Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-09

tiyea q any iutuTs Congress unless expressly
NJ Allison, or Iowa, thought The resolu-
ton should be referred to the COMMITTEES on
Rules, 900 ~ ,.I ..I..tf I4aaIr rw
Mr.. Paine said he had not offered the res
olutlon for action at this time, but gave mo-
uee that Il would DO called mp some time In
the future. ..ss r..i a ..H. /.
Mr.. Maynard, Of Tennessee, suggested
that the game OF chance might 80 further,
and he would suggest that the clerk use q
dlce-boK or something else to ascertain who
IND rnIe OF the Houso In relation 10
Amending the rules was here road, aud Il
was decided that the rules could not be
/ amended In this form a. Mr.. Paine had not
| given the proper notice. Tho resolution
was accordingly Withdrawn temporarily.
Mr.. LahlD, Of New York, called up his
resolution offered yesterday to stop tho pub.
llcation 10 the Globe Of petitions for the abo-
litlep q the Thanking privilege. Mr.. Ladln
said tina did not Interfere with the right Of
petition In the least. but all he wanted 10
stop was a useless expense OF publication.
Mr.. starkueather, OF Conn, wanted 10
know whether II would not coat more 10
talk a long while about abollshing the pub
llcauon than Il would 10 publish them.
MI, Latin Tetorted that II he wanted 10
make . courteous reply 70 any gentleman, II
Eonld be TO the gentleman from Connect
cut ne did not think any gentleman could
upbrld him With speaking too much upon
any question before the House. Mr. Laaln
then went on 70 argue that yait amount OF
money could be aAyed BY abolishlng this
| publication, which really did no good. He
showed that the Globe OF yesterday had four
columns OF petitions on this subject, aud II
this WA continued the expense would DO be-
tween $40, 900 aud $4,000. ..-T
MeaSis, LSogsn 81 III, ana nlson, Of
ference With tho sacred right OF petition, and
tnsy tnareIore opposed me resolution
M, stevenson, OF ohlor offered an amend
menL tnas, ashduItnsr measure OF economy,
Ine speocnes aelVered upon tha SUBJECT DO
not prlhted' m the next issue OF tue 6toos.
NJ, Lanln mad no objection TO that res
CLINTON, and u was therefore considered
pendlng. 49,. ..r.T
MI Davis, OF n. 4 :, desired also 70 ofer
a. an amendment, that the Congressional
0loS Dey aud The same "a hereby abolished.
MT LAIN declined TO accept that amend
ment' ,,g..,,.Hs. -.
MI Garfield, OF Ohio, also offered amend
n,Iu aIIecng me ssspension Of the publ
| eauon OF tne 6toos a. q useless expenditure
OF the public money. #-.
MI Lanln declined also to accept that
amendment. -.
MI Garfield In explaining bis amend
ment, said he thought there was no more
useless expenditure under the Government
than the pnbncatlon OF the Congressional
yloos' IL eontaiued In the main long speeches
tnat were never delivered In the House.
There were other things that he thought
could be abolished with wise econ
omyi one was the Giobs aud the
other was tho hour rule, which allowed
members 70 say few words and then have
printed the balance Of speech never de-
lNered' .II.T. n H.
lie believed II these Wholesale publications
we're not MADE members would 90 more care
tol OF lher niterances, and would only speak
upon matters Oh the greatest Importance 10
the country. He believed, also, there was
private enterprise enough 70 publish all the
deoateh and matters tran,plrlng In Congress
that were necessary IL left 70 private en-
terpflie Nonld be done, and tho Congress
would % saved a vast amount oil money
That Was useiessly expended
| :, MT, Copger, Of hlch2 opposed the resolu.
ZION, because IN ms opinion " was virtual
ceniure OF the fostmaAter General on &C
count OF we AluAlon contained therein that
ne lthe Postmaster GenerAl) was the author
Of these peutlonH was also an insult to
sne Pe1 ~ 70 S p tney eo1Ia mus % inhu'
eneed " the Postmaster General. ..
Mr.. Strong, OF Conn, said he had voted
some time ago for the abolition o. the frank
ing privilege, because he believed it ought tc
DC aoohshedi but he thought the committee
mad gone 100 lar In virtually excluding coun
Wy newspapers from the mails, and he would
therefore oner an amendment eKempting
sueh papers rom me operation OF the BILL
nj. voorhees,, oil Ind, said he had voted
againit tne Dill LOT the abolition OF the frank
ing privilege, because heidi not beleyc'tha
| ANY good HQn TO be Accomplished Inv II.
thought mat these petuons which had beer
prepared oy tue POSTMASTER General were
greet Insult 10 every member OF the House
LOT peY chargso mem9en with having
grossly abused the ranking privilege. IL,
nAd Oeen member OF thls House Tor seVera
sessions, ana peleved no was associatinl
Win gentlemen, and did not believe they hat
Violated the law as charged.
He saw circulated recently paper called
1pod ~ rost Once department Journal
aud WIN the consent and endorsement o
the Postmaster General, This paper mad
charges OF very serious nature agains
members OF Congress, and charged somI
Win sendlng suits OF clothes homo unde
thelr irankl, and others with actually send
Ing other articles iree over the great lines o
fansporhuon' was also charged tina
members nom the Pacific coast had thu
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