New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20


as might be their public life, their career was snort az
compared with the life OF great new spaper IheTG s
none 80 great that he could afford at IT, III the
House chose to leg1saie from spite, the newspapers
would he carried outside of the mails -, ,,.r,.,s
Mr.. G.. +. HOAR rep, Mass criticised MT Roperlt
ntimaon that the House actnated IN its ieeisa
ton by opposition TO newspapers rather IMAM ~ rno
sire to do what is right for me public interest Tue
gentleman had stated recently chat II he House . en
pocted 70 carry favor with the country press w anJ
the country newspapers 60 free II was mistaken an!
had been warning the House not TO legis4tT o
OF spite. That certainly net the motive WIN Nuo
gentlemen addressed themselves 70 TINS iinporLfn'
| question. The newspaper press hai lIs Vii
| its sins. crimes, It's lcentlOusness n ~
as its honest advocacy of tie public goOd- lne
press was the multiplication, not the suppIesslohu
the circulation of newspaper. Il the great in
OF New York msrepresened members OF tne nuuso -
public conduct thereby striking blow at me Nery
principle OF selfgoyernmeut the cure was To p1t o1 IT.
or later tine people would learn to pick out the ruin
He therefore, favored the lowest possible rale o &
age on newspapers and ne trusted that his friend rom
/ New-York Cir f. H. Roberts, whom ne honoreu vet !,
highly, would not attribute TO hin, either ulr aese sS
| spite against the city newspapers.
Mr.. L. II. ROBERTS replied that newspapers Nere
made nv men. aud must therefore repre- seht uu'hn
fraities ana human passions. Inc prac'lcdl i-U,
was, whether the postage On newspapers wa 20 Oe 80
so nigh a. to be IN the interest d Tue chtst " %
or whether II was 70 be put at such isIS - otu II
seemed to hlm essential 10 adopl sncn rato a. "a e
be the interest II the Government IL Ndheu -
action Of the House to be not only just hut to De 30 JUS
that no idir man could compliant OF III me ,'r and
/ which lie bad offered seemed 20 nm 10 De IaiI anu
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Mr. HAWLEI rep, Cehn,l Ais2 au' osed nv
Messrs CANNON Rep. Ll). aud ABLE REP: hansil5J
Mt R0berts's amendment rejected ana the senate
amendment was modified. 80 ~ 10 reaG Una. Oh NJ
newspapers and periodical! publications, mailed iroh
known Office OF publication, news agency, addressed
! to regular subscribers or news agents, pacAaees
/ newspapers ana periodical publications issued
weekly and more frequently Than once =
on those published less frequently three cents pOuhd
pr0rdcd that the rate OF postage on newspapers o,
periodicals. not exceeding two ounces IN weight Anu
circulars. when the deposited in letter
carriers Office for delivery by the ONCE or 10 carrier,
shall DO uniform at cent each; but ptr0licd'
weighing more than two ounces shal be subject 10
postage OF two cents EACH aud these rates Shall dc pre-
Tie amendment allowing single copies Of newspapers
through the mails Tree within the county was eOA
The amendment allowing pound packages Of the
third class 10 be transmitted by mai was a4'er coNS
erabe discussion, cOucurred In.
Inc amendment requiring oath by publishers was
concirrel In yritn some InndIhcatiuns
fhe amendment making the change OF newspaper
postage 10 begin ON the Let Oh January next was co
The Amendment fixing the salary Of the New-York
Postmaster 5000 and dividing all other Posimasers
INTO classes Win salaries of not more man StV1
nor less than 5000 less than 5000 but not le-s hau
$40 less than 800 but not less man sD ana tHose
OF les, than 5000 discussed, the Recommendation
OF the Committee on Appropriations being, that the
Mr. LAWRENCE Tep., Ohio opposed the Senate
amendment, arguing that the compensation OF post
masters III the smaller cities ara towns was nov 700
high, ana warning ne House mat TIE pohtca uphedNa
sometimes called the Grange movement, would OVeftaKe
Mr. INWARD Rep Tenn scofed at the theory OF
making tue POst-Oce department selisustainne ana
declared that he was IN favor ~ postal aees rather
than Of making the PostOMee Department sell
sustaining. -, - -,
IN saying that lne Posi-Omce Department should
be sefsustauing in saying that the ar Department
the Navy Department or the common school system
should be made SUSTAINING.
