New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. PAINE Hsep, WISH Chairman Of the Committee
on ELECTIONS gave notice that he would at some future
day offer the following resolution which was ordered 10
RsorpsS That The following be adopted Of bs Hous.
special CoHns OF Elections shall De chosen 9 eseh eS0ed
, cd%%s, and s give the House At ,s Eve dsy nosss
thereof 70 O'Clock the forenoon Of The designated the
House Of Representatives aud shal prepare list Of The names
o. n pt lave sSssysd to their p.s. dV"1 The
psest Cong and creeping also sueh shall have
Election. during Tie tern Of Congress TIE &c cGRm,s: :Sa
Lave been ,eOIGassy 9sa 1 cause TssoT 70 be drawn out
Eer psiy object Of the drawn aud the
. rejected other names The hAe %iGSs drawn lieu
shall either alone added to the number
S Ssis; Stea recorded iSs parties
o~n h'Tes strike one nans sen from .ns ~. 10 n ~.
M e Special GS%miss Of Elections e, for such con on
ho s r. sq ~. sss s PT'ss s .Sc lie
thereto majority the whole Special Commit
e re- a Ss. S aod . he .Ss s. e a. =:
all apply case in which sn report sba have been
he adoption Of tue nor shall be ihs rule Of ths House Of Repre-
~ Objection having been made by Mr. MAYNARD, the
Speaker decided that notice had not been gwen under
the rule.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr Latin (Rep.,
N. W, declaring the publication In Z GLOBE OF tho
uoder the direction OF the POstmaserGeD to be
wastefu expenditure OF tie public money, aud directing
the deoDnuanee OF such publication, came up as the
first business az order.
Mr. LAFLIN addressed the House in explanation and
advocacy Of It, He denied that his proposition inter
fered u any with the right OF petition In fact, so
Jealous was he Of that right that he made his resolution
the Postmaster General He had noticed In The GLOBE re-
port last Thursdays proceedings that there were
nearly columns OF these notices OF petitions. which
he calculated from $40 TO 500 per day. and II they
be continued. will cost from $4,000 to si1oO Tor
tito session.
Mr. LOGAN (Rep.. ILL opposed the resolution, taking
ground notices OF petitions must either DC READ
M the published in the proceedings, SO as 10
LUtify Congress OF the wishes Of the people
Mr. ALLISON Rep., Iowa. also opposed II, cOnenunR
which should not be abridged. II they 70 under
say should should not DO published IN
Tie Globe. they would have 10 establish censorship
through a Committee. - &c.,
Mr. VAN Trump Dein Ohio moved as an amend:
the resolution, that as an additional measure O1
eeouomy the reports OF speeches for aud against the
resolution be omitted from the proceedings III Ihe dOoe
ILaughter.l
Mr. FERRIS CRep., N W inquired OF Mr.. Latin as TO
the cost OF single days publication Of The Globe
Mr. LAFLlN stated that he had calculated me cost OF
last Friday issue Of The GLOBE from 81 200 10 Vi 800
MIR. DAVIS (Rep.. ". " inquired what The Globe was
good for after being published.
MI. LAFLIN preferred TO leave the answer 10 that
question 10 the good sense OF the House.
Mr.. DAVIS suggested an amendment, TO abolish The
Congregational GLOBE.
Mr.. LAFLIN refused 10 accept the amendment.
hiT. GARFIELD REP OhiO) also desired TO offer
amendment resolution declaring that II Is wastefnl
expenditure OF the public money TO continue the pub.
LEGATION Of The COnVess0nal Globe aud directing the
Committee on Public Printing 20 inquire into the expe-
diency OF discontinung as further publication.
fir, LAFLlN regarded the proposition cminently
at the proper tDe but lac did not feel called
tpOn admit Il Ia connection with his resolution
or GARFIELD stated that lao did not offer his res0lu