The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-13

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jected.
Mr.. Wright moved an amendment to
the fifth section 30 as to allow reports
made by charitable or benevolent institu'
tions, associations or boards to pass
through the mails at the rate Of cent
for every three ounces or fractional part
thereof. Rejected.
The bill was then reported 10 the Sem
ate, and the amendments made in Com
mittee Of the Whole were agreed to.
Mr.. Harvey again offered his substi-
tute to restore the old rate OF postage,
and it was rejected-yeas %, nays 90.
Mr.. Davis submitted an amendment so
as to transfer all pamphlets, occasional
publications, regular publications de-
voted principally TO advertising pur-
poses for free circulation or for circula.
ton at nominal subscription rates, prices
current, catalogues, ANIMALS, hand-bills,
posters, ,lnsealed circulars, prospectuseS,
books bound or unbound), book manu-
scripts and prooisheets, from the 1st to
the 9th section OF the bill, SO as to make
them pay rate Of postage one cent for
every thIGc OuuSeo AhstSAA Va bhS SShb
for each ounce. Rejected.
The bill was then read third time
and passed without division.
THE SENATE POSTAGE BILL
The bill as passed is as follows:
BE il enacted &C., That the mail matter
OF third class shall embrace all pam.
phlets, occasional publications, regular
publications devoted primarily to adver-
Using purposes or for free circulation or
for circulation at nominal subscription
rates, prices current catalogues, ANIMALS,
handbills, posters, unsealed circulars,
rrospectuses, books bound or unbound,
book manuscripts, proof sheets, maps,
prints, engravings, blanks, flexible pat
erns, samples, merchandise sample cards,
Photographic paper, letter envelopes,
postal envelopes and wrappers, cards,
plain and ornamental paper, Photographic
representations, seeds, cuttings, bulbs,
roots, scions, and 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 are not from their natue 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 ma
terials, and obscene books or papers shall
be excluded from the mails.
SEC. 2. That packages OF matter Of
third class shall not exceed four
pounds in weight and shall be subject to
examination, and rates OF postage MS
heretofore provided. The postage on
mail matter OF third class shall be at the
following rates: for all distances one cent
for each ounce or fractional part thereof.
Every package ofthird class mail matter
shall bear the post mark Of the Office at
which the same shall be mailed for trans
portation.
Sec. 8. That postage on third class
mail matter shall be prepaid by stamps. II,
however, the postage on third class mat
ter mailed at any office shall be less than
the full amount above prescribed, in cases
where the sender is known such sender
shall be notified of the fact and tho
amount OF postage due shall be collected
from such sender before the same shall
be transmitted by mail. In case the
sender is not known and where it has been
the evident intention OF the sender 30 de-
posting the package to place less than
the full postage thereon, such package
shall be forwarded and double the amount
Of deficient postage shall be collected
from the party to whom 1t is addressed or
delivered at its proper destination.
Sec. 4. That the sender OF any article OF
the third class OF mail matter may write
his or her name and address therein or on
the outside thereof, with the word "from"
above or preceding the same, or may
write briefly or print on any package the
number and names OF articles enclosed.
Publishers Of newspapers and periodicals
may print on the wrappers OF newspapers
or magazines sent from the office OF pub
LEGATION 10 regular subscribers tho time to
which the subscription therefor has been
paid.
Sec. 8. That transient newspapers and
magazines shall be admitted TO and trans
mitted in the mails at the rate Of cent
for every three ounces or fractional part
thereot, and cent for each two additional
ounces or fractional part thereof.
Sec. G. This act shall take effect on and
after the 1st day Of July, 1876.
The Senate then took up the bill to re-
pair Pennsylvania avenuein Washington,
pending the discussion of which the Sem
ate went into executive session, and soon
after adjourned.