Reported for the Columbian Fountain.
TW enty-ninth Congress-:
FIRST SESSION.


FRIDAY, April "a, 1876.
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HOUSE OF PRESENTATIVES


The House passed bill exempting canal
boats from paying license fees and hospital
moneys, and from being Gbelled, guarding
against fraud.


The Post Office bill! came up in. committee
Of the whole on the state of the Union, and


An amendment was moved by Mr.. Mckay
to appropriate $4,000 to carry into effect the
contract entered into between Mr.. Edward
Mills and the Postmaster for line of steamers
between New York and Bremen, by way OF
Gomez.


In the course Of the debate, and in reply tc
question propounded by Mr.. Payne,


Mr.. Hopkins said the committee on the Pos
Office and Post Roads would, next week, re-
port bill TO increase, TO small extent, the
present rates of postage. n


Without coming to aconclusion on the sub
ject, the committee rose at about twenty min.
ules TO O'Clock,


And the House adjourned.