New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-30
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,


The House Will hereafter meet punciuslly at IL
/ O'Clock, until otherwise orcered.
CUBAN PRISONERS RBLIEF
The SPEAKTR stated the pencrDg business 10 De,
on concurrne In the following amen dmeDt, agreed
10 In COmm ttee " steTGsy TO the bill appropraHng
SIX thousand dollars for the relief and passage nome
from Span of the pardoned Lopez prisoners, pro
weed that nothing IN this act snail be c0ns.fuen n.o
an approbatiOn OF any interference Ia the domestic
affairs OF Cuba by any Of the citizens OF the united
States The House concurrc1ln the amenannen.-
! Yeas, Of. NAYS, Il The bill finally passed. yeas
2Xbercrombie Allen Mass Allison, Appleton
s, Msss Or sf B,oNn o. M" sae Burrows CsSs
Cadwel G .Dpoel, Of Ohio Campbell 81 H. Cartter
Icl Doc ery Darcan Darkee Edge,tou Evans, Ewing
iower Gerty, Gldcipes Goodrich. 9Iiw; Hal, haIpsr
rsecall, Haven. HUI CT. H0fsiOTd, j. W. H0Ne Ih0mas
How, Hunter Jenkins. johnson e Tenn oans9n, OF
Ga. johnson, Of One Jones; oi r. Jones, oil lem
Iausbsn Neactsm, Miner, Malonsy. Moore, Of Penn
Newton Oos, Outlaw, Parker, P0re.. Sackett, School
o,afs echo Imaher, ScudLer Seymour, II y. y Smart,
Sp,'h Stauy, sentoP, Of OHIO. Stephens, # N. Y,
S.,ys1s, OF Co TGlor, THOMPSON, OF Mass Ihurston,
w,isb. White. OF Ala. Williams Wsotward.
NAYs--Alen, Of III Appleton, of Ne; Bayly, Of Va;
Cis't. cobb. CoicocE, Quits. Dawson. Dean DEFY Dan
ban, Ess man. Edmuldsan, Faulkner, Fieklin Fitch,
Of Tenn Harris. Of Ala; Hart, Hendricks Hem. Hb
bard Holiday, Houston, Ho"ae lngeIsol Ives Jack
Of Ky.; McDonsld Nc liuiea McNar MiIlson. Murray,
Haoors, Orr Peaslee, Phelps Prce, Robbins ROBINSON
Tenn Stanton. Of KY Stove ST. Msrtiu strattOn Stu
an Sweetzsr, Thompson, Va. Walsh, Ward Wilcox,
REMISSION OF DUTIES.
Ny. SEYMOUR, of n. Y, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported a bill TO remit the duties on
certain goods destroyed by fire in New-YOrk IN 1915
Referred
WORLDS FAIR EXPENSES.
Mr.. SEYMOUR reported back petition rom Onta-
no County, NewYork, PRAYING Congress to appro,
pirate a sufficient sum to reimburse the County and
certain individuals for the heavy expenses they IN
CURED In contributing TO the London Industrial Ex-
hIbitiOn, and moved lis reference 20 the COMMITTEE
On Manufactures. There was large number oil
these memorials sent IN from all parts Of the coun-
t.y, and they were certainly entitled to consdera-
tlCn.
Mr.. JONES, OF Tennessee moved to refer them to
next WORLDS FAIR. IA voice" Leave out the word
fair.J This petition, and others OF similar nature,
were then referred 10 the Committee on maui
features.
REMISSION OF DUTIES.
Mr.. FITcH. from the Committee on Commerce,
reported bill, rem,liDg the du es on present OF
socerdOta gowns for the use OF The Clergy OF the
Camellte NunneIy in Baltimore, and 1t was passed.
NEW POSTAGE BILL.
Nh. OLDs. from tie Post Office Committee report
ed bill to amend the ACT Of 1871, reducing and
modifying the rates of postage. Referred to the
Committee OF the Whole.
The blll provides that each newspaper, pamphlet,
periodical and magazine, book, bound or unbound,
circular, catalogue, and every description OF printed
matter connected WITH any maaps aResss, e. shall be-
n-.s- ORE cent postage, and one cent for each ad
CrOnai ounce or traction of an ounce, for any dis
tsnce under 1900 miles over 2 600, double those
rates. All newspapers published guiarly, and sent
from the office OF publication to actual SUBSCRIBERS,
ana not weighing over one ounce. shall De charge
able With one hall Of the foregoing rates the post
See upon all printed maisb'e matter shall be pre-
paid, either at the Office where 1t Is mailed,
or Il the Office OF delivery Otncr "lse cDuOlo
the foregoing rates shall be charged thereon. All
transient printed matter shall be deemed unpaid
unless paid a, the office where II is mailed Books'
tHreA not kARf Yhf
slall be deemed mallsbie matter, aud all printed
matter ctaIgeab!e by weight snail be welgea
when dIy. The publishers OF newspapers anu
periodic ais may SEND TO each Ct1cr, from theH re-
spectve office. OF publication, free OF postage, one
copy of each publication and may also send 10 eacn
actual subscriber, lnciosed IN thelT publications, Os
ana receipts for the same free Of postage. Inc
publishers OF weekly newspapers may send to each
actual subscriber. IN the County where their papers
are printed and published, one copy thereof free OF
postage And all laws and parts OF ac's lnconsis'-
EFT with the provisions OF this bill are repealed
IRREDEENABLE PAPER.
Mr.. FIcKLIN from the Committee on the District oil
Columbia, introduced resolution, which was
adopted authorizing the Committee TO send Tor per
sons and papers to examine INTO the subject OF rre-
spCnsbe persons III the District issuing small notes
as currency, not redeemsble incash
JUDICIARY EXPENSES.
Mir. McLANAHAN, from the judiciary Committee,
rCOIed bill TO regulate the fees ana costs 10 De al
lowed TO the Clerks, Marshals and Attorneys OF the
Circuit and District Courts OF the UnlIed ola'cs;
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the Whole OH the State of the Union, and that 5,Ooo
copies of the bill and report be printed. Being asked
why he proposed so large number OF copies, ne
SAID tina; the increase OF the expenses OF the Ju-
dietary. from the organization of the Government TO
the preSenttme had led the Committee TO investigate
the causes which have produced THIS result lie
stated that In the year 1900 the expenses OF the Ju
oioiary were $4,000; in 1913, S3f3.695 IN 1880,
Sj564H. The population Of the country mas
increased 1913 per cent, while the expenses oil the
Judiciary have increased 1887 per cent. IN that
period OF time. In the Northern District OF New,
ork the expenses OF the Judiciary, independent OF
the Judges from 1880 10 the present tlme, have
increased ea 50 500 $40 915, AMI they are about
twelve times great as they were Twelve years
ago In Massachusetts,, within similar period OF
tine The expenses have Teased from SY9o6 10
$92 72O-6bCut ten times as great as they were Ten
years ago and this exclusive OF the salaries OF the
judges. These, and various other facts, are men
toned in the report. Nh. Mcbanahans motion was
agreed 70.
a large number OF other reports were made, when
the House adjourned.