New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


viding for the payment Of tie interest III certain
csses ca claius AGAINST the GoyeTnmeit.
SIR. WASHBUKNE rep, H. introduced bill
10 punish frauds -gainst tue Government
Mr.. RICHARDSON OPP, H. produced a bln
10 establish al arsenal at Springfield, Ill.
The above bills were all appropriately referred
The House proceeded to tie consideration Of the
bill aLoli-Lipg the ranking privilege.
Mr. COLtAX Rep, Ind, III explanation, said
that bill for this purpo,e had on several oeaslonr
Passed the Senate, but had never before received Ia
vorable action by the po,l-Odice Committee q the
House. 1t was now reported unanimously with one
exception of the Committee This measure would
slll keep opeu communication between Representa-
lives and their constituents and millions Of dol.
lars TO the Government annually wiich IA aD item
Of importance in times like these, wien ali additional
tax has been put ON tea, coffee, and sugar. In the
course of his remarks he contended that those who
receive speeches and documents should pay the small
AMOUNT of postage required. Ia England even the
Queen has to pay her own postage, and no man has
there suggested that tie Thanking privilege be Ie-
stored II it should he abolished IN this country
viii never be restored and tie people would wonder
that IT bad existed 70 long.
The Committee On the p5s Office bad intended 20
introduce other reforms among them TO coilec. poet
tg5 On the luns OF printed matter which are now
esfTfeu By the express compaDes All that he asked
was ths, the bill should have a fair vote.
Mr.. DUELL (Rep., n. VI produced tnbu ar
statement 10 show that with the year ending with
1881. the excess of expenditures over the receipts
was 900 $50, and progressively increasing NTose
IL 1SJ9 TO SS00U,O0O. lie argued that II wa their
dutv to make every effort 10 econon lie IN Tie
pnl,Iic expendiures. According TO tie theory on
which tie Post. OfiCe Department was eSlab-
lshed. it rhould be selfsustaiLing II had
been adhered to for siXty years, aud we sHCuId
now lie allowed 10 return TO the piinclle when
prevailed in the earlier days OF the Republic Under
the law as il now stands at lsart 2OCO persons, IL
i i,. 4 "a
500 receive and transmit letters and packages nee
Of hostage in no way relative 10 public bu-iness.
He opposed readiug the bill, for the reason iha, ,
while il abolished aking in one part 1t rettoftd II
in another and claimed Tor the snbstitute he had
prepafed at least equality aid jusllce, rs II placed
Inc members of Congress, the President and Vice
President and all Others III authority, who have
heretofore exercised the privilege, on the fane
basis, excepting however the principal officers OF
Il G Post Office Department and Deputy Pofimas.
ters, whose privilege shall be confined to Official
business.
MIR. VALLANDIGBAM (Opp., o. reminded the
gentlemen OF the fact that during the AAAt ith
Congress "a spe ial committee was appointed on
the subject Of the abolition OF the frank
ing privilege, at the head OF which wi1s MI
Adams Of Massachusetts,. Alter consuming
much time in the inv sstigation OF the result
Of its labors it was simpya digest Of the postal laws,
and pruning them Of their crudIies ana abslrdiieb
This was tie day of small reforms, and a1 the
measure now pending was e1inently one OF The very
smallest, it would doubtless meet with favor lie
read from the SpeciI Committee, OF which he "ao
member the views therein expressed against the
abolition of the ranking privilege, maintaining,
among other tbings that there fhould be the iroeoi
commune alton between tODgressInen and TIER con-
stitnents, requdiating the principle that me f"r',
Office DEPARTMENT should lie selfsustaininc, aud
showing that the increased expenses were o"ny
mainly 10 the ucrease OF mail faciliies.
M,ssrs EDWARDS, ROSCOE CONKlING,
and POMFROY continued tie debate. lhe last
named offered resolution to recommit the hi TO the
Post.Oflice Committee, witt insrucionsto report Il
new bill, embracing the following principles:
FH Abohiug tie ;rsnsm,son of all written and prin
ed fs postage excepting that ordered to be printed
by Consre,s and. o,,
Second: Such matter shall be stunned Public Docq
enis" AID being iraEkcd SHAH pass though the rs
free
Meesrs. WRIGHT aud KELLOGG lof Illnois
opposed The Glll,
against tie pending measure.
Sir. HICKMAN G.ep., Pa, y said the abolition q
the frsnking privilege wa. ID fayonte with the Sc
cersiouiNs. If reform, were desired, let gentlemen
drecl their attention 10 the ribons Of dollars squan
desed for ships, horses and provender, to the the.
in general OF vi ich, every member hss some hno"I
edge, more or less.
M. BRIGHT moved TO lay the whole subjec. on
the table, Which was decided IN the hegalive-oI
arains, u.s. as follows:
YFAs-n-.srs AldTich. Allen, Bailey Penn. Barter
Bdde, Blair (Mol Cobb Conway, Cooper Cox, cFisheld
U.v,i Dunlap Edwards, Ensih, Oooch. Goodwin. Gnrcy
Hale llanche,;, Hickman Hooper lothsor kehosg pll
[us,p Law Laz-ar Leary, Loycjoy, Mallory. Ms- ton
Matt,d Me.zie. ronis N.seht Olr, Pendloton, Rohi.
.on Roilas a. 10 Rollins tMo sherman, steele a. ~
Vn,u1,,hau Nandcvor Wsdsworth. Wallace, Nashburne
Wlnc CRd.), White lOHoj, Woodrgf. sYd "iiht 49,.
EAYS-Hessls Alley Ancoa, Arnold, Ashley, Rabbit
Ka.ey (iia,.I ELker. BcsDan. BiailPal Leke Broom
iT.Ii Eunin.on Calvert. Chamberlain, Colia1, fIeA A.
to.sio, Cfsveus Davis Dawes Duel, bunn thot, fenon
Icssendn Frsncaot FTank Graiscr Gndtr HglTh6a No.
rI,. lfs,tou Huciiu. Julian helley, Lansing Locts
-ichs.n, Mcknight. McPholson. May Mitchell, Norm
NL) Nixon, Noble Od,l, Patton, PIKE Pomcfoy ioTtef
Rice (Aiol Ridlle. Sergeant sedgvick. shetss slotn
Steele ~. ". fbom4. Mass Thomas hdl Tam INN
bio Tow bridge, Upton, Van Horn, Van ktn6ufsh tan
Wyck Verreo, vibbafd Walton Me Walton Ntl WeD'
ster, NielIGe, WIson, Windom, end Worcester
Adjourned.