Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate Debate on Franking and
Postage.
Norwood Speaks to the Civil
Rights Bill.
House Passes Louisville Canal
Bills
The Mormon Question i'm a Tang
ible Shape.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, April 30.-Mr. Anthony
called up the resolution to print $500
copies of Prof. Hayden's final report.
Mr.. Sherman objected to its passage, and
said Congress should either make some
provision for distributing these documents
or abandon their publication. If Hayden's
Report was worth publishing, let the ma
terial be handed over to somebody who
would publish and distribute to those will
ing to pay for it. 1t cost last session 1920
to distribute the Congressional Globe in
Ohio by mail, while the Express Company
did it for 81. Something should be done
soon to prevent the express companies from
carrying documents which should be sent
through the mails, 50 that the cost of trans
portation be received by the Government.
But the only way to accomplish this was to
reduce the postage upon them.
MIR. Anthony said the engraving for
work had already been done and the res
olution involved a cost of but 5000 for
printing.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen said the evil might be
remedied by the passage of the bill recently
introduced by him, which dispensed with
the prepayment provision and fixed the
amount of postage at 20 cents per volume.
In the course of the discussion it was
stated that engravings were paid for out of
the appropriation for making the survey,
which was one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars in two years.
Mr.. Window said he could not see any
economy resulting from the abolition Of
the franking privilege. Immediately after
its passage Congress gave certain large rail-
road companies
$1,000 Additional
for carrying the mails. Therefore the saw.
ing has not beenmuch.
Finally the resolution was laid over.
The morning hour having expired the
Senate resumed consideration of the
Civil Rights Bill
and Mr.. Norwood made speech. He
said the Republican party was actuated in
this measure by selfish motives entirely,
and not love of the colored people. He de
MED that there was any more prejudice in
tie breasts of Democrats than in the
Republicans and said the former in their
social relations treated the oolOred people
as well as the latter. This bill proposes
to put black and white together in schools,
in hotels, and in places Of amuSements,
and vet it was declared that social equality
was not contemplated. He predicts ruin
to that political party in this country
which prescribed that
Poor White Men
should 90 with blacks whether or not they
declared it. Before concluding his argu-
ment Mr.. Norwood said he would ask the
indulgence of the Senate till tomorrow.
that he might present his views onthe con-
stitutional objections Of the bill, he not
being physically able to 60 on to-day.
The bill was then informally laid aside.
The legislative, judicial and executive
appropriation bill was received from the
House and referred to the Committee or
Appropriations and ordered printed.
Paymasters-
Mr.. Logan called up Senate bill to in
crease the pay department of the army
fixing the number of paymasters at fifty
with the rank, pay and emoluments Of
Majors of cavalry.
Mr.. West offered an amendment provid.
ing for detail of officers of the line to aci
rs paymasters. Rejected. He also offered
an amendment providing that any appoint.
ments made under this act shall be takeI
from the officers now in the army by pro
motion.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, moved that al
appointments shall be made from vOlun
teers in the late war who held a rank no
| lower than that of captain.
Mr.. Logan opposed any provisions whicl
would direct the President who to ap
point. The President was a military man
and knew how TO select good paymas:er
as well as any Senator. Some of those OF
this floor seemed to have lost faith in tn
President in the last few days, but he 10
| gam had not.
| The amendments were rejected and tn
bill was then passed, yeas q, nays Is, an,
now goes to the House. Should the bill
become a law, six new appointments Il
the Paymaster's Department will be made
| Adjourned.