The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-08
C O n G II Il s s.
TERM THIRD SESSION.
House OF Repre- sentatIves.
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Bills were introduced and referred as folows:-
by Mr. Paine lWisl, granting lands to the State of
Lake Superior, via Green Bay, Wis.
BY MIR. CLARK (Kansasl, explanatory OF the act OF
March p 1867, for the relief OF Inhabitants OF cities
and towns on public lands.
BY Mr.. Sargent (Cal.), to amend the act of August
torney for the Southern District of New ork
by Air Townsend GPa( to reduce internal taxes,
sion which possession expectancy prior
to the passage o. the Internal Revenue bill of July 49,
duty has been already paid
BY Mr. Banks sass for the regulation of labor in the
navy yards I,i;o and the comp %c9mpensatio1 thereof
Res2 & S inti9ns were % offered and adopted as follows
OF m tue m hght house reserve serve at Port Huron Mich
OF United states vessels Of war; tTansports and other
BY Mr. Ferry tsieh) relative to public building for
Post Once and United States Courts at Grand Rapids
Foreign fairs Would on neat Tuesday call 6e attenon on
of the House to the report Paraguayan affairs
Mr. Stevenson CoJ presented ts memorial of the
Cincinnati Chamber OF Commerce against the
ton of the Newport and Cincinnati Bridge on the pre-,
and praying early action to require modification
On motion Of Mr.: Porter tval. the House agreed, by
"a to 81, 10 adlouEn over from to-day until Monday
terna Revenue bill OF last session we're taken from the
to the COMMITTEES of Ways ana Means anu recon- n''ed
Mir. N.gley pa introduced bill granting land now
occupied by the Allegheny Arsenal TO the city Pitts
burg ioT the purposes OF park
TO and consolidate the Postal laws the pending
question being the amendment offered by Mr.. farms
wor l) Just before the adjournment yesterday,
fishing the ranking privilege
MIR. Potter advocated tina amendment which
would stop to the existing ahusves of frauking
privilege without preventing the publication of
House 1T the last session became law 1t
proposition he had offered in the form of bull
| sion.
Mr.. Van Wyck IN. W opposed the amendment as re-
tanning the irapking privilege in its Objectionable
feature the publication OF documents OF general
rest and the encumbeTng of the mails with them
out OF the $4,000 each session be
10 members for heir own private correspondence
Mr Maynard CIenn) opposed the abolition OF the frank
ing privilege declaring his belief that it would
dollar TO the public ttreasuy the amount would
be paid TO the mail contractors whether the mails
| tained franked matter or not.
Mr. Farnsworth advocated and explained the amend
inert He said that the stamps for and memb
would NOT into their possession but would remain in the
custody OF the Secretary OF the Senate and CLERK of
House who would be responsible for their proper
It's eoct would De 10 prevent the abuse OF the rankng
privilege which mainly through
ese than III Washington, and there would be oppor-
tunty for countereiing He believed it useless
not be agreed the Senate and question would be
at The close OF the session in the condition that il
| now is.
MIR Dawes Mass opposed the amendment as pressry-
ing all that odous is BILE TO abuse
privilege, existed, aud only deprived the
the right of communicating free 4 postage
departments and with members. He bad voted
he etoore and would y1te for the absolute Abo
ton OF the frankipg privilege but the proposed amend
only cut of that which the people had interest and
| he should therefore vote against il.
MI Hill IN. ID opposed the amendment ana insisted
he pure and simple aboton OF the franking privilege
by the bill passed by the House last session and which
would be passed by the Senate at the
Mr.. Ooburn CInd.) sustained the ameudment ak ,aDt
that section ot II alowlng hsn9tOra lsELers slOy
| each for their own correspondence.