The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-26
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Mr.. RICE. rep.) OF ILL.,, advocated the bill as an
educational measure, and solely on that ground:
am remarked that Il the visor OF the bill were
lifted the familiar features Of the ranking privI-
having WAS worth paying Tor. This Tree distriboe
ton OF public documents was Violation OF the
great principle OF equal taxation. There should
be no SPECIAL privileges given to farmers coIntry
editors or anybody else. IL would be better 10
nave postage made universally cheap. 40 that All
could participate In It's great educational ard
other advantages and therefore ne had suggested
yesterday an amendment to reduce the rates or
postage.
MR. BUTLER ON MR.. DAWES.
Mr.. BUTLER, rep) OF Mass, reviewed the history
OF the postal service OF the country and OF the con
process OF time, he said, she newspaper press took
possession OF the mails. OF the fity-eigbt and a
hall tong OF mail matter which left the New York
Post 0aice daily, only eight and q half tons con-
sisted OF letters and correspondence, while forty
seven and hall tons consisted OF newspapers and
He noticed In the very remarkable speech OF his
colleague what was claimed TO be great abuse.
my colleagues That makes remarkable speeches
The Others are COED ns are remarkable Here
AN ATTACK UPON THE PRESS
annually PAID T 81 Letter to R %as 'ss aS
s snS S Se cons ss c wss % nS sy
Efest fbhse Of RANKING speeches. . ana do Gu
ments on tne approach OF Presidential elections
wsn 1ae greater aenss OF loading the mails WITH
advertisements OF no interest OUTSIDE Of the place
where published. He knew that the newspaper
n0E sssss g. s sasS heard n Sss
%2s2s p oVs; the sSan ws 9q
Because Of the newspapers. They published every
detail OF how murder has been and may be com
MT hn ann a - f0tf hn nrn isad hnp
Danxs are broken open and how sales arerObDed-
the very minutla. man with an insane deu-
be done safely. The last words and dying speech
OF murderer were transmitted as precious In
formation: y there was case in court where
Of justice, which ought to be heard In
and where IN the old English
to withdraw, they were all spread out
In the newspapers, III their most sickentng and
disgusting details; ana YET these papers were to DC
and the children In the ways OF crime. II any
Congressional committee ever ranked any such
franking privilege from that committee but he
would take away the committee itself. Yermem-
servants in order that the mails might be loaded
down in that way. Think OF 1t. said he; think
Of It, fathers, brothers, good citizens; think not
They say, o II am an enemy Of the news.
enemy of their abuses. / desire that the children
OF this country shall not be taught where bad books
can be bought, where lewd Instruments can be
the Of svs9s
other burglar. do not desire that the man who
has got an insane mind ready to commit murder
shall be taught exactly how 1t can be done and
done with safety. do not desire that the speech
Of the man on the galows. wherein he claims that
shall be reported 80 as to induce every
heaven s;y the 81 same route should ];
the government, If you please Qaughter)-and
therefore i have no desire to pa 80 this bill. II
slander is charged upon one of us we cannot
pp in CQDgSess 70 repel tie ATTACK, the newspaper
that attacks you will not publish your statements.
other day and stated that bad never heard Of
certain bill introduced by Mr.. Morey, OF Louisiana,
affecting Judge D9re ana that the whole Let thing
ase sag burs a An NV "S 90 S s ssese
taa5 the newspaper TO which called the attention
that newspaper next day these words:-"General
Butler rose TO personal explanation and got into
Morey OF louisiana CLaughter.) That is all the
retraction there was. That is ali the explanation,
and the only way could send my remarks ~ d
0ressiOnu Record while forty -seven tons OF these
lies were going through the mails at twenty-siX
cents year. and that, somebody says, not paid
THB PREVIOUS QUESTION.
At the close Of MIR. Buffers remarks Mr.. PACKER.
repk OF Pa, who has charge OF the bill, demanded
amendments except the substitute offered by Mr..
Hale, OF New York, to repeal the law which
abollshes the ranking privilege.
The previous question was secOnded--112 to 81.
The vote on ordering the main question was
taken by yeas and nays, and resulted ln-yeas 126,
nays III. the democrats almost uniformly voting
in the negative. Furtner action on the bill went
over Until tomorrow, and then, at quarter TO
five O'Clock, the House took o recess