Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-11
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WASHINGTON, Feb. I0.-Mr. Myers in
troduced a bill supplementary to the acts
in relation to immigration. Referred to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The
bill has reference especially to to the cOOlie
trade. It provides that when immigrants
have entered into a contract or agreement
for a term of service within the United
States, either for labor or for leWd and i'm
proper purposes, such immigration shall
not be deemed voluntary, and the United
States Consul shall not deliver the required
permit or certificate. 1t makes it penal
Olfense Cor Americans to be engaged in such
trade. It fOibids the impOrtationOf women
for purposes Of prostitution; invalidaies all
contracts in relation thereto, and makes
the importation or holding Of women for
such purposes a felony, punishable by fine
and Imprisonment. 1t also makes the i'm
migration of the following classes Unlaw-
full: Persons who are undergoing sentence
for feIonies and crimes other than political,
Z or whose sentence has been cOmmuted on
account of their immigration, and women
brought for purposes Of prostitution.
Mr.. Dawes. from the Committee on
WAYS and Means reported a new tariff bill.
Mr.. Dawes wished to have the bill made
the kDEGlAl OLuEL III Ellt IlDubE llAclEd1 VI
in committee Of the whole, but MessTs.
Ward, Of Illinois, and Sayler Of Ohio, OBJ
iected, the latter remarking that it was a
proposition to kill the goose which laid the
golden egg, and he would throw every OBJ
stacle in its way.
Kr. Randall remarked that there was no
disposition on his side Of the house to in.
terfere with the immediate consideration Of
the bill, which was to raise revenue.
The bill was then referred to the Com
mittee Of the Whole, and made the special
order for tomorrow.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. McCrary in the chair, on
the pOst-Ofice appropriation bill. The
amount recommended to be appropriated
by this bill is as follows: For the general
service of the POst-offiee Department, $685.
OO0,S6l; for steamship service, Sj3I,5OO;
for official stamps for the use Of the Post
office Department, 1886, ,0O0-tOtal S3T,-
524,361; to be provided for as follows:
Revenues of the Department, estimated at
S29,14S, 156; by appropriation for deficiency
out of the Treasury, Sc, So, ,1O5; by direct
appropriation out Of the Treasury, Sl;523,-
500. The total amount recommended by
this bill is less than estimates.
Mr.. Tyner, who had charge Of the bill,
explained it and compared the items with
those of last years expenditures. The eX-
pense of the department was five per cent.
less than that Of last year, while the an
nual increase Of business is from eight to
ten per cent.
Mr.. Holman moved to add TO the item
for inland mail transportation a prOvisO
that no part Of the money should be used
10 increase the compensation Of railroad
companies beyond the rate now received by
them.
After discussion, Mr.. Holman's amend
ment was rejected, 45 to 1O3.
Mr.. Merriam moved to add 10 the item
! Of $4,000 for advertising mail lettings, a
promise that proposals for bids shall be ad-
vertised in one newspaper in each Congress
sional district is to be performed. After
considerable discussion, Mr.. Merriam with
drew his amendment, and one offered by
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, was adopted, re-
/ quiring the Postmaster General to cause
advertisements of mail lettings to be posted
up conspicuously in each postofice for at
least sixty days.
Mr. Platt, of New York, from the Post
/ Office Committee, offered an amendment
| fixing the salaries Of certain postmasters as
| follows: New York, $1,000; Philadelphia,
Boston, Chicago and others $4,000; Brook
! lyn, Baltimore, San Francisco and CiGcin-
natl, $1,000.
Mr. Cox moved to amend the amend
meut by making the salary Of the Posimas
| ter at New York $4,000.
M O'Neill, Of Pennsylvania, proposed
/ that the PostmasteTs of Philadelphia, Pits
burg Cincinnati, st Louis, etc. should re
ceive $4,000 year.
After discussion, Mr.. Cox withdrew bis
amendment, recognizing that il had nC
chance Of being adopted, and that it might
defeat the original proposition.
Alr. ONeilHs amendment was re-
! jected.
Mr.. Kasson moved to amend by proVid