The New York herald., 1870-02-09
HOUSE o. REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. 1870.

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mittee on Elections, gave notice that he would At
some future day oer the following resolution, which
was ordered TO be printed
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Oblecuon having been made by Mr. MAYNARD,
ep) OF Tenn., the Speaker decided that notce had
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. sLAFLIN,
lrepJ OF n " declaring the publication In the Glooe
ol the printed petitions against the ranklng prlv
ter General to De wasterul expenditure OF pubic
money, and dgecsng the dlscontnuance OF suon
n4s GsMs s Iss bushes: Il 9ss
and advocacy of It. he denied that his proposition
interfered IN any way with the right or peltion.
In fact, SO jealous was he OF that right that he made
MS resolution apply by description to those printed
petitions got up by the Postmaster General He had
ceedngs that there were nearly four columns OF these
notices OF petitions. which ne calculated cost from
are 10 be continued Tl cost from $4,000 TO $4,000
Mr.. LOGAN lrep.) OF H., opposed the resolution,
taking the ground that notices of petitions must
either be read IN the House published she pro-
ceedings, 80 rs to notify Congress OF the wishes OF
Mr. ALLISON (rep.) OF Iowa. also opposed it, con-
lending that Inc right OF petition was sacred rght
end one Which In no manner should be abridged.
should not De published IN the Globe they would
have 70 establish censorship through d committee.
Mr.. VAN TRUMP (dem.l OF ohi0, moved, as an
amendment TO the resolution, tnat as an additional
measure OF economy the repotsot speeches for and
against The RESOLUTION be omitted Irom the proceed
in;ss IN the Gtooe. (Laughier
Mr.. FERRIS, reD.l OF \. T., inquired Of Mr.. Larin
as TO the cost OF sinSie days puoiloaton OF tho
Mr.. LArLIS stated that he had calculated the cost
OF last fridays issue OF the Gtobs from 81 200 70
Mr.. DAVIS, (rep.l OF N. y, inquired what the Globe
was good for, alter being published
Mr. LAFLIN preferred TO leave the answer to that
question TO the good sense Of tue House.
MI. DAVIS suggested an amendment to abolish the
| Mr.. LArLIs reused to accept the amendment.
Mr.. GAEFIELp trep.l OF Ohio, also desired TO ofIer
as an amendment resolution declaring that It is a
| wasteluI expenditure Ut tne public money to con-
tnue the publication OF the Congressional Globe and
| directing the Committee on Public Printing to m
qulre INTO the eIpediency oI disseminating Its fur-
4 ther publication
| Mr.. LAFLiN regarded the proposition as an emf.
ar fI4 tIftsn nIsEh ha f4th
feel called upon to admit it n connection with his
| resolution.
mere matter OF sportiyeness but because he believed
II would be one OF the most healtnful and valuable
lines OF policy that the House could POSSIBLY pursue.
twas evident tnat the frankDg privilege was 70 be
abolished, thereby removing she reason for The cir
eulatlon Of such sass masses q pubic documents.
the House. One was the publication OF the Gobe,
| containing speeches never spoken, and tue other
was the establishment OF the nour rule. Whatever
| good things might be embodied in the
Globe, they were enveioped d vast mass
| OF essays, written and delivered, or printed
| without being delivered, and were buried Tor
eyermore IN dusty 0ut OF the way places, never TO be
! got at except by antiquarian researches. II mem
| bers were TO realize tnat what they uttered was TO
| be tried by the supreme tess OF whether there was
] any market Tor II in the newspaper world their
| speeches would Do very mucn abridged. and there
i would be great saving OF time and expense He
regarded his proposition as one which would not
only promote genuine economy, but would make the
| sessions OF Congress more business like, and give
members such status as they ought TO have before
i
! Ar. STRONG, trep.) OF Conn. opposed Mr.. Lanin's
resolution Believing In the right OF petltion he
could not vote Tor anything tnat wonld seem to
OF the ranking privilege, not under compulslon but
| freely and cheerfuy.
Mr.. CoNGER, (rep.) or Mich, spoke in Reputation
OF the idea That the petitions against the fran king
privilege were not tne voluntary act OF the people,
but were dictated by .ae Postmaster General.
| Mr.. VOORHEES,, 'tdem.l OF Ind, explained his op-
position TO the bill aboishng the franking privilege
as being prompted by the fact that no regarded the
1 W Vh0 mn man a or mana lnp trnfu Dnof
/ ONCE Department aud as DeInR offensive ana III
suting and degrading TO tile dignity or tue House,
benefit the uenibers, bnt OF The masses OF the
4 people. VINO supposed that Its abolition would
Congress would pay postage out OF salaries on
which they could scarcely live nowi The result
would be tnat appropriations would slip in to help
to 40 that now done under the fr1nking privilege.
Every MEMBER knew that.
Mr.. BLAIR, trep) OF Mich. asserted 1t as his belief
that not single petition against the iranking prlvi-
lege had been iled that was not the blank fur
| nlshed by the Postmaster General, and that there
was not voluntary petltion no, not one, sent Dy
| gross frauds on the franking privilege As rule
members had not violated Il. He spurned the I'm
putaIi0n upon him and his fellow members.
| After further discussion Mr.. Larin's resolution
was, on motion OF Mr.. Farnswortn, laid on the table
J AMENDMENT 10 THE CONSTITUTION
Mr.. iNssnsoLL, rep, Of ill asked leave 20 intro,
joint resolution proposing TO amend the constltuton
| by adding an article as folows:-
The Congress shall power States notes
may make them legal tender In payment OF debts.
Mr.. KNOTT, tdem.) OF KY, objected.
Mr.. INGERsOLL gave notice that ne would Intro.
| duce IT the first opportunity.
| PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. MCCARTHY, (rep.l OF NJ u, rising to persons al
explanation, sent TO the CLERKS desk and nad read
extracts from the New York Evening Post, OF Feb
| ruary 2 imputng 10 him that he was large share
holder IN the Onondaga SAT- Company; that that
! company had sent him TO Congress from the Syra-
cuse district; that In order that he might better
watch over It's interests he was placed the Com
mttee OF Ways and Means; that ne had done his
| work successfully; that his vote had saved
salt from interference, and that he had aided
all monopolies that were threatened. He declared
the statements In the article untrue. He was not
large. stakeholder In that company, and was not q
manufacturer OF salt. The great profits OF that CON-
| pany were made In 1852, 1868 and 1864, and were
caused 0y the operations Of the rebel privateers the
| destruction OF the Kanawha salt works, and OF q
portion OF the Ohio salt works. and q profitable
speculation in coal lands, on which the company had
| received q bonus OF five hundred thousand dollars.
For the lass three years the company had not paid
or earned more than Blk per cent on the capital In
| vested in the manufacture OF salt He had defended
that interest because was interest of hls ola.