The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-20

waste baskets filled with memorials for the aboll-
tion Of the franking privilege, while from all sides
ing upon the point that these petitions mad been
got up by the postmaster General In the midst
Sicated the close OF Mr. Kassons hour and objec-
tons were made to an extension OF his time.
- Mr.. TYNER, trep.) OF Ind, next took the moor:
He SAID that he should support so much OF the Dill
as authorized the Tree transmission OF weekly
newspapers within the county OF their publication,
and OF exchanges between newspaper of1ces; out
ne should oppose that portion OF the bill which
provided for what was equivalent to the free dis
trlDution Of public documents. He arrived at his
conclusions, however by q dinsrent course OF rea-
soning perhaps, from that which led otner gentle
men .n 20 IKE conclusions he reviewed the history
Postmaster General, but only TO discredit them.
He stated that although $4,000 petitions had been
sent out by the Postmaster General tor the abOlt-
10000 returned, and it had the opinion of the
did not represent ten per cent. perhaps not one
per cent Of the voters OF the country;
vote against tha sa'0a por S' of the n0 biz
authorizing the free distribution OF documents
was snat ne wanted to deal ,arly with the POST
to demonstrate the accuracy or ncorrectness OF
his calculations. He called the attention OF the
estimates Tor the next fiscal year will show prob
able deficit OF $3.50, 1888. to which to be added
Executive Department, making the real deficiency
So. S3e,36 or over million and halt more than
the next ocaI report year Of 0s the Poss
master General and ali other Official reports
Sa his sno% ks and It
privilege would not diminish the Post ONCE ex-
penses one dollar. He believed, however, that the
stoppage OF the lree circulation OF public docu-
mems would result In an annual saving of half o
million dollars In the matter Of public printing;
mentioned, that he wanted to give one iull year
to test the accuracy OF the Postmaster Generals
bill. He would make the weekly papers and ex-
changes Tree, and then he would compel prepay
the al Unse ns es 81 ne Ss
class OF business would be doubled.
DISCRIMINATION IN FAVOR OF THE SMALLER NEWS
PAPERS.
MI. TOWNSEND. (rep) OF Pa, favored the bill be-
cause he believed that the dissemination Of
petuatlon OF republican institutions. He would
extend, however, the privilege proposed for
papers that were springfng up, and that might be
called the poor mans newspapers. To make such
daiies was an Unjust and ed,oas ais disc
against the poor man and in favor OF the rich. He
thought that the last Congress had acted hastily
ana inJudlclOusy IN repeating the ranking privt-
lege In obedience to artificial public sentiment.
PUBLIC PRINTING A GREATER ABUSE THAN FRANK
Mr.. GARFIELD. OF Ohio, agreed with Mr.. Tyner
that the time had not yet come when Congress
repeal OF the ranking privilege as it had only
gone into erect on the LIST Of July last. greater
abuse than the frank itself was mat Of an ex-
rom the Congressional Globe, Which had Cost about
$3.50 600 year the cost Of printing was S. 600 900
ege would stop Il this bin were passed a!
vote, however for that part of the bill
allowing free transmission to weekly newspapers in
the counties Of their publication. the whole country
newspaper press had been almost totally crippled
by the repeal OF the ranking privilege. In his
Judgment the 5000 weekly newspapers OF the coun-
try were the best real opponents OF public
opinion. man who climbed to the fifth story OF
metropolitan newspaper ONCE at eleven O'Clock at
Ind off Atfnp nj
lie sentiment OF the American people. tMr.
newspapers the editor, a quiet, sensible man,
who, In the course OF the week, saw men from
v Ss best 81 s asa s r mns
notices and editorials in the course OF the week,
which gave more OF the public sentiment Of that
county than all the metropolitan journals in the
United states could give of that county. The re.
peal OF the frank threatened carry down with it
hardly live II the present Order OF things con-
tinued; The weekly newspapers of New York now
came by mailiinto districts in Iowa 1900 miles or
and weighing three times as much as the simple
country newspapers, and passed through the mail
ought to be remedied, and remedied in the name
OF the proic press, and the metropolitan papers
ought 70 consent TO- Il for their own good, know
Mr. BUTLER Of Massachusetts, asked Mr.. Gar.
neld whether all these country newspapers had
Mr.. GARFIELD said he did not know.
would be sick Of il before the year was out.
(Laughter)
Mr.. PARKER. (rep.) Of NO., spoke in support OF
the bill and In criticism OF the position taken by
Mr.. Kass0n. He said there was one disease which
affected the people In this country-that was that
every time public man crossed the briny deep
he came back resolved to engraft on the republic
can tree some scion OF monarchy or aristocracy.
He described Kassons substitute as one or these
obnoxious shoots from the Royal stem OF Old Eng
land 1t would do very well In q country where
the ruling classes were interested In keeping the
honest masses absolute
but would not do In this proud land OF light and
liberty.
House in advocacy oil q substitute which he pro-
posed to offer.
An attempt on the part OF Mr.. Niblack and Mr..
Garfield to have some limit fixed for the debate
was defeated by an objection on the part OF Mr..
Cobb, OF Kansas.
The House then. without taking any action on
the subject, took recess at half-pas four p NJ.
The evening session was devoted to the bill revis-
ing the statutes.