The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-11
AID CONGRESS-

HOUSE.
! Mr. Hill, FROM the Postoflce Com,
mittee, reported bill abolishing the
franking privilege from and after the first
OF July, 1873, and proceeded to address
the Housain advocacy ofjt eL.iS ni
Dir. CARROLL opposed the bill, arguing
that the abolition OF tho iranking priv.
lege was anti.Republican in its tCnden.
cies and effect, and would bring about the
ruin OF the Republic, He moved to
amend by excepting petitions to Con.
gress and public documents.
Mr.. P0TrRR regarded thesbillsas q bun.
combe measure, and suggested that II it
were TO pass IL should be amended so as
to require the Departments, the Clerk Of
the House, and the Secretary Of fYthe Sen.
ate, to be furnished with stamping ma.
chimes for public matter. He offered that
as an amendment.
Mr.. BUTLER, of Massachusetts, opposed
the bill, and said that the outcry for il
came only from the Metropolitan press
that was anxious to Ee the only organ Of
commune between the people and
their representatives, The Metropolitan
papers were anxious to crowd out and
crush down the small local papers
throughoutjthe country, and 10 have In
their hands the character, and fame and
position OF every public man, so that by
their associated kilograms and their asso.
Citations OF ISLANDERS and scandals they can
crush down public men, We had voted
fora ike 'bllltn Congress, but with the
Sane understanding, on which all the
other members had done so, that the Sen.
ate would not pass Il, and that 1t should
be oil right. Laughter.
MIR. SARGENT moved that the bill and
amendments be recommltted.
MI: HoLAAN-Wtth power 10 report at
any time! f.asa'as
Mr.. sARGENT-I do not consent to
that.
Mr.. HoLMAN-lca call Tor the yeas and
nays on the motion to recommit, because
that kills the bill.
MIR. SARGRNT-The bills in such apo.
sltion now that the House cannot pass 1t
till It Is disentaugled. r-... .-,L4
The yeas and nays were not ordered,
only thirteen members rising to order
them, and the effort 10 have the tellers
count Tue VoIes on inc yeas anu nays was
also q lallure, az Whlch there was much
laughter ~, IN lne house. 80,
1I nne pIlL was tnen rec0mmltted,
n, MI; McONAhf, ron tne Committee on
Electons, MADE an ADVERSE report on the
peIuon Oh certain VoterS 10 taEe tesumo..
sy III the'O1lo cohtesteu eiectton case Of
oGIencS against 0amppeli. LAID on the
ta9Ie, Me
MI Inc house went INTO COMMITTEE oi tue
" aGle on lhe senate amendments 10 the
ieglsiasIys, ..;,, executive S anu 1ualclal appro'
pElauon Diu. 1nsre was along use
on tne question OF approprlsting S0O,OOO
!or Tue NJ: Expenses OF tne clVll !eIorm sys'
WlL. Ism. Inc ueoate was carried on BY
WgsS[s, WT1 1AEsIshD, M DELLEK, , OF Mass
n. " iLl+ANp, = hLAINAHp, M OoBuRa, CoNdER,
5soprES, , DAWEs, r% deer MGCNART ana
oAnoENT; ING FeuiaEKs TN OF Messrs; GAR
EnELD. taaaI DAMhs "a N ana Isl M5Li.AisD were IN
,aSof lsN.o VI lns pEoposea reform system. NO
~ Saaeon ene PFoposlII1n, Wneh
ioUrnoJ v H'''e0 'o'o "n" 'ne iiouso "u'
JO''4nN Jou'nS"' (. opS ,nc hW &.a
SEN" E'
MIR. SHERMAN moved TO refer to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
the House message returning the Senate
tarlf blu be said that thelpower Of the
Senate to amend the revenue bill In any
way II tnougat pest nad been disputed
now Tor the first time IN the history Of
our Government. The Committee on
FINANCE haa CONSIDERED the subject, and
aa9 agreed unanimously that the Senate
had the same rightto amend the revenue
Dili as 70 amend any other Dill; but as the
rlght and privileges oil the Senate were
involved, they mad deemed y best TO send
the matter TO the COMMITTEES on Priyi-
Iegss ana Elecnons. II was 80 referred, !
:. Mr. SUMNER presented the resolutions
OF ihe massachusetts Legislature IN re-
gard 10 the French .spoliation claim,
which were ordered printed.
Mr. HOWE, from the Committee on
taollc Lands, reported bill for the re-
IlGt OF homestead settlers IN Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Michigan, who suffered by
the nreS last autumn, which was passed:
= Mr.. 'FRELMaHUYsRN, from the Com.
m.es On W. i IspSr.eS without
anto.oornan+ 'ao ao. W, - ~ 1'W VIZ oI 10y, 'otne
~;a;nS tSat ~ r fr,la"l, 10y ~, H1n.' no'i, pLo ~.
TTu;taa S.a,o. '1 fe, 0reus a;o 4It ~ !ne
n vS;ch 81 ony t;ma tho C;rc";, 1sStaoS, 1nsaa y.
District indrs desi@nnted o mi, E by tSS S;Ee,;t
Judge shall Sold Court ;Ior Inc M pirposes noses
Of said act, shall hereafter be deemed the
Circuit Courtmentioned in It's second and
thirteenth sections. q y { I IsSi 19Sli !
N'Mr. PoAfERoY introduced ablll 10 estab
lish a United States District Courtrin the
Indian country. WI FZT'y2EszEf1
1Foaueed Tos. a., a elIl giving the American and
A4oIsAANtoI soiSS.1Pn SVulpRuy tue ElSut