The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-02-13
HOUSE.

HOUSks
A petition was presented from Beard
Co., Of Pennsylvania, demonstrating against
the location Of Chinese lsborers there.
Sundry civil appropriated bills vert
made the special order for to morrow.
A bill was passed to pay $l25, 600 to the
heirs Of Geo. c. Bestar, of Peoria, ILL.,, fol
losses in the construction of an iron-ciad
steamer.
To authorize the building Of the Monsans
and Wyoming railroad.
Mr.. Farnsworth reported amendments tc
the postal lawr, which were discussed.
TIE amendment making letter postage,
after July lst, two cents, was reported and
the amendment adopted, striking out the
words actually and wholly" from the
section relating to weekly newspapers, &c
that it will not exclude those county weekly
papers having . portion Of their editions
printed in large leiteis.
Mr.. Fsrnsworh explained the bill a!
length as to the prepayment Of Newspaper
postsgr, and made the following statement
The postage revenues Of last year were, on
letters, $l9, 354, 900; on newspapers and pc
radicals, $685., $40; 20, the revenue for let
tiers was twenty times a. great ~ that fol
newspapers, while Newspaper mails were
twenty times the weight and bulk Of letter.
in 1870. There were, in rouEd numberr,
printed Of daily papen in the year, eight
hundred million copies, or an average ol
over 2, 50O, 900 day; Of weekly papers, sir
hundred million copies, or an average
of over eleven and . half millions a
week; of monthly periodicals, one hundred
IS
8, 333, 900 . month. The lowest rate of pos
tage on these publications vas at present, At
81 20 = year. veekliea % cents year and
mouthlies IL cents. He thought it not too
much to say, that 10 per cent. Of dai.iea
and 80 Der cent. of veekiies and monthlies
pissed through the mails. II that were y,
and postage Rad been collected on it. j,
should have yielded total of s., 953, 945;
while the actual receipts from these sources
are only $9s5, $40. 1t vas therefore mans-
fest that bat . small part Of postage. on
that which constituted great bulk in the
weight Of mails was ever received BY the
Department.
W. Z. Roberts ofN. Y, moved to amend
the bill, making postage On daily nevsPa-
rem, not exceeding four ounces in weight
Is cents per quarter: After discussion
The ameodent ~ agreed to.
The amendent offered BY Messn. Gar.
feld and Hibbard, in respect to msgsxines
and newspapef manuscripts; agreed to.
The bill then passed.
The Speaker psaented petition from
james B. Stewart, recusaIt vitneae, askina
th.t his cafs be referred to the Judiciary
Coumittee, inasmuch - there vss = hoetiis
feeling against him On the part Of the Selec.
Commitiee on the Union Pacific Raiirosd
and Credit Aobilier. The petition Wa
however, referred to the LAST named com
nittee.
The House then went into Committee o.
the Whole o. the army appropriation bill
Mr.. Typer in the chair. The bill appr.
priates $3l ,3l1, 9S3.
A provison 70 make IN aspiration fol
eoldiees' head-ttooB ~ made, debated ans
defeated.
Ths committee roe and the bill vas n
ported and posed.
A number Of hills we've Introduced arl
resessed, and ihea Tie Houss took . reces
until 7:30.
Tie svsaisg ssssioe ~ for The bosines
he Cooniihse q CainA