Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-02-16
u. S. CONGRESS-,
TWEEN T-sEcoNp SESSION.
IN SENATE,
MondaY, Feb. 7, 1881.

the Postmaster General accompanied
with voluminous report on the subject
of the various mail contracts made by
himself and his predecessor in Office.
The report has been made i'll obedience
! to resolution of the last Session. 1t
embraces a detail of 100 post routes,
/ copies of 400 contracts, and occupies
nearly 6OOO large folio pages The bill
appropriating $1,000 annually, to the
Seneca Indians was finally read third
time and passed. Mr.. Brown introduced
bill to reduce the duties on sugars; and
Mr.. Benton gave notice of Introducing
bill to abrogate the present duty on salt.
Mr.. Grundy's resolution relative to the
examination of witness by the select COM
mittee on the Post Office was again de-
bated. Mr.. Holmes concluded his
speech against adopting the resolution,
in the course Of which he anmadverted
in forcble language on the system of
prescription and rem oval from Office pur-
sued under the adm inistration of the
present Postmaster General. Mr.. Grun-
dy followed in reply, and defended the
conduct of the Department in that re-
| spect. On Mr. Grundy's concluding
the senate adjourned, and the resolution
was laid on the table, to be again taken
up tomorrow.
\ Tuesday, Feb. 8.
In the Senate on motion of MIR. McKin-
ley, the election of n printer was post
poned to one o'clock on Wednesday.
Mr.. Benton asked leave to bring in bill
to abolish the duty on alum, salt, which
was pronounced by the chair to be out of
order, as bill was then before the SEN
ate to repeal the duties on imported ar
ticles, in which Salt was included. Mr..
Benton appealed from the decision ofthe
chair. On motion of Mr.. Hayne, the
whole subject was laid on the table.
"Wednesday, Feb. 9.
In the Senate Mr.. Webster presented
memorials from the Prudential Com
mittce of the American Board of Com
missioners for Foreign Missions Of Mas
! sachusetts,' and from inhabitants of
Brookficld, in the same State, against
the removal of the southern Indians.
The Vice President laid before the Sem
ate letter from the Commissioner fthc
General Land Office, accompanied with
statements of the quantities of public
lands surveyed in the different States and
Territories, since the year 1896, and of
the amount received from sales of the
same; also report of the Commissions
ers of the Sinking Fund, detailing the
proceedings of the Board for the last
year. The debate on Mr.. Grundy's res
olution relative to the Post Office inquiry
was resumed. Mr.. Grundy being in
possession of the floor, opened the de-
bate. He defended the present admins
tration of the Post Office at considerable
length, and strongly urged the adoption
/ of his resolution. lie was followed by
/ Mr.. Hendricks, who briefly explained
his conduct in the Special Committee,
but declined going into any discussion
on the fiscal concerns ofthe Department,
thinking it at present premature. Mr..
Clayton succeeded in reply to the argu-
cludcd when the Senate adjourned.
| Thursday, JAM 10.
| In the Senate the Vice-Prcsident COM
munica,ed to the Senate letter from
the Secretary of the Treasury, accompa-
MED with several statements ofcontracts
for the year 1880, relative to Light-Eou-
! ses, Beacons, Buoys, &c; of contracts
and purchases made by the Collectors
| for the revenue service for the year 1899;
/ and statement of the expenditures of
the Marine Hospital Fund, for the re-
lief of sick and disabled seamen for the
/ year 1899. Mr.. Poindexter introduced
a bill relative to Mrs. Martha Randolph,
only daughter and surviving child of the
| late Thos. Jefferson, former President of
the u. States; and likewise a bill for the
authorizing of appeals, writs of error,
and of superseders, to the Supreme
/ Court of the United States. Mr.. Hayne
reported "A bill from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, based on the resolution of
Mr.. Barnard, to increase the pay of Mas
/ ters Commandant and First Lieutcnants
in the Navy. Mr.. Grundy's resolution,
relative to the Post-Oflice inquiry, is still
under debate. MIR. Clayton continued
his remarks-argucd against adopting
the resolution, and entered into further
expose of the mal-administration of the
Post-Oflice department. lie was follow
ed by MIR. Benton on point of order,
TO have the minutes of whole proceed
ings erased from the Journal, as infor-
NAL. Mr.. Woodbury. followed IN de-
fence of the present Post-Oilicc manage.
ment, and had not concluded when the
Senate adjourned.
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