The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-23
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Stevenson presented the petition of
many citizens Of Cincinnati for an amend
ment OF the revenue laws, so as to permit
distillers OF grapes. apples and peaches TO
extending the time for the completion OF
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad.
By Washburne, of Wisconsin, a bill for
the establishment of a collection district
and port OF entry at La Crosse. Wisconsin.
BY Lawrence. q bill proposing an
amendment to the Constitution.
The house then went into Committee OF
the Whole for general debate.
Coleman addressed the committee on the
revenue now lost 10 the Government that
might be secured.
The following bills were introduced and
BY Walker, to abolish Imprisonment for
debt in the District of Columbia; also to
supply ARTIFICIAL limbs 10 discharged SOL
BY sheldon. Of Louisiana, for the better
organic alton of the United states Courts
In Louisiana.
BY Boyd, the subject of apporiionmer.t
under the next census, desired to be car
ried out TO apply to the next Congress, IA
voring the increase OF REPRESENTATIVES to
at least SO0, and fntlmat1ng that at no dis
tant day there would be an amendment OF
the Constitution to change the basis of
repreSen ntatlOn in the Senate.
He thought the whole system of repre-
sentatton should be revised, and a system
devised whereby all the people, minorf-
ties or majorlties, should be represented.
Dawes replied to the argument Of Gull
lUm. he said he had heard, with some
apprehension, that that sent not only
thought IL right, but contemplated an at
| tempt on the part OF those who might have
I the power or right to break up the original
/ Constitution OF this Government CON-
/ pounded ofths States and OF the people OF
/ the whole nation. The contem plat ed
amendment suggested BY tae gent from
Illinois would be a breach OF the pughted
faith OF every Stale that had come into
the Union under the Constitution. The
/ late war had been waged to put down the
/ heresy OF state Sovereignty. Let II not
/ he pray ed, mark also the decay Of STATE
nights -, r,,,..o,..., ..,
/ In favor Of the Government undeTtak king
/ the telegraph business of the country Ia
| connection with the postal service HC
/ criticised the report made at the last ses-
sion by the Post ONCE Committee against
/ the proposed reform, and ana iyzed and
that Committee by the Western UnioT
Telegraph Company. He referred to the
success of the system in France and Bel
GUM, and TO the cheepness OF telegraph
Peters asked Washburne whether hi
proposition was to establish the telegraph
system as extensively ) the postal system
| WaShburne replied in the Affirmative.
| Peters remarked that there were thirty
or fOrtY telegraph offices in Maine that dii
/ not pay expenses.
| Washburne said he would introduce a bill
| to extend its usefulness TO every section o.
the Union. he was satisfied that bette
! lines than the Western Union Lines oOulS
be built by the Government at less thar
ten million dollars. After further remarks
Washburne said: The purpose OF my bll
is to bring the telegraph within the reacl
Of the humble as well as the highest, b.
connecting 1t with the post ONCE, and es
tabllshtng a uniform rate OF twenty cent
for twenty words; and the further purpOs
of my bill is to give the press dispatches Z
the entire press of the country aG a les
rate than now furnished 10 the favored fev
VINO com pose the close corporation know
I as;the Associated Press
EarnsWorth, Chairman OF the POstoflc.
Committee, suggested that the comparison
was not fair one, as the population @
80 wrrr-n - -
that of the UHfrsd States 10 to the SONAR
mtl0.