The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-23
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PROPOSED TARIFF REDUCTION.
WASHINGTON, January ag.-The ,aritI
bill introduced in the lIonse tn dnv bv
Representative Burcharl, n member Of
the Committee on Ways and Means, pro.
poses II reduction in thu tariff To the ex.
tent Of nearly $94,00000O, including
$4,OOO,0OO ol the free list. The reduction
on cotton goods and wools Is $500 900,
ami on woolen goods $s,OOOOO0.
THE POSTAL TELRaRAPH.
The following Is an abstract of the bill
to connect the telegraph with the postal
service:
SEC. l. Establishes postal telegraph
offices at all postofllces on telegraph lines
and at all other postofllCes where the
gross receipts for postage are $500 a year,
ifwitiin ten miles Of the telegraph lines.
SEC. 2. Fixes the rates uniform for eunal
distances; 25 cents between offices nor
over $50 miles apart; 80 cents between
offices over $50 miles apart and under 500
miles; night rates 25 cents for 1000 miles,
and the rates to be refunded for delays or
mistakes in transmission.
SEC. 8. Provides for pre- e-payment by
stamps and for the destruction Of all tele.
grams within one month.
SEC. 4. Fixes the press rates for each
one hundred words Of special dispatches
at 80 cents by night and 75 cents by day.
II also fixes the rates for press associa.
tlons and Tor private wires for newspapers.
SEC. O. Defines the duties of the Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General over tele.
graph lines. .... ....
SEC T. Authorizes the Postmaster Gen.
eral to contract for the transmission Of
kilograms at the above rates with parties
who will inrnish and operate the neces.
sary lines Of telegraph. ..........
SEC. s. Contains provisions against
tampering with kilograms, and makes
kilograms privileged communications as
private kilograms. ID.
SEC. 0. Authorizes the Postmaster Gen.
eral TO reduce the rates in the manner
therein prescribed. .
SEC. lO. Incorporates apOstal telegraph
company for the performance of the postal
telegraph service on behalf Of the Post.
master General.
SEC. II and 12. Authorizes the Compa.
ny TO buy the existing lines, and obliges
it 10 purchase all such lines, il requiredby
the owners thereof, at an appointed value,
and fixes the capital stock at an amount
not exceeding the last cost OF the lines.
SEC. 10. Authorizes the company TO
open offices wherever the, wants OF busi.
ness may require.
SEC. IA. Authorizes Congress to pur-
chase lines al any time at IN appraised
value.
SEC. Is. Reserves to Congress the right
to alter or amend the act
The Committee on Ways and Means, TO
whom was referred the resolution Of Rep.
resentatIVG Cox on December 4th, alleging
that the Secretary ot the Treasury In
placing the newly authorized per cent
bonds upon the market had violated the
law, have made report, which
completely exOnerates Secretary Bout
well from all ol the charges made
against him in connection with the syndi.
cate, The report says that there are two
sections olthe funding bill which conflict
with each other, and while II IL doubtful
whether he had authority under one OF
these sections to negotiate loan in the
manner he did, il is clear that the other
section gives him such power, and there.
lore no blame attaches 10 him Tor his
action in the matter. The clause of the
law which ii is alleged the Secretary has
violated must be so construed as 10 permit
the carrying out Of the other requirements
Of the statute The committee recon-
mended the adoption Of the following
resolution r.f0. r'E r.
Resolued, That in the opinion Of this
House the Secretary Of the Treasury, in
negotiating Il loan authorized by the oct
ofJuly ID, 1870, has neither increased the
bonded debt nor incurred an expenditure
contrary to law. 'f ..''.
II is understood that Representatives
BECK and KERR dissent from the report.