Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
POhy.Flnt COngru-Sssond Regular Session
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY is, 1870.


MT. Morton offered resolution request
Ing the President 10 communicate 10 III
Senate the number and nance OF the Iron
elads belonging TO the navy Of the Unite,
statesj BY whom designed, their cost, b,
Adopted. = -.
Nj. Ramsey called up tho bill To abolIsl
the Thanking privilege, the question beInI
on the amendment Of Mr.. Drake 10 ALLOW
Newspaper exchanges to 60 fee Of postage
Mr. Morrill,, Of Vermont, said this bill had
come from the House, pushed through witt
much haste, aud with some heat, -.I
Nobln ofthls Importance should be passed
without careful confederation OF the va
rlous effects TO DO produced By Il. The
great abuse connected with this privilege
was the enormous and unnecessary amouni
Of pablo printing, and until franklng was
done away with, at least temporarily, this
abuse would never be corrected. In regard
TO free transmission Of newspaper, the
metropolitan journals did not desire II. The
right OF petition was sacred one, aud potl.
lions from the people should be allowed 10
como TO Congress FREQ Of postage. In re-
gard 70 the mall matter Of the Departments,
that should be allowed 10 70 free, for other.
wise Congress would be continually called
upon 70 make appropriations, and i would
dltlonal TO carry out. Then there Il the
agricultural department, which will DO prao-
llcally abolished BY the passage OF this bill.
Then the ofilclAl mailA OF our Government
are transmitted FREQ through other countries
In consideration Of thslr oflolal mall matter
going free through this country. lIT n
II VIII not do TO break this custom. Tho
proper way Is TO recommlt thls blu, and
nave all these matters attenlivsly conald-
cred, and the COMMITTEES 10 report bill that
will meet the exlgeneles OF the occasion,
In reference to the abuses CHARGED upon
msmhoB OF Congress, Mr.. NJ. expressed
his utter disbelief In the statement that
some members ware In tho habit OF frank
Ing their solled linen home 10 DO washed.
II the privilege should ba abolished, he eI-
peotsd two years henoo to vote TO rs-enact
II, for was more the privilege OF tho peo-
pie than Of Congress. He intlmated that
the great saying anticipated vould not be
realised, and that the Saeriace made would
be Of more aecount than dollars. b.. ~
The bll then went over, and thu Misals-
sippi bill came up. fla H NJ .ErHf..
words Of the Consultation that no Blate shall
DO deprived Of It's equal representation In the
senate without ~ couseut, here q the son-
ate Of tho United States engaged 10 the dia-
eusslon Of deliberate work OF refusing a
State " squal representation unless upon
most unheard-of and extraordinary eondi-
tonS- The conditions imposed upon Viz.
gina passed this body By 90 close vote
hat me result may well have bean considered
doubtful had there been full Senate. He
could not vote for the admission Of Virginia
mutllated As II was. Senators had declared
on this floor yesterday that what was a re-
publican form OF government 10 lTB7 was
not republican form now. On this point
Mt. B, quoted nom the FederalIst and other
authorities. #... III Sd. ...-r.r flr.-rr.
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Into the States TO regulate their intsrnal
adairsI that tho creature would undsrtAke
TO control the creator, that an accidental
majority In Congress Would take the 6tafea
and mangle and tWlst them 70 suit thoir own
political We've II this Il admitted, 70 the
winds OF heaven 60 all limitations Of con.
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become u IA rosults what Mr.. Madison
described - the rufy essence Of tyranny. It
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public aafo1y, and what then remains Of con,
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