New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-10
XLIsT CONGRESS-2D SESSION.
SENATE. ..wAsHNGToS. June 0.

prcme Court upon a'writ Of error or appeal
Mr.. RICE Cen, Ark introduced bill 70 carry INTO Oh
feet certain treaty stpuations with the Chocw nation
of Indians. deferred. -
The resolution TO make the Dill reiatY W lbs de-
66atos.
Mr. MORTON op Ind remarked that p, there O was
great danger that the navigation OF the ONO RIVER wod
be destroyed by shortspan bridges ,., ,s,-
Mr. DRAKE Rep MOI favored tne resoip'pn' Mss
sppi were involved in the legislation ON this subject nc
hoped the bill would receive the precedence 10 "mch
Mr.. CAMERON C2ep., Penn, urged the importance OF
the in the interest of the commerce ON lhe &
lie said that at Allegheny the people had o Uu
Of their pockets $4,000 TO induce the Balore anu
Ohio Railroad TO enghen the span Of their 6dge had
been effected with the Pennsylvania coal interest Wen
was pressing the by %ca In1 16 s wa U TO tear down
not only the bridges now building but those ateaoS SSl
pted and to refund to the companies referred 10 ny "
Cameron the money they had contributed. HI, ~
Mr. SCOTT (Rep, Penny said he had submitted as an
s 10 he pm Pbe Postal COMMITTEE adding
thereto the principle that compensation sna DC 1 maui
was for Congress TO say whether it would authorize new
distractions while making annual appropriations TO clear
away Instructions to the commerce of river. Upon
division the resolution was rejected only 10 senators S
Edward Middleton for compensation for property de
stroyed by Gen sherman's army, and, on MI sumner
motion, the bill referred 10 the Committee on ClaihS
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
The proposed amendment to the rules discussed,
MI HOWARD Qep, Moh9 opposing the lntiOducu33n,
directly indirectly of the previous question III INC
Senate. .....
POMEROY rep Kansas thought if the he pTeyoms
question in shape was not provided i0r the
of the Senate would have TO be perpetual 10 uspoG "a
have ten States, and total of so IN the present
generation, making 100 Senators.
The whole subject was finally laid on the table
APPORTIONING REPRESENTATIVES .
At O the special order, being the House bill for the
several States taken up, the question being on the
first of the Senate Committee amendments increasing
Mr.. TRUMBULL Rep, M Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee explained that the object of fhe bill was TO
by fixing the number at 800. No State would lose its
present ana the number was nI' n eTo
ulation Of the United States was estimated at about
would be about sSS while the present basis about
1900 He commented upon the other amendments, ue
ton of the (eoored element, amounting TO 100000
people, which twoths Of 100000 introduced into
our voting population only three-ffths OF that class
being represented under the present apportionment.
The first amendment then agreed to, and the next
amendment read to strike out the provision hat any
reduction Of representatives in State by the new APP
poronment shall not take effect in the KILL Congress
Mr.. MORRILL, Rep" WI objected to the amendnent
as creating embarrassment. Where, in the OF
Vermont, State would lose one member, the election
for Congressman would be held before the new appor-
tiOnment could be made applicable. The proposition
that the bill should take effect Immediately was an un-
usual one previous appOrtiOnment bill having taken
effect until years after its passage. He hoped the
bill would not operate until at least one year after the
Mr. EDMUNDS GIep., VT said the pending amend
ment involved constitutional questions, ana he
prepared discuss theIn he asked that the
bill be laid over till next week A.,
After an objection by Mr.. TRUMBULL Rep., Ill.,, the
bill was laid over without vote.
FRhNKING ABUSE.
The bill 10 abolish the frankng privilege then came up
the question being on Mr. brakes amendment allowing
newspaper exchanges to pass free, to Mr. shermans
| within the county of their publication
Mr.. HAMLIN Rep., Me) referred to the long agitation
Of the subject, and hoped IL would now be disposed Of
| Mr.. RAMSEY rep. Mnn.l addressed the Senate in
advocacy of the bill He read from Weste IN newspa
per to the effect that the newspapers could take Of
themselves and pay their postage, Just members
of Congress ought to do. Laughterl He could not see
nnetenths Of all matter passing through the mails
printed matter He said the agitation of the Thanking
question had been generally attributed TO Postmaster
General Creswe but this was mistake as the proposed
Congress for 50 years shown by different Postmaster
Generals reports In 1851 Postmaster Holt had
been paid for it would have netted 100000 According
tOast years report of the The number
Officials AZ the s %@s
1eed from Sis 10000 80 ssOOOOO From To the
present the expenditures had been largely in excess
receipts except in 1865 when there excess OF
ceipts The great of our mail service i'll trans
poraon IN England ' 9os nth SsS cnin
than ours The difference in cost owing to different
rates of comne nsaon for postmasers and their clerks
here and in England and 10 our greater territorial
Mr. HOWARD Rep.. Mich), in reply to statement
by MIR Ramsey ased upon the report Of the Postmaster
General concerning the abuse OF the ranking privilege
in the forgeries OF Congressional franks said he did not
believe the forceries extensive alleged He
thought The only way OF acquiring information on the
point would b. TO put Senators and representative
The witness stand 10 testify He regarded the statement
however mere assumption, based upon surmise Of
the Postmaster General.
Mr. RAMSEY replied NY quoting from the report of
Postmaster General Holt, made twenty years ago. that
it was impossible TO detect prevent the forgery OF
franks There every facility for it, as the postal
clerks could not discriminate between forged and
Mr. HARLAN CRep., Iowa. ntimated that the strength
Of the popular camor for doing away with the frankng
privilege might b. better understood if 1t known
how many petitions for its repeal had been signed under
the supervision Of the Post,Olice Departments.
Mr.. RAMSEY thought that in afording means of ex-
preston for public sentiment in favor OF great reforms
the Postmaster General was deserving of much credit
The fact that not single petition against this bill had
been presented Showed the unany of the people upon
Mr.. WILLIAMS Gep, oregon) said the petitions he had
received accompanied by numerous requests from
his constituents TO send them public documents.
Mr. RAMSEY said the reason of that was, the enemies
Of this reform had taught the people the fankng prv
quests would be made He argued further TO show the
beneficial results of the English policy in cheapening
ent postage satisfactory to the people and main
tanned thai Mr. Summers proposition to limit the expense
not effect the saving claimed for it.
Mr. DRAKE {Rep MOI would not favor the bin unless
sentatves to pay their own postage ,,...,.
Mrs Lincoln the only person i'll unofficial position
who now had the franking privilege.
ing the frankiDg privilege OF dfusing pOit-
cal light among the people OF his own State of Texas.
looked upon of the great levers of public
opinion. Like all great privileges 1t subject to
abuse, but that argument against it, Referring
10 some remarks by his colleague (Ar. HamiltOn) in
former discussion he said the people of Texas not
the set of cuhroats they had been represented but they
igh-tOned community down there They wanted
light and he was in favor OF giving il to them.
Mr. KELLOGG Rep., Lao mterpOsed inquiry,
whether he had correctly understood him (Mr Flanagan
to say the rebeous portion of the people of Texas
entitled TO the benefits of the ranking privegei
Mr. FLANAGAN said that he did say So and he re-
Ieated it unequiyoealy and without ceremony. When
among them, though he voted and spoke against
them, and had never sympathized with them, and
he would not let them Guido him in generosity. He
would dig around and enligten them by good repub-
hean doctrine. He was goods Republican apy man