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laid on the ia,ie The printing being requested by
The memofiailsts, he had moved it accordingly and
he was perfectly content to acquiesce in the dccis.
"n OF the House, be II their pleasure TO sustain or
reject the proposition.


| Mr. Dorsey said, that whatever disposition he
might feel to CRAFTY minority of the constituents
OF his colleague, he could not consen, lhatthe psper
they had just presented. should be promulgated BY
mean. OF an order OF this House ior the printing OF
lt. The gentleman from South Carolina (Nlr. Nc
DuDte,) was mistaken, il he supposed that the whole
object OF this memorial was confined 10 the District
OF Columbia. Ii breathed the spirit of general
emancipation; and though its request began with
this District, lis uterior purpose went much farther
The House had received petitions on the same sub
Iect, and in much the same tone, from PENNSYLVANIA
and other states, but no such importance had been
attached to them, a. induced the House TO order
their being printed. Why was the present memo
rial to be distinguished by such order respecting
IL. II this petition ordered TO be printed all The
hers should be printed too. But, he could see no
good consequence likely to arise, and he should
therefore oppose the motion.


The question being taken on printing, il was neg
aived by large majority; and the petition was OF
dered to lie on the table.


These several petitions, memorials, and rssolu-
tions, with the exception Of tina, presented by MIR.
Barney, we're referred to the appropriate Commit
ices.


The peaker laid before the House the following
communication from the Postmaster General:


Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
18th February, 1897.
SIn In obedience to join. resolution Of the
Senate and House Of Representatives, at their last
session, which required the Postmaster General to
+. cause examination and survey Of the yaii-
Gus routes between Baltimore and Philadelphia,
crossing the Susquehannah at Hare de Grace Fer
ry. Port Deposile and Cone wngo Bridges, and re-.
port to Congress the route which may be best adap
ted Tor permanent post road, with an estimate OF
the expense Of making each OF said routes safe
and convenient for the transportation OF the mail -
have the honor to transmit report made by
General Bernard and Captain Poussin, OF the Enei-
Deer Corps These officers. on my application 10
the Secretary OF War, were ordered on this service,
and they have performed u in very able and salts
factory manner. They were accompanied by gen.
temen highly respectable tor their intelligence and
characier and who possessed an accurate knowledge
OF the routes that were examined


As this report has been drawn with great care
and ability. and eight routes are laid down, with
the data which an estimate is formed Of the ex
pense Of constructing paved road on each, inclu-
ding bridges, comparative view will show the
most igiblt route.


agree with The report. that "in combining dis
tance, gradation, and expense, the route numbered
two has claim to preference"


The distance on this route, from Baltimore to
Philadelphia, overt the Port Deposte bridge, is nine
~ seven miles and sixty six yards. Or the route
numbe, ed one, which is the shortest, and crosses
the Susquehannah a, Havre de Grace, it is ninety
four miles and Two hundred and Fifty six Yards
The expense uf constructing turnpike road on the
former. including the necessary bridges. is estima
ted at one hundred twenty-six thousand eight hun.
dred and thirty nine dollars; and Of the latter. a,
.I.
fifty dollars


have the honor to be, respectfully. your obed-
cnt servant. JOHN MCLEAN.


Hon. JOHN w. TAYLOR,


Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.


The bill from the Senate " to authorize the Cor.
po'a auon Of the City of Washington TO introduce
into The lotteries they authorized TO establish.
ptzes, be composed of the late Prcsiden, J.fer.
sons lands" was cad the third time and passed.