Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE following
bills were introduced and temporarily laid
on the table:
Mr.. Conklin, to encourage and pro-
mote telegraphic communication between
America, Asia and Europe. The bill gives
the American East India Company the
exclusive right for twenty-one years to
construct and maintain line or lines of
telegraph cable on the Pacific coast of the
United States to connect the American
and Asiaiic coasts. Provided, the said
company begin 10 lay said cable within
one year, and complete it within three
years from the passage of the act, the
Navy Department to assist in making sur
veys and laying the cable, by detailing
one or more steam vessels-the Govern
ment to have priority in the use of the
lines, and to protect the same from inju-
ny. Mr.. Conklin stated that he intro
duced the bill without in any sense COM
hitting himself to il.
BY Mr.. Wilson, to secure eligibility to
American ships from foreign trade, and
to encourage ship building in the United
States.
STBy Mr.. Carpenter, to amend section ~
of the bankruptcy act of March 2, 1857,
by striking out from the fourth line the
words sand within one year." SO as to
remove the limitation of the time in
which the bankrupt may apply for dis
charge.
Several memorials were presented ask
Ing compensation of property taken by
the Federal Government in Kentucky
and Tennessee during the war.
1t was agreed 10 make the calendar the
daily order of business on and after Mon
day next until finished. All unobjected
bills will be considered in their order and
each Senator will be allowed to speak
once on each question and five minutes
| only.
The Senate at 12I adjourned.
HOUSE.
John Manning, member from the 4th
district, North Carolina, presented him
self aud took the oath of office.
Bills were introduced as follows:
| By Mr.. Sheldon, of Louisiana, to
amend the currency act of July II, 1870.
BY Mr.. Lynch, to provide for the
sradual resumption of specie payment
Cincinnati Southern Road.
| By Mr.. Stevenson, to authorize the
| Cincinnati Southern Railroad Co. to build
bridges over navigsble rivers-that over
the Ohio TO be not less than ninety feet
\ Nd ht1tlf on
plans approved by the Secretary of War.
By Mr.. McNeely, to abolish Freed
mems Bureau.
The Fisheries.
| Resolutions were offered as follows:
iiBy Mr.. Burlington, calling on the Sec
retaries of War and State for iDfor-
nation relative to the alleged seizure of
the steamer Granada, of Provincetown,
Mass, by British cutter in the harbol
of Port Hood, United States, on pre-
text that she had on board too much pro-
visions for a two months fishing voyage.
Adopted.
By Mr. Mungen, reciting the paragraph
of the Presidents message relating TO the
European project TO make the Bay Of
Samana free port, and declaring thai
Congress should regard such an attempt
as unfriendly to the United States and il
j conuoFent.on of The Monroe policy.
The Tariff,
By Mr.. Cribs, reciting that the recent
elections have developed the fact that s
decrease in the tariff duties, especially il
the necessaries of life, is demanded by thu
country, and instructing the Committed
J on Ways and Means to report Immediately
q bill amending the tariff laws so as to re
, duce the duties on oil, tea, coffee, sugar
and salt 10 per cent advalorem; Bessme
steel, 20 per cent; pig iron, 81 80 pc
ton. Referred.
A New Postage Scheme.
MIR. Farnswortb, from the PostOffic
{ | Committee, reported bill to revise, con
s soldate and amend the statutes relating
to the Postoff1ce Department Conside,
able discussion took place on the section
: | which declares that it shall not be Lawful
! to convey by the mail department or b
sent by mail any letters OF circulars con
t corning lotteries, so-called gift concert
d and other similar enterprises, which wa
finally adopted, aud a penalty of.not les
- | than one nunutcl uOIHIS duNcu.-
, Mr. Hill moved that the P6stmaste
: General be authorized to issue one Ger
!. correspondence or postal cards.
Mr.. Fdrnsworth offered an snfendmer
abolishing the frankIng privilege froI
!, and after the first of May, 1915 News
J papers, periodicals and magazines receI
, rocslly interchanged between Publisher:
weekly newspapers one cent :piece
actual subscribers; within the county
90 free as heretofore. Stamping machine
: are to be provided the President, eac
9 head of the Government Department. III
: clerks of the Senate and House of Repre-
= sentatiyes with which to stamp offici,
y correspondence, including the speeches c
Senators and members, and which whe
amped shall be carried free through Ii
: mails, the postage thereon to be charge
to the Postofice Department against Il
81 various departments and Congress, an
0 one hundred dollars be allowed each men
Il Der and Senator to pay postage on Il
o correspondence of each session.
e The amendment was ordered printed
Il in order that the House may act upon
Al tomorrow, and the House at o'cloc
:, adjourned.