'Those who voted in the negative, are William W. Bibb, Daniel Blaisdell, John Davenport, junior, Barzillai Gannett, Thomas R. Gold, Daniel Heister, Jonathan H. Hubbard, Richard Jackson, junior, Robert Jenkins, Edward St. Loe Livermore, Matthew Lyon, Archibald M Bryde, Pleasant M. Miller, William Milnor, Joseph Pearson, Benjamin Pickman, junior, John Rea, (Pennsylvania) Richard Stanford, Jacob Swoope, John Taylor, John Thompson, Uri Tracy. George M. Troup, Jabez Upham, Nicholas Van Dyke, Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Laban Wheaton, Ezekiel Whitman, Thomas Moore, Jonathan O. Moseley, James Wilson. An engrossed bill providing for the better accommodation of the general post-office and patent office, and for other purposes, was read the third time. And on the question that the same do pass, SYeas 62. It was resolved in the affirmative, Nays 52. The yeas and nays being demanded by one fifth of the members present, Gideon Gardner, Thomas R. Gold, Edward St. Loc Livermore, Robert Marion, Thomas Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Adam Seybert, Daniel Sheffey, Uri Tracy, George M. Troup, Nicholas Van Dyke, Those who voted in the negative, are Daniel Heister, James Holland, John Rea, (Pennsylvania) John Rhea, (Tennesese) John Roane, Robert Weakley, Robert Whitehill, Richard Winn, Robert Witherspoon. Resolved, That the title be "An act providing for the better accommodation of the general post office and patent office, and for other purposes." An engrossed bill to alter the times of holding the circuit court of the United States for the district of Maryland, was read the third time. Resolved, That the same do pass, and that the title be "An act to alter the times of holding the circuit court of the United States for the district of Maryland." An engrossed bill to establish post roads, was read the third time. Resolved, That the same do pass, and that the title be "An act to establish post-roads." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bills to the Senate, and desire their con currence. The House proceeded to consider the amendments as the same had been corrected by the Senate to the bill, entitled " An act regulating the post-office establishment." The first of the said amendments being read, in the words following: "Strike out the third section;" which said section is as follows: "Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Postmaster general be, and he is hereby authorized to ap point any number of agents for the General Post-office, not exceeding five, and to empower such agents to receive and transmit, free of postage, all letters and packages on the business of the post-office establishment, and under bis direction to make contracts for transporting the mails, to suspend negligent contractors, to transport the mails, to collect the balances due from delinquent post-masters, and to perform such other services for said office as said Post-master general may direct, and to allow said agents such reward for their services as he may think reasonable, out of the funds of said establishment, not exceeding one thousand dollars per annum to any one agent.” A motion was made by Mr. Root, and seconded, that the said amendments be committed to a commit. tee of the whole House. And the question being taken thereon, It was determined in the negative. The question was then taken on concurring with the Senate, in the said first amendment, And resolved in the affirmative, Yeas 73. Nays 32. The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, William Anderson, Ezekiel Bacon, Burwell Bassett, Matthew Clay, Walter Jones, Matthew Lyon, Samuel McKee, The residue of the John Montgomery, Thomas Moore, Samuel Shaw, John Smith, Samuel Smith, Uri Tracy, Archibald Van Horn, amendments aforesaid being read at the Clerk's table: Whereupon, Resolved, That this House Coth also concur in the second, third, fifth, seventh and tenth, and doth con. |