New-York tribune., 1874-05-19
WASHINGTON.
Confinued frsm First Pare.

iaat year. and as reported by the Senate Committee
increases the appropriation made by the House by
SoLoo Most of the increase is for postage for the
Executive Departments. All of the Committed
amendments were disposed Of and those offered by
individual Senators will be taken up tomorrow
among these will be one by Senator Carpenter 70
strlSe out the third section of the bill, which is az
follows:
sao That civil officer OF the Government shall
I,rac,ir receNe any compensation or perqufsites.
h or indirectly from the Treasury property Of
sne United States beyond his salary compensation
or OF rhe services labor Of any person in the
riy rYiioymeht or service OF the United States. which
vaaed mat tbs shall De construed to deprive any
OF me United States Of such fees be
oAp,ssy provided by law In addition to the salary
compehsaton Of such officer OF the Of prop
~ ma a. ia ay De expressly by law appropriated to the
=, In giving notice to-day of his intention to move
% .is amendment he called attention to the distinc
t.8I between officers under the Government and
ieclsoII the Government, holding that Senators
were OF tne latter class H. said that if this section
shohu become law, IL would prevent "a Senator
E ioli sitting at his desk on Saturday when the
@oH''e was not IN session, and writing letter.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
Ihe following resolution, looking to the establish
ment OF the principle arbitration for the settle
ment OF International difficulties was offered IN the
House to-day by II. Boardman Smith, and was re-
leave to report it back at any time:
ReSolred. That the President is requested by this
House. 10 provide, in future treaties between the Gov
erhmeht OF the United States and foreign powers,
Wherever practicable that shall be declared by
ether OF the contracting powers against the other
III an EFFORT shall have been first made settle the
aheged cause OF ofsnse by impartial arbitration.
Inc resolution is identical in terms, except that
the word President IL substituted for king, with
one adopted by the Italian Parliament six months
ago AIesoutlOn of the same purport agreed to
by the BRITISH House of Commons a year ago. MIR.
Slhltn anu many other members think that the
United states had the credit of setting the world
such notable example. in submitting the Alabama
Chains 10 arbitration, 'we ought not to be behind
OtIci nations IN endeayUring To secnre the general
acceptance Of the principle.
ATTEMPT TO RESTORE THE FRANKtNG PRIvI-
LEGE
step was made IN the direction of restoring the
Franking Privilege by pecemeal by the adoption in
the House to-day of Judge Hoar's motion TO make
an amendment 10 the Post-Ofce Appropriation bill.
providing that the postage the agricultural re-
port shall not exceed ten cents per copy. When this
amendment is offered amendment to it providing
that the report shall 90 free Of postage will be ger
man, and will undoubtedly be adopted Ii should
be borne in mind however, that the main reliance
for the ultimate defeat of all projects for revIvlng
the franlIlng nuisance is the Senate The House
has on several occasions showed that 1t would re-
store tho entire abuse If dared and has been beat
lng about all the tor plan that Will give
members most Of the advantages of Thanking while
making the people believe that lt was quite another
thing aud intended solely for their good.