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the city Of Washington, was held at Browns Hotel
on Monday, the 9Th OF April, 1886.
On motion Of General Price, Of Missouri, DR.. A.
X. MARsHALL, of Kentucky. was chosen chairman.
On motion Of General Hinton, J. w. KIRK, of
Ohio, waschosen secretary.


The chairman having stated the object of the
meeting, General Price, Of Missouri offered the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions, which were unan
Inously adopted


Whereas il is due at once to the choice Of the
people Of this republic, and TO the feelings Of this
meeting, that every mark Of respect should be
vices have entitled them 10 the highest confidence and
honor Of the nstion and whereas this meeting holds
in the highest esteem the present most worthy Chief
Magistrate Of the United States,


Therefore be IL


Resolved, By the mail contractors of the United
States, now assembled in Washington, that a COM
mittee Of Ave be appointed by the chair TO wait up
on James X. Polk President Of this republic, TO
know at what time il would best suit his convenience
to receive visit from them in a body.


Resolved, That this is without reference TO our
party divisions, but is rendered 10 one in whose
honesty, integrity, and patriotism we have unimt-
ed confidence.


Resolved, That the Hon. C. Johnson, Postmaster
General, Major Hobbe, lst Assist. Postmaster Gene
raj, Hon. w. J. Brown, ID Assist. Postmaster Gen
eral the Auditor for the Post Office Department,



Clerk Of the Contract Office be requested TO Join the
contractors in their visit to the President


The Chair appointed the following gentlemen the
committee to wait on the President: Gen. Price, OF
Mo-, Messrs. Snapp, Of Ark, Galagan, of Miss,
Carter, OF Tenn, Thomas, Of Ky.


The meeting adjourned until Tuesday, 10 o'clock.


TUESDAY, 10 O'Clock.
Gen. Price, on behalf Of the committee, waited
upon the President, and made the following report,
which was accepted:


The committee appointed to wait on the President
to know Of him at what time il would best suit
his convenience receive the mail contractors in
body, asked to make the following report: The
committee, in discharge Of their duty, waited upon
the President at o'clock last evening, and made
known to him the object Of their visit. The Presi
dent expressed a wish TO the mail contractors,
in accordance with the resolutions and desired the
committee TO inform them that he would receive
them on Thursday, the 30th instant, at l2 o'clock.
The committee also waited upon the Postmaster
General, the first and second Assistant Postmasters
General, heiAuditor Of the Post Office Department
the chief clerk Of the department, and the chief
clark ofihe contract Office and invited them to
company the mail contractors to the President They
informed the committee they would do so with
pleasure.


THOS. l.. PRICE,


Chairman of the committee.
On motion, the contractors in the city
quested to meet at the Post Office Department at ii
o'clock on Thursday morning, to proceed to the
Presidents house.


On motion of Major Sublet, Of Tennessee, That
the contractors now in the city tender dinner to
the Postmaster General, and such other officers of
the department as the committee may invite, and
that a committee Of five be appointed to make the
necessary arrangements for the dinner,


The chair appointed the following gentlemen the
committee: Messrs. Sublet, of Tennessee; john
son, of Kentucky; Ward, Of South Carolina Frink,
of Illinois; Wise, Of Indiana.


Resolved That a committee be appointed to invite
the Postmaster General his assistants, auditor, and
chief clerks of the department.


The chair appointed Messrs. Hinton, Of Ohio;
Adams, of Arkansas; Emerson, of Indiana, for this
committee Adjourned to o'clock tomorrow.


WEDNESDAY, April 90.
Major Sublet, from the committee to make ar
rangements for a dinner, reported the tender of
dinner by Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Coleman to the mail
contractors, free Of charge, at such time the con-
tractors may select.


Messrs. Brown and Coleman was unanimously ac-
cepted


On motion,


Resolved That committee be appointed to pre-
pare dinner at The expense Of the mail contractors,
to be given as soon convenient, and TO which the
Messrs. Brown and Coleman be invited.


The committee appointed were Gen. Price, OF
Missouri Eastman of Kentucky; Acheson, of Vir-
gina; Allen, Of Alabama; Hinton, of Ohio.
The committee then made a report, that they had
contracted with Mr.. Coleman Of the National Hotel
for dinner be given to the contractors Thurs
day, the 30th inst, at 7, p. m.


On motion of Gen. Price,


Resolved, That the Union and Intclligencer be re-
quested to publish the proceedings Of this meeting.
On motion, adjourned.


A. X. MARSHALL, Chairman.
J. w. KIRK, Secretary.