Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-23
lotnsoh. Lewis, Maehen, Nor1rood,

Johnson, Lewis, Machen, Norwood,
Pool, Robertson and Stevenson
Senator Morrill, offered a. amendment
providing that no allowance shall now
or hereafter he mgdr 10 any member oi
Congress in lieu OF the franking privi-
lege. Without this, he said, its abolition
would be useless.
Senator Hamlln said that, to give TIN
country the iull benefit OF the abolition
of the privilege, the bill ought To I've
amended so rs to reduce and limit the
amount of public printing.
Senator Frelinghuysen did not favor
the abolition OF the privilege, because
he thought il undesirable that there
should be any tax imposed by the Gov
eminent on communication between
the people and their representa-
1 tiveS. To him, personally, it would
/ he relief, but he looked on il as
a privilege valuable TO the people, and of
/ which they ought not 10 be deprived be-
cause II was abused; abuses, however,
should be corrected, and that could be
best done by limiting the privilege to
postal weighing to enc ounce and by the
preteratiOn Of single compendium in
ono volume of the public affairs most
necessary TO the people.
Senator EdwaT Is spoke of the bill rs
an utter delusion. The abuses of
the privilege ought to be cor
rected, but the benefits of the
privilege belonged to the people and not
the members, and the people should
bear, as they ought to bear, the burden of
il. However, if it was abolished he was
in favor Of abolishing it honestly and
completely, and not as proposed by the
bill. He hoped no one would accuse
him Of shirking the question, Are you
for it?''
Senator Edmunds - am against
abOlishing most decidedly. I hope the
Senator understands.
Senator COnkling-I do now.
Senator Upton said he would vote to
correct the abuses Of privilege, but not
to abolish.
Senator Wilson said he did not regard !
it as a privilege, and was willing now
and had been to relinquish it uncon- |
but he was not sanguine of |
saving being effected by abOiishing il.
Senator Hill gave notice that when |
the Legislature Appropriation bill |
should come up he would offer an /
increasing the compen- |
sation of Members Of Congress, and .
llbN GU ALdi4 III Ailt liAtdlklllht lttlNllliE.
the bill lie on the table.
The last amendment was offered.
Senator MOrril then agreed to it.
On motion of Senator Carpenter, the
bill was so amended as to abolish the .
privilege July lst.
The bill was then passed and the
Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
JH. bill for the admission Of Colorado
was taken up and discussed until the
expiration Of the morning hour, when it
went over without action.
On motion of Mr.. Garfield the Wash
ngtOn ferry bill, TO amend the act
granting the right Of way to the Walla
Nalla and Columbia River Railroad
Company, was taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Tyner, the Senate
TO the bill for a Govern
Dent building at Nashville, Tennessee,
vas c0ncurred in.
The House then took up the bill for
he creation of Commissioners Of Com
nerce, and for giving bOuuties to Amer
can ship-buildeTs.
After speeches against the bill by Pot
er, Kerr, Wood and FarnswOrth, Mr..
]OX moved to lay the bill on the table,
which was carried by one hundred and
wenty-One yeas against sixty-four navs.
'he bill was defeated.
Mr.. Garfield, from the Appropriation
reported a bill appropria-
ing one hundred and thirteen thousand
i've hundred dollars TO supply the .
efficiency for the expenses of the {
]nited states mixed commission on
american and British claims, which q
asseG.
Mr.. Potter New York said that the {
fleet Of the amendment referred to was {
imply 10 transfer half of the sailors
'om the control Of the shipping COM j
lissiOBers to that of the sailors board
lghOuse keepers. He was glad it was G
D opposition. He hoped The House C
'OUld not pass it, a
After a brief discussion of the bill it i,
las passed.
The Speaker presented a message v
ON the President, vetOing the act re- g
ucing from two years TO six months
ne time in which new trials should be n
n motion granted in the United States
OUrt OF Claims. The President failed O
see any advantages in the proposed e
W., and reg arded il as tending to facil- a
ate the preparation of frauds in the 81
nited States. The message was re-
Ted TO the Judiciary. u
The House adjourned. ri