Mr. DIXON. Very well; President John son took that ound. Now, I wish the Senator to look for a single moment at the provision of the lawin reg topostmasters. he law provides that the postmaster shall be a resident of the delive district. It is possible there might be some reugee found who might be considered a resident of some of these districts, but how many districts must there be in which no such men can be found. You perhaps could find many men in the city of Washington who could be imported into these districts, but it must be a district in which the person formerly resided, or he does not come Within the law. Butagain, whatis the office worth? 50, 76, or 100 dollars; a large majority of them, almost all, less than $100. Can you send a man down there to fill that office for that salar “P Of course you cannot. It is therefore utter y impossible to appoint postmasters unless you can find some man within the delivery district who can take the test oath. In point of fact, it is considered somewhat difficult to get men to take the offices at all. not only in that portion, but in many other portions of the country, where the pay is small. You must find some retailer at a crossroads to take it, or it will not be taken at all. The pay is nothin. The office is a mere convenience to the neighborhood. It is my opinion that the PostMGenl has honestly obeyed the law upon this subject. We have his statement with regard to it. If he has not, what is the objgct of this bill? If he is appointing disloyal postmasters, they cannot receive the stamps without paying for them. It is because he will not do that that he desires the privilege of depositing stain s with parties who cannot be appointe to the Office. We never have taken the ground, nobody has gone so far, the Senfrom Massachusetts does not o so far, as to say that the Government ShOlfid not sell a postage stamp to a man who cannot take the test oath. Nobody claims that. I think, therefore, that the Senator, as well as the Senfrom Nevada, will withdraw his Objection to this bill, if he has any.