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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Congressional conference on post-office bill results in substitute amendment allowing U.S. newspaper printers to send and receive papers via post for one quarter cent postage; House agrees, rejects revenue-to-President amendment, sends bill to Senate.
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We mentioned last Friday, amendments to the post-office bill being referred--We have since been informed, that the following substitute was the result of the Conference:--
"That it shall be the duty of the post-master-general to permit every printer of newspapers within the United States, to send and receive news papers by the post, subject to a postage of one quarter of a cent for each newspaper."
The committee on the part of the House of Representatives reported to the House the result as above stated, yesterday, when it was agreed to; and the other amendment, giving the revenue to the President, rejected by a large majority, and the bill sent to the Senate.
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United States
Event Date
July 23.
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substitute amendment agreed to by the house; amendment giving revenue to the president rejected by a large majority; bill sent to the senate.
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Amendments to the post-office bill were referred to conference last Friday. The substitute from the conference permits every printer of newspapers within the United States to send and receive newspapers by post, subject to postage of one quarter of a cent each. The House committee reported this result yesterday, which was agreed to.