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60th Congress > House > Vote 215

Date: May 23, 1908

Result: 145-153

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Budget Special Interest

Sponsor: OVERSTREET, Jesse (R-IN)

Bill number: HR18347

Description: TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H. R. 18347 (35 STAT 406, 5/27/08), POST OFFICE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1908. THE AMENDMENTS RELATES TO FIXING RATES FOR OCEAN MAIL CONTRACTS, AND WOULD PERMIT ONLY CONTRACTS TO POINTS ON ROUTES 4,000 MILES AND OVER IN LENGTH.

Original source documents: Congressional Record vol. 42-7, p. 6861; House Journal vol. 60-1, p. 975;

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