Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-27
VOL. XX---NO. II.
exempt from taxation 81 theY paid ineome

tablish manufacturing and statistical de
partment, which was read twice and re-
ferred TO the Committee on Manufacturers
The SPEAKER presented q letter from
the Secretary of the Treasury, Transmitting
the annual report of the Superintendent o
the Q. S. Survey, for the year 1865. Laid
on the table and ordered printed.
Mr.. ELIOT submitted a resolution t.
print 5000 copies of the report. 2,0Oe fol
distribution by the Superintendent. and
l 200 for the use of the members. Referred
to the Committee on Printing.
The SPEAKER also presented letter
from the Secretary of the Navy, transmit
ting report in reply to resolution o.
Feb. 24th, as to the cost at which the gov
ernment can locate coal and naval station
at Canton, near Baltimore, which. was on
motion of Mr.. PHELPS, laid on the table
and ordered to be printed. --
Mr.. MO0REHEAD presented q ioint res
olutiOn of the Legislature of Pennsylvania
urging the repeal of the tax on crude, oil OF
petroleum Referred 70 the Committee on
Ways and Means. 5 i5a
Mr.. KELLY offered resolution, which
was objeeted to, requesting the Secretary OF
the Treasury to communicate q statement
Of the trade with the British North Ameri-
can Provinces, and especially Canada, in
e-c y Cd4S Aouf-loVJy EesptCllNelyy tue values
being estimated in gold, and specifying
what proportion Of trade was with The Unit
ed States, and what articles. if any, were
exclusively exported to the United States :
also, the tariff laws now in fprce in Canada,
with statement Of the nature and extent
of the charges made thereon in the year
1864: also, return of the Canadian canals
in 1865, illustrating their value to the i'm
Portance of the free navigation Of the St.
Lawrence to American commerce, together
with such general information as may be in
his possession, and may correctly assist in
estimating the trade and resources of said
provisions, and their relations in produc-
tions, &c, to the United States.
Mr.. STEVENS introduced bill to au-
thorize the building Of military and pos
tel railroad from Cumberland, on the POto-
mac, in the State of Maryland, to the city
of Pittsburg, in the State of Pennsylvania,
which was read twice and referred to the
Special Committee on Military and Postal
Railroads.
Mr.. Stevens explained the object Of the
motion, intimatingltha although the Speak
er had supposed, in forming the Select Com
mittee, that he had appointed majority of
members friendly to the proposition Of q
railroad to New York, it had turned out
otherwise, one member of that committee
having allowed his views to be changed by
the arguments made in behalf of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Co. He did not wish
to charge that member Mr.. Brandsgee) as
having been influenced by any other means
than persistent arguments.
Mr.. C0NKLING stated that the motion
of Mr.. Stevens was a motion sufficient to
correct the mistake and mishap into which
the Speaker and the House had fallen, the
Speaker having, in spite of an the pains he
took, appointed a committee which turned
out to be adverse to the measure. He hoped
that the action of the House this morning
would not be undone, but that the gentle
man from Pa, Mr.. Stevens, would persist,
and that the House would sustain him in
persisting in it. The whole country de-
manded the construction of an air line road
between Washington and New York, so as
to relieve the public from the Inconvenience,
the imposition and the monopoly to which
it had been so long subjected
ION motion Of Mr.. STEVENS, two names
were directed to be added to the Special
Committee on Military and Postal Rail
roads.
ssSubssquently Mr.. FRANCIS THOMAS
called the matter up, assuming that the
increasing of the Committee would bring
up de moro all the matters already decided
by it, and moved to reconsider the vote or
dering increase. t....a 4.lf
After considerable debate, the House re-
fused to suspend the rules to allow the mo-
tion Of reconsideration, the vote being 43 to
81, whereupon the Speaker announced the
appointment Of Mr.. ashburne, of Illinois,
and Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, as the two addi
tional members. a aiUri
The Army bill was made special order
for Monday next.
, The vote, by which the bill amending the
postal laws was recommitted to the Post
Office Committee, was reconsidered and the
bill was taken and the bill was taken up.
The section authorizing the Postmaster
General to sell stamped envelopes at the
value Of the stamps was struck out. The
4th section authorizing mails to be carried
to any foreign port in sailing vessels was
struck out. The 5th section which proposed
to repeal the law relative TO the publication
of undelivered letters, snd to leave it dis
cretionary with the Postmaster General, was
struck out The 9th section, that unex-
pended balances should be applied to de-
fciencies in proceeds Of the money-order
system, was struck out. The 1lth section,
authorizing the transfer of appropriations
from one branch ofexpenditures, was struck
out. The 18th section, fixing rates on news
papers, circulation Of pamphlets, etc, de-
posted for local delivery of publications not
coming through the mails, was struck out.
The bill then passed.
The evening session was dispensed with.
The testimony in the election case of
Dodge against Brooks was reported from the
Committee on Elections, with q resolution
that James Brooks is not entitled 70 a seat
in this House, and that VIM. E Dodge is
entitled to a seat. Action will be taken on
the case Thursday.
Adjourned. -H
The following are the provisions of the
Postal Bill passed I
sEcTIoN Enaets that from and after the
first day of April, 1866, prepaid letters shall
be forwarded, at the request Of the party
addressed, from one Post Office to another
without additional postage charge, and re-
turned letters shall be restored to the wri-
ters thereof free of charge
SEC. 2. That the tenth section of the act
entitled An act to establish salaries for
postmasters, and for other purposes" ap-
proved July l1th, 1864, and so much Of the
twenty-eighth section Of the act entitled
" An act to amend the laws relating to the
Post Office Department" approved March
Sd, 1868, as requires postage TO be charged
at the prepaid rate, and to be collected on
the return delivery of letters endorsed, with
q request for their return to the writers, be,
and the same are hereby, repealed, and all
letters bearing such endorsement shall here
after be returned to the writers. without ad-
6itional postage charge.
- g. That the Sd section of the act en-
= 10 establish postal money
sAe- I'D May 18th, 1864, be
titled an acs ~, -~nded 30 as TO
order system, appros, - for
and the same Is hereby am
the issuing of money orue..
any sum not to exceed fifty dollars, and
that the cnarge or ne rUr aII u SirI- Izs,s-s
ceeding twenty dollars shall be ten cents.
and for an order exceeding twenty dollars
cents.
SEC: 4. That money order shall be
valid, and payable when presented 10 the
Deputy Postmaster, on whom it is drawn
within one year after its date, but no longer
period, and in case of the loss of q money
order a duplicate thereof shall be issued
without charge, at the application Of the
-emitter, who shall make the required !
proofs, and Postmasters at all money order |
Jfficers, are hereby authorized and required |
o administer TO the applicant or applicants |
n such cases the required oath or afirma-
ion free Of charge.
SEC. 5. That all Railroad Companys car
wing the mails of the U. s., shall convey |
Without extra charge, by any train which |
hey may run over their road, ali such prin-
ed matter as the Postmaster General shall |
rom time to time direct to be transported
hereon, with the persons in shargs Of the
nails, designated BY the Postofice Depart
lent for that purpose. As
SEC. 8. If any person shall wilfully aud
lalieiously injure, deface or destroy any
lailable matter deposited in any letter-e box