New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
RiI,s were introduced and referred Is follow

Kills were introduced anu iViNii'N 10 '''""'''
Mr.. STRONG (Rep., Conn)-GantinS pensions to the
d,er and sailors Of the Of 1912 for 40 days service
Instead % 60 days, as now p'9nI,u; .,o p,s.,,,s.o
General 10 Issue pondencc postal cards
Mr. WELLS dem. NJ, Alrrnprialnc moncy for the
t.,om House, Pos,-Ohcr, and other Federal offices at
ST. Louis ,, - os.,
Mr.FARNsWOlTli Qtcp Ii.) from the I">t-oNicc Com,
repcrt,d ni to reTiss r"ns"ate and an'Ra
tated that the bill which passed TIC House
al ss~ ss by Two COMMITTEES in ccniuncon with com
mission Of eyr r's appointed hN the Po>tlna ei"ricIa
lew corrections and amcl:m MS not general, o. i'm
"rtance IN, n"cc,aTy to make me w e%i nIn .n
the organization o. the Department. ard 'any Z" II" IN
had become obsolete. While others were c'n'radr'"!
anu O''t coSsintEiSG Tmr PRESIDENTS rr>%,Gt
The reading Of the hi interrupted by the "Nlira
ton Of the morning honi. when The H,n~ ven MIC
Committee OF Tire Whole. Mr.: Wheeler d;or, = " IN
,ho Chair. on the rrc>.i.nt, ANIMAL m,>s',e. The
usual resolutions. distributing portions OF The a." az"
among the appropriate Committees, were offered "y Mr.
Pr re- the Vote was tnkcn on nc resolutions. VI.
WOOD dtem y. " inqiI'd whittier there " ANY
each COMMITTEE the Committee on lnShr ii"ntrF
States. He deni,d that IL. ",re amy ih""li,c'i""'y
elAie. or any such Committee.
MI DAWIS tRcp.. NaSs.) sail ne would not r"W Dis
eo-s III" qucsll"n Of i'r'. hn' m'd r,tr t't i,f" wa
ri, last for the purpose of ,on>i"rr:G IN"
Iec which 1t proposed t. refer to it. The ku
Mr. WOOD remarked tlqt v'ral efforts had been
made last -c>>l,n revive The Icconsricl:"n COM
,tt,r AMI that Inc Home Ia on every "cca>I" N"i'd
t.r proposition IT, t"I.niitcr on li,nirr,"niry
sfatr- was brought INTO cNicNoe for q temporary lhr
pose 70 go m" southern Sics 10 q" certain ~ n"-
,tirLrT t.nr OF. IL r'l,T,f,rc "pln>cd :"
tyins for the Whole t"fG''>> in Tn, Sui9'ptiiiouS
Tr DAWES stated in rriy 10 n. Wool Gat III"
ms bS wii"h tn" Conn lfi"" VA constituted r">'
a a. or,r =, that wcr. not 49, "a re- hai p,c; rri I
~ that C"m'ii:er some measure which wound
NJ VGOn ,lYl'~.d that WITH >nch declaration "n the
ar, 60. lie lddr If tn Hou~,. the Democratic side
L 4 wis
-N,tncr committee foimcd o,trnSbly FOR the pulI'osr
'orI~ ,',,"ir FSi himself personally and
without -orr-ul'"n win "'he'>. hc protested against
NJ. ,.n. luau'c ci cc:uri,,i,c Nhch Was moi only
t.-1>, l't rrom"fve Of disorder and Distraction
,,rDdi ''c country.
Till ro@rM IErG@ NrH
Mr. RANDALL Drm.. P,uIl called attention to hat
guio9 "Is referred T." tic' y" ~, Una,
the Geographic system with tie postal service and All
1o r WY that suhicc, should 20 TO The Committee
~ { omncrre or to the Post-Olfcc Committee. the
ruci tie cost 81 those lines to the Government at
lie mad heretofore -een the evil eject Of "T-
incmi"red that wnen ihe hrNt Pacific RaIIload CON,
t'or established. the SPEAKER OF ihe Ii"I>" ade
lce Errsd ,s i" civ "w n an . the I'd Sf it
0'N- COURSE ana 60 10 the Appropriate sialidug COM
~ FArHswoETH GRIP. Ill). Chairman Of the Pot,
,ic moved that thr subject he ref rrrd to
~ & 1t1 , not r ne # ' rec 90 N tH lin
lat n,rih"r COMMITTEE c"ud have proper jurisdiction
Z. he Il lOl hIuN Mai re-" "H tNirci' OI 'H' "P
.~.nincni Of s,l'c; committee .hon si hc aware
'H select committee on In" .tln" subject had ben
.-c,'! dArns ''i conr' ana h"d arrived at 40 CON
Mr. DAVE remarked that he had heen that select
u::.r LIS: Congress, and had Joined III IN" irin"llN
.r,ij against thc hUpo> on The Renee winch he
cu had, had led lin To- believe that the subject was one
II very great in Ogtauce affected the Treaty, the
affairs. and III" foreign affairs OF the county,; :"
hai could he said to have JURISDICTION
u IN" whole matter. 1t was great subject WORTHY Of
10 confederation Of the country ana which wa, nrlns
lis Of the 20, If yti Ing, rGn"d s,a .n r1ni M
hi. lnS,cci If tie gentleman Pcney lI,ni; Mr.
