House Of efRepresentatives.
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WAsHiroToN, Wednesday, Feb. 49, le4S


The House. this morning at II O'Clock, presented an un
usual and imposing array OF members present. there
commonly very few members present during the I'll hour
Of the session.


The minutes having been read,


0enl DRoMoooLE, Of Va, rose to point Of ORDER but
there was 20 much talking and noise that the reporters
could not hear word.


The SPEAKER was understood to decide against him.


Mr.. WOODWARD, Of C., had permission to make an ex
PLANTATION in relation to amendment he had offered
terday, which was wrongly reported in Of the
papers, ps. ,n...,.,


The hrst amendment making the first section 70 into
operation on the M July next instead of on ito psssage
The next changing the FIVE cents for under
500 miles distance and ten cents for that distance
MT BARNARD, of N ", askcd for the Yeas and NAY g.
which were ordered and resulted Yeas 1Io, NAYS sb


The next amendment TO conform to the alteration
in the rst section and the sixth section relative TO the
frankng privilege and II adopted il would have dc
stroyed the frankng privilege till the lst July. 1t was
Loaf alter much confusion sndsquabblng among members
Mr. HARDIN, q Illinois, wished to move an additional
section, providing that the bill sheud not 20 into opera
tion till the lst July. which was objected to-


Mr. RATHBUN moved the previous question.


Mr.. DaoMsooLE, and others, wishedto amend


The 6PKAKkR said Il would not be In order


He then wished to know II he could move to recon-
The ,.AxrR said he could not while the previous ques
tien had been moved


The previous question then seconded and the main
question ordered The bill was then nut on lie passar.
and on this the yeas and nays demanded and order
ed-Yeas l2S, nays "a


Mr. THOMPSON OF Mississippi one OF the lisorRanizers
obtained The floor, and moved amendment 10 the title
to call 1t bill to make the Post Office public nuisance
and to perpstuae the tariff Of s4a" Mr. r. then went on
to make speech on the bill itself


Several points OF order raised az TO the rght OF
MT Thompson to discuss the BILL on motion to amend
The Speaker decided that Mr. 7. was in order, and
eAaREr DAVIS, Of Kentucky finally appealed from that