The Senate resumed the third reading of the bill, sent from the House of Representatives, entitled "An act to establish the Post Office of the United States."
On motion, to add the following to the amendment of the 17th section:
"And, provided, That all the letters and packets franked by any one member, in any one week, shall not exceed thirty ounces; and such privilege shall continue:"
It was determined in the negative—yeas 13, nays 17, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Bingham, Davenport, Goodhue, Hillhouse; Howard, Livermore, Lloyd, Paine, Ross, Sedgwick, Stockton, Watson, and Wells.
Nays.—Messrs. Anderson, Bloodworth, Brown, Chipman, Foster, Greene, Gunn, Langdon, Latimer, Laurance, Marshall, Martin, Mason, Pinckney, Read, Tattnall, and Tracy.
Saturday, March 2.
The bill, sent from the House of Representatives, entitled "An act authorizing a detachment from the militia of the United States," was read the second time.
On the question to agree to the third reading of the bill, it was determined in the affirmative—yeas 17, nays 12, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Bloodworth, Brown, Foster, Goodhue, Greene, Gunn, Howard, Langdon, Laurance, Lloyd, Marshall, Martin, Mason, Pinckney, Ross, Tattnall, and Watson.