. Conkling, of N. Y, hoped the motion to recon-
slider the vote to appoint two additional members TO
the select railroad committee would not be agreed
to; and he meant diScOurtcsy in saying this to tho
gentleman from Maryland. He would say that this
side of the ouse had been put out to nurse and had
heen strangled Let US meet this question hy the
test vote on the motion to reconsider and who in
thls House, by voting to reconsider. against d
new railroad route to New York.
The question was then taken with the understand
ing tnat those who voted to reconsider, would vote
against appointing two additional members of the
select committee on the airline railroad between
Washington and New York, the speaker adding that
ne should consider it a test The vote resulted by
telleEsyeas 4, nays 81 SO the vote was not recon
Washburne, OF H.. and Mr.. Wilson. Of Iowa, the
two additional members ofthat committee
The House then took up the House bill to amend
the postal laws, and after debate, passed it. 1t pro
ydeS that after April /, 1866 prepaid letters shall be
forwarded at the request of the party addressed from
enc p0sto1ce to another. without extra charge: and
returned dead letters shall be restored to the writers
thereof free Of postage. All railroad companies car
rylng the mails shall convey, without extra charge
by any trains which may be over their roads ali
such printed matter the Postmaster General may
direct Severe penalties are affixed for any person
VINO detaces letter box, or pouls water oil into
them, to defdce or destroy mail matter 1t repeals
so much 1.-The Act of March 3, 1861 as authorizes
posnasturs to contract for the local delivery of pa
pers periodicals. etc. The Postmaster General is
also authorized to change the style of postage stamp
at any time he may see fit.
section to allow the Postmaster General to select
such newspapers as he may deem proper without re-
gard to circulation to publish the list OF undeiyered
letters. was stricken out, and the law remains re-
curing It to be published in the paper having the
largest circulation.
At 4.30 P. NJ. the House adjourned