Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-13

>ination, and such rates Of postage as
shall be hereinafter provided.
The postage On mail matter Of the
Sd class shal 4 be at the following rate:
In all distances one cent for eacl
! ounce or fraction thereof. Packages
|. of the third class shall bear the posi-,
mark OF the Office at which the SAME
shall be mailed for transportation.
r SEC. 3-That postage on 3rd class
mat,cr-shall be prepaid by stamps.
! II however postage on ;3rd class mat
! ter mailed at an office should be less
than the amount above prescribed, in
cases where the sender is known such
sender shall be notified Of the fact aud
the amount Of postage due snail be
collected=from such sender betore,-the
same shall be transmitted by mail. In
fcasesthe sender is not known and
where it has not been an evident in
,ention ofparties depositing package
to place less than the full postage
thereon such postage shall be forwar-
ded and double the amount Of the de-
ficient postage shall be collected from
the party to -wAemit=is addressed Or
delivered at its proper destination.
SEC. 4. That the sender of any ar.
ticle of the third class of mail matter
may write his or her name or address
on the outside thereof, with the word
=.'trom above. or preceding, or may
write briefly or print on any package
the number and names of articles en-
closed. Publishers of newspapers
and periodicals may print on the
wrappers Of newspapers and maga-
zines seat flom the offices Of publish
rers to regular subscribers the time to
which such subscription therefor has
been paid. -
SEC. 5 That transient newspapers
and magazines shall he admitted to
and transmitted in mails at rate of
one cent for every three ounces or
fraction thereof aud one cent for each
two additional ounces or fraction.
thereof.
y SEC. 6. That this act shall take cf-
feet on and after July 1876.
The senate then took up the bill to
repair the Pennsylvania avenue in
Washington. Pending discussion the
senate adjourned.
Mr.. New offered resolution re-
fcrring to the subject of Kilbourn's
detention TO the judiciary committee
to report not later than Saturday.
Adopted. ,.i.
Mr.. Hoar offered resolution in
.structing the judiciary committee to
inquire what steps had been taken for
properly representing the interests of
the United States in the suit institu-
ted against the Credit Mobilier aud
others under the provision Of the. act
Of March Sd, 1873, ard also whether
the Union Pacific r. r. Co. has not
forfeted=its charter, and wt,ethersthe
some should not have been repealed,
because the company has resisted re-
covery in behalf Of its capital. stock
wrongfully Withdrawn by means of
fictitious construction contracts or un.
lawful dividings. Adopted.
Mr.. Cox offered II resolution in
structing the committee on foreign
affairs to consider awilat action should
be taken to enable the president TO
receive and entertain the emperor of
Brazil and the president of Peru who
are soon to arrive in this country.
Referred.
The house then took up the def
cheney bill and Mr.. Wells, of Missouri.
who had charge o. it, made an ex
PLANTATION. The bill was, amended in
various ways and passed.
lD Mr.. Morrison, from the committee
on ways and means, reported the bill
ITO revise and simplify existing laws
imposing duties on exports. 1t was
made the special order for the 25th of
April.
4 The house then went into committee
of the whole on the bill to transfer
4 the Indian bureau to.the war depart
ment and was addressed by Mr.. Cook
Y in support ofsthe bill. At the close
I OF Mr.. Cooks speech, the committee
I rose and the house took q recess until