New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-06
XLIID CONGRESS-IIp SEssron
LITTLE DONE IN TIE sEHATE--AN ANIMATED
DiSfI ssioN IN TIE HOUSE ON THE POSTAL
TELEGRAPH S:HEME-A MAJORITY or THE
HOUSE AGAINST THE MEASURE.

DIsCrs siON IN THE HOUSE ON THE Postal
TELEGRAPH SHEME-A MAJORITY or TIE
HOUSE AGAINST THE MEASURE.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO TnE TRIBrSEI
The Senate was not disposed to do any
hsipess to-day. Frank Blair attr mpied to get ND 70,
consideration his resolution introinced ycstaray c,n
ing upon 10" Presiden, to defend his acton under IN.
knkins Ia" o. last Spring, and began q stump spcrrh
abusing the Administration for its action south Caro-
lima Hin principal argMDen that the arrests had
b' made for crimes cOinmtn. brfore the law W..
passed. Hr. Blairs speech was eat short by a call IN
orr being contrary 20 ,hr rules ~ the Senate 10 ds
GUS the merit -: measure a mc.ion ~ take It Nd
The motion defeated BY strictly party vote exc.vt
that Senator Upton voted with The minority Mr. Wilson
attempted to induce the Senate p1ss ,c joni rssou.
ton senl by the IJns TO rrive those mechanical
and 1bOrers employed ny the Government, whose wages
were cut down per cent after the passage Of r Eight
Hour law Several Senators afraid that there was
job concerted IN the bill and objected 30 u, cons.drrA
ton without reference 10 committee senator Tr'DD.
bull offered an Amendment iboshIng the Eight ;our
law. and then after ~ "ss than hour lie
Senate adjourned
The NJ 81 "onm'ers, Cor reports. vas III" nrs' thing
ID Orlrr III he iiod,e io-r.y As iLr commuters I'D
naf been appointed. aud were no: supposed to hay" ht
At al. ths wns 'orfeh upon empty fOrra ty 4Ud
thr Clerk went through the c1S l'' nj RAPID I"t.
until h. came b. pOstDifCs and post roads, wben Mr
Fam worth shouted mir speaker" end pro- coded 10
report for won the colGcaiOn OF the post Office lava
made hy t'i" comni, ion that has been at work for tr,
year.. citing the hole body ri the Ciiri states At
mtcs postal matters into comprehensive shape. NJ
Farnsw0rih, INDUSTRY in getting work ont OF his com
mittrr tine second day Of the session sstoni'h:d every
body, but may be explained BY the fact thattbe saIo
bin Discussed many days during the last Cong:Cs.
and was passed by the IIouse, bat killed IL the
senate because 1T contained clause aboIi,hing the
Thanking privilege or c0urse the whole immense cod
ncatn hill hal to be read through and this WIS not
acc oinp lslcl wheD the MOI ming hour Apircd.
Mr. Dawes then got the eoCr, and Oh his motion the
House went committee 10 consider his resolution 10
refer tho several portions Of tho message to TIE ar1V
pirate committees. The noticeable features inthcse y
outons were the reference Of everything pertaining TO
Amnesty and POlygamy to the Judiciary Committee tho
reference of matters referring 10 the ooniion 0 tho
South to what termed the Joint Committee Oh Ito
"Insrrcc,ionary States" AMI the propositions t. revive
the old Civil Service Select Committee and tho Select
Commute Postal Telegraphs. The phrase " Insur'
reciiOnary States" protested against by Dr. Fer
nando Wood, who objected also to giving tho kn-khx
Committee any new business. lie wanted 1t to report
and then expire. Mr. Dawes explained that
the Committee would last through the Con-
eress by the terms Of the resolution creating It.
