The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-17
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amendment by adding the provision o.
the House bill TO prevent and punist
straw bail. Agreed 10.
Mr.. Conkling moved to amend 90 as Il
ix the salary Of the postmaster at New
York city Of 5000 per Annum. Agreed
10. The amendment % amended wa
then agreed to.
Mr. Sherman moved to further amend
80 as to provide that all public documents
printed by order Of Congress for free dis
tElbntion shall be transported 10 the maill
without prepayment, and shall be deliv,
cred 10 the person TO whom addressed
upon payment Of the lawful postage
thereon.
Mr, Ffelinghuysen moved substitute
Tor that amendment 80 as to dispense with
the requirement Tor prepayment OF post
age on public documents authorized TO be
Issued 10 members oi Congress, the Pres
ident Of the United States or heads oil
departments, and providing that the post.
age on such documents shall not exceed
twenty'tv cents, TO be paid by the per-
son receiving the same.
a lengthy discussion ensued upon the
abolition OF the iranking privilege.
The substitute Of Mr.. Frelinghuysen
was accepted by MIR. Sherman.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, moved To
amend by adding q proVlso that the act
shall apply only to documents ordered to
be printed previous to the passage OF the
bill.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, said It was a
shame to talk about restoring the franking
privilege In any way. ItbeCame q public
scandal and every Senator was arraigned.
Before voting for its re.enactment he
would suffer his right arm 10 fall from ita
socket. V|s
Mr.. sprsgue said he voted for the re-
peal Of the ranking privilege, but regret.
ted It now.
Mr.. Lewis said that during the last po.
litical campaign documents Of political
nature came 70 him under postage stamps
issued to the Internal Revenue Depart.
ment.
Mr.. Sherman said there were probably
one thousand public documents now in
the vaults Of the Capitol, subject to his
order. What could he do with them !!
1t would take hall Of his salary 10 pay the
postage on all Of them. Congress must
either abandon the publication oi all
these documents, or provide come way to
carry them through the mails. The re-
peal ol the ranking privilege was God.
send 10 Express Companies, as they trans.
ported public documents at one-third ol
the amount charged by the Postoff1ce Dc.
partment.
Mr.. Carpenter said It would be well to
direct the Postmaster General 10 send out
petitions for the restoration oi the frank
ing privilege, and he had no doubt that
there would be q public sentiment soon
for Its re.ensctment. He had been send
ing public documents by express, but had
been reminded by his friend from YER
mont (Edmunds) that It was criminal
ot1ense 10 do 60, and as he did not want
10 go to Jail, he intended at the proper
time to offer an amendment allowing
members OF Congress to send such docu-
ments by express.
Mr.. Scott, from tho conference com.
mittee on the bill TO amend the customs
revenue laws and to repeal moities, made
a report, which was ordered printed. He
gave notice that he would call 1t up to.
morrow.
Mr.. Stevenson, from the Judiciary Com.
mittee, reported q substitute Tor the House
bill providing for tho publication of the
revised statutes Of the United States.
Passed.
Messrs. Window, Sargent and Bogy
were appointed members OF the confer
ence committee on Indian appropria-
tions. 1T
The Senate went into executive session
and soon alter adjourned.