, 1866-03-27

draw IRON tho Fedcsal sccu1idre rha fmmunities
from ra<Ar.oc which their holde-s relied upon.
Nj. ROGERS replied that it would be 20 viola
tion at pshted Or public iaish. nor would it hsse
Eich. as1soc7ntIe bond holders, who had three thou
pay taxes to the state ard Federal Govenrnent &C.
ME. STR00SE, OF Ps-, c2techt5ed Mr. Rogers 10
chow that the holders Of Gorc1puent bonds we1e
really not exempt nom t3xataon, Is they paid IN
The resolutions 20 over, md Will rrnnsi9 open to
deSste until disposed Of. The motuin. hour hav-
fsE sseeRs bill to establish
manufacturing md statistical diy1slon IN The Treas
u.y Department; whlch was red tW,ce and refer
II nc &c SPEAKER presented Sc 1stse1 rom the Sec
fcta1y Of the Treasury. ttaDsmitlIng the annual
1rport Of the Superintendent 9! the United states
Coa'l Surrey for 1865. Laid On The table and
Mr. ELIOT submitted resolution to print 1000
Goplck Of The redort-s,0Q0 for distribution bI the
.sa aad 1Go Tor tee nas Of members
The SPEAKER aEso presented letter from the
Secretary Of ihe Navy, Transmitting report In re-
ply 10 fet oluon The alst OF February. to the
cdst al which the Government can locate coal snd
naval stsfton al Csnton. near Baltimore which
w. on motion Of Nj. Phelps, Laid On the table and
n. M6ORHEAD D presented tho joint rasolp.ons
Of the LssislstuEe Of PennsslEani.. urging The
R 70 the Gesse Of n Wsys ,aa and as.9s ds;aS
teCtet to. requesting. the Secretary Of the Treasury
to communicate Etae n,eut Of the trade with the
provinces Of Brtd;h North America, e4p1cafiy
.be1 estimated In gold. md Specifying whit mo-
poE1ioa Of such trade mas with the United Suites,
and what arttele.. any were exclusively exported
to the United States also. thr tariff laws now In
force in Canada. with statement OF the uature md
cItent Of The chances made therein since 1854.
AEo. lhe return Of the Canadian eauals for 1S5 H.
tree navigation Of the river St. Lawrence to Aues-
can eommerce. together with such general 1nfofns-
!ton, brought down TO ibe present time, as may ba
mating the trade resources Of said provinces, End
,hei! fe!st1on. 10 the trads and productions os the
Mr. STEVENS introduced bill to ant ttorize the
Cumberland, On the tiyer Pot1m2c. tn the Siate Of
MARYLAND 70 The ci5 Of Pittsburgh. tho state Of
Pcnns}lvarla. which read tx1te and relefred 10
roads. '@''''@ ''0@ . ~'>'' '@'''
On motion Of Nj Stevens, two members we're
Ar. Stevens explained the subject Of the mn
ton, tnin,ata1c that al hoagh the speaker had sup
proposition Of railroad 10 New ork, It bud turned
ont otherwise, one member 0! thst committee hay-
msnts m.de in behalf Of the Baltiuaorc Ohio itsi
road Compaur. He did not win to charge that
member M fA.. Dtandeges) .. having been Influenced
G1N E11sT TSns taan AIgnments.
Stevens nss = motion sutdeten, 10 correct the M.
tskc & apd 111ahsp INTO which the Speaker and The
the pains be took, arpotned COMMITTEES which
tuned out to be adyeEte to the mcssr1c. he hoped
thai the action of the Hou.e this morning would
kyisania {Mr, SseFcnsl would pestlst and that tbe
whole couatzy demanded the CONSTRUCTION Of IA
a!F A1c 1u4a ue!Heen n 8s1lnS1on ana AeT 1oFE,
60 = to relieve the public nom tho Inconvenience,
ttt tmpositlon and The monopoly to which It had
oec9 70 long subjected.
ASs .n9a eoad M the vote was aaken
to q nayr suspend ihe niles 20 =: to allow the
+ .a.n to be %as the
os MessEs NashhnI9e, q Illinois, aud Wilson, Of
ioEa. ~ TWO addit1onal members OF the Eelect
" aehlncton to New Yo.I.
subsequently Af. FRAMES THOAAS called
the mater up, assuming that The !ne1easc Of the
alnaty drc1ded BY it, and morcd TO reconsider tta
vote otdel1ra the increase. After considerable de-
ha.4 TIE Home refused 70 ;u.nend tae Enes 10 q.
being ID TO 81.
1ne Amy Bill xas made the special order for
Ine vote By which he bilt amending the Postal.
Laws was reeomn,stsea to The Pos.nf1ee conm,tsse
was 1seonssdeEcd aud the Dill VAS taken up.
bill passed;
Section enacts that FROM ind afler the drgt d1Y
Of April. 1868. prepaid letteEs ahal BE- forwarded.
Al the request OF The party addressed. from one
pett Office 10 another without additional postage
charge and returned dead letters shall be restored
10 the writer's thereof tree Of pos.age.-
Section 2. fhat the 10Th section OF the act epti-
tied :. an act 10 establish salaries for pos.mastera
and io1 other p1spssss," app.ovea 5ai! !. 1884,
an act to amend The LAWS relating 70 the post Of
dec department. approved March I'd, 1868, a r.
qut1es postaee to bo charged at the pscpa1d rate
to be collected On the retuIn delivery or
letters ndoered with request for their return to
the wr1lest be. md the san1e are hereby repealed
and my letter bearing such Endorsement shAlI here
ser be returned to the writes without additional
aEcI1o1 J. That the third section o( the act Gu
t1'ltd au act TO establish possa money order sJB-
ten. approved May 11h, 1851 be, and the famc to
hereby amenaed 90 a. to authorize the iseuing Of
money orders fot any sum not 10 exceed ffty dol
sArs, ard that the chasVe o. tet for IN order not
exceeding twenty dollars. shall be ten cents Ind for
an order e1ceedng twenty COLLAR, twenty dse cents
MO pa5n"se Waen presenter 10 tns neph3 post
master On "hon II u o1aNn ~ltain one yeaf
ane. ilg dae ont fof 10 io1Gcf peiioo ano n ease
q ne los* q money otdef. ohoaea&e tacfeo1
ehal! oc Issued "shout ehtrRe, on Lae applleAtloa
or the 1emitter of pASee, VINO tnan make The r.
qMfsa Proofs me Pustnastc4s =! 81! mone5 osoGs
o1ates n ne9eoy autnoFl1so ma !eq4ltea 70 aQ'
minister 70 eappncant OF fpp!isah1s IN eueo cases
inc fsq91sGd e., oa.n 1 os aa ~ o. caa ~
ma'le ot me Unned stses saas convey Nitnoat e1-
"a EHaSVs. ~ As5 Hs.n %nHo sae3 mss TN n oses
'ne1f ioaas. ~ susn pslhts0 u!aHe. ~ tue Io4t'
uas 81 Ne1eia eua1 !sota s1nc W Hae ulret ~ "