Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-07
EVENING STAR
GONssnHsssONAL
Concla.ioa re.,erd.y.s rroceea.

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SENATE.-After our report ciosAd-
"a ns nnnntshed business. being the ooRSa,ar
sna d ar.oms',c appropriation htf ~Ns taken .
a'ton on the amcpdmcnts
EI; srss .E called sp the fer,ihcs,ion spprs-
priAao btl. aud % was psssed.
Mr.. Cissfn called sp bal TO establish iros
shiP-buildius yards ON the ~xtcr. falling inss
afford facilities 20 the navy, and rsecse.iss "a
read a lengthy speech In support 81 che sane
The conference report ON the ball 20 ss.esS
sne , psnaru ap nw se'ss ss.esce % se.'ss
The amendments % the Hease 90 che Y sesas
exposition eu were concurred I'm, with further
ries shall not exceed $1,000, and not more THAI
SO te any one person
MIR. sherman submitted a report from tAs
date the lAws relating 20 the mint. which w.s
concurrcd IN.
MIR. Edmunds called up the Alabama c,.i-.
The Senate then went into executive session.
and after short time therein adjourned.
HoUsE.-Aner our report cic-ed-
The morning hour expiring. the bifl % an
thoriye the building Of the W yorning and N.c
tana railroad went over.
CREDIT NoRiIIER.
authori Eing Che Wilson invest eating oomn'iss.s
O. use the testimony taken before the committee
of which Mir. Poland Is chairman, Tar q. a.
may be applicable to the Investigation WITH
which the rrst named committee IL charged.
Adopted.
Tie House then went into committee OF the
whole on the
rosT crFIcE AUTHORIZATION gill.
Mr.. Tvitchell Mas offered an amendmsst
to the paragraph In relation 90 the compensation
the hands Of the Postnsster Genersi. 20 D. u.e1
law.
amendment to strike ont the paragraph, ~ that
left the discretionary power In the hands &C the
Postmaster General, which he considered .
dangerous precedent
Mr.. Twitchet's amendment WAS rejected.
The motto % strike out was rejected.
Mr.. Twitchell offered q further Amendment,
providing that n the compensation TO the rosds
did not amount 20 ~ much Ne tor seeond-ciass
freight the Postmaster General IA authofxca %
compensate at the rate % forty cents per .ae
for eight-wheeled cars. Rejected.
Mr.. Palmer moved 20 reduce the aprropris-
ton 70 supply petciencies In the Department
from 90, $40 ACE TO IS a6,0e2.
Mr.. Speer Pal moved % reduce the amount
one million more, which reduction he stated
was warranted by the Official statements OF the
postmaster IN his reports upon the Thanking pr
yilege. He wanted 90 take the Postmsrter Gee
erai At his word aud let him carry out his pro-
misses.
Mr. Cox said he desired 20 cali the attention.
20 the spectacle that AS presented here to-day.
There should be something like a statesmanlikc
consideration OF the subject, especially the
republican side of the House. At the Philadol-
phis convention, in June last, the pstriots Of
the Countrywide Christian patriots aud states
men-adoptcd a resolution I'm favor OF a reduc-
ton Of postage, and also tor reduction OF the
expenses OF the Post-ofice Department In
site Of that resolution, the republicans i'm the
last campaign franked and sent out At least
fourteen million documents
MIR. Stevensou.--How many did YOU frank
Mt. Cox just one million, my Christian
brother. Laughter.
Mr.. Butler said that the estimates were SUP
positions, although the Postmaster General had
figured il down % two dollars. How could he
estimate to the very two dcllarsY The Post
master General had said he did not want % much
by two millions. Ii he found he dtd want IL he
could come here ON the LIST OF December and ask
adeficiency appropriation, as he did last year.
lie !Mr. b. would vote for Il, for he wanted %
the country, and letters carried for a penny.
MIR. Palmer, (Iowa,D concluded that the in
dema nds made upon the department., including
the extention of the free delivery system. He
said the Postmaster General had not said the
deficiency would be decreased ~ 800 CO. but
| il the free matter carried had been paid for IL
would have amounted 10 that sum.
Mr.. Speers amendment Was then rejected.
and the one proposed by the committee adopted.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill TO the House.
Separate votes were demanded by Mr.. Randall
on the amendment extending the tree delivery
system and on the appropriation OF $500 900 for
extra compensation TO railroad companies.
| Mr.. Palmer demanded a separate vote on the
amendment striking out the appropriation %
| .525 for Official envelopes
The amendment I'm relation TO free delivery
| was agreed to-yeas as, naysss.
| The amendment striking out the approprt-
alton for ofticiai envelopes wac non-concurres
In.
The Speaker ruled that the paragraph in re-
lation to the railroads was q part OF the text OF
| the bill, and a separate vote could not be had.
On ordering the third reading OF the bill Mr..
Randall asked the yeas and NAYS as a test vote
ON the railroad paragraph, and they were or
dered.
The third reading was ordered-yeas ise, nays
| IS.
The bill was then passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Niblack, (Ind.,) the House
non-concurred i'm the Senate amendments 30
| the fertilization bill. and a committee OF con-
ference was ordered.
The House then, at 4:i5 p. M. adjourned.
A SOCIETY for the suppression Of slang has
been formed among the pupils Of the girls higA
school of San Francisco. Said q reporter 20 one
of its members: ''your object is praise-w0tiAy
one. DO YOU think you will succeed In ersdica-
| ting conversational slang?" Said she: "fou
bet"
"The leaders of London society are said to
| have become attached TO black SIX hose.