The New York herald., 1870-06-18
FORTY-FIRSr CONGRESS-
second Session.
SENATE

THE HoMrsTEAD ACT.
Mr PonERoy, ucp.) of Kansas from the Committee on
Public Lands reported without amendment the House bill
TO amend the Homestead act extending II to soldiers.
RAILRoAD LAND GRANT.
Mr. WILLIAMS, (rep) OF Oregon, from the Committee Of
Public Lands reported, with amendments, the bill continu-
The 81 Paul and Sioux City Railroad the Territory
OF Dacotah to Yankon and for land grant In aid Of IT,
PAYMENT or IMPRIsoNRD oyyicERs.
Mr. CAMERON, trep) OF Pa, called up the House Joint
resolution amendatory Of the joint resouos for relief
certain officers of the army passed in july 1866 The
luton led provide compensation
the date Of commission to ocers who commissioned
while N rebel prisons the present law dating the from
the date OF their muster In. Passed.
. THE PENSION LAWS.
s certain acts therein rs'''sd relative to
oooLIE LABOR CONTRACTS.
prohibit contracts ssrve Labor rs%arsiss
eosasr % could Ss 'Ur tsSapse WIN ''e '''''
Suggested bill was LAID DO over S Tor day or two
'''' PENSION TO MRS. LINCOLN.
Mr. sUssEs sp2 Of Mass moved to take up the bill for
Mr. EpaoNps objected. He said were other bills
grant pensions 10 widows who had not y or sixty
their mouths He would not give Mrs. Lincons prefer
Mr. SUMNER insisted upon his motion, which was carried
si the bill was read allowing pension OF
Mr. called for the reading of the report Of the
Pension Committee on this subject adverse to the pension.
Mr. EpMusDs asked the Senate to reflect before passing
thousand widows, by the casualties war each
The highest pension paid hun
81 @ or only a
e How could E1nsrss % be IN & shs faes aS of paSc
worthy, snoe arge deserving whose suffer
At this point the morning hour expired and the Frankng
Mr. suMsEn moved 70 postpone the regular orders
The trst TT part Of notion passing regular or
ders was agreed toS 70 3and after an informal discus
sion of half an hour the Senate finally proceeded with the
''''" TiE POST orrIoE APPROPRIATION BILI.i.
Al halEpa O'clock after having listened to the read
Of ss by their "a wsS Ss pact aeSn na the Senate laid
an IN o s
Committee Appropratien., striking out the clause re-
| habitanis, was concurred in.
Hoae In R c nns mDysa psss Is an the
Mr. sgEwAaT renewed The speSamsnt az Of Mr. Drake
sion OF newspapers. Adopted-yeas ~. nays II.
nrlI sp, Of VI, moved further to modify Mr. Ramseys
by contnnny the fIansn privilege to the Exc
as halfway measure preerring to try the experiment Of
T TS Ma. ns M
M Mr. @ sp Of A mOves an. an ha,
s anas ~ nos ss"
Mr.. RAMSEY gave notice Of amendment which, on his
motion referred to the Committee Appropriations,
Congress and the departments and making appropriations
| MIsuMNER moved as amendment his proposition to
reduce the OF carrying the ma providing for
s'p'D'y f0''AS' EXECUTIVE rssiea1 wi SESSION.
o'clock the session, and
| ut halt-past four took recess until this evening.
Evening Session.
The Senate met at hafpast ociocx and proceeded
with The Post once Appropriation bill the question being
upon Mr. Summers substitute for the Frankng bill provd-
ing for system OF one cent postage for half letters
newspapers, BOOKS &c authorizing stamped envelopes for
vice airy railroad to $500 mile annually, requiring
all Post once payments to be N STAMPS tn lieu Of money
latter provision would prevent frau pecnaton post
Offices. The main objet to cheap postal aci.
system, which been great privilege people, but
not any to their prese entatves.
Sos @ he MY
IN England The ratio of population the square mile being
cheap po&ssass & i$s ,,is United State: Yin .s !:
Post ONCE service the cheapest Of any performed
by the He ma,ntainedthc Independence Of
from criticism In this connection He spoke Of the
attempts the Legislative Department to upon
functions Of other departments. characterzng them
Mr. EnsuESs SAID tina. no substitute for the fransins
eompane % Under The present. system lie GO e
,nented the fact that the experiment of repeal had
been tried in lSs5 with results and deriment
Mr. fowIER (repJ of Tenn, favored the abolition OF all
than U0 00l the people IN or OF the
abolition of the franking priv ege while 3900 oe0 oppose H.
ner's substitute. which rejected yeas H. nays S.
The amendment Mr.. NyE uep) Of Nev provide for
Mr. MORTON, rep., Of Ind, said the adoption of the
amendment would necessisate additional appropriation
Mr. TRUnnuLL, (ep. Of H. said hc was in favor of the
abolition OF the ranng privilege but would against the
amendmens when reported from the Committee OF the
Mr. MORTON roved adjourn, and at twelve O'Clock the
Senate aajodfned. -sTS Z. :. gy-.