Mr. ALLEY. I want the House to understand this matter. I ask that the Clerk read the communication of the PostMGenl showin abuses in the franking privilege. The Ellerk read as follows: Posr OFFICE DEPT Washington June H. 1866. Sin: Complaintshave beenfrequentlymadeto this Dept of frauds upon its revenues by the illegal useof the franks of members of congress b claim agents and other persons in this city. to which the attention of Sens&Reps.whose names have been so used. has been called. This abuseof the frankipg privilege has becomea serious berviinl.gliensgserenpinrogcaocnhsutpdoenratbhleyt Dept revenues and he RostmusterGeneral is powerless to arrest the evil while membersof congress permit their clerks or other personsto write t opes cir names upon envel and useor permit the useoffac nmi'lestamps. neither of which hasthe sanction of low. I transmitherewithfor theinformation of yourself and committee and for such use as youmay think proper tomakeof them.copiesof twolettersrecently receivedatthis Deptfromreliable parties and copies of statements madeby 2 claim agentsto an officer of the Dept. showing the manner in which thcy procured and used the franks of members in their business. I should regard the repeal of all laws authorizing such privilege as most culthy legislation. in bar mony with the principle on which the Post Ohice Dept is organized and promotive of good mnra s. I am.veryrespectfully.your mostobedientservant, W. DENNISON. I’oalnuiulcrGeneral. 11011J. B. ALLEY. Chairman (‘bmmt'lteoen the post Glee mid Hut 300110. a! Repreunkm'ou..q' Orricir or 1‘"! SCIENTIFICAinzitionx. No. 37PARK Row, NewYorkur CITY. June 2.1866. Dean Sin: weincloseherewithaletterjust received from Milton Bradley is reliable party residing in Springfield. Massachusetts. We think the abuseof the franking privilege complained of is now carried on to an extent greatly detrimental to the postal revenue. Not long since we received a letter from a party doing businessin Connecticut which wasinclosed in an onvelo o traiiked by an M. C. Messrs. olloway 8:ington Co.aredoing business in wash as patent agents and have no moreright to ceoxnpdeunestetheir business through the mails free of Duringthan ourselves. the mouthsofApril andMay we urchiised over SIX!) worth of postagestampsat the vowYork post oillce and if we could be allowed to securethe frank of up 314).it would affordusgreatadvantages. We considerit to be our duty to call your attention to the subject. Your obedient servants. MUNN 52 CO. Hon. Wittuii DEXKISON, PostMGenl. Srnisoristo. Msssscuusnrrs. May 31. GENTLEMEN:Having received 3 businesscircu lars from D P. Holloway d: Co. under the frank of. M.C. I have been incited to send the inclosed communication to your Ea downright swindle thatsuc er. It seems to me a t ingsshould beallowed. It would be a vcry pretty arrangement for every business firm in Washington to have the nameof some M. C. printed on their envelop”. as it would pay pretty well for printing. If you see fit to pll.pli5h my communication and wish to say anything different in the same strain. do so: I will swearto it.‘ Yours. d'o" MILTON BRADLEY. Messrs. um k 00. MILWAUKEE. Wiscoxsm. Posr OFFICE, March 3i. 1866. Sm: The inclosed circulars or handhills of Storrs dz Ellis. under the frank of. M. C. have been sent me by the route agent. Is this proililerl sent? Does it coir ieu nder the proVisions of t a franking law for privilege? They have beensent to all postmastersin Wisconsin and Minnesota. some sea ed and som unsealed. Yours respectfully. P. VAN VECHTEN. Jr. SpecialAgentPoul Oflicedept. To Ilon. Witusu Dnsmsoiv. PostMGenl. Washington.D. C'. Posr OVFIGE CHICAGO.Ii.i. i.'0is.March 31.1866. DEAR Sin: Hercwith I inclose an envelope and contents.which seemsto me to be not entitled to be iient under a frank. But which is butoneof 1000s that are assin in the mails. This one happened to be nnscaled an disclosed its contents, but the others are closely scaled Very respectfully, yours. ke" H. PARK. Special AgenTTost office Dept. GEORGEWiLLi/iii McCniztmx. 2ndAsst PostMGen .Washington, D. C. Cordial Storrssaysthe envelopes inclosing the businesscard ot'Storrs A: Ellis sentout bymii il lromtheir odicu under the frank ofl on., U.S. Senate.were franked by Miss, a niece of the Senator. by his direction. That he (Storrs) called upon the Senator audiiskedif hewould frankapack age of these envelopes for him to which he assented and directed Miss to o it. I‘he name was (grittenfn eachenvclopeby her and returned tohim torrs. He hassent out not exceeding200 letters athnuys franked by Senator and has never aske other Senator or member of Congressfor their franks and has never used any other than those above mentioned. CORDIAL STORES. Dated April 9. 1866. Sworn and subscribed this 9th diiyof April. 1866. beforeme. JAMES LAUREN SON. Jmtice Peace. George[LIA moo statesthat the envelopes iir orting to he trunked by Hon., in which is usi iiesscardsand circulars have beensent through the mails.wereprocuredby him fromJohn H. Alston. a clerk in the Interior Dept. He had them in his possessionand gave! icm tohim (Lemon)tocover correspondencewith his (Alston's) friends. Lemon does not know how he came by them. but supposes he procured them from Mr.. h c has also sentout lettersby mail containipg his businesscardsand circulars uudor thofranks oi Hon. of Pennsylvania. Hon. of Ohio. Hon and Hon. of NewYork. Ho did not procure thosefranks from the members themselves lint from3rd parties whosenameshe doesriot now feel at liberl to disclose.but is perfectly willing to do so to the a eve named entlomon. He hasalso used the trim s of a good many other members of Congress.which he has procured from themselvesand not from 3rd parties. Signed. G. E. LEMON. In presenceof Sr. Joint B. L. Suixxsa. April 9. 1866 Porn OFFICE.Hocsr or Rsritsssy'rs'riviis. WASHINGTON. Ami/3.1866. Ds/m SIR: Inclosed please find 2 letters bearing the frank of Hon. Mr. says the franks are forged and he has no knowledgeof the parties to whom the letters are addressed. Respectfully. yours. L‘. S. MORTON. AUOMGMPostmaster. S. J. Bowen. Dsnvsnsroar Posr OFFICE. MASSACHUSETTS. June 9. 1866. The inclosed envelope.containing 3 circulars of the kind now inclosed. came in this morning's mail from Boston. It beingdirected " Postmaster." I supposed it. on official business: but discovering that it wasnot, I laid it aside to proceed in opening the mail and thus lost a portion of the envelope. 0n again examing the inclosure and envelope. which bearsno 0 cial stamp. I felt convinced that the packs 0 had passedthrough the mnil by fraud: and that the name., M. 0. Was probably forged. I take the liberty to make this communicationto the postoffice Dept. Very respectfully. DAVID MEAD. Postman". Pos'r Orricic, Mvsric Bnine it. Cooxrir or NewLondon. CONNECTICUT, June 12.1366. Sia: Inclosed I send a document I day. received this Please do me the honor to inform me if the Dept allows such papers to be sent free of postage. Sir. trusting that I am not askingtoo greata favor. I have the honor to remain truly your obedient ser vant. J. A. RATHBURN. Postmaster. PostMGen. Washington, D. C The resolution was adopted. PRINTING TARIFF LAW.