New-York tribune., 1874-04-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

BY Mr.. WOOD tDem., N. Y1.-To regulate inc eerVico
the collection of the various ports OF entry
IN the United States and the disposition OF tho hnes
penalties and foreitures incurred under the laws rea
ing to Customs. Referred 10 the Committee on Ways
and Means. The following is the text Of the bill:
and ser the passage Of this ae. mOses
Suns S.I be psd 10 or received By collectors naval officers
other oce and e~Po,e connected with The
which peqnihes OF whatever OF nature
or .I the are hereby
That all aud penalties aad forfeure' and The proceeds
Other Oc Of hs United States for sn1 vCOn
enS y" poeens S1 zee sS Be- s into Ss Tss.uy
and thereof shall DO paid to or received BY any 0fce
the duty q ' s'sT sgssgss IL + .s; the
u, a. Ct s SSo Of s % e IN a s a %
E.se i%TssT upon we ,sp. y, into the et. to
say q s ss 20 sn 70 Hse proper
% TO S % % s.S' snG % AS prosecute With 6s
diligence and dispatch to tnsl Judgment -,
SIC a That shall not be lawful for or Of customs special
United under relieve from any fn
claim relic from such sne penalty or for
fsture shall b. guilt, Of and a 90 & hee S % be @
provided hOwever that the scret. Of ihs
him. nav remit sn Se, fOfure proc: hst there
S ss whom sucs snss penalties ioeures
accrued the part Of hs their agent or sgentA
sct TO regulate the collection imports and
a TO protect b revenue and for other pHrpos approved JAY
% 1885, law Of the United states ss DO 20 construct as 20
the value or vaue thereof consequence Of any fraud on
Sen invo or eay item items commissions
brokerage g ss @ OF UOp parts SeTeo but such forfeiture or penalty
shall apply the single item items Of goO' wares and mer
items Of together with the amount of the unpaid duties on such
have beea Js alton which such fraud. unds valuation or
other unswlnl act shall have been committed.
SEQ g. goods merchandise shall have
been entered pG p.s.eE E S o. SS arc s @ se oydsed sp
pad goods merchandise shall have been delivered
Of u and uc6 settlement Of duties shall IN the absence
in the absence Of protest By the owner importer agent eOnssne
That suit eoa % recover any pecqolsry penalty or for
Usted States shall be unless shall commenced
within after the time when such psn,y shall have
within the United states ana that the proper process may be nias
SEo g. That whenever shall appear the satisfaction
e. ss Of Ds nCSs oSa s % any ,5 er a s e @ Ens
that The papers charged
The duties imposed b. the trial Of the ey
.9 soc Jae sa issue an order for 'S Of 'n' o'o Ks
used % % I section ' Doss| Ss S ss Of h
ana papers bis attorneys agents TO them s times nor
@ DC Sq the n Of book. and papers in an act epid
AZ regulate the disposition Of hnes penalties and orufes
M. y s7 and also an aci Titled sei further prevent
smuggng and for other purposes approved July TO- 1861 are
Sac All acts and parts with the provision, q
sac eIirs rights cr prevent in Ike this
act had not passed where Prosecution has been ac9a
Information before the Of this act This
shall TAI heel Immediately.
BV sy Mr. McDoUGALT daep N Y)-The resolutions OF
the Legislature against an increase of cur
BY Mr. FORT CRep, III 1.-THE resolutions of the Illi-
nois Legislature asking Tor legislation to secure 70 the
people Of the Unted States equal advantages and faeil
te. Us to rates time ana trans Oh tne Union
Pacific Railroad and its several branches. a., ....
by Mr.. BURCHARD (kep., In.)-rO regulate the entry
aud appraa OF foreign merchandise and ~ prescribe
penalties for fraudulent entries
THE FREE EXCHANGE OF NEWSPAPERS.
Mr. PACKER (aep., Penn), Chairman Of the Post
Nou IN tho rulea and
The bill for the exchange Of newspapers between pub
sers and the free transmission OF newspapers by mail
within the county or their publication The motion was
agreed to- and the bill passcd-Yeas, l7S; Nays Al
The text Of the bill Is as follows:
Th from and after @ 4 s n. Let Fs & Sws sTss,p1 @ po
aud m % Vent S s copy
each second % % GSs S copy a 10 % S % 5
Is pS6ed Bat carriers shall required distribute such
peIs postage Is paid them as The usual rates
ana pass the bill aud directing the Secretary
Of tho Treasury TO deer Amy or 70
with may IN his opinion he Tor the pest IN
teret of pubo service, the moneys heretofore APP
proprated for that purpose to remain available until
Inc completion of the for which they were appro
prated The motion was re1ected-feas, l29 Nays, g5
mo- twO-thrds IN the affirmative
IRREGULARITIES IN THE LETTING OF MAIL con-
TRACTS
Nr STONE Dem, MOI moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution rectng gross abuses and reg
ularities in the letting Of mail contracts and providing
for an investigation thereof The motion to suspend the
rules was not seconded by majority, and the resolution
was not entertained.
Mr. RFCK Dem. Xvi called attention to the fact that
every Democratic member voted In the affirmative and
every Republican member In the NEGATIVE.
Mr. slOWELL (Rep., Val mem0er OF the Post-Ohice
Cammittee said tnat Mr Stone had had opportunity
OF making his proofs before the COMMITTEE and the Com
mittee would give him hearing Tomorrow
Mr. PACKER Rep., PENN the chairman OF the Com
mitee make ike statement. and said that II the pre-
ambe struck out there was no objection TO the reso
Mr.. PAGE Rep., CALI remarked that statement had
heen sent TO the Associated Press IN California, at the
nslgation Of his colleague Nir Luttrel that this In
ypstigation had been going on for weeks.
MIR LUTTRELL Dem. Cal)-excltedly-I know moth
ing about IT, aud you have authority for asserting it,
You are very sensitive on this point.
sanne aNr ImttrelD went before the Post Office Com
mitee making certain charges, and was requested by
sign thein He had come at different times and after
ward when there was no quorum present and then the
tele grams sent 10 California stating that Mr. Lut-
could not get it-a statement which was wholly false.
is very sensitive stated to him. and stated to the
COMMITTEES that serious charges had been preferred In
regard TO certain Post-Omce transactions thal vas
disposed to implieate thS k9s1HsssI General but
that there had been Post-0fice Ring formed which
deraudng the Government ne and had defrauded Il
afterward went before the Committee agreed to, but
colleague did not appear and there was no quorum
make these charges on tue authority OF the very best
men In my State-Republicans-who would be ashamed
OF action Of their Representatives. here today do
not come here with Leland Standords collar around
my neck labeled as the tool OF monopoly. come as
the representative OF the workngmeD.
Here there loud calls for question" and Irregular
order while Messrs. Page and Lutrell were gesticu
lating the time, and each endeavorng TO make
himself heard. There was hardly member in the
House occupying seat. All were standing mp in the
alsles fronting the Speakers chair and the noise and
confusion prevented anything being said done in
der At length The Speaker managed TO have order re-
stored requiring all members TO resume their seats.
Mr. TYNER Rcp., 1ndD member OF the Post Office
Committee in the last and present Congress. explained
tlat all the charges contained in Mr. stones preamble
had been before the Committee Of the last ress and
had been fully investigated and that While the result
showed that the department had been yictimzed by
a.s,ano knnun straw bids" official connected