Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-20
ESTABLISHED MARCH 80, 1885.
rules and pass the bin was then agreed to.
Yeas l5S, nays "a.
tafaSgttess Watch.

Yeas 15S, nays "a.
Iafaystte's Watch.
Mr.. Hooper moved to suspend the rules
and pass a Joint resolution approsiriating
three hundred dollars for the purchase and
restoration 10 the family of the Marquis
Lafayette, OF the watch presented by Gen.
Washington TO Lafayette. The watch is
now owned by Mr.. Ward, of Texas, who
bought it at pawn-broker's shop in Louis
Vile for SIS some years ago. The watch
itself was in ths hands of Mr.. Hooper, and
was inspected with great interest by many
members.
Mr.. Maynard, of Tennessee, mentioned
that the watch had eeen
Loss ~ Nashville,
by Gen. Lafayette, on his last visit to
America, and expressed the opinion that
if the matter were brought to the attention
of the Tennessee Legislature; that body
would gladly make the restoration.
Mr.. Garfield said the only question in the
matter was as to the genuiness of the
watch. If it was genuine, which had been
somewhat doubted by experts, the resolu-
ton should pass as a matter of course,
The joint resolution was passed.
East Tennessee University.
Mr.. Maynard moved TO suspend the rules
and pass Senate bill for the relief of East
Tennessee University. Agreed to.
The Speaker Table.
Mr.. Starkweather moved to proceed to
the business on the Speakers table, and
dispose thereof under the two-thirds rule.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, moved, as an amend
ment, TO suspend the rules and proceed to
the business on the Speakers table; to be
disposed Of under the ordinary majority
rule. Reiected-yeas, 1873; nays, Ill.
Mr.. Starkweather's motion was then
adopted.
After dispOsing Of various executive COM
munications on the Speakers table, the
business was interrupted and Mr.. Tyner,
from the Appropriation COMMITTEES, report
ed back the Senate amendments to the
postofjce appropriation bill. The amend
inent restricting letter carriers to towns of
$4,000 instead of 10000 inhabitants was
concured in.
The amendment fixing rates of newspa-
per postage at four cents q pound, and ON
single papers at one cent each, and requir-
ing prepayment, was discussed at length.
Z. II. Roberts moved to amend by max
ing the postage on daily and weekly news
papers cent a pound and on magazines
cents a pound. The greater amount of
the business Of the dailies and weeklies
was placed within the range Of the whole
sale business. and therefore the postage
should be less. He informed the House
that the newspapers wanted
No Sympathy,
but only justice. He was confident that
the House was not going TO legislate against
newspapers out of spite. Great as some
public men might be, long as might be
their pnblic life, their career was short
compared with the life of great newspa-
per. There was no one so great that he
could afford TO sheer at it. If the House
chose to legislate from spite, the newspa-
pers would be carried outside of the
mails.
Finally, Mr.. Roberts amendment was
rejected and the Senate amendment mOdi-
fed so as to read that
On all Newspapers
and periodicals mailed from known office
of publication or news agency, and ad-
dressed to a regular subscriber or news
agents, the postage shall be charged at
the following rates: On newspa-
per and periodical publications is
sued more frequently than once
a week ! cents for each pound or fraction
thereof, and on those published less fire.
quently 3 cents pound: provided, that the
rate of postage of newspapers or periodicals
not exceeding > ounces in weight, and
circulars when the same are deposited in a
letter carriers office, for delivery by officers
or its carrier. shall be uniform at l cent
each; but a parcel weighing more than ,
ounces shall be subject to postage of ?
cents. Each of these shall be prepaid by
stamp.
The amendment allowing single copies
of newspapers to 90 through the mail with
in the county was concurTed in, also that
requiring oath Of publishers, with some
notifications.
Mr.. Lawrence argued that the cOmpen-
sation of pOstmasters in the smaller cites
and towns was now
Too Light,
and warned tie House that political up
heavals sometimes, and Grange movements
would Overtake the members.
Mr.. Maynard, of Tennessee, scoffed al
the theory Of making the PosJ-Oifice de-
partner self-sustaining.
All the remaining amendments were
nOn-concured in except the last.
Mr.. Garfield called attention to provisO
in it, that the Congressional Record or any
part thereof shall go through the mails
free Of postage. lie regarded it as little
bit of
Moral Bribery.
Under that, member could have his
speech printed under the heading "Appen-
dix TO the Congressional Record"
Mr. Mills moved to amend by reducing
the limit of postage of public documents to
ten cents per volume. Carried-yeas l24
nays 112.
The provisions eXempting public docu-
ments from prepayment, and limiting the
ten-cent price TO those already published
were then struck out, as also the prOvisC
making the Congressional Record free.
After all these notifications, the Senate
amendment was nOn-concuTed in, by yeas
rs to nays lis, and the bill now goes to q
conference committee.
The House took recess to $50.
Ben Butler Breaks Loose.
In the evening session, Mr.. Butler, Of
Massachusetts, was cOmplimented this
evening with the largest audience that has
been seen in the House this session. He
spoke at length in defense of the mOiety
system. He said the mere smuggler brings
in his goods in small vessels, but the great
importer brings his in 5000 ton ships and
brides custom-hOuse officers to let them in.
or by a confederate partner swears them
through, and makes hundreds of thousands
of dollars by a single venture, and prob
ably
BuiIds n Church
out of his gains and becomes noted for his
charities. which advertises his house and
brings it custom. This is no fancy sketch.
He declared it as a startling announcement
that the United States did not receive more
! than 81 per cent of its duties on goods
where the tariff is ad valorem. In Other
words. if the Government should collect
its present duties honestly, it could pay
IOO.GOO,OOO Dollars
| of the National debt every year, and yet
the people have no higher taxes to pay thar
they have now. Fraudulent importers, by
fraudulent invoices, charged people those
duties and pocketed them as part Of theil
profits. He spoke of Phelps, Dodge 4
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Smuggling, Perjured Villains.
He related how the law which authorized
American statuary to be imported free o
duty had been taken advantage of by
Phelps, Dodge X Co., who imported statue
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