The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-20
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WHEELINGs WEST VA, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1874

The amendment allowing SIMPLE copiel
OF newspapers TO 60 through the mails Ire
within the cou6ty Of their publication
was concurred in. -
The amendment allowing four pount
packages Of the third classic be transmit
ted by mail, alter considerable discussion
was concurred In. -" ''' 60 ~ 72
The amendment requiring the oath o.
publishers was concuFred 10, with somt
notifications.
The amendment making the change 81
newspaper postage commence on the lei
OF January next was concurred In: 1I7
The amendment fixing the salary Of The
Postmaster oi New York at $1,000, and
dividing all other Postmasters into four
classes, with salaries OF not more than
"a 600 nor less than 5000; less than
$1,000, but not lees than $4,000; less than
% 900, but not less than 81 600, and those
Of less than $1,000, was discussed, lie
recommendation Of the Committee on An.
priationsi being Ilon.conourred in. -
Mr.. Lawrence opposed the Senate
amendment, arguing that tho compensa-
tion OF the postmasters in smaller cities
and towns was now too high, and warn.
ing the House that the political upheay-
ais, sometimes called grange movements
would overtake the members,
MIR. Maynard, OF Tennessee, scofFed at
the theory oi making postofflce depart
ment sell sustaining, and declared that he
was In favor Of postal facilities rather than
of making the postofI1ce department self
sustaining.
All remaining Of the Senate amend
ments In the bill were non concurred in,
except the last which exempts public doc
uments from prepayment and limiting the
postage to twenty-five cents q volume.
Mr.. Garfield moved to amend by strik.
ing out the first part Of the amendment
which relieves public documents from
prepayment, and the last part, which
limits 20 cents postage to documents al
ready printed.
Mr., Garfield called attention to the
proVlso, Congressional Records or any
part thereof shall 60 through the mails
free Of postage" BE regarded itas a.
little bit Of moral bribery. Under that a
member could have his speech under the
heading Of Appendix to Congressional
Record,n and could have II sent through
the mails free. II that was not Q species
Of moral bribery, he didnot know what
was. .gr S-
Mr.. Mills moved 10 amend the Senate
amendment by reducing the limit Of post.
age on public documents from 25 cents
per volume. Carried. Yeas 1874; nays
The question then recurred on the d.
vision Of Mr.. Burchard's motion which
was to strike out the frat part OF the Sen.
ate amendments exempting public docu.
ments from prepayment. The motion
was rejected, The next division of Mir.
Burchard's motion which was to strike out
that part Of the Senate amendment which
limits the provision only to documents
already published or ordered, and It was
agreed to. The last division OF Mr.,
Burchard's motion which was to strike
out the provision that the Congressional
Record or any part thereof, shall be
carried through the mails free Of
postage, was agreed TO by 107 to SO.
The Senate amendment with all these
notifications was then voted on and was
nonconcurred in-yeas 1l3; nays 11s
The bill now goes to the Conference Com.
mittee. Tho House then took recess
until T:SU. o. T