Middletown transcript., 1871-01-21
CONGRESS- AND THE sOtru.

NONtIf.ss AND THE sotfH.
The Washington correspondent, Of the
Baltimore sun, writing under date of
January iS,h, says:
The fact that political movemcn, was
in progress looking to the rcsumr,on of
military control aud the semi.rceoustruc-
4 tion 81 some IT the SnutArr states -a.prc-
tally those that have become democratic y
! has been alluded tn in these dispa;chc.
several times recently and IT, fuliii.lnct'
4 predicted The conference which Senators
/ representing southern States have held
with leading administration Sguators all
centred IN an agreement to take some
4 positive public step, aud hence the rcso.
/ luton submitted hy Mr. Morton. and a.
/ ioptcd hy the Senate, aud 10 which the
President made such ,ouminog> reply
u the shape cofrrrris, from every c9uryiy-
4 ale source. detailing outrage, committed
I by ku.Elu1, Lgagucts, ,,c. l. wa. the
original intention that the pr. >ileut ,houll
recommend some special Legislation IN his
message accompanying thrse documents
but was subs" ueu,ly deemed imp lilc, ana
he cuutcnt-A himself with mer.ly LAYING
them baf'rt the SrGA,r To-day. luNc,-
cr, Mr Morton eppurl the second step in
'he programme tyrropo..ns in the Srnat,
special committee Z, send ;as person aud
papers, at an expense II thousands doll
iats. touss-r.niu the condition If Tho South
and . pr'gps mrans l1 prevent thr NJ
legged oatsae' there. ahirt, ]; !, well an
d,a,t3ol, will look to the restoration Of
military domination
Senator Ensara in The coarse of m
elaborate I a,s On The subject. happily
illustrated the ianl.lity % tbs inquiry Is
quoting such high al l.c4l authority A.
Governor Bu.igek. Of Gcdr.ia. who 'aas
just writ = isstsr lcaarn. tba' tie
iAta election in til, state wa, Il fiir one.
aHl passed ~ H..l ul Hay disturbance.
l. nas ru,icral L ia tic debate faa; al ut
the outgoing Southern rndi.a! Senator,
@sfe loud, i in th jr appeals saf ,ii> jn-
est.I'inn. Ia arjlrtousgfsa,iau lcai-
lis radicals IL M hesitate l. assert that
lpse southern States must lie restored Il
republican control Lriur, ls19. or thoy
will he lo.t 10 them in tic presidential
eler,on The Senate. after 4 Ing lc5a.c.
did nnt reach Il f5te au thr laes': II, ana
will resume IT. consideration Tomorrow
My rn& fe,tn SERVICE boz Noi
/ Pay For the last tan var, the lcupl.
have kclt up steady lire IN the alu,,,
II the iaaikIug privilege; but there la,
been sometimes u lack OF hreeise inior-
ma'l9n ~ T. exactly h1w mgg.! this abuse
amounts 10. \ document handed to the
Senate IS the postmaster general gives ur
ugw the precise iaets aud figures that W.
want, aud shows us, approximately, AT
lersi how much free matter annually pas
ses through the mails
\ little more than thirteen months aeo
the postmaster general instructed curi
postmaster through the country 10 iako al
accurate monthly account of all frankcd
or free matter deposited at his ulicr inr
mailing iur the period ut ,iS snouths, c ui,
mcneing January | and ending June 80
lSIo
The result should have been a report
from over = pua Offices but. in the free
ani.casy style customary with the indie
pendent American oiicc-hpler. only :.
as3. or abopt two out Of every seven, re
ported. These that reported showed that
during the * months Just referred t.
/ there were transmitted J. 10. 1a6 fraukcd
lattors, the Sdstage upon which, at the cs.
tahllshpl rate amounted 70 SGaa obs and
: ,oi1 ~, pounds Of other fraukcd matter
such a> printed documents aud seeds, up.
ON which the postage would have amount.
cd to S26O, SIS, making total of S9lG,
3ab for postage Of free matter Mr. Crcs.
we'll accordingly, makes the hes, es,imut,
he can for the other 20 900 Offices. aud
with liberal allowance, he arrives Mt these
,igulcs: Total number Of franked letters
for six months, 10, s94 ,i9T; postage
S933, uT0 printed matter, etc. a,Gj5 l90
lhs postage, S33s. io3 IS; total pos,ag,
for six months, Sl,27l ,G63 So; total
for one year, S2.5l3 327.72 Such is til,
/, working of the franking privilege for one
year aud yet. when the discussion cam,
up in the Senate, in former year, re.
gardiug its abolition, We remember that
one scuaior. gentleman from Nebraska
, declared that So long rs the pcopl
wanted his services. they must pay hi
postage" He evidently believed he wa
comforting an inesti.inble benefit on tn
country. and, indeed on mankind, By
conscntng to represent Nebraska in tn
United States Senate.
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