Subseauently Mr. Spooner (R. I.) from
the committee submitted his report. It
states that the charges are substantially
established; and although the relations be
tween Dalton (the previous postmaster)
and Culbertson (the mail contractor) gives
rise to a grave suspicion that some private
arrangement existed between them where
by Dalton, during the 49th and 50th
congresses derived personal profits out of
his contracts for carrying the mails
although no absolute proof was obtained.
The report is accompanied by a resolu
tion declaring the office of postmaster of
the house vacant, and directing the assis
tant postmaster to perform the duties un
til a postmaster shall be appointed and
qualified. Mr. Hayes submitted a
minority report dissenting in reference
to Postmast r Dalton. Pending dis
cussion upon the question Mr.
McKinlev called up the resolution for
adjournment with an amendment fixing
the hour at 6 o'clock. It was agreed to.
The Wheat resolution wa- then agreed to.
The speaker laid before the house a let
ter from Representative Conger, stating
that he had forwarded to the governor of
lowa his resignation as a representative
from the seventh district of that state.
The speaker further stated that he had
received a substantially similar communi
cation from Representative Dehaven, of
the first district of California, but thc’let
ter was mislaid. The senate concurrent
resolution for negotiations with Great
Britain and Mexico for the prevention
of the entry of Chinese laborers into
the United States was agreed to.
