The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-17
Ghs Daily Assas,
THE NEW POSTAL BILL.
A Partial Relief From the Exactions
of the Express Monopoly Ring.

WASHINGTON. April l2.-Senate. The
morning hour having expired, the senate
resumed the consideration of the unfnish-
ed business, being the bill fixing the rate
of postage on third-class mail matter: the
pending question being on the substitute
Of Mr.. Harvey rep, Kan. to restore the
old rate of postage on that class of matter.
The bill was amended. discussed, and
finally read third time. and passed with
out division. AS passed the bill reads as
follows:
SECTION I. BE 1t enacted, etc, That
mail matter Of the third class shall en-
brace all pamphlets, occasional publications.
regular publications devoted primarily to
advertising purposes, or for free circula-
ton, or for circulation at nominal subscrlp-
ton rates, prices current, catalogues,
ANNALS, handbills, posters, unsealed cir
culars, prospectuses, books, bound or. un.
bound, book manuscripts, proof sheets.
maps, prints, engravings, blanks, flexible
patterns, samples of merchandise, sample
cards, Photographic paper, letter envel-
opes. postal envelopes and wrappers, cards,
plain and ornamental paper. Photographic
re, reservations, seeds, cuttings. bulbs.
roots, cions, AMI all other matter which
| may be declared mailable by law as third
class matter, and all other articles not
above the weight prescribed by law, which
arc not from their form or nature liable to
| destroy, deface, or otherwise injure the
contents of the mail bags, or the person OF
any one engaged in the postal service. All
| liquids, poisons, glass, explosive materials,
and obscene books or papers shall be ex-
| cluded from the mails
| SEC. 2. That packages of matter of
the third class shall not exceed four pounds
in weight, and shall be subject to eXamina-
ton and the rates OF postage hereafter
Iprovided The postage on mail matter OF
the third class shall be at the following
rate: For all distances, l cent for each
tounce or fractional part thereof, Every
package of the third class of mail matter
shall bear the post-mark of the Office al
which the same shall be mailed for trans
portatiOn.
SEC. 3. That postage on third class
matter shall be prepaid by stamps. If
however, the postage on third class matter
mailed at an Office shall be less than thu
tull amount above prescribed, in case:
where the sender is known such sender
shall be notified of tie fact, and thu
amount of postage due shall be collected
from such sender before the same shall b,
transmitted by mail In case the sende
is not known, and it has not been the evi
. den: intention of the party so depositin'
the package to place less than the full
10. tage thereon, such package shall be f2r
warded and double the amount Of the de
icient postage shall be collected from tn
party TO whom it is addressed or deliyere
at its proper destination.
SEC. 4. That the sender of any articl
| Of the third class of mail matter may writ
his or her name on the outside thereof
with the word from" above or precedin
the same, or may write briefly or print o
any package the number and names of tn
articles inclosed. Publishers of newspaper
and periodicals may print on the wrappe.
or magazines sent from the office of put
Iication to regular subscribers the time
which such subscription therefor has bee
paid
Il SEC s. That transient newspapers an
magazines shall be admitted to and tran
United in the mail at the rate of one Ger
for every three ounces or fraotionl pa
y thereof, and one cert for each two additio
:. al ounces or fractional 4 ,art thereof.
Sec. 6. That this ct shall take effe
on and after the lst day of July, 1876
DEBATE.
The question on the substitute of N
or Harvey to restore the old rate of posta
C. was rejected. Yeas, 25, nays, 25 as f.
e. lows:
YEAS