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Show FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. The Senate. Washtnoton, March 25. Frye reported favorably from the Committee on Commeroe the bill to provide for the encouragement of American shipping and to promote postal and commercial relations with foreign countries. coun-tries. Frye explained briefly that the bill appro-appropriated appro-appropriated $1,100,000 for carrying United States mails in American vessels to and from American countries; makes it the duty of the Postmaster-General to advertise for proposals, pro-posals, to accept the lowest bids, and to enter en-ter into contracts for the carrying of these mails. The bill, Frye added, had received the unanimous endorsement of all members of the Committee on Commerce who were present at the meeting at which it was considered. con-sidered. Placed on the calendar. The Chair laid before the Senate a letter from the Postmaster-General transmitting, in compliance with a recent Senate resolution, resolu-tion, a tabulated statement of fourth-class postmasters removed since March 4th, 1885. Referred. On request of Edmunds, the army bill was by unanimous consent made the unfinished un-finished business of the morning hour tomorrow, to-morrow, and the Edmunds resolutions were laid before the Senate. Voorhees took the floor in opposition to the majority report. |