New-York tribune., 1874-06-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
When the House met at 10 o'clock this
morning hardly one-fourth Of the whole number OF
members present
Mr. SESSIONS (Rep, " y made the conference report
on the bill regulating gas-wOrks in the District OF
Columbia Agreed 20.
Various bills on the Speakers table taken up
aud referred and the Senate bill extending the night Of
way the Allegheny Valley Railroad through the
Arsenal grounds AT Pittsburgh. was passed.
Mr.. SAWYER (Rep., WIS., from the Conference Com
made report In reply 70 inquiries stated that the
amount reduced s25aOJO below the SUN IN the
million more than wnen il left the House Altogether
appropriated little more nor tnan hai % mi94 a less LAAh
THE POsT-OFFICE BILL.
Mr. TYNER rep. IndJ, from the Conference Commit
zee on the PosOflce Appropriation bl made report
and proceeded explain 1t. He said, IN response to
Mr E H. Roberts Rep. y. y, that the conference re-
port provided that the prepayment of postage on news
postage newspapers should be cents pound on all
weekly and daily newspapers, anu cents pouHu VI
all publications less frequent than weekly
Mr. ROBERTS complained that the House was being
compelled to yield It's own Judgment to that OF the
Senate.
Mr. TYNER said it did not become him to that the
Senate had forced the House cOncrees 10 DO anYthing
II true however, Thar the House mad sent 10 tne
Senate clean Appreciation BiI NIlhoug dDy iessIi
non Whatever. Tie had engrdfted that bill
ought forced through TIE Two ousea OF congress
an Appropriation BILL other way. except on
the thorough examination aud fullest deDeratlOn
Mr. COBB Rep.. KAn) inquired OF Mr. Tyner the
provision 10 prevent bids"
M. TYNEk replied that the House b on that subject
had materially altered by the senate and had been
eDgrafled on FostOice Appropriation bill. de did
Conference report entirely defeated the wise egsaon
ogny passed oy the HOpse @ but m he mad % no hesitation ion
cidedy better than what the senate proposed As one
he could not have yielded to the senate
amp
amendment the present law.
Mr. ELDREDGE (Dem., WIS., inquired OF Mr. Tyner
what mysterious power IT that able 20 thwart
efforts OF Congress 10 10 What al men ashhO"edSei
o2ghr 10 he done III this matter OF straw bids
Mr. TYNEIi replied tnat the gentleman from WIscon-
sn ought know that ne (hr IyneI was not aDIe 10
answer that question: He had been a member or the
House ve years. during when time ne nad been more
or Intimately connected with PostOce dnairs II
there Ring" or lobby or any Other end or ln-
aence surrounding either House. 10 prevent TIE pas-
sage legislation necessary 10 protect tue Government
IN that regard he tAr Iynef had never seen H. anu
knew nothing about IL. No man had ever approached
him on the subject, and no man dared 10.
Mr.. ELDREDGE hOpedthe gentleman did not under
stand nun r iDtimalng anY thing VI INC AInd'
Mr. TYNER--I did not.
Mr ELDKEDGE-I do not believe that the gentleman
can be approached but there mysterious force
to prevent necessary legislation Tor tnis purpose say
that we should stay here til neXt August, OF III tAe
nqxt session than banked in our efforts TO pro-
vide against tnls crying eVil. -,
be referred the Committee OF Conference and
let Us stay here, the gentleman says m next SESSION.
and break up TINS combination against tAe government
Mr. TYNER-rhe indignation OF the gentlemen may
be ali rignt; nut tney ought TO rccOect tAdt We are
getting a better la than we have now.
. Mr. HAWLEY Rep.. Comm opposed the Conference
report on the ground of the hgh rates OF postage nxed
f ne wspapers aud stated tlat the effect would De to
the revenue from that source by forcing the
publishers to make arrangements with rail-
The further consideration of the report wac inter
rupted by Of Mondays session ana the formal
up.uing OF Tuesdays session.
Mr DAWES ttep., Mass IN consequence OF the post
ponenent OF the Tariff S M Ye4t DecomDeT & mqyea qne
for the redemption OK certain lands ior direct taxes
Agreed to. . -. a., a.. ,,,,..oo An To-
egn Affairs reported me Senate bill FOR the relief OF
Marcus OtterDerg late L. = Consul NJ Mexico Passed
Mr.. GARFIELD rep. onol, from the Conference
Com mitUee Sandry Clv Appropriation DlIl made
MI BUTLER CF2ep, Mass inquired how the Civil
Mr GARFI ED SAID that it's exact position was this:
Tue Senate appropr ated the usual of $1,000,
together with the unexpended balance Tle House mad
repealed the Civil 5ervce law Altogether The Coafer-
ences Oh sides lad agreed drop The whole sub
feet OF bill, and 1t was not alluded TO III any way
Nj BCTLER-How does that leave the unexpended
balauce OF SlOOOJi
Mr. CARR lELD-Thai comes under the new law
curing all unexpendel balances 10 he covered back mo
the Treasury except the balance on pubic buildings
Hr. BUTLER-0f which this II not one
Nj. GARF iELD-Of wncn this is not one
MI BUILEK-All right. YOU let Civi Service Reform
Tue Conference report was agreed 10, and then the
consideration OF the Conference report on the Post
Oricc Appropriation Dill WAS resumed
Mr.. MARSHALL tDem., LID, Que of the conferees.
adv ocaed the report as a compromise measure As TO
public documents, the arrangement that public
documents may seet at 10 cents a volume, postage
prepaid The average weight OF these volumes two
pounds, that the postage on them was hve cents
pound Tho postage on each number vi Ihe Daay
Reoyrd was to be one cent.
After further discussion the Conference report
adopted.
Mr. BUTLER (Rep., Nsss) asked leave 20 move to
the bi giving preference for appointment and
retention IN ofcS 90 discharged soldiers aLd sailors aud
MIR. AR6-isER q.ep, Md objected.
IL E4H
would tnrougn out OF order.
Ar. RANDALL Dem, PENN suggested that all the
appropriation bills had passed both bodies and the
only delay was have them enrolled The enrolment
OF the Sundry Cyil ssrvlce Appropriation bill would
passed they could not possibly De enrolled and II
WAS IDLE undertake further legislation He therefore,
at il45 D. moved 10 take recess Till E3e Lost,
Yeas 81, Nays l22
Tbe senate amendments TO the House bill extending
the time competing the eutry of the Usage Indian
lands Kansas were concurled Ia, aud the Dill Was
passed -
1.tiug COInmitlee the DIstrlct OF Columbia made
rrnorf IN tine matter OF the burglary the District
ttorueys office. The Cemmltte- nad not been ablc 10
,,har,s of the conspiracy falsely 70 implcate Co
luitus Alexander, OF the incinOrialists. He re-
nnrfed resolution TO furnish copies OF the testimony
taken on the subject TO the Attorney General anu secre-
ry Of the Treasury for action against the detectives,
Wtytiev and Sett.esnp. The resolution was adopted.
Mr. AVERlLL rep, Mel from Tie COMMITTEE ON
rnaiau Affairs made IA report IN the matter OF the h
vrsi cation OF the alleged frauds IN uaAine cohtr
- frrn,sbinc supplies the Indian Orc", with vol
,ne of lnstuOny Tnc report exonerates The CJm!nls
sner ana the Isteri0r Department. and shows that he
frauds were charged Dy Mr. Wrlsh anu tues
biddrr. wno failed obtain tae contracts THESE per
SOS could uoue of taen, SAW either frauds Unfair