Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-23

Appointed one cadet in each eight years 1u-
stead Of four years, as now provided by
law"
Mr.. Frelinghuysen said this was Inn
pOrtant legislation, and, in case the Presi-
dent did not approve it, he could not veto
it without vetoing the whole appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Morton said this subject deserved
more consideration than it could now have.
Under our theory of government it was not
intended to keep standing army. Our
theory was to be prepared for war, by hay-
ing large number Of properly educated
officers, and the people could be relied
upon TO make up the army. Believing this
legislation premature, he moved to lay the
amendment on the table. Agreed to-
yeas p, nays 20.
The bill was then read third time and
passed.
Mr.. Sprague called up the bill making
appropriations for the payment Of invalid
and other pensions, reported by the Com
mittee on Appropriations without amend
ment.
Mr.. Morton said he would offer an
amendment to this bill, though he knew it
was not germaine to the subject, but as
there was no time left to have il acted upon
this session as an independent measure, he
would submit it as an additional section to
this appropriation bill. He then sent to
the Clerks desk as such amendment, the
bill reported by him on the sixth instant
from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, to provide for and regulate the
counting of votes for President and Vice
President and decision Of questions arts
ing thereon.
Mr.. Sprague appealed to the Senate not
to pass this bill with such an extraordinary
amendment. He moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. Agreed to-yeas 81,
nays 80.
The Pension Appropriation bill having
been considered in Committee of the
Whole, was reported to the Senate.
Mr.. Morton renewed his amendment, but
after considerable debate withdrew it.
The bill was then read 4 third time and
passed.
The consideration of the POStofice APP
preparation bill was resumed.
Mr.. Robertson moved TO amend so as to
strike out the paragraph appropriating $685.,
600 for official postage stamps for the Post
Office Department, and insert in place
thereof a clause providing that all laws and
parts of laws repeating the Thanking privi-
lege be and the same are hereby repealed,
and that the Thanking privilege as it exist
ed prior to the act abOlishing the same, be
and the same is hereby re-enacted.
Mr.. West moved to lay the amendment
on the table. Agreed tO-yeas 80, nays %.
Mr.. Thurman moved to add an addition
al section providing that the Congressional
Record be carried in the mails free Of pos
tage.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to amend so as to
provide that all public documents already
printed by either house of Congress, may
pass through the mails free upon the frank
Of any member Of Congress until Dec. l,
1875, which amendment was accepted by
Mr.. Thurman.
Mr. Morrill,, of Vermont, moved to amend
so that the Congressional Record or any
portion thereof may pass through the mails
free. Agreed 10.
The question being upon Mr.. Humans
amendment, Mr.. West moved to lay it On
the table. Rejected, yeas %, nays "A.
Mr.. Stockton offered as a substitute for
Mr.. Humans amendment, that the Con-
greSSiORal Record and all other public doc
uments printed by Congress for distribution
shall pas free through the mails under reg
ulatiOns to be prescribed by the Postmaster
General.
Mr.. EdInunds moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. Agreed TO, yeas %,
nays p.
The amendment of Mr.. Thurman was
agreed TO.
Mr.. Sherman moved to amend by in
stTUCting the Postmaster General % instr
tute full inquiry into the workings of all
branches of the Department and the ex-
penditures, with a view to reducing the
expenses, and report to Congress a schedule
of salaries for pOstmaSters and clerks, not
exceeding the amount paid for similar ser
vices in private employ; and also to inquire
as to the eypedienCy Of reducing the num-
Der of free deliveries in cities, and such
other measures of economy as will tend to
make the Department self-sustaining.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Ramsey submitted an amendment
amending the act of June 5, 1874, so as to
limit the weight of matter Of the 81 class
to twelve ounces instead Of four pounds.
He said this section allowed samples of
to pass through the mails, and
six hundred pounds Of merchandise recent /
" passed through the mails in New York
for Arizona, which paid but s cents per
pound, while the ordinary charge Of an
Express Company would have been a dol
lar pc. pound. Rejected, yeas p, nays 81.
Mr.. Dorsey submitted as an additional
section the postal telegraph bill recently
reported to the Senate from the Committee
on Post-Offices and Post-rOads.
Mr.. Johnston, of Virginia, raised the
point of order thaithe amendment involved
new legislation, and had never been con- |
sidered as an amendment to this bill by
any committee.
Mr.. Dorsey said it had been considered
by the Committee on POStoffices and Post
roads, and he had been instructed to report
it to the Senate.
The chair ruled the amendment in or
der.
Mr.. Thurman moved an indefinite post
DOnement of the whole bill. LOst-yeas |
p, nays "a.
Mr.. Thurman said he saw in this bill the |
assertion of power which made the Gov |
eminent supreme. He saw in it an evil |
ience Of that spirit which threatens to con-
iscate everything with which some people |
of the country are not satisfied. He did |
not wish to occupy the attention of the |
Senate in a matter of such importance, and |
NOulu ulUhC " Adl TIC dLA1OLAALIClAb vi Tic
table. If that should be rejected, he would
renew his motion to indefinitely postpone
the whole bill, and see if it could be made
into law without any consideration.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, moved to lay the
on the table. Agreed to.
The Pacific Mail subsidy matter was
again taken up. After a long debate,
during which Messrs. Bayard and Morton
spoke against the repeal, it was finally
agreed the bill should be considered as
with the exception of the para
gragh relating to the Pacific Mail, which
should be taken up tomorrow at y o'clock
and disposed of, the statement having been
made that the report Of the Judiciary Com
mittee would be ready by that time.
Mr.. Dorsey at first objected to this ar
and gave notice that he would
renew his postal telegraph amendment tC-
but at the request of Mr.. COnk-
ling and other Senators, withdrew his OBJ
lection, and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-AmOng the !