Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-03
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON - TIE C1ll
ofStates several bills were introduced and
referred.
By Mr.. Ward of Illinois. to give 1exibili-
ty to the currency without imitation; to le-
galize the issue Of the reserve of forty-four
millions, and to make the same available
for times Of extraordinary financial pres
sure.
By Mr.. Seofield: To cover into the Treas
ury bonds and money belonging TO the Jap
anese and Chinese indemnity funds.
BY Mr.. Myers: Imposing a duty of ) per
cent ad valOrem on maccaroni and verni-
eilli.
BY Mr. McCrary: ResOlutionSOf the Iowa
Legislature, asking the.pasSage of law to
prevent railroad or transportation cOmpa-
nies from making unjust charges or dis
examinations.
By Mr.. Cotton. like resolutions in favor
of the election of United States Senators
by the people.
BY Mr.. Monroe: For the purchase Of Car
penter'S painting of the signing of the pro-
clamatiOn of emancipation.
BY Mr.. Luttrell: Resolutions Of the Cal
ifornia Legislature, asking Congress to ap.
point a committee to investigate the affairs
of the Contract and Finance Company Of
the Central Pacific Railroad Company.
Utah Knocking at the Door.
By Mr.. Cannon: For the admission Of
Utah in the Union as State.
weekly Newspapers and Exchang es.
BY Mr.. Butler, of Mass, TO prevent NAL
administration in civil service officers
| against whom articles Of Impeachment are
presented; to enable members Of Congress
| To do public business with their Constitu-
ents and other Departments Of government
and limit the franking privilege to certain
| newspapers. The bill provides that during
| any session Of Congress and for 80 days
prior and subsequent thereto, all written
and printed matter and such other things
as have been ordered by the other House
for distribution, shall 90 free Of postage.
! The Second section provides that all news
papers regularly printed and not advertis-
ing sheets simply, shall go free of postage
| through the mails in the county where they
are published but shall not bedelivered uE-
der the free delivery system. The third
section requires all postal matter TO be pre-
paid.
By Mr.. CassOn for the appointment Of a
| joint commissioner to examine natural
| lines Of waier-cOmmunicatiOn.
Mr.. Tyner moved to suspend the rules
and pass a bill authorizing weekly news
papers to be sent by mail, within the coun-
| ty of their publication, and exchanges be-
tween publishers, TO be transmitted in the
mails, free Of postage.
| The House refused TO second the motion
! by 81 to % and the bill was not received.
| Mr.. Fort made like motion in regard
to the circulation by the Commissioner of
| Agriculture of books, seeds, cuttings. etc.
L. 4 - .
| still larger majority.
Mr.. Scofield called the attention Of the
HOuse to the fact that there are among the
employees of the House in the folding
room, IL wounded soldiers. of whom had
lost a leg or arm, and the Others had suf-
| fered injuries equivalent in law. and he Of
| fered a resolution directing the DOorkeeper
| to retain those men in case of a reduction
| of the force of employees.
After considerable furry the House re-
fused to second the motion for the pre-
viOus question by 6S to 90.
Disabled soldiers.
Mr.. Butler. of Massachusetts, moved to
suspend the rules and adopt a resolution
advising the heads Of departments and
officers of the House that it is the sense Of
the House that in discharging clerks, Of
|
vice in their departments, they shall dis
charge civilians, who have not been in the
army or navy, and shall retain disabled
soldiers and sailors and widows daughters
and sisters of soldiers or sailors; provided
they are competent to perform their respec-
| tive duties, and provided that two members
of one family shall not be employed in the
same department in Washington, and that
it shall be in order for the Committee on
Appropriations to embody this proposition
in one of the regular appropriation bills.
Mr.. Nesmith suggested. satirically, that
the rule shold be extended to
congressman,
and Mr.. Cox suggested, in the same vein,
| to apply to the Speaker of the House.
Alr. Buffers motion was agreed to and
the resolution adopted.
Unpaid Teachers.
G. F. HOar moved to suspend the rules
and adopt a resolution insiructing the
Committee on the District Of Columbia to
report bin compelling tile payment of
wages Of the school teachers Of the district
He remarked that they had not been paid
| since September last, and that the women
teachers, who are dependent on their
wages, are compelled to 90 without shoes.
| ne rules were suspended and the reSO-
iution adopted.
s'BiuIiing'' for the FraDking PriE-
iIe=e.
Mr.. Plat Of New York moved TO sus-
pend tina rules aHd adopi q resolution re
| citing the failure Of Congress to provide for
the distribution Of agricultural reports, and
resembling the order for the printing of
225,OOO copies of the agricultural report for
1872, and providing for the abolition Of the
Agricultural Department by the first Of
January, 1870. The motion tosIIspend the
| rules was not seconded.
Mr.. Maynard moved to suspend the
rules and make the currency bill the spe-
ciai order for Wednesday Of next week. TO
the ieXclusion Of all others, except the
appropriation bills.
After Various cOnAi6ting suggestions, the
| motion WAS agreed To and fhe order made