Tho resolution revive the Postal Telegraph Select Com
mittee was vigorously assaulted by Messrs Farms
worth and Randall, and this opened an hours sharp de-
bate. Messrs Dawes Garfield and Palmer favored the
reference Of the to Special Committee as II WAS
too important and required too much labor to Oe prop
erly considered by any OF the standing Committees 1aey
did not however, discuss the merits OF the Postal lee
graph scheme. Gen. Banks opposed any more SPECIAL
Committees and wanted tho subject referred 10 tie
PostOfhce Committee. Messrs. Farnsworth. Randall.
and Beck not only opposed the reference, but assad
the scheme, and intmatcd that raising q Special Com
mittee was q in Its favor. They CHARGED that
the Western Union Telegraph Company, which
last session fought the movement to put all
lines IN possession OF the Government was now anXicc
sell out; that they had watered their stock up 10
Az o,0 OOO although their lines but $0o00oo. and
that there was gigantic Job planned 10 get the Govern
nent to buy the stock at par and take the lines they
further argued that the plan would make 25foo new
Office holders to be appointed BY the Postmaster
and would cost the country In the end over S0oo The
telegraph they said would be vast political machine,
and the private telegraph correspondence OF tue people
would DO open the Inspection OF the politicians La the
Post Office Department. Nobody attempted tofakc tho
other side and affirm the wisdom OF postal tctgraphy;
and those who wanted the select Committee wcro non
committal on the general subject Finally motion 70
refer the subject the Appropriations COMMITTEE was
carried by vote Of los to &c. all the democrats voting
Yea.
Secretary Bontwel's Syndicate contrac. was next 40
sailed. Mr.. Cox wanted the Banking and Currency Com
mittee instructed 10 investigate the tansat0n ana had
an extinct read from the Washington dispatches OF sHs
TRIBUNE. upon tho subject His resolution, which was
sent yesterday to the Ways and Means Committee. LIZ
believed would sleep tho sleep that knows no waRiuS,
and lie proposed another Committee. in which he
had moro confidence Mr.. Dawes made sharp thrust
At Cox, who. lie said wanted to DO both accsor aud
judge, Cox being himself u member OF the Committee
which ho proposed should investigate the Secrctaiyt
conduct Mr.. Coxs amendment was lost by y strc,
party vOte-S1 to 90
30
tho House. the friends OF the Postal Telegraph scheme
insisted another vote, and beaten the Ye1
aud Nays by vote OF 1Oj for the reference to Appopr
aons to % opposed. The vote Is believed to be equiv
aent to the defeat of the project All the members who
voted Yea arc opposed to the scheme In toto and many
Of those who voted Nay did because they wanted TO
support Mr. Dawes, and were willing tO have full In
quiy into tho project and not because they had any
faith In it's wisdom. II o direct vote could bqvo been
taken upon bill to put tho telegraph in the bands Of
the Post Office Department. 1t would have been beaten
by q two.thirds majority.
After the introduction Of fow bills on leave ami the
reference Of pilo Of Executive communications. the
House adjourned.
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Dec Us. 1871.
Mr.. COOPER Uem., Tcnn.) introduced bill
to law relating to pensions to soldiers and the
WILLOWS OF sOlerS OF tnc war of 1871 ny rco'"R 'ne
disqualification based Oh having given aid or sympathy
to the Rebellion. Also bill TO reorcanizc tho District
Courts Of the United States in Lori lana. Tabled.
MI. CORBETT-A hill to restore the office OF The Drec
tor OF the Bureau Of Statistics Tabled. .
Mr. ANTHONY CRep., K LA r solution directing The
Secretary Of the Navy tO furnish to tho Senate the 70
port OF The expedition under Capt. Sclhidge " tho
isthmis Of Tchnantepec. Adopted.
MIR. KELLOGG REP. La,,-Asking the Secretary q
tho Treasury for information concerning the Biancs
Mint at New Orleans. Tabled.
STEAMSHIP LINE TO MEXICO =.
Also, bill authorizing steamship service IN the GUN
OF Mexico which wss laid on the table.
IL Directs tie -nerslto cosc. for eighteen moths %
n hest with American cUns Tor the conyevsnce
the ms Amcrica, n,hps Of thar SO tua, rCs
Ter New. several Mexican ports and Havana