48th Congress > Senate > Vote 361
Sponsor: ALLISON, William Boyd (R-IA)
Description: TO AMEND H. R. 8138, (APP. MARCH 3, 1885), (23 STAT. L. 385) MAKING APPROPRIATION FOR THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL 1886, WHICH AMENDMENT REDUCES FIRST CLASS POSTAGE, AFTER JULY 1, 1885, FROM 6 CENTS AN OZ. TO 2 CENTS PER OZ. OR FRACTION THEREOF, THIS ENCOURAGING USE OF FIRST CLASS RATES FOR MAIL, NOW SENT UNDER SECOND CLASS RATE.
Original source documents: Congressional Record vol. 16-2, p. 1953; Senate Journal vol. 48-2, p. 342;
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