The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-04

from the freedom of the mails specche,
reproduced from and printed otherwise
than in the Congressional Record, and
speeches delivered elsewhere than in
Congress, he stated that the Conference
Committee had concluded that by the
language Of the amendments such
speeches were already excluded, and
therefore the proviso had been stricken
out as surplusage. In regard to the
franking of garden seeds, the word gar
den had been struck out so rs to make it
applicable to all seeds transmitted by the
Department of Agriculture.
Mr.. Speer--Are these documents and
seeds permitted to 60 through the mails
on the written frank of members?
Mr.. Tyner-Undoubtcdly, until the lSt
of next December, 1875, and that it ap.
plies to all documents printed or ordered
to be printed by Congress.
Mr.. Hale-Does not this report restore
the franking privilege, with the exception
Of the correspondence of members?
Mr.. Tyner-Not permanently but un-
til the lSt of December next, in all re-.
spects, except as to the correspondence Of
members.
The provision as to agricultural reports
and seeds, and the permanent report, wa,
concurred in without yeas and nays,
which were demanded by Mr.. Garfield
and others, but were refused.
A Great Noise and Din.
Mr.. Townsend, from the Conference
Committee on the bill for the incorpora-
tion and regulation of railroad companies
in the Territories, and giving TO railway
companies the right of way through
public lands, made report, the principal
point in which was the striking out Of the
proviso giving the States that may here
after be organized in such Territories,
control over the charges for tranNporta-
ton and freight, the same rs if such
right of way had been originally granted
BY them. In the midst of the great
noise and confusion proceeding from
pressure of business, Mr. Wilson, of Iowa,
who was opposed to the Conference re-
port, declared rs point ofordcr that the
House did not know what it was doing,
to which assertion the Speaker pro ten,
gave his assent, and ruled that the point
was well taken.
Mr. Holman raised his voice ard was
heard to cXclam that Il fraud was being
perpctratcd OF the House
THIS raised the ire of Townsend who
had charge of the report, and he charuc-
terIzed the allegation as false.
Mr.. Holman eXhorted Townsend not
te become excited, as he was not charg-
ing him with fraud.
Mr. Wilson, of Iowa. broke in with
An exclamation, "there was no question
but there was an attempt being made to
pcrpetrate fraud on the country if Eot on
the House
Mr.. Holman intimated to Townsend
that that gentleman was too old to display
childish passions, and repeated that an at
tempt to put the bill through in its pres
ent form, was fraud on the country.
Loud shouts of vote, ordcrl If he was
not entitled to be heard he should, of
course sit down.
The Speaker pro tenn, intimuted to Mr..
Holman that he was not entitled to the
floor, but was speaking by the sutierancc
of the chair and of the gentleman from
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Townsend said he was perfectly
willing to let the gentleman from lndi-
ana have five minutes.
The House however, was not 50 good
natured. and met the offer with shonts of
NO "no," "votc," regular order
Mr.. Townsend assured the House that
there was no fraud in the bill, and the
report was unanimous, which statement
was confirmed by Mr. Fort.
The conference report was then agreed
to without the ayes and nays, which
we're demanded by Mr.. g. f. Hoar but
were refused by the House.
The House again went into II Commit
tee of the Whole on the deficiency bill.
An amendment to pay the expenses of
certain contested elections in former
years, was strenuously resisted by Mr..
Specr, but was finally adopted.
After making some further progress
on the bill the committee rose So rs to
allow conference TO be made ON the
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
pratIon bill.
The House Insisted on its position and
asked for another conference.