The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-27
THE CAPITAL.



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Sac That the tnru order xvser snnr"vss NJ
the issuing orders for any sum not TO exceed ty
and hat the eharge OF Zee LOT an orier NOT OK coed
ing wenty dollars sns w ayn ana ior an ofaer eh
oscd Tsa money order hail he valid and pavab,,
han nresened 10 The Deputy Postmaster on whom n l.
drawn within year after its date, but for longer
period and 10 case oil the loss OF money order duplicate
the col snaii h eab h, On 'nc o.
& posimas,ers at All money order oeires srs hereby
ho1ed and required to administer TO the applicant or app
such the required oath affirmation free
charge That all ,,roaa .,,o,on,.. ,rr,,o An. mails Of
She United States shah convey without Extra ehare BY
printed matter as the Postmaster General shall from time
Charge of he nas Nv the Post Once bepsrt
uent for that purpose,
SIC That II any persons shall wi,fuy and mscioasy
hlue aeaee or destroy any maiaos sa,er al
6n,her,tv Of he m ener, Of The United states
Tor The safe deposit Of matter the
able matter 80 deposited as aforesaid either oy pouring
INTO fuch boxes Oh water or 9tner nuds or ny any
% ;or avery snsh nence bs fined not ;css than one hun
d nor more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned
NO than year than three years. the dis
erection Of the Court Al,
SEC y That whenever u snail become expeaent IN ahe
opln.HS VI . o ,n n a. 80 @ ha al, he n
h,ehy 10 modify he CONTRACT for The
Of postage stamps so AZ to allow to the conrac
sufficient To the increased expenses If
e the sto%ps 50 .aSs!ts.ed
SIC a.a section o. chapler s OF tns hcs nppr9seu
10y, rien thu o,artsry renrns of any posmsster Of
s third rh or 1t class shows that the salary allowed
E ten per cent less than
under the act Of 1885, fixing compensation then n 9
Postmaster General shall review ana readust uhder the
PROVISIONS oil sAia section
On motion OF Mr. WAsHBURSE the session OF this even
ing was dispensed with
directing in every evening session of the House the
grs hour shall be considered as morning hour in ad
di,ion TO the usual morning hour
The RRooKs CONTESTED ELECTION
Mr. DAwEs from the Committee on Elections, reported
the testimony the election case Of Dodge against
Brooks the report ending with the following resou
tious:-
That the Hon James Brooks is not entitled to seat in
this House representative in the Thirty ninth Congress
from the Eighth distric. of New York.
Resolved That William e. Dodge Is entitled 70 seat IN
me , h1 our rh d ~ W ~ y t%s nnh
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Mr. DAWES gave no' &c that ne WOULD eau up the re-
port i'r acuoh ~ carry prooapy as thursday next.
MI. nlAhshAE. tueihl U H., p,osen.co ue views VI
the minority Of the committee on the same subject
mr. flNck' ldem OF ONO, Appeared 10 Mr. dawes 70
the testimony was very vouminous and could not be
printed by Tuesday next
hr DAWES declined, and stated that the testimony had
been printed more than two months.
MEMORIAL FROM SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Mr. GHIySEiL presented memorial Of the soldiers and
saos OF the Union In regard 10 preference IN appoint
ments under the government
MILITARY IMPAIRMENT OF MISSOURI.
The SPKAKER presented letter from the Secretary Of
War transting, in reply TO resolution of the House.
March 1896 the report Of Major General Pope the
condition Of the Department Of Missouri. II laid
ths table and ordered to be printed
THE CATTLE PLAGUE.
The SPEAKER also presented letter from the Commits
sioner of Agriculture transmitting the correspondence
or European consuls received through the State Depart
ent relative TO the cattle plague its nature, ravages
and OF prevention, together with copy of the
w recently enacted by the British Parliament that
subject They referred TO the Committee Print
ing
Consul Anderson writes from Hamburg OF his refusal Ia
certify to invoices Of hides and advises the refusal
custom houses Of oil entries Of hides talow bones
cattle. He thinks perfect despotsm should be exer
csed along our seaboard 10 prevent the Introduction o
the disese and that the great good nature and
Aopefuness OF the American people make them slow v
act in this important matter and may lead US initiate
the delay OF the English which has amounted almost Il
reckiessnsss and caused a loss Of many millions d
money.
Mr. Thomas II. Dudley, Consul at Liverpool gives
history OF the efforts made in England for prevention
cure, which have proved mainly unavaing and suggest
the sending OF commission to Europe by govern
ment IN examine and report upon its nature, means o
prevention and amcloration He also recommends fur
ther legislation Tor greater security He also refers
attempt to send hides from infected district TO thi
country.
Consul Aooott, NJ Shemeld, writes that the farmer
Who were at rst to extreme are nov
IN consequence OF the losses In their herds, demandn