The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-10
WHEELING WEST MORNING JUNE TO- 80

messengers from 1921 600 to $4,000
and for transportation Of foreign mail
from S225, 900 to S250,0OO. ~
The House adopted clause providing
that If the revenues Of the Postotiice De
partment be insufficient 10 meet the ap
preparations made by the act, the sum q
81, ,230,906 be appropriated out Of the
treasury to supply the deficiency. The
Senate Committee proposed an amend
ment making the sum $7,lSS,147 instead
Of $4,23O,906. Agreed To. -
The House appropriated $1,sO0,OOt
for The payment Of letter carriers, ant
the Senate Committee proposed TO make
the amount s., 100000. Agreed TO.
The section OF the House bill in re
gard to stamped envelopes was. amended
to read as follows, and al amended wa
agreed to: No stamped envelopes or news
paper wrappers shall be sold by the post
office department at less, in addition L
the legal postage, than the average cost,
including all salaries, clerk hire and
other expenses connected Herewith. M
The amendment OF the committee pro-
viding that 50 much OF the $l7,0O0,00C
appropriated for the inland mail trans.
portation, as may be necessary, may be
expended to continue the daily mail ser.
vice between Chicago and the Pacific
coast; not exceeding, however, S25, 900.
Agreed to. - .....
The last eight sections Of the bill read
iuBting the compensation OF Post Mastets,
providing the new rates for postal rail-
way service and fixing the rate on mail
matter OF the third class at one cent Tor
each two ounces the Committee
on Appropriations recommended to
be striken out. They were stricken
out and on motion Of Mr.. Withers, they
were referred TO the Committee on Post
Office and Post Roads, that they might be
considered, and the appropriate bills
reported, changing the existinglaw.
Mr.. Sherman submitted the following
amendment: That on and after the first
day Of January, 1877, all newspapers and
periodical publications mailed from .
known office Of publication or news
agency and addressed to regular snb-
scribers or. news agents, postage shall
he charged at the following rates: On
newspapers and periodicals issued week
ly or more frequently than once week
four cents a pound or traction OF a pound,
and on those issued less frequently than
once a week five cents Tper pound or
fraction thereof.
Mr.. Withers appealed to Senator
Sherman not to cucumber this bill with
the amendment, but let it 60 to the Com
mittee on Postoffice Department and
Post Roads and be considered with the
other proyisions referred to the COM
mittee. .a....--.. ...-....-,.-.
Nj. Sherman accepted the suggestion
and the amendment was so referred.
The bill was then reported to the SEN
ate and the amendments made in com.
mittee agreed to-yeas %, nays IA. The
bill was read three times and passed.
Mr.. Edmunds moved 10 take up the
Senate bill To, amend the I'd, 4th and 9th
sections Of the act Of May 81, 1870, 10 en-
force the right OF the citizens Of the
United States to vote in the several States,
&c. a..
Mr.. Thurman opposed The motion to
take the bill up, and, said there were 9th.
er more important matters to be consid-
cred. ~ 49,. y... ...
A vote being taken oil Edmunds mo-
ton, it resulted in Is yeas and lG nays,
no quorum voting. Several other dilatory
motions followed, on which the roll was
called at $40, and a quorum answered.