The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-04
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CONTINUED from ne Third Edition.
He thought 1t would be gross injustice TO charge
small country newspapers circulating within short
dailies, which were transmitted thousands OF miles.
Mr.. Conkling suggested that the Senate might pass
measure were necessary might be considered In
committee and enacted In the shape OF separate
bill
enough and proposed to amend so as to continue
the existing provisions OF the law In favor OF pub
fishers Of newspapers and periodicals.
Mr. Hamlin said the bill IL passed would not go
into operation until July and there was no special
necessity nS O s IL ts or ne
order to take business relating to the District OF
Columbia, action upon which was urgently de-
MI. Wiley CW va) suggested an amendment to
the bill to allow free transmission In the mails OF
newspapers and period icas whose circulation does
At this point the morning hour expiring the un-
finished business, being the census bill, came up in
MT. Conkling being entitled to 1.-THE floor said he
would yield for the purpose OF allowing the frankng
Mr.. RAMSEY then moved that the Senate proceed
to the consideration of the bill to abolish the frank
Nj Conkling remarked that the so-called franking
had subjected the members OF the two houses to
great inconvenience and injustice, and on that ac
Count II no other he would vote for its repeal but
he believed the machinery made use OF to press the
matter on Congress- had belittled the measure.
Mr.. Scott said II the bill was taken up he would
propose amendment, that 1t should take effect
March next instead OF July 1. The practical opera
tion OF the law would develop in what particular and
condition the legislation was necessary to remedy
any inconvenience resulting therefrom.
10 SS which wa nS %
| to, by yeas 22, nays "a
House.
| Gostinued from Lte Third Edition
The House then proceeded to consider Senate bills,
Of which the following were passed.
For the relief OF Lieutenant William A. Scott, 14th
Illinois Volunteers; providing for the payment OF
the 4th Arkansas Mounted Infantry, as introduced
by Mr.. Roots; donating captured cannon Tor o
TSpOeOn aS addnss or the relief Of William H
| Rutherford and George Kains donating con-
demned ordnance for a soldiers monument In Rock
| Island county, Illinois; to amend the act for the
sale OF q portion OF the Fort Gratiot
military reservation in st. Clair county, Michigan
ID North Carolina Mounted Infantry: for the relief
| OF Lieutenant William II. Ruck, Sd North Carolina
Infantry; for the return OF evidence Of honorable
A biIIfor the paving OF Pennsylvania avenue was
referred, under the rule, to the Committee OF the
Mr.. Bingham, from the Judiciary Committee, re-
ported q bill TO permit Francis f. Shober, member
| elect from North Carolina, TO take the oath pre-
scribed for persons relieved from disabilities In.
stead of the test oath. After discussion, the bill
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Petitions for the abolition OF the franking privilege
were presented by several members
| Mr.. ONelll presented petition for specific duty
OF at least 26 cents per pound on foreign books
Mr.. Lawrence introduced a bill to provide mode
The bill provides that the Secretary OF the Interior
shall select in every county In the United States
either national bank, Postmaster, al
assessor, or collector Of internal revenue
or other existing onicer 70 prepare
all pension papers for paying pensions free OF cost 70
pensioners. The Commissioner OF Pensions sha
certify 70 each ofcer list OF the pensioners In his
county, and transmit check on the nearest AS
sstant Treasurer payable to the order OF such pen
sioner, to be delivered TO the pensoner, who snail
thus tbe paid every three months instead Of
semiannually siO0 600 shall be paid annually TO the
oficers for their service IN equitable proportions
instead OF $780, 600 paid In commissions now The
ers several millions now paid for money loaned iI
pledge OF pension certihcatea, and win save them
s,4 900 annually paid TO agents for collecting pen
eOne.