Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-11
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
THURSDAY. February N.

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the views of Mr.. Salisbury and himself a.
members OF the Committee ON Privileges and
Elections. iu regard tn the case of Mr. Pinch
h'tck. LAID ON the table and ordered To be
printed.
Mr.. Scott preScn ted memorial OF tizeuS ~
Philadelphia. PittSburg and other cities of
Pennsylvania. demonstrating against a tarin
duty on tea and coffee.
Similar resolutions from citizens of Ohio:
Maryland and Iowa were presented bv MIR
Sherman, Mr. Dennis and Mr.. Wright Re
fcrred 10 committee on Finance.
Mr.. Cameron called up House bill authnvi-
Zing the President 20 appoint a commiS> ioucr
10 attend the International penitentiary con
gresS To be held AZ Rome next year Passed
| Mr.. Clayton called up bin tO establish the
boundary line between the state az Arkau-
sas and The Indian country. Passed
CHOLERA.
MI McCreerN Introduced hin promising
that il had been reportc,. in "A responsible
medical journal OF the United States that a
coolle ship from Calcutta hat become in
fected with epidemic cholera during her voy-
age, and IL had been announced in a Texas
paper that a disease resembling cholera was
raging in Mexico AT no great distance from
The frontiers Of the United States: there fore.
the Secretary OF War be directed 10 detail a
medical officer of the army. under direction
OF the Surgeon General. TO investigate fully
| the matter of said reports. a,ld IL found TO be
based on fact. he shall through the Surgeon
| General, give due and timely notice OF the
! advance and spread of the disease. and should
| IL threaten To reach the United States during
the coming year. IL shall se the duty of said
officer I'D complete records Of the epidemic
and report the same tO Congress. II apprn-
PIRATES also 5000 10 dcfray the expense of
| the investigation. Referred 10 Committee on
Appropriations.
The unfinished business. being
THE MORRILL, BILL
| Tor The government of the District of COlum-
bia. was taken mp, on which Mr. Wright
| tIowa) was entitled TO the door. Mr.. Wright
explained the different provisions OF the sub
Stitute submitted by him for The pending
| bill. His bill, lac said. was designed 10 pre-
! serve the example OF free institutions at the
! capital of the republic. II was democratic
while the pending bill was bureaucratic. II
| Dill, he held. was much more simple in It's
machinery. He argued at length thar the
right of suffrage should not he taken from
the people of this District. whom he said were
the equals Of their fcilOw-CitiZrnS elsewhere
ana aS much entitled To the rights OF citizen
ship.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Mr
MOrcy tLa.) introduced n Joint resolution
prohibiting the payment by any officer OF the
government 10 any person not known 10 have
been opposed TO the rebellion. Referred 10
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. COburn Ind.), from the Military Conn
mlttve. reported joint resolution appoint
ing J. ii. Martindaie OF New York, Hugh =.
Bond Of Maryland, and r. Il. Walcott of
Wisconsin, managers for the National Home
for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Passed.
Mr.. Duell IN. y introduced a bill for the
relief OF Sewell B. Corbett, OF Alexandra.
! va. Passed.
protesting against the proposed restoration
of the tax upon tea and coffee. Referred 70
Ways ard Means Committee.
ON motion of Mr.. Tyner, the House then
| went into Committee OF the Whole
on THE POST OFFICE EAPPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. MctraTy (iowa) in the chair, the pend
ing question being an amendment offered by
Mr.. COburn, iInd.l yesterday, allowing pub
lie documents and seeds from the Agricul-
tural Bureau 10 pass free i'm the mails.
Mr.; Fort iil.) favored am amendment
~ nsal..aNpI a rf 1pl f.N
go at very low rate of postage, urging that
il was too late to attempt restoration Of the
franking privilege and if il was agreed TO i'm
| the House the Senate would not concur, anu
rates would be left aS now.
! Mr.. Speer Pa proposed an amendment 10
! Mr. Coburn :, making ii apply 10 members
| of the i3d Congress, To December lSt. lsI'
He cOHtended that members should have the
| free use of the mails as other officers Of the
! government. lie characterized the act of
Congress in repCaling the ranking privilege
as COwaplice and said that it was the only
vote he had ever given i'm the House for
| which he was ashamed. The documents and
seeds were for the people, and there was no
good reason for their being published and
| procured il il was proposed that they should
! not go To the people.
Mr. Mills (TcNaS) pointed 10 the nOn-iul-
iiiimcnl of the predict ions of The Postmaster
! General as to The effect upon the postal reNc-
nueS of the repeal OF the ranking privilege.
ard said the deficiency had, instead OF bein-
diminished. grown from two and q half
millions To inc millions.
Mr. willard tNt.) contcnded that the peo-
/ pie, il they wanted the documents, should
pay FOR them aS they pay for their school
! books. Congress had as well appropriate
! money 10 meet the demands upon members
! for subscriptions, political purposes. &C.. "a
! the demand for documents. He had voted
/ for the repeal of the franking privilege aS
hoping that il would stop the printing OF
I these documents. The agricultural report,
which had just been ordered. me said would
: cost S2o0oo. Congress had the same rigni
| 10 send people an agricultural newspaper as
an agricultural report,
Mr.. Fort.-Then YOU had better abolish The
Agricultural Bureau.
Mr. Millari.--I am ready To do that.
NJ. Wilson liow2l cOntended this was not
the time TO restore the franking privilege.
/ Let The Congress that meets in December
coming fresh upOn the people, act upon this
subject aS ii thinks proper.
Mr.. Beck Ky called attention 10 the fact
lhat the departments Were using nine nun
dred thousand dollars in official stamps. and
said. in his report for 1872 the Postmaster
General said the ranking privilege, ii abol-
E lShed, would add three and a half millions TO
the postal revenues. This statement was put
forth To the country with petitions which
cost the country Sj0a.O00. He knew it was a
fraud then, and did not vote for the repeal.
He had known IL fraud ever since, but he
had voted against a restoration Of the frank
ing privilege l.l order 10 punish members who
were cOwardly enough TO vote for the repeal
He charged that the object and purpose i'm
securing the repeal was solely 10 benefit the
railroad and express companies, and said if
Il
his opposition 10 the StTaw-bid frauds his
head would be cut OFF, and some one more
plant put in his place.
Mr.. Forts substitute was rejected.
MI. CobuIn's amendment was then adopt
-.l-As tn -.
Mr.. Randall Pa offered an amendment.
providing that no part Of the money appro-
priated shall be uSesi for the purchase OF Off
cial or newspaper stamps until after due al
Vertismeut for proposals and 10 the lowest
bidder.
Mr. Tyner made the point of order that the
amendment proposed new legislation, and
the Chair sustained the point of order.
Mr.. Holman (Ind.) appealed from the de-
ciSion of The Chair, and the Chair was Sus-
tanned.
The reading OF the bill was then completed,
and the committee rose and reported IL 10
the House.
The yeas and nays were demanded on the
amendment allowing seeds and public docu-
ments to go free in the mails; and ii was re-
jected-yeaS 95. nays 125.
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MURDERors ATTACK OF WHITES On N
DIANs.-W. II. Crothers. United states IN
dian agent AT Fort Stanton, New Mexico,
reports that on the night OF the 10th instant
the citizeps, composed Of Americans and
Mexicans. made desperate attack on the
Mescaleros. who were encamped about two