The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24

vas adopted nsructing the Comm ttec on Commerce to
inquire into the expedency OF PROV ding against the '
yortaton, transportation aud manafac ture OF nitro
oycerno in the United States
yAclLlrAroS or COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE SAVES
Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.l of Mich, asked the Senate to
nike the bill To facilitate postal and railroad commu
nication between the States.
Mr.. JOHNSON, dem of Nd, said that Mr.. Morrill, was
anxious TO discuss this subject, and he absent.
MIR. CHANDLER would like to have the discussion go on
and press the bill TO n possible. He SAID
there several Senators he understood anxious to
speak the subject. He simply wished TO press the
bill vote IL had been before the Senate for three
sessions.
The bill was made the special order for Friday ncxt a,
enc O'Clock. Its language is as follows:--
Whereas the constitution OF the United States confers
Me- among several States, to establish post
&C., That amy railroad company of the United
s..isns, be and is hereby auorzed to carry upon and
over i road connections boats bridges and ferries al pas
properly their way any State another state aod
e Other States 50 as 70 form eoatng9as Lines from the
vaed that this shall affect any stipulation between
10 Of TIE United ,es and any rarGsd cU
pair change the conditions imposed by the of any
granting lands 70 any SUCH company 10 ana IN inc con-
TIE PAY DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Mr. GRIMES, (rep) OF Iowa, called mp the House bin
for the better organization OF the Pay Department Of the
Navy.
Provides passed in the House that on and after the
hayy shall consist OF eighty paymasers forty passed assist
an, &c and thirty assistant 1po
Pased assistant masters and passed assistant paynasters
sncos rh. passed assistant shall give
eSn the osn n si hs Il se
-st sea fifteen hundred dollars; on other duty fourteen
s sSns1sd dollars '' or waiting ORDERS twelve hundred
The Senate committee recommended the following
amendment, which was adopted
And all PASSED assistant paymasers authorized by this
act be appointed who have not been appointed
and commissioned assistant paynaste and all assistant
sed from those who have served acting assistant pay
appointment grade when they appointed acting
al are required BY law and such as may be- es
tAbiished by the Secretary of the Navy.
The bill, amended, passed. II goes hack to the
House for concurrence In the Senate amendment.
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
MI P o. 0hS called up se o sn MAKING hS
Sang year 1t provides, reported from the Finance
Committee, follows:-
Bass @ % be 81
nent for the year ending June 80 1867 out OF any moneys
sss5ss%? ,'% I1s s,. q s,
s' &: %al: s a1s
Or ship ste.mboa. and way ,.6 letters 5000 70,
sslsss slseSo ioS sss%ss lss,sr s.sSss:
tsI Scppns SaPs o s to
- oss S ssys,
maj; P:si1i
for p.y%sS, Of Salanes due @ isssisn eounsris:
BIC And be further enacted fSattS following sums
- may necessary the
.sasy the Treasury spsoP,l.sd p
~ her aa IN @ ns
c he NAL service between the United and
s:os only when Brazil shall have psor%sd the eondoS
. s ,he aw sn
md China for six months ending June 80 1851 for
Tor marine mail transportation between New York and Cali
sEc And further enacted. That the Postmaster
0enea be and he Is hereby authorized to employ sailing
IuA
e the United States and any foreign ports where me
%sy DC na hs and Paying
ssc. And be it further enacted That the Postmaster
eenera be aud he hereby required the secre
y Of the Treasury annually prior % the ara. day Of No
Sor service Department the ensuing
bssOlution Of the 7,h Of January, 1876
NJ HESprrsos, (repl of Mo- submitted the following
amendment to the bill a. an additional section -
nat lin all which persons shall be
appointed either during the recess during the sessions
q the Senate assistant postmasters other civil officers
Snder government whose appointments require the
.pt 2, The senate aad whose aayns oesa
before the adjournment thereof shall be drawn
made ar law to pay the e. Of .ueh
les oss as or under any s,s M
esrnment aud any such person so re eeed by the Sen
ee no money shall te DRAWN or USED ~ afoesad Pay
saSry until hi. srpoinment shall have been consented
protracted discussion occurred the above and
vas participated in by Mcssrs. Henderson, Sherman
Sshnson Trumbull, Howe, Cowan Howard and Sumner
Mr. TRUsBUtr, (rep) Of Ill offered the following
amend nent TO Mr. Henderson's amendment
no person exercising or performing The duties q any
eAvio> senate shall unt he confirmed
eeess any .s Or ~ 9 tor s
vacancy which began 70 els, during tho recess OF the
without taking any act the bill or amendrnen nj
ne Benate went into executive session half past
y. n, and soon after adjourned