The New York herald., 1870-06-10

Congress-The Indians, tho Frankius Prtvi.
lego and the Uniform Naturalization
Bill.
There were number Of important matters
transacted in the Senate yesterday. Notice
was given of intention to introduce bill
allowing Indians to sue and be sued In the
United States courts, which is great oonces-
sion 70 the advance OF civilization among the
redskins. If the savages get intQ litigatlons
they mast have lawyers and study statutes,
and these will inevitably tend to draw them
from their present wild life into civilized Gus
toms. 1t is even probable, IL the yield OF saw
age lawsuits is good, that redskin lawyers will
in time rise to the height Of njunctions against
the Pacific Railroad and pleas Of temporary
insanity in cases where the killing of few
whites is concerned. The previous question
was also discussed, but as it infringed upon
the dearest privileges of Senator's verbosity-
twas promptly tabled. The bill for the appor
tionment of representation was then taken
up. The Senate amendment increasing the
members of the House to three hundred was
agreed to and the bill was laid over. The bill
to abolish the franking privilege was again
taken up, the question being on the amend
ment providing for the free circulation of
newspaper exchanges. In the debate which
ensued it was shown that newspaper
matter occupied most of the space in
the mails, and returned little or no
revenue. In this case it is evident that the
newspaper mail is responsible for large
part of the deficiency in the Post Office De-
partment, and we do not see why it should not
pay its quota to the government as well as
anything else When the free list was first
extended to the interchange Of newspapers it
was for the purpose Of encouraging the diffu-
sion of knowledge, and no doubt served
the purpose well; but in the present
days of electricity and lightning express
element indeed of live newspaper. 1t is
well enough to grant free transmission to
country newspapers in the county where they
are printed, but to frank the immense piles of
papers that arrive at all news Offices old in
date as compared to the telegraphic de-
spatches is simply heavy burden upon the
taxpayers and the mail wagons, and Of little
benefit to the enterprising journals of the
period. The bill will be further considered
to-day.
heavy rainstorm poured down upon the
west end of the capital yesterday at the opening
of the session of the House. 1t was so severe
that it silenced even the disorderly House for
ten minutes, and recess for that time was
held. Mr.. Mccormick failed, by reason Of the
violence of the storm, in having his alleged
connection with the Cuban bond business set
right by the members of the Cuban Investigating
Committee. When, on reassembling, the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, being called, failed
to report bill abolishing duty on coal, the
anti tariff men called the committee to ac-
count, it having been directly ordered to
report such BILL Some lame excuse
was made by members Of the committee, but
they amounted to nothing. 1t seems evident
that the committee are resorting to means
almost dishonorable i'm their mad hopes of de-
feating the anti-tariff sentiment of the House
and of the country. They are cOntumaciOus
and in contempt, as Mr.. Cox termed it, and
should be brought to order at once. The Senate
bill to provide national currency Of coin notes
was reported back by Mr.. Garfield, with SUBJ
stitute therefor comprising the ninety-fve mil
lion currency bill, with the funding and other
sections strio..san i.sn out fhe democrats S RAJ and
anti-infationists Immediately commenced
flibustering, and by this means, on
the expiration of the morning hour,
threw the bill over until next Tuesday The
uniform Naturalization bill was reported and
discussed at length. Mr. Ward, of New York,
especially made a strong plea for it and
severely denounced the frauds occurring al
every election in New York city by means o.
| fraudulent naturalization papers. There
seemed to be dread on the part of republi.
cans, however, that the bill would serve as
political capital for the democrats; for the vote
! on laying it on the table resulted in yeas 1902
| nays Clan overwhelming defeat Of the mea
sure. which will not probably be saved by thu
reconsidering vote to-day.
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