The New York herald., 1874-12-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
WASHINGTON. Dec. II

WASHINdrONs Leu. ~, 1914
Mr.. MAYNARD. frep.) OF Tenn, rom the Banking
Committee, reported back favoraby bill to
amend the Internal Revenue law by increasing
the tax on the circulation OF national banks from
one.tweltth to One-l0urtn OF one per cent per
month. Referred to the Committee OF the Whole.
MIR. YOUNG, (dem) OF Ca, from the Committee
Military Affairs reported bill Tor the relief of
certain states and Territories on account OF ord.
nance stores issued during the late civil war; Re.
committed.
Mr.. WARD, (rep. Of n. j., was appointed on the
joint Senate committee on the reception OF the
King OF The Hawaiian Islands, instead OF Mr.. Hoar
excused.
The SPEAKER stated that IN announcing yesterday
the select committee to visit vickspurg he mad
omitted to mention that the reason why he had
not appointed Mr.. MAKEE, trep) OF Miss, who had
offered the resolution as chairman Of the commits
tee, as required by parliamentary usage, was that
9entleman's own request.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The House then, a. twenty minutes past twelve
the Leglsati Appropriation bill
e Of on as sUnee oy ME- ME-
National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
were offered, explained and adopted; They reduce
from 40 to 81 clerks OF class 81 lrom 70 TO 7S clerks
Q. class p and rom so to 45 clerks Of Class ].
They repeal much VI the act OF the Sd or March,
1885, Incorporating the Asylum as appropriates to
its support all stoppages, fines, &c. imposed on
on account OF desertion, aHd all unclaimed moneys
due to deceased soldiers and officers, and they
provide Tor the support Of the Asylum by direct
appropliation-tnat Tor the next fiscal year being
MI. WHEELER congratulated the committee on
having saved by lis action 100000 ior the next
fiscal year on very moderate computation.
THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE AGAIN. :.
paragraph Tor the purchase OF postage stamps
for ns PEP gave 70 ais
n.
dd Mr. G. 3 no4R sepo o. r Mass ans asked MT Gar;
sss asae y a ns
the ranking priveges
Mr. Mr. GAsFlsLp, Gsp) Of OHIO; said he did not
abolition the Post once deficit would have been
greater.
the deficit has increasedS
Mr. GARrIELp.I know that the deficit has In
ing privilege has, TO o considerable extent in
creased the revenues OF the Post once Depart.
however. to say tnat do not believe that the re.
peal OF the franking privilege has peen as great
blessing as believed at the time g It would BE- ssil
trial. do not think that one years. trial is
eaa1 year was am;ns an Gs sso c
not fair year to Judge Of the enect Of the reform.
Let us give 1t another years. trial let us have one
with this double vision, we can see stereoscopi-
cally and determine the question.
would be struck out and the franking privilege
restored. He had It not on his conscience that he
had ever voted for It's. repeal, and he had the
satisfaction Of knowing tnat Whenever his vote
lie believed that the iree circulation OF the agrt.
cultural report In one year more than paid all the
frauds that might have been practlsed under IL.
The repeal had been obtained BY fraud in the get.
ting up OF memorials by order Of the Postmaster
General 10 his 10000 subordinates and there was
q further fraud on the Postmaster Generals
oiicial statement that the repeal would save
S. 100000 year. It had not saved $l,oooOoo, nor
100000. he asked q restoration OF the peoples
rights; the free intercourse between the people
and their representatives
Mr.. MAYNARD, rep) OF Tenn, also condemned
the repeal Of the ranking privilege as tending TO
people. SO far from being . reform, In the true
sense OF the word, had operated solely to cut on
free communication between the people and their
representatives.
Alter further discussion Mr.. Merram,s motion
to strike out the Items for oIlcia postage stamps
was rejected-7l to IT,
After progressing far as the forty. .second page
the committee rose.
Mr.. BUTLER, trep.) Of Mass, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported the Snpplementary civil
Rights bill. ordered to be printed and recommit-
ted.. ~ q ~ 4A
The House then, at four O'Clock p. NJ, adjourned.