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each way, amounting in tho aggregate to 1854.
Mr.. CONKLlNg opposed tIio resolution.
Dir. CARPENTER said l,c waa member Of
tho Committee on Privileges and Elections and
had attended all tho meetings Of tho Committee
whom this caso was investigated Although tho
Committoo had reported In favor OF Hponcor. tho
case van not entirely FREQ from doubt mud II 1t had
boon before court tho question would not hnyo
boon All ,oany QUO to dooido. Ho beIiovod Sykoa
And maue tho contest III good falth md that ho
ought to DO compensated. Ho thought aB, 900 a
suilictant anm, and moved to anond by fnHort-
ing thnt hmount.
Ponding discussion, tho morning hour expired,
aud tho resolution wont over.
Mr., ANTHONY callod up tho bill to provide
for aales Of oxtra copies of public documents.
and for tho distribution Of Tic rogniar oilioni
editions thereof. The fourteenth Baotion Of
thu bill. % reported by tho Committee, provides
that IS, GOO copioa Of tho annlat report Of tho
Department. OF Agriculture should bo printed
for distribution by tho Comtnaa1onor Of Agrioul-
turo.
Mr.. TRELINGnUYSEN moved to amend 80
as to provide that copies should DO distributed
to those only who woro employed by tho Do
partmont or contributed information for tho nse
Of tho Department, aad also to orRauizo agri-
cultural aooioteB.
Mr.. LOGAN asked TINT Monday bo aot aside
for tho confederation Of bills from tho Com
mittoo on Military Affairs.
Mr. SHERMAN objeotod, and gave notlce that
ho would call up tho 0lo'oty bill thnn.
ask for q uosalon on Monday evoning for tho
consideration Of bills from tho Military Com
mittoo.
The Senate thon resumed consideration Of tho
public documents, md for tho distribution Of
tile regular official cdttionH thereof.
.mondmont Mr. GoIhDoN moved ! fnrthor
amendment so that =; copy Of tho agricultural
Grange Of Patrons Of Husoandry. Agreed to-
Tho question then being on the amendment
az anlondod, IT was ro5octod-yeas. az; nays, IS.
N1r. ANTHONY movol to strike out the fifth
and sixth SECTIONS OF tho bill, which provide for
tho distribution OF copios Of aots and resolutions
OF Congress and statutos ut largo. Agrood to.
MIR. EDMUNDB moved to Btrike out "25, 600"
in the fourseonth section, and insort 100000. !"
30 that tho Commissioner Of Agriculture could
have $4,000 copies for distributions.
lu advocating tho adoption OF tho amend
mont. Mr. CARPENTER apolo OF tho law
abolfshing tho frnnking privilege, a,.d Baid that
Congress WAS swindled into tho pasaago Of that
Inv bY tho action Of On executive department.
which had sons out circulars to country Post
masters, and had them obtain signatures to
petitions for ita repeal. Tho duty Of tint do
nartmont WAS to execute tho law, not to mako it.
Ho favored tho extension OF tho franking
privilege to oyory document published by Con-
ment TO- allow oyory document to 60 through
tho mail FREQ which had the official stamp Of tho
Congressional Printer upon it, 60 TINT tho poo
pie could havo homo information.
Tho amendment OF Mr. Edmunda waH rojoctod
-yoas, 81; nays. %.
hfr. BOUTWELL, submitted IN amendment
to provide for tho printing md distribution Of
$1,000 copies Of tho agricultural report, instead
Of $4,000, and TINT they bo distributed to
officers OF tho Department aud thoBo who con-
tribute information to tho Department. Ro-
jocted.
Mr. STEVENSON movoa substitute for tho
fourteenth section, 30 to provide for tho print-
ing md distribution OF 800 900 copios Of tho ag-
ricultural report 1000 copies for tito scnato,
and 200, 600 copies for tho House, such reports
to DO allowed to 60 through the mail upon being
properly certified Oh onvolope.
At tho request OF A1r. FRELINGHUYSE1, he
modified tho substitute 80 as to allow 100000
copies for tho uouao, $4,000 copios for tho Ssn-
alto. and 25, ,o00 copios for the Commissioner.
Mr. SCOTT said 10 would oppose tho restora-
tion Of tho franking privilege by ahreds md
patches In this 1nannor.
Mr. STEVENSON said that this was no res-
toration OF tho franIing privilege; that tho Con-
9rossiondl Globe was distributed iu tho worry
mannor proposed by tho substitute now pending.
Tho substitute was agreed to-yeas, 81 !;
nays, 10.
Pending consideration Of tho bill, tho Senate
adjourned till Monday.