Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-17

ton OF congress. Also referring TO that
eommittee the resolutions Of the Cali
foruis legislature on the same subject.
Also q resolution presented by him last
session, instructing the committee oH
} foreign relations TO inquire into the ex-
pediency Of preventing the Importation
OF Chinese women orimmoral purposes,
and supp'essing the COoiie trade.
Agreed to.
Mr. Merriam presented q resolution Of
the North Carolina legislature in rela-
ton to the repeal Of the tax on tobacco,
and the repesl Of the whole Internal
revenue law. Referred.
A paragraph for the purchase of post
sge stamps Tor the treasury department
gave rise TO q discussion, In which the
question Of the restoration OF the frank
ing privilege came up.
Mr. q. r. Hoar asked Mr.. Garfield.
whether there had been any diminu-
ton Of the p0stofflce deficit by means OF
an abolition Of the franking privilege.
Mr.. Garfield said be did not know,
but he believed that were it not foT that
abolition the p0stofiiee deficit would
have been greater.
Mr.. HOaT-DOes not the gentleman
know that the deficit has increased?
Mr.. Garfield-I know that the deficit
has increased, but l believe that the re-
1 peal Of the ranking privilege has TO
considerable extent increased the Ieye-
nses Of the pOstcfiice Experimentation
I much / do not know. | am compelled,
i however, to say that l DO not believe
that the repeal OF the franking privilege
hss been as great blessing as be-
lieved at the time it would be. Still
do not think we should give il up with
nh -. 4 Lob
years trial is enough. That year was
an alaus BairdbiJss-a diffieult year, a
year Of famine aud distress-nOt fair I
year to judge Of the effect OF reform. /
Let Is give il another year OF trial. Let /
US have one years trial with Demo-
cratic house, and then with this double /
vision we can determine the question. |
Me-. Kelly hoped tue eparagrsph would /
I be stFu k out and the franking privilege /
| restored. He had on his conscience /
| that he had ever voted for its repeal, and |
he had the satisfaction Of knowing that /
whenever his vote implIsd favor to its |
restoration, he had given il. He be- /
| lieved that the free circulation o. The ag-
TicultUrsl report in one year more than I
/ paid for all frauds that had been pTac-
/ ticed under it. The repeal had been OBJ /
] tanned by fraud in the getting up of me- I
MORALS by Or,ier Of the postmaster gem
eral to his forty thousand subOrdinRtes;
and there was a further fraud IN the
! postmaster generals official statement 4
that its repeal would save five millions
a year. IL had not saved one million
nor one hundred thousand. He asked
/ restoration OF the peoples rights-fTee
intercourse between the people and their
| representatives..
Mr. Msynsrd C Ondemned the repeal
OF The franking privilege as tending 10
remove the government still further
| from the people. So far from being q
/ reform in the true sense Of the word, il I
Z had operated solely to cut or free COM
municatiOn between the people and
their representatives. After further dis
cussion the motion 10 strike out the .
/ items for official postage stamps was re-
jected, by IL to a.. Alter progressing as
far as the forty-second page, the COM
! mittee arose.
Mr.. Butler Mass. ], from the judiciary !
com mittee, reported supplementary
civil rights bill. Ordered printed, and
recOmmitted.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Senator Boutwell, submitted a resolu-
ton instructing the finance committee
~ A4HAAiE lhAO AlAE Ca tfCAlEINN bA UlO-
viding FOR the redemption OF mutilated
United States notes 10y the pOstmasters
oi the several cities and towns Of the
United States. Referred.
Senator Chandler gave notice that
after the morning hour tomorrow he
would call up the house bill TO revise,
amend and consolidate the laws relat-
ing to the SECURITY OF life on bOard OF
vessels propelled ia whole or in part 10y {
steam, known as the steamboat bill.
Senator Scott, from the committee on
claims, reported fsYOrably on the bill
for the relief of the Allegheny River ]
railroad company. Passed.
Senator Davis called up the resolu-
ton submitted by him last week, re-
questing information as to the names of {
the officers who owe the government
money, the amount due, the names Of
the sureties, etc.
Pending the discussion, the morning
hour expired, and the resolution went
over until tomorrow. {
Unfinished business being in order,
:he bill for the better government Of the
District OF Columbia was resumed, and
Senator Morrill, Ne explained its pro-
visions at length. :
Senator Bsysrd moved that the bill {
be laid ever until January 1O,h.
Senator Thurman moved to strike out I
the word s'regents" in the bill wherever s
il occurred, and insert Commissioners. 4" / I
BY unanimous consent the bill was
then laid over till tomorrow
Senator Harvey gave notice that after
the morning hour tomorrow he would
ask the senate to consider house bill to
confirm pre-emption and homestead en-
tries OF public lands within the limits of
railroad grants in eases where such ell
tries have been made under the Tegula- !
tions Of the land department.
Senator Pratt moved that house bill :
to amend the act granting pensicn to
certain soldiers OF the war OF 1872 ami !
widows OF deceased soldiers, approved
February II, 1871, and to restore to the ,.
pension rolls those persons whose names
were stricken therefrom in consequence Z
OF their dislOyalty, be taken up for con- :
sideration Monday next after the expi- !
ration OF the morning hour. Rejected; =
yeas 80, nays II, two-thirds not voting =
in the Affirmative. l
Senator Hitchcock introduced a bill =
extending the provisions OF an act I
entitled "An act to settle certain ac-
counts between the United States and !,
the State Of Mississippi and other States =
March 3, 1857, ;" to States ad- =
mitted into the Union since that date. =
Referred.
Senator Johnston introduced bill to =
Md the Washington, Cincinnati aud st. :,
Louis railroad company, to construct a
gauge railway from tide-water =
10 the cities Of st. Louis and Chicsgo I
Referred. :
Senator Hitchcock introduced a bill n
10 establish the Inventors institute and =
patent emporium and patent manufsc- y
Turing company, in the District OF Col 3
lmbia. Referred. y; y
The chair laid before the senate l
OF citizens OF Arkansas, for q .
rt vision OF the act OF April 10, u
1863, extending certain privi- -
leges to settlers Oh public lands. Re- y
ferred. Also memorial from citizens OF y
that State for the extension OF time for !.
filing claims f0r the payment of stores y
furnished the army by loyal citizens in /.
the iusuuectiOnsTy States. Referred. y
The chair laid before the senate COM T.
from w. l.. NJ MILAN, claim y
ing to be senator from Louisiana, asking !;
for speedy sctiOn ia his case. Referred. 81
Senator Chandler moved that the SEN Y
ste proceed to the consideration of the 8
bill TO revise. smend and consolidate the =
laws relating 10 the security OF life on I
board Of vessels propelled ia whole or :,
In part by steam, which was agreed TO, =
and the bill was partially read and laid i
over. =