Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-22
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Porty.Flnt Congress Second Regular Session
FRIDAI, JANUARY 81, 1870.
SENATE.

Com mittec, sG .
Mr.. Poaeroy also presented petitions In
favor OF female suffrage.
> Mr.. Davis said he desired 10 present =
memorial mot In reference 10 the follles Of
the age, but In favor Of something practical,
memorial asking the abolition OF the frank
ing privilege. ....- $500.
MORALS In favor OF the abolition ofthe frank
ing privilege. He stated that he should vote
for this bill, but he thought Il was very I'M
handsome In the Postmaster General to cir
culate the impreasion through the country
that Senators and Representatives were gull
~ Of gross abuses Of this privilege. He dd
not believe that II would save any ", 100000
TO the Government Il would not haTo ono
cent.
Mr.. Wilson did not believe anything would
DO saved either, but he hoped the Thanking
privilege would DO abolished. II was groat
burden TO members Of Congress, and he
hoped u would DO abolished. and also tha!
the bill Of Mr.. Trumbull would DO passed
prohibiting members Of Congress from max
Ing applications for Office for their constitu-
onts. Members OF Congress would then be
able 10 attend 10 their legitimate duties. Va
Mr. ,Trumbull expressed his belief that
there had been gross abuses OF the privilege.
Mr.. Cole did not believe 10 would be any
Mr.. BAyard, In presenting memorials on
tho Same subject from Delaware, stated
that one ofthe postmasters presenting these
memorials, asserted that he did so under
Instructions. sH I'll. .rfd
II Mr.. Sherman said In the whole history Of
the Government, was there anything 90 ia-
grant a. this conduct Of the Postmaster
Generali To have these blanks printed at
the expense Of the Government and for
wArded 10 his eighteen thousand snbordl-
mates, who hold their position at. hla will,
With Instructions to procure signatures TO
time when even the President would not
have dared TO do such thing, and there
was q time when Congress would not have
submitted 70 such proceeding on the part
Of any officer Of the Government.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported House bill declaring that
tho income tar shall be collected for the
present year, with q verbal amendment.
Mr.. sherman explained that this resolu-
tlon was necessary In consequence OF the
conflicting opinions Of the law officers Of the
different Departments. The Judgo Advocate
General had decided that the Tar expired
during the last year, aud tho Paymaster
would not deduct u from the salaries Of the
officers OF the army. Other Departments
would deduct Il, and this resolution was In
tended 10 declare tho meaning OF the law, 90
that all the oficers Of the Government should
be treated alike.
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tive declarations OF the construction OF \
law. ..... .H... o.. H.El.Ha.
Mr.. Casseriy said that the people Of CALI
fOrnia were most unjustly oppressed By this
income tar. They paid ave or six tlmes
their proportion. They were the most over.
taxed people In the United States, and prob
ably 10 the world.
Mr.. Bayard said that any judicial trlbu-
nal which had the proper independence
would pronounce this tax unconstitutional.
Mr.. Sherman would be In favor OF extend.
Ing the Income tax as the means OF reach
Ing the large Incomes Of the rich, as against
s,he consumption OF tho poor. In England,
where taxation has been reduced to O
science, the income tar was regularly lev
led. But this bill did not propose to extend
tho tar. t.a
Mr.. Wilson hoped the bill would 90 ovel
until Tomorrow, and he hoped that thu
Finance Committee would bring In o bill tS
exempt army officers from paying this tar
as he did not see how they could live on theli
present compensation.
The bill was then laid over.
Mr.. Patterson introduced bill 10 abolish
the Freedmen'a Bureau and to provide fol
the Department OF Education.
Mr.. Pomeroy introduced Joint resolution
proposing a. the sixteenth amendment I,
the Consultation tho comforting Of femalI
suffrage. Referred 70 the Committee on th,
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