New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-15
HOUSE OF REpREsENTATIvEs.

The House resumed The coDsldeThlou, IRON ihurs-
day. of tie bill 20 atolish the Thanking privilege.
Mr. PORTER Rep, lnd.l adyerted TO the bill,
and expressed the hope that Congress woull distin
guish itselc by reforming abWes and making The
cipieuts pay postage on documents instead OF this
being dor g by The public at large
Several other gentlemen expressed their views
upon the subject.
Mr. HUTCRINs, rep, Ohio willie advertiug to
the Eboliii o ne ranking privilege, said that 11c
floJe published the official proceedings OF Congress-
nu II was the Associated Press that convey cd the
into ligcnco Of The proceedings to tie great mass
II The people.
Mr. WICKLIFFE I'm, Ky.) moved 10 recommit
tie bill 10 The Post Ofiee Committee with instrIe-
tons to s0dify the same. 70 that The ratk ng plH
ieee of sopators, Representatives, aud Dsleta ares
.hall be exercised only during the session OF Con
gre.s and thirty days after tie Adjournment thai
ne frnk OF all public officers be restricted to official
and public business, ard hat tie ZANE Restriction De-
ir,pessd on members of Congress, VIOLATION OF
Which TO deprive them Of The privilege.
Disaareed 10 By Yeas -, Nsys 81
NJ. POIrEOY kep, y. J. moved 10 reconainh
he bil with instructions 20 report lew one' EN-
bracilg tie following principles
I,t9 The Abolition Of tie formulation Of written or
Tried free "r by mail IN cl cve' ether than mat d
IDej rub.ed by direction 0. either branch OF Con
gr,s fo' The parpose ., free DE- bottom -, phil.
Docun,rt. and be- sumis-ibe through she s free upon
being ranked py any member VI Congress-
hi, was Tcle, Ted. :,
Tie question WAS then taken on striking ou' al 81
ID. bill excepting the first section, hen q solwely
abosnes tie llauking privilege from and aiter the
Tins was decided 10 TIE affirmative by large ma
joriiy.
lie part stricken ont Is as tollows:
IAN per.ons entitled to tie fsnsng privilege ave
TO send all msil,ue sitter through tl" na win
out piepayu OF possse, tie ssne hasiLs 70" Vs.
Ecri3n rnlins IL written o. saslea lh',e9l s9d u.on ~
sh Nabs matter the pnstsge shall De collected non 'e
iuent lie postage upon suc1 ms,be sef shall ne %
the licd sg law s1cvt Tat 'lech,s asd go
la - Yfr Dsfn
m lie rue of oe4t, II no. oAec.d'ns two
,aucr. IN weight, ard one een' r. e,ery
,niotrd hy order Of Cougn.. sud ste psd sf .lch o.
eea'; pound or o. pg1.d Or 1y sa
m l,cted ~ printed matter hls sent fuoi' documents
ir lie recess nay be sent nom Nssh gon TO cach Mem
M OF Cossres residence without pay nent OF posaee
bu when si.rI by him p0sage ths De- collected on en
nom tho rcpIn.s the sitne ra'essi Haied nom " ssh
Nr. COLFAX rep. Ind ssid willie the Post
Office Committee preferred the bill as reported ny
them, Vet II II majority Of the HOUSE anne. ued ~ 50
az 10 abolish the franking privilege entirely, he
shonld cheerfully concur, and press the Dill 10 liz
MIR DUELL IRep.. n. ~ offered the following
substitute, which rejected, prolo.ing 10 hofO-
gate and repeal all acts comforting the Thanking
privilege the chief officers OF the Pos-Oilee De-
partmenr and Deputy Postuasters, however, to re-
ci,e nn.l send communication exclusively on official
business IN letters, parcels, newspapers periodi
,alr public documents, and books printed by either
/ linu-e d CONGRESS, ana III Olner
fer cent from or directed to any member OF
e;tbrr House, or to the Secretary OF the
senate. or Clerk Of the l!ouse, shfll be prepaid
before their delivery al any Post-ofee for transmits
zion in tho nails. Publishers OF newspapers and Pc
dicals may send TO each other from their respective
on es Of publication, free OF postage, one copy u
ench publication, and may slso send to each actual
.ubscriber within the county where their papers are
prnred one copy thereof free Of postage The aet to
Ls effect from and after the tirs, day OF july next
/ Nr WASUBt RNE moved TO table the whole
,t;'ct which was disagreed to BY i3 against l03.
The I'm was passed by lO7 against az. IL Was as
follows; A., g., =, to,,
62 the irgnAips privilege 'ani oe ana he'o'' 'o'"'"u
/ The following 10 the vote:
! YEAs--Nl.s.rs. Aldrich, Alley Ancons Arnold Abbey
gabbit Bailey Mas bailey rsnn Baker, niA'' h, osa
10y Bqfnton PurNhssi Calvert, Campbell, Chambcrisin
fsrk cobb Co!f.1 fredees A. Conkins ROSCOE ocAkn9
n"n E5sert~n. Edwud, Eliot Ensih. Fesscnicn Frank
Soo,f.,a. 0dier Gurey Height hsnesen hsTisos
bo,-sn, hISr.ii ,s f~Insn Loor. McKosn McKnis
NrpLsr.on' MastcI, Mitchell her'ill lancl Merrill Svtl
! NE Noel, Notion Nuge,. odeh. Ohm, Pston' fe,y
pbsrs (CaiJ PRa Pomsroy, Porter. Rice tssssl RE
s s" H. w. sIeels IN ~ inomas NASAL Thouss mo,
49, ye,rrs' Vi6bsrd Waisce Walton lNeiuel "s..'
Ny WnJ, Wheeler. s,it. (md). wickire, "iis'n w.
'1NtysN .nsrs Alien, Riddle, Blair (Mo.l, Blir va
nen,. Cox Snessd Iiysn, psnlqp f"hsG: f S
q knspp Law Lals,s, logan. Loysjoy, MsioIy hsS sS
on1,s. MooIhe.s Morris. Pendlcon hchl5a, 1hi nvn
! son RoLas ~, n Rollins tao.l, shenal Shi.i, S '
Ielsnignaai, Nrieyer Noolhees, " ad'"'"h' ""''''
" otto (Ohin, " tisht. ,;,i ,,oL;,
an arpreprjation 20 carry into effect the act prov,
6 ing for tia exhibition OF American products AZ u
i Worlds yair .i.;,o SLAYER
- Sir. JULIAN made speech mainiaiuinA o'a n
as IN, basis of the instruction, ana thu 70 nj
D aod beey can be saved only by enig Ar the extr
n. MIR. CONKIlNG OPP ~ ddonted. au,borizir
% the pr,sjdent TO 10 certain things 'V"'""s -