The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,

WASHINGTON, June q, 1874
When the House met at ten O'Clock this morning
there we're hardly one-fourth OF the whole number
OF members present
Mr.. SESSIONS, (rep3 OF N. Y, made the confer
ence report on the bill regulating gas works in the
District of Columbia Agreed to.
Various bills on the Speakers table were taken up
and referred, and The Senate bill extending the
right OF way to the Allegheny Valley Railroad
through the arsenal grounds at Pittsburg was
passed.
MI. SAWYER, (rep) Of Wis, from the Conference
Committee on the River and Harbor Appropriation
bill made Q report
In reply to inquiries he stated that the amount
was reduced about $3.50, 900 below the sum In the
bill as 1t came from the senate; but was about
$500, 900 more than when it left the House. Alto
gether 1t appropriated little more than $500, 900
less than the bill OF last year.
The report was agreed to.
Mr.. TYNER, rep) 81 Ind, from the Conference
Committee on the Post ONCE Appropriation bill,
made report and proceeded to explain 1t. He
said, response TO Mr. II. H. Roberts, rep.) OF N.
Y, that the conference report provided that the
prepayment OF postage on newspapers should
commence on the 1st Of January, 1875, and that
the rate OF postage on newspapers should be two
cents pound on all weekly and daily newspapers
and three cents q pound on all publications less
frequent than weekly.
Mr.. ROBERTS complained that the House was
being compelled to yield It's own Judgment to that
Of the Senate.
Mr.. TYNER said 1t did not become him to say that
the Senate had forced the House conierees to do
anything II was time, however that the House
had sent to the Senate clean appropriation bill,
without any legislation whatever. The Senate
had engrafted on that bill vast amount OF legis-
latiOn-Such legislation as never ought to be for ced
through the TWO houses OF Congress on an apprO-
pratlon bill, or In any other way, except on the
most thorough examination and fullest delbera-
ton.
STRAW BIDS
Mr.. COBB, (rep.) OF Kansas, inquired OF Mr. Tyner
as TO the provision to prevent 'straw bids.n
MIR. TYNER replied that the House bill on that
subject had been materially altered by the Senate
alton bill. He did agree with the gentleman from
Kansas that the conference report entirely de-
House, but be had no hesitation in saying the
House PHI on that subject was decidedly better
than what she senate proposed. As one Of the
amendment II he had NOT believed that 1t was o
slight amendment on the present law.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE, (dem.) OF Wis, inquired of Mr..
Tyner what mysterious power 1t was that was able
to thwart the efforts Of Congress TO do what
all men acknowledged ought to be done tn this
Mr.. TIMER replied that the gentleman from
Wisconsin ought TO know that he (Mr. Tyner) was
not able to answer that question. He had been a
member OF the House five years, during which
time ne had been more or less intimately con-
d
''ringf or a lobby or any other kind OF influence
surrounding either house to prevent the passage
OF legislation necessary to protect the government
in that regard he mr.. Tyncr) had never seen 1t
and knew nothing about IT, No man had ever APP
preached him on the subject, and no man dared TO.
Mr. ELDRIDGE hoped the gentleman did not un-
dcrstand him as intimating anything OF the kind.
Mr.. TYNER-I diu not
Mr. ELDRIDGE--I do noe believe that the gentle
man can be approached; but there is some
mysterious force TO prevent necessary legislation
for this purpose. say that we should stay here
till next August or till the next session rather
than be baked In our efforts to provide against
CHS crying evil
Mr.. LUTTRELI, (dem.) ofCal.-I hope the matter
Will be referred back to the Committee OF Confer
ence and let us stay mere, as the gentleman says,
tall next session or break up this combination
against the government.
Mr.. TYNER-The Indignation Of the gentlemen
may be all right, but they ought to recollect that
we are getting q better law than We have now.
Mr.. HAwLEY (rep.) OF Conn.,, opposed the con-
ference report on The ground of the high rates OF
postage hxed for newspapers, and he stated that
the effect would be TO diminish the revenue from
that source Dy forcing newspaper publishers to