New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-11
xxXyth CONGRESS- irs, Session.

SENATE. ..WAsHINCTON, June 10, 1888.
The proceedings Of the morning hour we unimport-
ant
The In6isn Deficiency bill was pissed. The Post
Office Appropriation bull was then taken up.
Mr.. JOHNSON AK moved to increase TIE rates
of postage TO five ccJts under three thousand miles,
anG ten cents over three thousand miles.
Mr.. SEWARD IN. \ argued hat the country was
totally uDpTepeied for any measure rasoe the rate OF
postage. He tcovght, therefore, ttst this was not
the tine TO discus il. He would also vote against 1t
because il Imposes & Discriminating postage on the
ground Of 0istar c. which dstirctiOn has tendency
to si;enate lie sections, the East from the West.
TOE motion was carried by 10 y as to 10 Nays:
YEAS-Messrs. Btphci1, Bright. Bfodoick. Brown Clay,
Cnsnsn Davis Fitch, Gsin Hunter hnfon AK johns ~
lTeIn baoy, Pesrcc Polk Reid, Sebastian, Thomson and
NAYs-biessrs BlsIer Chandler Clsk Dooife, D,usas.
Wilsoa and Wight Absent-S9
MIR. PUGA (OLio moved that the Thanking privi.
lege Of members Of Congress be abolished from the
1th Of march next. Agreed to by Yeas 3S Nays l.
NAYsMcrs. Brysd Cisgpe0 Houston a.d Rsa. n,..
ABsANT Bates BEL ca@f 4.7oS C SGsoD 9S1
Kennedy, MesCs PeIoe Shields simmons sIdel samnsr
Nj FOoIER (Conn then msvcd TO further amend,
that The frabkog privileges Of lie. President and
Heads OF Department be likewise aGolisned. Lost.
Mr.. SEWARD moved that all matter psseing
end periodicals TO regular subscribers and foreiSn
matter This had virtually the effect OF abOlishin5
all fraIhng. Agreed, 20 10 20, but was subsequently
lost en- Iecor siSsrHtion; whe,eapon, ,o,
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tie fralkiig privilege be repealed. Lost, 70 against
20.
Mr. WILSON Mass moved that from Marsh a.,
1859 the printing of oil postage stamps, blanks, war
rante etc., be gwen to the lowest responsible Didctr
which adopted.
MI SLIDELL Ia amending the ell printing ioi
the Executive Departments be incudec ana hf.
ERONN (MiSs that tie existing contracts be re-
served, Leitber Of which Suggestion prevailed,
Among the amendments which were adopted was
one for the payment to the Collins Steamship Com
pany Of $li7 800 Ter balance withheld by the Post
Office Department, less $ll5,0OO due to ths United
States AN amendment was also adopted repeating
the present arrangement of advertising the letter s;
in tie ne wspapef OF the largest circulation, and open
irg the advertising 20 the lowest bidder Finally the
bill yss paSseG-U against | l.
TIE bin making appropriation FOR Collection the
Revenue wac taken up.
Mr. WILSON Mass spoke strongly in support OF
reducing the rrDy OF customs officers, ana sdOwnS
many ibetAncfs wbere they we're superfuous.
MIR. HUN TER IVA admitted that there wore too
mary officers, and wiling t. apply the knife buy
the Department could not 50 on now without tho ap-
proprih,ioIs now sought.
The amendment which reduces the expense hall a
million Of dollars, agreed to. The debae was
enhvened BY personality between Mr.. Wilson am
Or. Gsip. .
Mr.. WILSON said that the Senator from California
talked Ct cemagoPUism; the State OF Csorla ways
had her hand Ia the Treasury, up to the elbow; II
the Seq stcr lGwin alluded to him. he would only say
be would rather be q demagogue than a thief.
Mr.. GWlN-Does the Senator apply that term spe-
Officially TO me- only TO the collection Of revenue
MIR. WILSON, have no explanation to make.
MIR. GWIN-lf be applies it to NE he is slanderer,
SalumDiator and coward.
Mr. WILSON mace no reply.
The bl, was then passed, aud the Senate ADJOURNED