The New York herald., 1866-05-01
THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
First Session.
SEN ATE.
WASHINGTON. April 20, 1860

THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGIsLATURE AND RECONSTRUCTION
Mr. Wusox frcn of Mass presented tho resolutions
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Oh the Massachuse's LEGISLATURE on '' VI
structon which were ordered TO lie upon the table,
rer rAx ON nooKs
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MI WILSON presented u Peuuon from pookohoers anu
printers the repeal OF the tax Of FIVE per cent on
printed books which was reerred To the Com mittee ON
FINANCE
MAc1uyIsrs AND THE TAX LAW
Mr. SHERMAN lrepl of Ohio presented a netition from
machnists of PhiIadepbia for relief from the tax laws
Affecting their bnsness winch was referred 10 the Com
mittee on Finance
PERSONAL rxpL.y,uoy
explanation Some weeks since he lad referred 10 an
ORGANIZATION in this city known as The National Rifles ne
a rebel orpanizatiop He had since that there
break of thc war One VIVA the National piae" ava ths
other the Notona, vounteers Thc latter a. lie rohai
organao and no, the former as he had inadvertently
Tur rrroFr or THE ~ nreoSsrnusJ,ay rom,,rrsr
Mr. FlssEspES. lrepl OF Me, from the Committee on
on wnc1 a nwc bad IraSy been he a,ed IN
to accompany the Dill ana the joint resolution with
Of l6e conlsec thai hr stpgrt lad bot been conreted
He hoped TO be able TO present il 20 the senate before
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printed
Mr. HOVE trep pl Of wis. from The Iihrarv Commit.
tee reported Joint resolution for the purchase of tho
library James L. Pcttigru of South Carolina for the
law library OF cengress
Mr. HowE rose 10 personal explanation. Hs had seen
in the special dispatches TO the NSw Yoak HsrALo
atters IN , ,o,,ion ~ ,hc and m Ts las ncls 20 sr'ngc
h"Iets w i'"'on W 'h' rohn az Lac postmaster ~
was not true Governor farchild was here TO settle
OF Wisconsin In the course of a few remarks on this
subject Mr. Howe said the Assistant Pos,mS c General
had remarked that no man houd eat Pres dcnt John
He Mr HowcI did not agree in the opinion of The ASST
ant Postmaster General that the pn5c patronage Of this
tho peope into The sup,,or OF any par cuar Iine OF
policy' go - 49,. ,v
Mr. R,xs,y T ,rep) ~ ' or Min Mn oreres re,i,iop for
relief TO the poor Of Alabama, which was referred 10 the
'oHih'ee oh 's'n, sa',..v,, .. .
Mr.. Tnrsprr. trcpj Of IN ealsd Nm N. ro,Io,yny
bii 70 autnorze t,e construction oi certain brdscs
Of the United States q Anetca IN Congress ssacmbcd.
That snail or lawful Tor any prson or ptrons eomlany
% co. s poto hay,ne alo'y from The states of Illinois
OF ssga ior such pnpo.e % bud bridge acros. the
eonn.eii" Of any r,r,,as tSs. hr ara mss r',e. Ley
eanstfucid 20 the sld river st oF opposite ssd point;
ling i al, rsr =, os Ss, =. sd cn at b rIss @ irmn @s
10 cr .ad bridge Tor re onsbe eertnss,ion 90 h" made
g tho oyr-s q sd bas, under he lna,lons con.
sr.ng rom ,ny on,rC,oo e. % e &c rse neyissn Of 'sd
United stGies Of any STATE In which any roon Of ssm
obstrnftion on bridge iouchcs -
sue May be iur,ber enacted That any bridge built
under the DIVISIONS 81 @ ac, nay, st the option OF the
pir m ' If rs % % % o9 ,asa. r sa
hat he's rfIfa sA.Ilb
unbroksn and caninuols .rsu. H .h.n not ~ az les
ervatIon IA ary e.. than 0fiy Get bsts e,,rs,o h'gh
y, IN. ,,,,r, " t - - ,i W. p"nt ~ ~ 20 atsn %
~ - ~. ~. n.L .nAn tnt
~ sngih ana tLe ra ~ LA s,,ss" I'm a s nv i lt
,,i 10 r,,,~.rt ~ tt. ry- ~, 80 y" - ,
~. @ ~ ..t -, ~ ~ all ~ bi'n jan rh.ii pe
p,ni,d ~ u, i",.t VI ~ ss.' lhs io, ss man three
bride. b,.lh under tf,s 49,. ~ VI T. 49, as, az y an,
t ., g.'s ~ .n.i - teJ a. draw
with Ire main channel ~ he liver a, an se
cessibe sud nas gable puini, and With spans ~
not e-. 'h'n one huniIcd nd siEig feet in
80 -, r',,t ,i., ~ a.. h ".e er =. lns erh
.sn. Of DE draw ~ al n0t p Ie.. f.t ta h,.dted .as
lity feet And spaHa shai MOI M less than h rtv fes
above how water marx snd lot ess than en above
,rrn. high water rltk me.snnng the sotiofn
ci n 49, ~, ~ !, 49,, ~ nrlar , th'l, -
iIat ai draw .h.l b. Sn.nss breo,s W. MN ni
sgsl Tor the passage whs.e constrsiinn shall not
b. Nuc a. tn am OF Their psssaRe under tbe permanent
pan" eii Nfdff eef when rsis Pre- pNss'ns over the
49,, M, ~, III a = 81, ,, ne's "eonf 20 open
ssa And h, n furtbsr snsessd fbst spy ey,av. oor
sirucrd unde h net and snrit =, ifs il aols shsIl
p,', Ione, rpon Mh.h sso ~ hfhrr ehatge shan be