The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-24
THIRTY-NIHTH CONGRESS.



wAxnSeToS, Jan rs 1897.
TEE GovkRsxsSr ApvsRnnTG THE DISTRICT PApxRs.
The CHAM laid before the Senate response from the
Secretary Of the Treasury the resolution OF December
asking for information about government advertising in
the papers OF this district II ordered TO be printed
PETITIONS AND MEnoRIALA
Petitions and memorials wero introduced by Mssers
WADE HowE, FsssENDEs, EDxuSDs and others, which
ws. .n Ct among "a WAS one from sn
money taken from the bank during the ~ Abaus rebel
rald.
THE WASHINGTON COUNTY HORSE RALnoAD.
District Of Columbia reported the bill 70 incorporate the
amendments in which concurrence was recomme ended.
The amendments were concurcd In, and the bill soes
back TO the Houss for in certain verbal amend
rHs MISSOURI STAFF MILITIA BOUNTY.
Nj ss rsp o. No b, o M,,,ls r..ou,,es
Of Missouri state militia mustered into the United States
che szpsdeDcy 70 amending the bounsy laws that thsy
shall be 40 entitled
s,LL RxLATMg 10 FEDERAL rRisoxSSs m srAn rzxrrrs
Mr. Hams, Qrep1 ctN. X, from the Judiciary Com
-. S
same Incentives to and removals for good conduct
tended to convics In the penitentares under
ing out the rs section and inserting provision that
all persons confined above who shall conduct them
against them shall have deduction OF month In
each year made from the term Of their sentence
PREVENTION or SMUGGLING
Mr.. CH.sDLsa, (r.p Of Mich, introduced bin sup
Elementary IN act TO prevent smuggling &C. provid.
ing 'hs, said bill shall be 50 construed as mot 10 effect
piled by said &C, previous July s, iseS and ali such
suits ~ have been or shall be commenced under such
prior acts shall be tried and Judgment executed said
act had not been passed. II was referred 10 the Com
TIM yRAxxrSo pary,LyeS
MT R.ssr, trep, O. Mimi introduced bill proyid
msns or other persons snsis,sd 70 tie RANKING pr,v
eee TO exercise that privilege by hts own written auto
scrs no, 50 ranked shall re charged regular portage
And u further authorizes the appointment Of rankIng
clerk ~ the head Of each executive Department under
regulations 10 be prescribed by the Postmaster General
Rosda
tend The patent q Daniel woodbury. for IN
Patents concludes the same should be extended. was
referred ~ the Committee on Patents
POSTAL MONEY
Mr. RAxsxy Introduced bill smeudssory Of the pcs.
tal laws, &e providing that the schedule Of charges
postal money orders Do modified that the fee for an
order mot exceeding $40 shall b cents from $40 10
$50 fifteen cenie and above $40 twenty cents and
that The compensation Of Deputy posrmasters for the
payment OF money orders shall be increased from
eighth 20 one fourth OF per cent. on the gross
amount paid Section authorizes the issue Of dupII-
cate ORDERS In Of loss by the Superintendent Of
the money order Office without additional charge
Section provides penalties for the forging Of
money orders tbs procuring OF money upon
the Section authorizes the appointment In the
Post Once department, OF superintendent OF foreign
mails, q salary o. saoCe and additional clerk o.
class for the sexvioe. Section authorizes the
appoint mont IN the once OF the Third Assistant Post
master General OF superintendent Of dead letters At
salary Of - 9o0 II Was referred 70 The Committee on
Post 0fhces and Poss Roads
ms HOMESTEAD law 81
Mr. NoprcS trcp Of Mimi, introduced bin smenda-
tory OF the Homestead Law, and for other purposes
which provides that IN the case OF any person who
the military naval service 81 the date OF the said act
Of May 10 ls62 and who II The time was reedenS upon
any OF the public lands Of the United states unAer the
pse. empsion laws and WHOSE family or some member
resided on the land he may desire TO enter, asd
epvn wn,cn tono fd> settlement has been made the
vou oI nvc Year, settlement required ~ said shall
be w'mated from the 10th Of May 1862 and Al the
pra Vp " he years from that date patent shall issue