The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-02-11

LJIJNE, 1889.
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bsen 11vogakay ac1ea - ~ - COass ofs Clalne
A resolnSipa a PRINT ~ Mefeoeahjcal -
/ ports Of ~ Gnithscnian Inetitate caused s0anl
i debate. ssssasts Az ~ ssssF'
NJ. HESTER sAtsssea 20 ~ pnkliesfiou. 80
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- President q ~ smithseaiap lnstitate A.
N. Fessenden opposed slss printing on IT,
eround tl,as ~ vesE had not 6esn AsthpsszslI
Finally the further conaideration ,of Tie nb.
jsct was postponed.
Nj. Hunter moved 70 postpone prior ORDER
and take up the Poss O1sss De6cisncy in.-.
i Adopted. m $q5#8sa fe~ Fss satss lg Ha4
: The bill wass taken IN and read. The Arsl
amendment made by the Committee on Finance
vas 70 make ptovi-ioa for wrapping paper, nsail
paper, SC. II was ngised b. Tbs % ainead-
mont was 70 the "a section, providing shae =
sercst only should be paid TO contractors them
selves, and BE- Ia full Of all claims FOR damages,
and providing that no inttfcss b. allowed cn tie
L u &
| Mr.. Hunter said It gAve the interest p The
contractors in lieu Of damages. !.
st Mr. Chestnut thought It did great injustice %
assignces. afe1s aHf# aais sasRl VI ssa Sf
Mr. Hunter said the latter ce~ld have their
claims adiudicated in Court, what was wanted
Was to clear the q. s. Of any claim for damages.
and pay the interest 10 those only who could re
| lease the Government. hzR 9or4 aiifassa
Mr. Hale wanted 70 know whether the interest
was confined 70 the deficiency Of last ycars
Mr.. Hunter said yes.
Mr.. Hale thosght It would set . dangerous
precedent The r. n. General goes on making
contracts just ~ though Congress had nadc =
appropriation. 4 w s,,ss;ss4s. aFs as ss,.
Mr. Hunter replied the Post Master General d
compelled BY law TO make these contracts The
T. N. General did not pledge the government 70
Pay interest. Congress- allowed it IN liew Of aam-
age.
OF the further debate triaing rnodi6cailoA 10
tha amendment was adopsed F74 a 9l s# aa
Mr.. T0ombs moved IN amendupentf 70 include
sub contractors who actually performed The
services, in the bill Adopted 81. .sa. a
Mr.. Hunter moved to reconAidcr on the ground
that the Department did not owe The sab-contfac-
tofs .-,t; TIL
Mr.. Davis thought the amendment Just and
proper .4,t;...... 49, .s., ~.
Mr. Toombs said he wanted those who did the
work to get the money. He did mot want those
who prowled about the Department and got the
contracts snd sub-let them to honest men who
did the work
Messrs. Rice and Fitch opposed the amend
ment 8sA i siAa - 'ssFsa sss7s i5A !
Mr.. Doolttle said the amendments would give
the Department endless trouble in deciding on
the conflicting claims of contractors and SUBJ
contractors. The contractor was the man who
suffered the damage. He had furnished the
means to carry on the service when the Govern
mcnt failed to do %. M H tss.lF f-t a-,,..
| The amendment was reconsidered.
The amendment was then rejected-ayes n;
nays, 30. s9E a Xiii II sl9
The I'd amendment provides for the abolish
mant Of the franking privilege after Nay lst, but
that all persons now entitled to the privilege are
exempted from pre-payment Of postage.
Nr. Hamlin said the amendment had no busi-
ness there. A difference Of opinion on shis first
led to the defeat Of the bill at the last session
| Mr.. Trum5uli denounced the abuse Of the
franking privilege He wanted to zee the whole
| system abolished, and moved to strike out the
last clause, which would saddle the expense up0n
| . constituent who received letters and docu-
ments
Mr.. Fessenden advocated the amendment a. II
stood ta FL V aH4t 4fa sT S e hi
Mr. Rice said the present object was to nay
the honest debts Of the government, and the Sen
ate should not embarass the action BY introdu-
cling bills subjects not pertaining thereto.
