Mr. ALLEY. Mr. Speaker, I will state for the information of the Gentfrom Pennsylvania, [Mr. Srsvsss, and of the House, that I was aware that this billcontains an appropriation; butthere is in this case a distinction without a difference. The Senate bill provides that the appropriation shall come from the Treasury Dept instead of from the postoffice Dept, as provided in the bill reported by the committee. That is all the difference. Under the rules of the House, I would have the right to report the bill from the committee, and have it considered and passed upon now; while in the other case it required the consent of the House. Certainly, it can make no possible difference to the Treasury, to the Government, or to the Post Odice Dept; while, as this bill had passed the Senate, the adoption of it by the House would avoid the necessity of sending it back to the Senate for concurrence. supposin that the slight variation of this bill from the House bill could make no difference to anybody, I stated to the House the fuels in the case, asking the consideration of the bill at the present time. The Speaker stated that request, and no objection was made. If the bill contained an appropriation such as made any difference in point of fact, I should not object to a reference to the ComWhole. But, as everybod knows, areference to the ComWhole would substantially kill the bill and as I deem this bill one of consequence, I, of course object to that reference. lhe passage of the bill has been asked for by the ost Office Dept; and the subject has been thoroughly investigated by the committee. Several members oft o committee, including myself, have had conferences. not onlywith the PostMGenl, but with several of the heads of the bureaus; and those officers of the Dept all concur in the opinion that the passage of this bill is imperatively demanded. They convinced the whole committee of the propriety of the measure, and we have reported the bill unanimously. The Gentfrom Pennsylvania, as well as the Gentfrom Illinois, [Mr. Wnsu nuaxn] has servedwith me in this House long enough to know that no member here is more care ul than I am about such measures as this. Besides, Mr. Speaker, I think I can say with justice, and those who know the PostMGenl will doubtless concur with me in o in ion, that that gentleman is as careful a puhlic officer in reference to these pecuniary matters as anv officer we have ever had at the head of any dept. The PostMGenl says that the wants of the Dept imperatively require this additional force. Now, sir, let me say to the House that the additional force asked for is not so large as it appears to be, because the Dept has for several months past employed under the name of laborers something 1i e half the force asked for, these employee s being paid as laborers out of the contingent fund. As this additional force is so imperatively demanded, and as the matter has been thoroughly investigated, I hope the House will not refuse to pass this bill. Now, Mr. Speaker, if no further explanation is desired, I will call the previous question.