Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-10

Mr.. Howard indicated his diabelicf in tho
statement Of Franks being forged, and aacrlbed
he l%sgnasSp % q the h , .S ,si a
his frank had never been forged, and he had
not heard Of any other senator whoee frank
had been forged. .t..lsL.if. IHa l1i II
Mr.. Nyo said 10 mako all ihe departments
OF the Government PAY their poetago would be
il OH OF the other. Il youlhsd 70 make The
appropriations TO the departments 10 pay the
postage, II would be an broad ~ II was long,
and broader too. Why u would require
~, 00O, 600 for postagcs for the Interior De-
partment alone, .Hr..
Several Senators expressed their believe
that there was no particular feeling among
the people on this subject and the memorials
which had come up 10 Congress slgnlfled moth
lngi that the postmasters had under the In
structions Of tho Postmaster General collected
signatures, and Mr.. Williams said II the memo
rails were printed aud sent out II would he
Just as easy TO get as many signatures 10 abol-
lAh the compensation OF members Of Congress-.
Mr.. Ramsey continued In advocacy Of tho
bill, and argued that BY abOllshlng the frank
lug privilege, II would be practicable 70 rc-
dnce the rates Of postage. England had
oheapened postage aul abolished this frnnlc-
Ing privilege In 1910, and u was time that We
had followed her example, Ga. bIl -tll ..l |
Mr.. Flanagan was in favor u he franklng
privilege. , He would not vote 70 abolish IL
Tic MAnIfQ 10 hnlt W NtUu Nula COnHNiNuNnAN
documents They were refined people, and
he did not want 10 take them by the throat
He believed In klndness and concillation, and
any man who thought Otherwise did not know
human nature. He was In favor Of giving the
rebeIllous people Of Texas the benefits Of his
ranking privilege. They know that he was
opposed 70 them; yet during Tho war they had
not disturbed him, and be wished TO let them
see that he was A. well raised a. they. He
was Republican, as earnest a. any, but be-
lleved with General Leo that the politicians,
North and South, had brought pn,the war,
the bill, and the Senate then went Into oHocu- |
tive session, and subsequently adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr., Mccormick, Of Mo-, rising 10 q per
sonal explanation, called attention TO publ
cation made In the New York Epelfhg Post
In relation TO the Cuban bond robbery, and
In which Il was stated that he (Mr, McCor-
mick had been approached with an olfer Of
bride In the question. 80 far as his name
false. He had never boen approached upon
the subject, either directly or Indirectly, and
there was not vestige OF testimony against
him before the sub-commlttec which was In
yestlgating this matter. Tie called upon Mr..
Butler, who was chairman OF he, slb-enm-
mlttee, TO corroborato his statement Id 5..r
Mr.. Butler was not In his seat at the time,
matter M again, ~ -
The regular order Of busincss was demanded,
aud the Speaker called the Committee Of
Ways and Means for reports.
Mr. Ward. Of New York. inaulred whv t,o
committee had not obeycd the order oil the
dnty on coal. NpN''''"s '''
Mr.. Hooper, Of Massachusetts, who Is act
Ing chairman OF the Ways and Means during
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NJ III, sin maJ nv ', y, w, uS Iesoon
coal mi from, ihs rcadibS N ti,e p.sal,, ,o on
l,v va uon ho, wne.nSr y az n2t Gontein-
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rd w., au ,I,'S ' M ny vas
IN" Du. nc toug ny, aiu MOI reqplro al
NJ Gov Nm " Wanted ~ tn,,v IL ,,n,o
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port lei them do n. N moi bs IN ann ~ III
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and wanted "a Know Mbethep III o SsSs saUld
- S ~, - ~ ~ lt'uNS S"u'u
Pc me compel gSaa lns commits Saa ,Ss, 70 report
ine ss W ~, e. n y t,ls e9illllsoe
SHOW, tSs % t .s y EsIH'nE to
W. yn VIZ naIS w V9u,u taNe he,oh'
Mf; War; said thls delay was all subter-
III pro,,ts ~ N w. ~ ,nu "a 49,,
M, sau ~ ,. nsh hus
at Seea9 9r,S wa Si noI aSwed 2 dS 80
dronned and thc con,ISittao y, IT,, WI WI
Currency Trene was called. ' W pApAi''s ~"a
ronns Sor,r,I, io'l slS pA stIc aifrehcTy
iii With an amendment In the form OF a sub
slitnte, which srbstitnte consisted Of The first
second, tenth and eleventh sections Of the I'LL,
which was defeated by tho adjournment OF
Inc House yesterdny' n y = -
Mr.. Cor, Of N. r., q member Of, u,e COM
mittee on banking and Currency, objected 10
the reception Of the report, as Ii was not the
report Of the committee, that committee not
having ordered il TO be reported. - Z.
Mr.. GARFIELD said the committee having
authority to sit during the session OF the
House had held a meeting during the ten
minutes recess and had authorized him 10 re-
port The blu and substitute. The gentleman
| tNT. Cox1 was not IN Ms scat when the meet
Ing was called or he would have been sum
After the reading OF the bnl, Mr.. Cox raised
Tho point Of order That astfc Bill aid not come
va VA not saY m order " ny 'Ns'4 "'''"s "
The Speaker oyerrulcd The point Of order
as coming too hate. KID. $3.50 ~ Iii
Chair. ....H
Mr.. Ingersoll, OF ILL.,, moved 10 lay the an
peal on the table, and pending tllat motion,
Mr.. Randall, Of Pa, novel thai nc House
adjourn. - I7 20 I
fhe question was taken BY ayes and noes,
lresnltlng-ayes 81, noes 1857. 49,. >
The morning hour expiring, tho I'LL went
oyar under tho rules. - 80
Mr.. Logan, Of H., obtained leave tointro-
| dnce a resolution, which was adopted, direct
| Ing the Committee on Rules To- Inquire whether
/ some improved method Of taking the ave aud
/ no votes Of the House cannot be devised. and
sent 10 the clerks desk 10 be read a letter
| nom VIM. L. Springer, who called attention
| ID his Invention, aud stated that a working
| model was on exhibition "a the Speakers
room, WI w = =
| Mr.. Butler, Of Mass, asked, hut failed 10
obtain consent TO hold en- evening session, 70
20 10 business on the Speakers table. I. I's'l
| Mr.. Wood, Of New York, remarked that he
| wanted the business on INC Speakers done In
bread day light and not W DARKNESS There
was 100 mnch money mere, .,-rs, :,
MT. DAVIS oi new Jersey, from the Judi