, 1874-02-20

accounts Of these officials, who aro to ho paid
out Of the fooH mud emolumorta reeoyored, but
their total compensation not to oxceod $4,000
| 1n my nnn yoar.
After discussion lilo bill wAs PASSED.
| GENEVA AWARD.
Mr.. BUTLER (NIasa.) asked unanimous con-
scnt TINT tlio Jlasclary Committee sll'u1l have
loayo to report, at anv tno, l,ill for tl.o dis
tributio'l Of tho 0cnovn award. and tue sonnlo
a1ncndnlonta to the Bankruptcy bill.
II. Il. ROBERTS ob}octcd.
The 11o,,sc tlcn took up tho Lit for tho dis
tflnt,sn ut Of public 9omonta printed by author
t'iral Department.. for tho FREQ exchange Of
newspapers botwoon publishers. aud for tho FREQ
transmission OF weckly newspapers ,sitlltn tho
,q county = w'!efo ssn0 2 published.
h substitute for tho hill proyiding TINT ali o3lra
n1lmbora Of documents pimtod BY oldor Of Con.
gross shall be sold and disposed of-tho AerI-
cultural report, Tho abridgosneut Of tho Presl-
ut % copth pet volume, and nif otlicr documents
at tho actunl cost. Of tho paper attcl1ing, and
binding, and that ,seoky papers slla1l 20 froo III
tao muils within tho county wllcro published,
bts shall not 10 delivered by Post 0flce carrlors
rhloas postage shall Aavo boon paid at tho usual
| rAtcs.
MIR. MONROE gave notice Of al amendment
to strike ont Of tho bill all proyhlons looking to
the continuance Of tho system Of distributing
alr. sCOTIELD stated thai lie would yoto
against tho whole bill oxcopt tito third section,
which provides Tor tho FREQ transmission of
weokly newspapers within tho county whero
published. anl Of newspaper exchanges. ThiB
ho would 20 III accordance will, the plodge which
the Republican party gave In convention In
Pliladelphia 10 1877, to abolish The tEanking
privilege and koop It abolished. But ii the bill
wore to paaa he would propose nn anont1mont
to strko out tho words !" without charge" and
! to inBert tho worda ''witilout prepayment OF
postage, but tho amount thereof alall ho starnp-
cd or \ tho wrapper mud paid by tue person rccoiv-
h1r. KAbsoN proceeded to adaress tho Houso
In support OF the subatitute OF which he had
given notice. IIo had boon told this morning
! BY the head Of the consInot olflco in tho Post
0llice Department TINT over tint vast district
west Of tho hliBsissippi mud north OF Kentucky
and Tennessee mail lettings were 80 por cent
certainly 90 per cent, less than the last lottinga
why the estimated deficiency for tho Poat-0nlco
| WAS larger this year than 1t was Inst yoar.
Mr.. KAsSON declined to cntor into a Discus
sion Of the anhncea but Mr.. CIlOSSLAND un-
dostook to denonatrate that that doiicency did
not appear In tho pobtmaater- Generals csti-
! mates, but In tho estimateB Of the Secretary Of
tho Treasury, who wanted couple Of millions to
subsidies steamships
AIr. CnossLAND continued to talk loudly md
feeling toward Mr.. Dock.
The SPEAKER meantime uHod his hammer
vigorously, 10 that 1t was impossible for Tho ro-
poItea1,t t. get any idea Of Thnt r Grassland
At lougth order was restored and Alr. KAS-
SON proceeded Ho would show tho House
whht tho voice Of tho people to tho Forty-Hocond
Congress wnH. Hore ho had placed upon his
rials for tho abolition OF tho franking privilege,
while from all sides Of tho hall came interrap-
| ttons md questions bearing upon tho point TINT
theso petitions had been, got up by tho Postmaa-
tor-Goneral. In tho midst Of Che noBo and con-
fusion, tho Speakers gayol indicated the close of
Alr. Kaaso!I'a hour, and objections wero made To
| m extension Of hH time.
AIR. TYNEn said that no should support 80
much Of tho bill Us authorized tho froo traEB-
nisson Of weekly newspapers within tic
county Of their publication, aud Of exchanges
| between newspaper Offices !. but ho should op-
pose TINT portion Of tho bill which provided for
what was equivalent to tho FREQ distribution Of
publio documents: 1Io called tho attention Of
tho House to tho fact tlas tho postmastor-Qcn-
erals cstiTntos for tho next iacnl show probable
deficit Of 81, ,t3ii,B6f to which was to bc added
tho amount 10 DO paid for official stamps for tho
Executive Department., making tic roal do
tcicnoy Sc. 86G, 36, Or over 81 sou, ,U01 more tnn
tho deficiency of Inst yenr. IIo believed thnt
the noxt official report Of the postmaster-Gcl.-
ora and all other o!llcal reports would show liso
deficiencies, and therefore it was his opinion that
abolition Of tho franhfug privilege would not
diminish tho Poat-O expenses ono dollar.
MIR. TOWNSEND would extend tho privilege
proposed for wooklJ newspapers to those small
dnfly centnowRpapors That were Bpringing up,
aud that might be called "poor lnen's nows
papcrs." 10 mako such papers pay the samo
postage. as tho great dailea was unjust and OBJ
yioua discrimination aRanst tho poor man aud
IN favor Of the rich. Ho thought TINT tho last
Congress had acted hastily and injudiciously in
repeating tho franAing privilege in obedience to
an artificial public sentiment.
Mr.. GARFIELD aaid the time had not yot
| VIII rru1H t1,nfi i. had fnjr
tried the effect Of the abolition Of tho frankng
privilege, ns it had only gono into effect OH tho
1st OF July last. 4 creator abuse than the frank
itself was thnt Of tho extraordinary amount Of
public printing, asido from tho Congressional
Globe, which had cost about s350,600 a year.
Tho cost OF printing was 50 900, ,000a year, and u
beloved TINT TINT was ati abuse which nothing
but tho repeal Of the franklne privilege would
bo restored. IIo would vote. however, for TINT
part Of tho bill allowing tho free transmission Of
weekly newspapers in counties of their pub1ica-
! tion.s
Nir: BUTLER (a1ass.) aekcd Alr. Garfield
whether alt thoso country newspapers Ind not
asked for the abolition Of tho fraDking privilege.
1fr. GARFIELD said le did not know.
| Mr.. BUTLER-Well, lido mud thoughtthey
would DO sick Of 1t before tho year waB out.
Mf. pAIkEn (Mo.) spoke in support Of tho
bill.
Au attompt on tho part Of nlossre. Nlblack
ami Garfield to laye somo limit fixed for dcbato
vas defeated by objection on the part of Mr..
Tho House. without taking action OH the sub
ject, took recess. The evening session will
bo devoted to tie bill revising the statutes.
| A French Bedroom.
Now 60 to tho bedroom, and from tho door
absorb it with your eyes, for never lnyo you
Hoen a pictu1e moro complete. The walls, tho
hanGingb aud tho seats. are oil in pale-buo