The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-07-11
CONGRESSIONAL.

@ JUNE 17.-SepGte.-Ihe House Dill Tor the
relief OF James A. Mccullough, late Collector OF
The Fifteenth District Of Missouri, was passed.
The House bill to provide for the appointment
of a commission Of engineers to investigate and
report upon permanent plan for the reclama-
ton of the alluvlal basins of the Mississippi
River was also passed. :. a motion to restore the
franking privilege, made by Mr. Rob
ertson, was defeated-ayes, II; noes, "a The
House bill authorizing the construction OF q
bridge across the Mississippi River, at or near
La Crosse was passed. House.-The Senate bill
prohibiting the publication OF the revised statutes
in newspapers at the expense of the government
was passed -. The report of the Conference COM
mittee on the Pension Appropriation bill was also
adopted
JUNE E1S-Senate.- The bill for the payment
of awards by the Southern Claims Commission
was passed The bill to provide government
for the District of Columbia was then taken up,
ments, was passed as it came from the House;
| House--Mr. Butler made an attempt
| to have the Senate Civil-rights bill taken
| from the table, but the motion failed He then
asked leave to report the Civil-rights bill from
| the judiciary Committee, but this motion Jailed
| also "A commission of three was appointed to
and to enter into an agreement with them rela-
tive to the status of the colored men there. The
Moiety bill was then taken up and passed.
JUNE 19.-Sendte.-A number of bills
were reported from committees and ordered
placed on the calendar, among them one from
the Committee on Territories to organize the Ter
ritory OF Oklahoma and for the better protection
of the Indian tribes therein The report OF the
Conference Committee on the Finance bill was
agreed to after some discussions A; noes,
10. Some progress was made IN as
preparation bill. pending discussion on
which the Senate adjourned. House.
The Pc t-ofice and Appropriation %r 6Hl Ro5. %5s
,sfsA erts moved T,d an amendment making
the postage on daily and weekly newspapers one
cent per pound, and on magazines two cents pei
pound. He informed the House chat newspaper
wanted no sympathy, but only justice. lie was
confident that the House was not going to leg1s'
late against newspapers out OF spite Great a.
: some public men might be, long as might be then
public life, their career was short as compared
, with the life of great newspaper There wa
none so great that he could afford to sneer at II
If the House choose to egislate from spite, news
papers would be carried outside the mails. Mr.
C. Il. Hoar criticized MIR. Roberts,s init
nation that the House was actuateo In lts legSla
tion by its opposition to newspapers rather thai
by desire to do what is right and for the pubic
] interest. Finally Mr.. Roberts's amendmen
! was rejected and the Senate amendnens wa wa
modified SO as to read that on all newspapers an
e periodical publications mailed from a Know
Office of publication or news agency and ad
dressed to regular subscribers tor neWs-agen. gem
On newspapers and periodical publication
Issued weekly and more frequently ina
q once week, one and nan Genus Ior ..S eae
" iished less frequently three cents pound; prC
yided that the rate of postage on newspapers {
L periodicals not exceeding two ounces In weigh
and circulars when the same are deposited In
n letter carriers Office for delivery by an Office
= its carrier shall be uniform at one cent each; b
70 periodicals weighing more than two ounces sha
be subject to postage of two cents each, ana the
!. rates shall be prepaid by stamp. The amen'
= ment allowing single copies OF newspapers 10
,r through the mails Tree within the county was col
" Cured in. / he amendment allowing four pour
= packages of the third class to be transmitted
~ mail was, after considerable discussion, co
e. Cured in. The amendment requiring the oafn
y lions The amendment making the change
Y. newspaper postage to commence on the lst
- January next, was concurred in. An amen
!. Inent was carried reducing the limit OF postage
ss public documents from twenty TO ten Ger
e. per volume. In the evening the session "
A entirely occupied by Gen. Butler In lepgt
" speech in defense of the Moiety bill, which "
Fe replied to bs Messrs. Foster, e. III. Roberts.
n r Hoar, and Dawes. The debate was very p'
: sonal and yindictive, and the galleries W.
n crowded during the whole debate.
to JUNE 20.--Sendte.-A number of Jol
u resolutions were agreed to-. Mr.. Windo
of from the Conference Committee on the lndl
Appropriation bill, made q report, which v
| agreed to- Ihe report fixes the appropflaii
IL for the Apaches of Arizona and New Mexico
he 8 80. OlO, Instead of 800, 600, as voted by
senate. and compromise on $50, 900 ior Indl
Is service in California. the House Item OF 500,
for this purpose having been increased b7
;. Senate to SO, coo. The appropriation for
10, Apaches last year was S751, 90, and for the
af- before SS25, 600. - The spndry CIYa app