Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-20
EVENING STAR.
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SENATE Alter or resort c'ossd
The ffFCrf OF p. cNlftsen1e ef.r,rit,. -.
TIE currency ban we c0ncErr.d in-yoAs al.
Tie river ard harbor spprcpriati,p bri ~.
then taRen ~. and. pending hrtisu the So
ate Seit into executive session ~ y m. soa
Win lie tScepticn % = recess from 4 10 % n
n = maine q therein until % n. m.
When The doors were reopencd the pos, o4see
HlLfopriaiion oill A. returned hy the HOUSE,
w VT = reg ses' Tor committee Of conference,
Mr. West sad the only point Of difference in
regard 70 money With the House DAD not involve
oNeI go. Ibe main POINT OF difference ~ss
IN regard "a the postage on uewspar.ers V-hich
ne Senate had liked AZ four cent? 'psr F-,pnd
and the House sisted on one aud ahslt EMS
ordered. ~ sAe"
Mr.. Anthony submitted from the COMMITTEES
on fnnung the House Resolution directing the
public printer "a keep separate ACCOUNT OF an
expenditures tor printing and bl.stns ~ -
gyessioHel ReoOrd Passed.
The char snnoonced - the committee Of
conference on the post Office appropristion min
Nessrs. West, Ramsey and Shsrman
The pension bill was then praceeaNf with
but before u was disposed OF the senate al
journed.
HOUsE-After our report cloaod
hr. Tyner, from the Committee on Anprs-
prlaiions, reported back the Post Oflne A1prO-
prlsuOn bill. With the Senate amend ments
The principal amendments were dispo-ea NJ
a. follows That limiting the letter-cArr ier svs-
tenn 10 towns or cities having 80 600 inhabitants
employment OF n fouTth-clasS clerk A. supefiu-
tendent OF Tree delivery an the Post Once de-
paftment AZ salary OF - $50 Was non-ccn-
CURED IN. That striking out the uroytso aliow-
ing the Agri cultural report 90 pass fr-a throagh
the MALE was non cOncurred in. FhAt prohin-
Jung the publication OF the revised statues In
neNspApeFs was cOncurrcd in.
The committee recommended concurrence in
The amendment m relation 60 the hostage on
Newspapers, with an amendment. - A. % make
The paragrspa read a. follows. ssnn newsnapers
and periodical publications issued weekly and
mote frequently than once a week, one cent
aud i've mills FOR each pound or fraction thereof,
and on those issued les frequently than once a
week, three cents Tor each pound or Traction
thereof The rate on uewspapt r. ava periodic
Gals, not eNceeoing two ounces IN weight. IL unit
ounces AZ two cents each.
The anne cmeHt suggested by the committee
was agreed n.
The amendments IN relation 20 .he vsfrtsoy
OF mall maiter-that permitting free transmits
sion 90 papers Ia counties Where puhli-b.d ara
that s..Owlng packages weighing four pounds
10 so through the msiis-were coucurred in
The smen1Ineut requiring publishers d make
Al athdsytt that they would not send m al mat
vi thTOugh the mau IN FioistlOu OF Law was
conc uired IN With rnndrv amend neuts, one OF
Which authorized the Pos'u ssrer General -
prescribe the form OI the AFFIDAVIT wien he NAV
dem u necessary, aud smother reduced the
Pun 10 meut for violation or The law q one
year's Imprisonment and q tns not more than
The amendments in relation 20 salaries OF
poSimasters AND IN relation 10 mail routes were
non concuTred iu.
when the last amendment in relation IN ,he
rarsmission OF public documents through the
male without prepayment OF postage was
reached
AIr. Mills moved an amendment 20 make thu
postage on each public document ten cents m
s,eSo 81 twenty I've cents. Adopted by vote
MIR. Burchsrd moved 20 strike ont the rroyiso
relating 10 the Congressional Record, aud also
The proviso making the section apply only 70
documents printed by order of either House OF
Congress Adopted.
The House then, by a vote OF ll3 20 lis, nom
concurred in the Senate amendment as
amended.
A conference was ordered, and AZ 5.5Oa. re-
cess WAS taken till 80 q. IN.
AT the evening session, the Committee on
Enrolled Bills reported number OF bills duly
enrolled, among them the bin for the govern.
ment OF the District Of Columbia, and for other
purposes.
Mr.. Butler Mass then addressed the House
a. ,englh on The molety question. In the course
OF his remarks he had read a letter from Mr..
Foster, of Ohio, which he said had been picked
up in the streets of Brooklyn. saving that a. A
member OF the Committee OF Ways and Means,
he had proposed a resolution calling on the
Secretary OF tue Treasury for infOr IN alton in
regard TO the SanbOrn contracts aud had sspre-
pSTed himself 10 rap Old COck-eye." Loud
laughter What could he desire TO ran .sOld
Cock-eyeh forP Had he ever done him an in
jury, or spoken an unkind word 20 him? In
closing, Mr.. Batler looked forward 70 the time
when political hatreds and rivslries had passed
away, and people would say there was one
whose virtues At least equAled his faults. His
remarks and manner were very pathetic, aud i'm
the stiffness which followed,
Mr. Foster calculated, "Let US pray"
lLaughteT.l
MIR. Butler, after pause, "wm you leadg"
lRenewed laughter
The discussion continued until u O'Clock D.
M when the House adjourned.
RIA schoOlmsster at Nottingham, England.