Tn senaIe amendment was uon-concurred in.
Mr.. KAsSON (2ep., Iowa. moved prOvso that no
than 80 shall receive than 5000 per annum ana
stated mat in several Of the states ne Governor Judges
ana hn state officers dld receive such Algh sala
RES az some OF the POstmasters ia those states. The
All The rrnapIus senate amendments in the bin were
nOncOncurred in except the last, which exempts public
documents tom prepay aeAt' ana Aits Ae postage 10
Mr. BuRCHARD rep. H. moved to amend by
relieves public documents from prepayment, and the
iast part winch limits the - cents postage TO documents
Mr.. HAwiEY rep. Conn., regarded the Senate
amendment, ~ considerable extent as restoration
OF the ranking privilege and therefore he objected
IT, lie not going to JOIN IN any common cant OF
mad a Beb f 6nd ana the public seht%eSi o. fe
country against H. Tue tendency Oh pubic senll-
nad been IN the direction OF paying something Tor
everything passing through the mails and the keprb-
party had certainly adopted tht Ilea ne wished
years least. Public sentiment was not yet ready 20
abandon the experiment OF 10 Ees'o4e TIE I-@lA4n.
privilege. directly or indirectly.
Mr.. PARKER Rep. Mo- replied to Mr.. HawleY. and
denied tnA the senate amendment wa, Ia any sense
restoration Of the Thanking privilege II dl ho' permit
documents through the mails Tree or postage lie
privilege nothing but humoue, ana SAID that IN tle
petitions by The POstnasterIenerai names from
graveyards and tomb-stoues were put. FOR Ms part
after the people demanded that the pay OF members
OF Congress should De reduced 50 thai no member cOud
live decenT upon IT, he did not propose TO pay postage
Oh public documents.
Mr. TYNER Hsep. Ind said he desired to put himself
an rbe record a. voting against everything mat looked
ike est,ratlOn OF the Thanking privilege de be
lieved that he vas az much Instructed Oy MS cOn-utu
euts through political platforms. and through the e1
pIess,ols o. I'm t b rene of the ranking rlyiIcge
nFaf la IL q
sIruC..u - saut bein entered upon m which some
members take part ana 10 be candidates., ana
lie warned them they had better be cautious about
Ike a restoration OF the ranking privilege.
Mr. GARFIELD rep. Onnl called attention 70 INC
nrNyiso tnat me Congregational Record. any part
heraof s6aI 20 through the mails OF postage. he
regarded A little bit OF moral bribery Under tha
a member could have his speech under the heading
A1Dendix 10 me Congressional Record" ana could
have IL through the mails free IL tnat was not
species OF moral bribery, he did not know what was
Mr MILLS Dem, Tex moved IN amend the Senate
amendment by reducing the limit oI postage Oh puDne
documents from - ccnte ~ Az ScN0S pe '"iuS NaAN
the question then REQUIRED division OF Mr. Bur.
cbard's motion, which TO strike out the nrst part OF
the senate amendments, e1emptlns puDlc docuinenis
from prepayment TINS motion was rsiee.ed ,,o,
The next division or Mr.. Burchard's motion. when
was 10 strike out the part OF the senate anendnent
which limits the provision oly 10 uoTuineH'' aHe"Hy
Tie last division Mr.. Burchards motion, which was
10 strike out prOvisO that The CoHgreSsOnH AeOrd
or any part thereof shall De carried thfousA 'o mans
free OF postage, was agreed tO-l07 10 g. -
The Senate amendment with all these mOdincauohr
uas then voted on. IL read az follows:
That hereafter requirement that postage snA be prepaid shs ao
sncf, muef 81 tle
of House Of Representative or DT me rrea4 ~
head sIesa'ye or any l .5o R51 f % md
,be noage volume public documents shall ec1 We
am f IA cent? prepaid shah be p'TAbe D VIC
rrog 10 rhom be directed sud received an0 ihs
printed the
document and subscribed D. the melDeI "
etb. psou mang the hau be desmel suneent ene-
ia, be SAN. public sn1 the pubic 1OeuAet
,b.l naie ali publications prei By 7ier Of Congress
an either HOME thereof any department Of ne Government Anl
nc documents be from the PosOhes 20 which me