Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-03
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WASHINGTON, March 2.-The House
continued the consideration Of the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill last night.
On motion Of Mr.. kellogg, the bill re-
Gently passed by the House for the reOr-
ganizatiOn Of the Treasury Department,
was inserted as additional sections.
The section apprOpTiating S5O,5OO for the
various executive departments, to partici-
pate in the Centennial Exhibition, was left
in the bill.
Soon after two o'clock, vote was taken
on the item Of two hundred thousand dol
lars for engraving and printing national
currency, and the paragraph was made to
read that notes, currency and other secu-
rites shall be executed with not less than
three plate printings, one or two Of which
the Secretary may have executed by the
bank note companies.
The committee rose and reported the bill
to the House.
On motion Of Mr.. Butler, Of Massachu-
sets, a paragraph was inserted to pay the
clerks discharged by reason Of reductions
made necessary by the legislation Of this
Congress, two months pay.
On motion Of Mr.. Maynard, a prOyisO
was added to the item for printing nation
al currency, requiring the printing Of na-
tiOnal bank notes on distinctive and espe-
cial paper, the same as United States notes.
All the amendments were agreed to, ex-
cept one apprOpriating $4,000 for infOrma-
tiOn to defeat fraudulent claims against
the government.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, interpOsed
various obstacles to the bill, demanding the
reading of the engrossed bill, but the rules
were suspended and the reading was dis
pensed with.
The bill was passed at $50, and the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Immediately
after the House met this morning, the rules
were suspended and the bill for the govern
ment Of tie District Of Columbia was
taken up and considered in committee Of
the whole. Several amendments were
agreed 10, principal among which were
those fixing the rate Of taxation at one dol
lar and q half on the one hundred dollars
worth Of taxable property, and eNemptlng
church property from taxation, and i'm
posing d tax on personal property which,
has hitherto been exempt in the District.
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Hoar, from the select committee on
a bl each Of PRIVILEGES Of the House, in the
arrest Of Whitelaw Reid, while attending
as witness before the Committee Of Ways
and Means, reported a bill TO protect wit
nesses in such cases from arrest on civil
process. Passed.
Mr.. Tyner, from the Committee on Ap-
propriations, reported Senate amendments
to the pOst-Ofiice appropriation bill, and the
House proceeded 10 act upon them. The
amendment fixing the salary Of the New
York Postmaster at 5000, was nOn-eOn-
Cured in.
The Senate amendment as TO the frank
inc Of documents being reached, Mr.. Tyner
said he was instructed, against his own
Judgment, to recommend a concurrence in
il, with several verbal amendments,
which would make it read as fol-
lows: s.FrOm and after the passage Of
this act, the Congressional Record, or any
part thereof, or speeches or reports therein
contained, shall, under the written frank Of
A member Of Congress or delegate, to be
written by himself be carried il the mails
free Of postage, under such regulations as
the Postmaster General may prescribe, and
that public documents already printed or
ordered TO be printed, for the use Of either
house Of Congress, may pass free through
the mails on the same frank Of any mem-
Der or delegate, written By himself, of the
present Congress, until Dec. !, 1915; pro
Yided, that speeches reproduced from and
printed otherwise thanin the Congressional
Record, and speeches delivered elsewhere
than in Congress, shall not be construed as
TssI en-rHr hea arnfrrnppn within
the provisions of this section
Mr.. Garfield appealed to the House TO
vote down this attempt to reopen the
franking abuse.
Mr.. Kasson called for the yeas and nays
on the amendment. The yeas and nays
were not ordered.
Mr.. Tyner called for teIlers on the yeas
and nays. Tellers were not ordered.
The amendment was then agreed to, 113
to IS.
Mr. Garfield moved to reconsider the
vote, and Mr.. Cessna moved to lay the mo
tion to reconsider on the table. The ayes
and noes were ordered on the latter mo-
ton, and resulted, yeas 137, nays 103, so
the motion TO reconsider was laid on the
table.
The next important amendment was one
reviving the franking privilege, in regard to
garden seeds transmitted by the Commis-
sioner Of Agriculture, and to agricultural
reports emanating from that Department.
After some observations by Mr.. 1yner
against the amendment, it was cOncurred
in, yeas 133, nays 95.
Mr.. Scofeld offered the following resOlu-
tions:
Whereas, the House Of Representatives
-. ,, e ~ nH
luton censuring Simon Cameron for Gel
tain alleged irregular proceedings as Secre-
tary Of War in the matter of purchasing
military supplies at the outbreak Of the re-
belliOn; and,
Whereas, on the 26th day of the ensuing
month, the then President Of the United
States, Abraham Lincoln, in a special mes
sage to Congress, assumed for the EXecu-
tive Department of the Government the
fullest responsibility for the proceedings
complained Of, declaring in said message that
he should be wanting equally in candOr and
in justice if he should leave the censure to
rest exclusively and chiefly on Mr.. Came
ron, and adding that it was due to Mr.
Cameron to say, although he fully approved
of the proceedings, they were not moved or
suggested by him, and that not only the
President, but all other heads of depart
ments were at least equally responsible with
him for whatever error or fault was commit
ted in the case; therefore
Resolved, that this House, as an act Of
personal justice to Mr.. Cameron, and as a
correction Of its own records, hereby directs
that said resolution be rescinded, and that
it be entered on the margin Of the Journal
where said resolution is recorded.
fFlan ra1nIrrfforn 0fTgIV
adopted.
The House then proceeded to the eonsid-
Grafton Of the report Of the Select Commit
tee on Arkansas Affairs. After 4 short de-
bate, the House took a recess until half