Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-23

ouired to take notice. Given under my
hand and seal Of the United States, at
Washington, on the twen tyfr day Of
February, in the year Of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
three, Of Independence Of the United
States Of America, ninety-seyenth:
Byf BiffhsoP ffhe President. : =
Signed HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary Of State.
Right of way Through Public Lands.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Cassady re-
ported from the Committee on Public
Lands, without amendment, the House
bill granting two hundred feet right-Of-
wav to the Portland, Dallas and Salt
Lake Railroad Company. The bill also
grants all lands that may be necessary
for depot and construction purposes.
Mr.. .POmeroy, from the same committee,
reported, without amendment, House
bill granting the right of way to the
Utah and Northern Railroad Company,
to extend its line ria. Bear River Valley
Soda Springs, Snake River Valley, and
through Montana, to connect at the most
suitable point with the Northern Pa
cific road.
interesting CrOss-Ff@e on the Abolition
OF the FranISIng Privilege.
The House, upon motion of Mr.. Gar
field, took up sundry civil appropriation
bills. the pending amendment being
that offered by Mr.. Banks, prohibiting
the publication of books or documents
by the Government for gratuitous distTi-
button. snd the amendment by Mr..
Butler Massachusetts,, forbidding any
payment of salary or expenses
Of the officers of the so-called
competitive service examination.
Mr.. Hoar opposed Mr.. Banks's amend
ment, and said that that proposition for
the abolition Of the franking privilege
was a part OF a system which sought to
deliver the public sentiment of the
| country and the legislation Of Congress
| into the hands of q few newspapers in
| the great cities. Instead Of the annual
meeting of Congress in Washington,
! Senators and Representatives might as
! well stay at home, and read in their IL
! braries the dispatches of some associat-
/ ed press. or the leading articles OF edit
[ ors that register their DEGREES. His col
| league was seeking to enact this amend
ment so as to break down
one Of the greatest education
| al influences of the country.
/ Mr.. Mckee advocated Mr.. Buffers
amendment. and denounced civil serv-
/ Ice reform as q fraud and q humbug
/ He related an instance Of a most intelli-
gent yoEng man. vino is now Cashier IN
I one OF the great banks Of the Pacific
! Slope, who had been rejected in compet-
/ hive examination, because he failed to
answer some few questions; while the
/ place was given to u Yankee from
1 Maine, who was not fit TO be book
keeper for a bootblsek. Laughter.
/ Mr.. Conger opposed Mr.. Banks's amend
meut, and charged that the object OF it
was to prevent the circulation, among
people OF knowledge, of all matters
occurring in Congress, and all matters OF
/ discovery IN agriculture, geology,
! patents, etc. That the author Of such q
nroDosition, whether he came from Mas
sachusetts or the West, was a mon-
/ srchist and an aristocrat Laughter
one who would have the Govern
/ ment conducted in q Star Chamber
Mr.. Butler Massachusetts, also opposed
Mr.. Banksis amendment. After some
remarks on that subject, he said that be
would pass on to another new-fangled
notion Of men whom the people had
left out Of Congress. Laughter. That
was the civil service reform. He ridi-
culed the questions put 10 competitive
examination, one of which was 10 cor
rect the grammar in the sentence, "He
is gentleman and q scholar" He did
not profess TO be much of a gramma-
rian, but he did not know how
he could correct that sentence I'M
less he made it read, "He are 8
gentleman and a scholar" Laughter.
Mr.. Burchard also opposed Banks, and
argued that it did not follow that be-
cause the franking privilege was abol-
ished, documents and books would not
! be circulated by members who would
pay postage on them. He did not be
lieve that such postage would aver
age more than one hundred
or two hundred dollars a year
Mr.. Farnsworth asked Mr.. Burchard Il
he did not think it better to make this
reform than to add three thousand dol.
lars a year to salaries to members on tht
Dretence that they would hencefortE
have to pay postage. Mr.. BurcharC
replied that he was not afraid that tht
salaries of the members would be raised
on that account. Mr.. Farms
worth remarked that that wa
one of the grounds on which the Piles
for an increase of salaries was put. Mr.
Banks's amendment was further op
posed by Messrs. Coburn, Dunnell RnC
Townsend (Pennsylvania). Mr.. Dun
nell regarded the proposition as mer'
, demagOguism. Mr.. Roberts ridicgleC
the fears and apprehensions Of thos'
members who saw in Mr.. Banks
amendment an attempt to replace Re
publican institutions by despoti'
| ones. The House was TO b,
] t.aA =.
great use of miscellaneous and pub
, lie documents had been discovered. Th,
gentleman from Massachusetts Mr.
Hoar) had assured the House that
was q barrier To save the country from
government by newspapers. He hGl
never known Of so complete a barrie
against danger, except Mrs. Partington'
ATTEMPT TO sweep back the It'd
! with her broom. The newspaper
have circulated millions of copie
among the people. Now 1t was pro
posed to preserve the republic from tn
power of the newspapers by putting th
agricultural report into every corner gro
A cery, to be used for packages, or 60 {
) trunk manufactures. He moved to ad
: to Mr.. Banks's amendment a provis
{ that the Secretary Of the Interior shsl
/ place a copy Of every public document
deemed by him useful for that purpose
/ in two libraries ia each Congressions
District, to be accessible TO any citizen Of
, application. Mr.. Garfield thought ths
Mr.. Banks's amendment was too i'm
] portant to be decided hastily. He wa
himself IN favor OF it, but thought
wise to let It go for the present. He OF
= posed Mr.. Buffers amendment. Nj
! Cox advocated Mr.. Banks's amend
ment. The House then proceeded t
vote, resulting in the passage OF the bi.
without the amendments.
Representative Sypber tLOuIsiaBa) 1
Answer Serious Charges.
Mr.. Kerr, rising to question Of priv
ilege, offered resolution reciting th
l testimony taken before the Senate Con
: mittee on Elections, to the effect this
9 ]. H. Sypher, member nom Louisian
I before the general election last yea
t while he was candidate for election [
e Congress, had unlawfully and corrupt
0 procured to be made frauds Ia REF
istration, false and fraudulent votes I
be cast for himself and Others, and gros
q frauds to be committed In connectio
with snoh election, referring thsmatt'