Mr.. Toombs said the main contractors had no
more claim than other classes Of the public cred
itors Now was the time to get this reform
through. This privilege which costs the Depart
ment 81 800, 900 per year, ought lobe abolished.
1t was not proper that members who wrote to
Constituents on public business should bear the
rue,ien themselves Let the persons who are
| benefited BY the correspondence, pay for it
Mr.. Hale moved TO amend by changing the
time to April, if it extended to May it would be
after the Charleston Convention and the Demo
Gratis would have the benefits not enjoyed by the
Republicans who do not meet in Chicago till
June. Laughter A q
Mr.. ToomDs accepted the amendments
Mr.. Simtuons opposed it as having been i'm
properly introduced. If the proposition had %
much grit it might carry itself through.
| Mr.. Collamer said there we're special laws re
quiring the Treasury Department to paw Over
81, 900 900 to the Post Office Department on &C
count Of the transportation Of free matter. /
the amendment passed these laws still existed
and the Treasury would not be relieved. Tn,
subject was one requiring preparation aid ex
animation, and yught to be considered by itself
Mr.. Davis advocated The adoption Of tn
amendment now. They could then 90 on an
perfect The system. The amendment proposed
lst, the reform of an abuse; I'd, change Of pol
icy Of the administering department. The abus
Of ths privilege was in the burtcning of th
mails with large mass Of documents.
Mr.. Collamer explained that previous to 1876
the p. M. General was limited il giving out con
tracts by receipts Of the Department, but WheI
s cent postage was established in 1851, it VA
provided the mail service should not be reduced
the consequence was that the r. N. General hat
unlimited discretion, and could if be Choose in
crease the expenses to 20 or 30 million. s4ss
Mr.. Collamer moved an amendment repealinI
the act Of ls47 and 1851, appropriating 1000,
600 annually for the use OF the Post O6ice De
partment. 8-f 6 tu4s Es E
Mr. Trumbull said, persons writing to Member
on business could enclose stamps. He pointe,
out the abuses likely to arise from the adoptio
of proviso exempting Members from p,ynlen
Of postage. He wanted the whole system wipe
out.
After further debare, in which Mcssrs. Toomb
Collamer and Hawn particip sted, vote VI
tiken. on Mr.. TrambMll's motion, to strike on
the proyiso, and it was rejected. Yeaa "a, Nay
32
Mr.. slide!l moved to postpone the bin TN l:sc
Carried. seEs5 = atFA ssa eAa ]
The Senate then went into executive sessio
and afterwards adjourned 8a
i FURTHER NEWS NJ THE ASIA. VI
New York, Feb. Z.
The London Times has leader ridiculing Ii
memorial being prepared for the Maryland Lcei
lature praying for the enslayement Of The FRI
colored population OF that State. s &
i The Spirit Of the Deep had arrived frol
China with 76. 600 pounds tea sag4SfHN
"A SPAIN AND MoROcco-The division Rios Of th
Spanish army had landed without opposition .
, the banks Of the river reluan.
LIE Nord states that on Jan. 10th. the Spanis
! Government paid into the hands OF tbs Britis
minister of Madrid the whole sum due the Briti1
Government, about ten and b liz million franc
A Madrid despatch Of the 18th announces th,
the Spaniards in Morocco were masters Of all u
positions Of Cabo Zegro after having obtained
complete victory. They were commanding .
J the heights Of the valley Of the Tetuan, az
! would be before Tetuan - soon - the artillel
was able % pass 49, #a1ia
Paris Patric sayais was confidently asssrtl
that in pursuance Of arrangements between En-
land and France the aeets Of those countri
would no longer remain In the Algiers waters.
Late advices from Megador state that 6O,Ot
men, the pick Of the Moorish army, were 4
pnrnpnA an t4A hill - rs&,,v,x3 n ssrAs1nr en.A