sandal Thought the speaker had moi r confidence
" the IIoa>c IN the appointment "f select committee
~ might have a vote upon that question ~
Mr. RiNDAIL-I have nothing to say on that point
Mr. DAWES welt on 10 say that he favored select
r"mnsY noi iI" al MAN, OF r m nee rr TN, If
any committee. or IN any committee, nt mctdIe
,re-on we're such that with proprety could it be
s.'crrcd To any particuiar coinnitte" .,,,.
Mr. NIBLACk DEM Ind suggested That This project
would entail immense patrohaeN on The Adinni'rai
Smch would have The appoiniinen Of at least 20" rn
i,ct made the proposition an appalling oAt To liln ana
d ,"nyl NJ so E" Si Isa, there were undoubtedly
difficulties the way. it that fact rather RENDERED II
appropriate that Tie subject should be referred t"a
Sir. NIBIACK conceded that there many reasons
Uanding bnt he should be unwilling to trust any
.o'nmi'o that was Sg,caly "rgnz.d for the nnrpo,".
ntee would have no other hnhnrS- I" attend u" ana
would he the foc- around wh'h ID influences would be
Mr. FARNsWOETH Uscp. M and, Istood that it vas
posed To inco,i"' ac with every p"st-ohcr IN th'
,ounlI, that had suG.rienr nlinhcr OF inhabitants,
telegraph Office and TO make every Io>tma .er tlc-
sraph operator. else 10 appoint expert 10 operate
tie telegraph Tie Government world thus hay" r"sni-
Of ali IN" }rI c'ri 'crt', AID financial hdsi
OF the people. i..eiy member of Congress would
mporilIicd Nv liz constituents to make their post
,icc Telegraph station. lhr po,iOhre Committee
snd might Therefore u" presumed to he quit" far
one that would he appointed specially A. general
rule the best and far-t committees we're tho Standing
committees OF the House. ii WI.s 20 S,.lnt mat
hs,I ... . It.i
and had Tor week. and weeks Ii tened to arguments
and again.i the h"iOriVn aud las againa, the hole
my ,hickly settled old country. where post
orco eta''ishrd for 80 formed
non for this crunt and thos" Institutions whole
nhing vas moEshous IN ANY Wy that 1t cou.i hc re
Mr BANKS U,ep. Mass rerlarh ID that the question
ocean citcs III ~" uI 'rtipI"i the CoInnl;
of he pendinr resolution. lIr ms MIR. dawes as-r,ed
and the resolution WIS mndf"t fccordngly. He did
not think pbsolu.c necessary t. nave The postal 'r'
4, involved questions Of great hprtancr He ih"i=ht
meas of The House lhat select committees "honli ho
c'mmIHt " which the sd'J'ct c"uih appioi''a"! De
Mr. BECK Dem. XVI said he had been member Of
the select committee Mh, mad hid clArs" vi me SUI
Jet last CongrcN. and tia; thr co- and r'i Of the pro-
sv telegraph stations in The country. with 100, miles
'ci me ana 90 EMPLOYEES. Cnlcr the Government pm
niles Of line and .5,o employ e. The gentleman from
IrnGsylynnia (Mr. kandalD had understaed tho cot
Mr. RANDALL always like 10 he on the safe side
nj BEt h,An tnr gentleman iIoln lndiana DIR Nh.
officials BY $3.50 they would he increa,ed by 2JO The
mSrr y that the srea, oec d 1aed q, ts report I
che Government telegraph would used for political
dies for thus using the wire. would he temptation 50
strSps. AND would be 80 difficult to detect that it might
Train from such Use OF them. believe that the Com.
dsr the FOR that contee xS SSp be teri
In in recommending anythpg that would take from