, 1874-04-14

h1r. PRATT offorod On atnondmont makinB ;Mo
adj Individually llab 10 for an1ount equal TO tho
nmuunt Of stock subscribed for liy thcm Tor all
debts contracted BY tue road. Agrood to.
Dir. RAMSEY offered ~ a1nendn1cns thas an5
tho transmission of tho malls, md mosaagoa for
tho Government OF tho unltod ssetos for COM
pe,,saton not to exceed that paid by private par-
es for slar a s"sy;o Agfscffa o TO- opato
anlondu1onts made III tho Committee Of tho
Whoio. Cono,irred In.
KIr. OoNK1INa o1rorod 1. substitute for tho
holdor in ovory corporation to be formed undor
this act ehnll bo lable for df debts OF Bafa cor
poration contracted whlo he hcid ssoeh to ,,e1 On
amount equal to the amount OF STOCK OF Whicn
ho Ia q hoiticr ut pnr yaluo thereof. Agreed TO:
Tho bill WIS thon roaa third ttme aud passod
-yoast 40; Days, IL.
Tho Senate concurrod fn tlio House nmend-
met to tho b 70 sc rosaa los 70 Iaa ta % oy
shall have previously resided si1 montha within
tho United States.
TERMS or COURTS.
Mr.. CARPENTER introduced bill to chnngo |
the tinto Of holding courts for tho Eastern Dis
trict Of Wisconsin ut Oshkosh Il
i - ADJOURNMENT.
|, Tho Senate wont into executive seaBion, anu |
,aoon aftor adjourned.
HOUSE or Observation-Disclosures.
/ - NEW DIILs. ,a
!afsne r0dnced and r0forf'd and among them tho '0''
''Ttp By Sir. wooD4ro regulate soryico in oolleo-
tlon Of euetoms at The varoue ports Of entry in
t9 u'.au aaI ,,,o1rnd ,,nde laws relnt
h1s.Ia inr 70 1ua o"gtoms. m ' Roferrcd, Of N '' ~ .
i}y Mr., TORT-Rcsolution Of Tho Illinois
Legislature asnE for legislation to soouro to
se fi fspias 'a' as to o0se faes sas @
tion On ths Union Pac clfle hallfoad ana us s0'-
ofal plancnos. ,-,
By Mr. WELLs-ln IN relation 70 TatoH OIL 1te'snt
and passongeT9 On tne faGilIo f.,o,,o,, aonas. =,
| chip canal from tho mississippi to tho dull OF
| Moxico. .
| by .Mr. BUTLER (hlaas. )-tor 11mProy;!nK
| River.
| NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.
| nTr. PACKER, Chairman Of tho Post-Otce
| Committee, moved to BuHpend the ruloH and PASS
the bill for tho froo exchange OF newspapers bo-
| tween pub!iBhers md FREQ transmission OF news
papers by mail within tho county OF their pnb!,,
catlon. Tho motion y vas agreed to md tho Dill
II The eIScI toxt 81 tic bill Is as follows:
rat from and after the massage OF this act tho fol-
lowing mail matter shall DO allowed to pass free in the
mai1s:.'!
j Fir.-Nevspapcrs, periodicals, and mnaazines 70.
oproeay intsrchanged between m m shu nos p
sixteen = nj, 1usss ID ssh to DO eonheo 10
etoMMHo%anauars ono copy to each actual SUBJ
acribor residiuu or rocoiYnR sao within the county
whoFs tho published but carriers shall rot 10
required to distribute such papers un1csa postage Is
paid upon them ut usual rates.
! Mr. HAYES moved to suspend tRd fnlc8 nno
pass the bill for the free transmission by mail Of
all seeds, cuttings, and planta sont BY the Com
missioner Of Agriculture. The rules were not
suspendod-yeas, lac: nays, 81; not tWo-th1rdB
In the affirmative.
= Mr. PLATr 5Va.) moved to suspend tho fnies
nnd pass the 2lll antnoilzang n1u o,sonsinig sno ~
any public buildings authorized but not actually
oetG for t host 1 tarest Of t3
rs opo 90 LOT tno II
public aoryaco moneys suoi1aa ntii tHa
:. compilation OF tho "ork 1or WHICH tn's "ofe
l. aPPao ., uo,ao,na- 1ao nava
inc motlon Was ta 4A' A"''
70 nos t"o..uuua .a ~. - ,..s. .Ae aa,ra.r-s
adopt the resolution recting gross abuses ant a!l
irreeularitcs n tno l?..ng o. n,. 1na
ana plovlnt ior so t Es,1ae evaa ,,nt aac
ondad oy maJor1ty ano she te1oAu'ion "aa ''o
ensort91nedI: 91nmI .t..,>.,on h. .h. t.,. u.
Mr. BEoh calieo as1ontiou - w lnsa ,ra,a nt,a
tive. and every hopuoncaa me"ooe III 'ns
, NEGATIVE: -. oo,
Mr. sIoWElt memser 9 see OF fho 5ia tost,oc. onns
, Committee. said that Mr. stone had a. -! onpor @
tunsty Of mixing his proofs bc!ofo tho Iom
, mitteo, and tho Committee would give him
hearing tomorrow.
, 81r. PACKER Chairman Of tho Committee.
nude like atatemont, and said TINT il tho pro
= amble was struck out there was no objection tt
the resolution.
N1r. PAGE remarked that a statement hat
! been sent to the Associated prosa in California
at tho instgatiop OF his colleague ,(LuttrelD
! TINT this investigation had been going on To-
= weeks.
!, I,rTrRE1L foxcitedly1-"I know nothing
about It. aud YOU have no authority Tor assertinl
8 III Yon nro yory sensitive GU this question. II
coS'enpna 1Imttro}N went before tho Post eOeic
!, GommItteS maxim cortaln charges, and wa
u rnnnoatei by tho Commttoo to subnni
hie oharcos in writing and sign them. II.
= hsd como at difYorent times, ind afterwards
y wfan there vas no quorum present, and the
70 70 tolearams wero sont to California stating thu
=, ~ Tnttrall was eudoayorlng to ret up this Invest
y CATION. but could not Eot it, . statement whic