The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Z, 1870.


A NEW MEMBER.
John Manning, member elect from the Fourth
district OF North Carolina, presented himself and
took the GA tn OF ofice.
MISCELLANEOUS BILLS.
Mr.. ARCHER, DEM Of Nd, from the Naval Com
mittee, reported n bill granting pensions to the
widows and minor children Of Surgeons Adams and
Rudenstein OF the navy. Passed.
Bills were introduced and referred, as foows:-
BY Mr.. SHELDON, trep.) of Lousiana-To amend
the Currency act OF OF July IL, 1870.
BY Mr.. JOHNSON (dem.) Of Cal.-To establish a
port Of delivery at Eureka, CAL. also to restore 10
certain settlers in California rights taken from them
under an act OF Congress- also to restore to
parties their rights under the laws aud treaties Of
The United States.
BY Mr. MOORE (rep.) OF New Jersey.-For pay to
ANOTHER SPECIE PAYMENT MEASURE
BY Mr.. LYNCH, (rep.) OF Me.-To provide for the
gradual resumption mp, o. specie me p
notes as they received in the regular course OF
business int the Treasury, and the issuing of like
amount to be paid out required for disbursements
payable In specie after six months from date ma
tional banks to redeem in the new United states
notes. the new United States notes to be received
for duties on imports after they have become re-
deemable in coin.
BY Mr.. STEVENSON, (rep.) OF oaio--To authorize
bridges the navigabe r1vers that over the OHIO
river to be not less than ninety feet above the low
proved by the Secretary of War.
BY Mr. MoNEELY, (dem.) OF nl.--To abolish the
Freedman's Bureau.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions were offered as folows:--
THE CANADA FISHERY QUESTION,
BY Mr.. BUFFINToN, (rep) or MaSs-Calllng on
the Secretary Of State for Information relative TO the
alleged seizure OF the schooner Granada. OF Pro
% pee& ha e aa on
board too much provisions for a two months fishing
voyage Adopted.
rIIg
BY Mr.. MUNGEN, (dem.l OF Ohio-Recifing the
paragraph In the Presidents message relative to the
European project to make the Bay or SANTANA q free
port and declaring that Congress should regard any
such attempt as unfrendly TO the United States ana
IN contrayention OF the Monroe policy; ana request
spondence IN the possession OF the administration
going TO show the ground on which his belief Is
based Referred TO the Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
BY Mr.. CREBs, (dem) or lll.-Recfting tnat the
recent elections have developed the fact that de-
crease In the tariff duties, especially on the necessa
res OF life is demanded by rhe country and In.
report Immediately bill so amending the tariff
laws as to reduce the duties on tea, coffee, sugar
and salt to fifteen per cent al rdfOrel on Bessemer
steel to twenty per cent, on pig iron 10 two dollars
and fifty cents per ton, and such general reduction
on all other articles as viii IN the main correspond
with the duties imposed by the Tariff law OF 1916,
framing the law for the purpose OF revenue only
and not for protection. Referred TO the Committee
on Ways and Means.
REVISION OF THE POSTAL LAWS.
Mr.. FARNswoRTH, (repl OF ILL.,, from the Post once
Committee, reported bill 70 revise consolidate and
amend the statutes relating to the Post ONCE De-
partment, and the House proceeded to consider IL In
the morning hour. The bill consists OF 1872 pages
and Is intended as substitute for all the existing
laws on the subject. The section In relation TO the
pay OF letter carriers, limiting 1t TO eight hundred q
year. gave rise to considerable discussion, MessrS.
Sargent and Axtell contending that an exception
should be made In the case Of San Francisco where
labor is HIGH and Messrs Myers, o'Neii Kelley and
Cox conending that the compensation OF letter car
riers In Philadelphia and New York should be at
least 81 200 year. The House, however, rejected
both propositions.
THE swINDLERs ny CIRCULARS.
Considerable discussion also took place on the
section which declares that IL shall not be lawful to
convey by mail deposit in post office 10 be sent
by mail any letters circulars concerning lotteries,
so-called gift concerts or other similar enterprises
Offering prizes or concerning schemes devised and
intended to deceive and deraud The people for the
purpose OF obtaining money under false pretences,
and that any such letters or circulars shall be de-
tanned by the postmaster at the office OF mailing or
delivery and disposed of under The Instructions Of
| the Postmaster General.
| The section was amended on motion of Mr..
/ BROOKS (dem.), Of N y, by providing penalty OF
not less than $500 or more than $500 fine ior VIC
| lation of its provisions.
| MIR. SARGENT, trep.) OF CAL, moved furtner to
amend II by striking out the words 'so-calea CIV
4 concerts,n remarklng that many such enterprise
were now in operation for charitable purposes, hno
particularly Tor the relief Of wounded In the FRANCO
4 German war The amendment was rejected.
| MIR. HILL (rep.l OF n, j.. moved W reduce iette