The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-03

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perlenced senator, introduced q plan in the
senate for a return to specie payment, by
which he proposed to fix a time when such
resumption should be commenced. The sena-
tor from Ohio (Sherman) opposed it and said
such a measure would lead to disaster and
obstruction. Now the gentlemen came for
ward with a similar plan himself. As to his
friend from Missouri, (SchurZ,) that gentle
men directed a considerable part of his argu-
ment to him (Morton,) Yesterday. When
he Morton said the senator did not under
stand the country in which he lived, he
didn't mean to say that all our foreign born
citizens didn't understand our country, and
that senator Schurz should not array him.
self at the head of such citizens. He Nor
tOn,) remembered some two or
three years ago, when his friend
Schurz tried TO put himself at the head of our
foreign born citizens and endeavOred to lead
them out or on party to form another.
His experience in that matter was not very
satisfactory, and the senator should not at
tempt to place himself at their head again.
He (Morton) started with the republican
party in1s54 and had never changed to that
extent as to get out of the party, and had
never betrayed his principles, his friends or
those who honored him.
Mr.. Schurcz said he expected just such an
extraordinary reply as the senator
had just made He (SchurZi wanted
the senator to point out a single principle or
friend he had betrayed. One of the first
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that L did not understand the country. aud
spoke of Germany as my country, referring
to its being my place OF birth. He (Schurzl
thought he had just as much right TO differ
with the senator from Indiana as that sena-
tor had to differ with him, and be would al
ways claim that privilege. If he made his
remarks offensive to the gentleman from
Indiana he would say that he didn't intend
them to be be so, but when the gentleman in
reply made statements so wilful, so atrocious
Tho clcfr mr. CornopforA QallaH tho 0nn-
tleman 40 order, and said such language was
not parliamentary.
Schurz said he would withdraw it.
Mr.. Moron said his speech was in the
hands of the public printer to appear just
after that of the Senator from Missouri. : If
MEASUREMENTS WE'RE IN 1T,
the senator could point them out, and
he, Morton, would nave the magma
nimity to withdraw them; but if the
disingeDuous aims of the Senator
lar guage was out of order, One Senator
should not charge aLother with being disin
genuous.
Mr.. Cameron moved the senate proceed to
the consideration of executive business.
HOUSE.
FRANKING -PRIvILEGE-B N. BUTLER GOES
FOR THE NEWSPAPERS HOT AND HEAvY-
HE DON'T LIKE THEIR TEACHING-HIs MIN
BELIEVED BUT THE VOTE UNCHANGED.
Mr.. Orth from the on foreign
affairs, reported a bill for the issuing and
recording of commissions to p0stmasters ap-
pointed by the president with the consent of
the senate. He explained the obj ect be to
to transfer that duty from the state
department TO the postoffice depart
ment. Passed. Also a bill TO pro-
vide for a more complete organ
ization of the state department ere
ating two new offices, that of third assist
ant secretary of state and of solicitor TO
the department of state, with salaries at
$500 respectively, and abolishing the office
OF examiner of claims. Referred. Mr..
Conger, from the committee on commerce,
reported a bill to amend the steamship
passenger act, in regard to the publication
OF lists of immigrants. Passed. Mr.. Small
presented resolutions of the New Hamp-
shire press association, for the restoration
free transmission through the mails
in the county of their publication.
Also resolutions declaring hostility to any
action that may result directly or indirectly
in the restoration of the abuses of the frank
ing privilege. The house resumed the con-
sideration of the bill to provide for the dis
tribution of public documents printed by the
authority of congress and of seeds furnished
by the agricultural department, for free ex-
change of newspapers between publishers,
and for free transmission of weekly newspa-
pers by mail within the county where pub
AAohCQs N4As 1OOOs "a INdhcdof cuODO1bO0 INK
bill LIST, becauseit was demanded by the peo-
pie, and ID, because it was the only means
of Keeping people informed of the acts of
their representatives in congress. Ifthere was
to be no opportunity for this except through
reporters for their source ofpower
was in the hands OF the gentlemen of the
gallery, not in the bands of the members
themselves. Mr. Ward said he should vote
against the bill, but if it were to pass he
should move an to extend its
application to the speeches of the members
and senator's.
General Coburn supported the bill and ar
gued that the law for the abolition
of the ranking privilege would new
er have been passed if it had
had not been understood at the time that an
arrangement would bemade for free trans
mission of public documents. Mr.Lawrence
declared himself in favor of the third Sec
ton of the bill providiI g for the tree trans
mission of weekly newspapers etc., and op-
posed to all its other provisions. Mr.. Price
advocated the bill as an educational meas.
ure, and solely on that ground,
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,,
REVIEWED THE HISTORY
of the postal service of the country, and OF
his connection with it; of the ranking
privilege. In process of time, he said, the
r newspaper press took possession of the
, mails. OF fifty-eight and a half tons OF
/ mail matter which left the New York post
1 OhdCo udiIJs OHiy ClSHbd uO a Hall IOuS COu-
!, sisted of letters and correspondence; while
forty-seven and a half tons consisted OF
newspapers, and two and a half tons OF
transient printed matter. He noticed in
, the very remarkable speech of his colleague
, what was claimed to be a great abuse.
A member-What colleague.
Mr.. Butler-Mr. Dawes, he is the only one
of my colleagues that makes remarkable
speeches, the others are good, his are re-
markable Here the clerk read an extract
from Mr.. Dawes speech, as to the increase in
the postoffice expenditures. Mr.. Butler went
on TO state that the amount annually paid
on letter postage was over $40, 000, 900, and
only a little over 900 on newspapers,
and yet congress was called upon to relieve
newspapers of their burden. He contrasted
the great abuse OF franking speeches, and
documents on the approach of presidential