Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
Dilatory Action ON Louisiana
Relief.
Senate Passes the Postal Bil
House Passes Bill to Reconstruct
the District.


House Passes Bill to Reconstruct
the District.
The Impeachment of Judge Du-
rel Recommended.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-Mr. Thurman,
from the Finance Committee, reported the
House tariff bill, with sundry amendments.
He said it was manifest the bill could not
be passed in the shape it came from the
House. If the Senate intended to pass the
bill this session it should be taken up to-
morrow or next day. Placed on the table.
Another Railroad Grab.
Mr.. Pratt said at the instance of an old
friend, a citizen Of Ohio and formerly a
member of this body, he desired to cali up
the Senate bill to amend the act in relation
TO the survey of certain lands granted to
the Northern Pacific Railroad. The char
ter Of that road provided that certain
quantity of land on the east side of the
road should be conveyed 10 the road. Some
ten millions OF dollars was due under the
clause, but had been withheld by the Gov
ernment on account of clause in the sun
dry civil appropriation bill of 1S7I,
which required the cost of the survey to
be paid by the company. This proyiso was
in direct controventiOn TO the original
charter.
Mr.. Davis said he understood that seven
or eight hundred thousand dollars were in
yolYed in this bill, and all railroads receiv-
ing public lands heretofore had paid the
cost of survey. He saw no reason why this
road should be made an exception.
Mr.. Howe inquired why the bill could
not be amended so as to extend the same
relief to other roads.
Mr.. Pratt said if amended il would prob
ably fail on account of want of time.
The bill was then passed without amend
ment.
The Mississippi valley.
Mr.. Alcorn, of Mississippi, called up the
House bill to provide for the appointment
of committee of engineers to investigate
and report upon permanent plan sr the
reclamation of the alluvial basis of the
Mississippi river subject to inundation.
Passed.
Louisiana Relief Goes Over.
Mr.. West, from the Committee on Ap-
preparations, reported favorably on House
bill making an additional appropriation for
the relief of persons suffering by the over
flow of the lower Mississippi river, and
asked its immediate consideration.
Objection was made by Mr.. salisbury,
and it went over.
Naval.
Mr.. Cragin, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported back a resolution
instructing that committee to inquire into
the expediency of reducing the number of
navy-yards and naval hospitals, with res
olution directing the committee to continue
their investigation during recess. Agreed to.
Mr.. AleOrn, from the Select Committee
on Mississippi Levees, reported a bill for
the relief of the Overflowed levee districts
of Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana.
Placed on the calendar.
Postal.
The morning hour expired, and the Chair
called up the unfinished business, being the
Post-office appropriation bill.
The pending question being the amend
ment of Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, to the
amend lent of Mr.. Frelinghuysen, provid-
ing that the amendment shall apply only
to documents ordered to be printed Dy
either House of Congress previous to the
passage Of the act.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen accepted the amend
ment, and the question then REQUIRED on
his amendment as amended, which dis
penSes with the prepayment requisite and
provides that
Public Documents
may be sent through the mails at rate oi
postage not exceeding p cents for each
volume, to be paid by a person receiving
the same, and authorizes the Postmaster
General to sell, after thirty days, all public
documents which accumulated.
Mr.. Cooper moved to amend by striking
out the clause providing that the rate of
postage shall not exceed % cents per vol
ume, and also the provision allowing the
Postmaster General to sell such documents
after thirty days. Rejected.
The amendment proposed by the Com
mittee on Appropriations, providing that
postage shall hereafter be prepaid on all
mail matter at the time of mailing, was
withdrawn. that of Mr.. Sherman adopted
yesterday taking the place of it.
Mr.. Stevenson moved to amend so as to
provide for the printing of 300, 600 copies OF
Agricultural Reports,
two hundred thousand for the use of the
House of Representatives, seventy-five
thousand for the use of the Senate, and
twenty-five thousand for the use of the
Commissioner of Agriculture, and that the
same shall be allowed to 60 through the
mails free, with stamps of the Agricultural
Department. Rejected-yeas q, nays p.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen's amendment was
then agreed 20, yeas 33, Eays 26, Mr.. Coop
er voting yea.
Mr.. Ramsey submitted an amendment
providing that so much Of the act as fixes
the rate of postage on newspapers and
periodicals. shall not take effect till Jan. ]
next. Agreed to.
Mr.. Robertson submstted an amendment
hat the act entitled an act to abolish the
Franking Privilege
is hereby restored. Rejected; yeas II, nay:
"a.
The bill was then reported to the Senate
read third time and passed.
Pension Agents.
Mr.. Sargent. from the Conference Com
mittee on Pension Appropriation Bill
made 4 report, which was agreed to. By
its terms, the House agrees TO Senate
amendment, which fixes the fees of pension
agents at % cents Tor preparing vouchers
and administering Oaths.
A Big Printing Job Spoiled.
Mr.. Stevenson introduced bill prohibit
ing the publication in newspapers of re-
ViSed statutes of the United States. Passed
Southern Claims.
The consideration of the bill for the pay
ment of claims allowed by the Southern
Claims Commission was taken up, and Mr.
Scott explained that the amendments
be proposed reduced the amount allowed
by the House bill $4,000.
The Committee reported in favor Of
striking out the appropriation of S45, 16l
for the payment of the claim Of William
Bailey, of Louisiana. The
Bill Was Laid Over Till Tomorrow.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, submitted a reso-
luton, that until otherwise ordered, the
Senate meet daily at IL o'clock and remain
in continuous session until 6 o'clock p. NJ
Agreed to.
Regulating Railroads.
Mr.. Chandler moved to take up Senate
bill to regulate commerce among the sever
al States and with foreign nations, but OBJ
lection was made by MeSsrs. Boutwell, and
Sprague and it went over.
Mr.. Boutwell, called up House bill re-
pealing all revenue tax on savings banks
having no caDital and whose inVestme Is