New-York tribune., 1875-02-23
cred in Committee Of the Whole, was reported to tho

cred In Committee Of the Whole, was roporteu W tno
| Senate ,. .
| Mr. MORTON renewed his amendmenf. He sad az
the 22d stood, the election OF the next rres
dent could be thrown the House OF
He was asonished at his Democratic friends Votne 70
lay the amendment on tho table IL ms was ~ onse Of
Representatives. which would be Democratic he hope
It would be understood and those , voting 70 m '"0
SHERMAN yRoP Ohio said he heartily drios as 70
could be doo by jOnt rule as well, ana neea uos oo
pps THtRWaN 2pem Ohiol said he would votc with
the Senator from Indiana TO tdke up TINS DI anf s
but he protested against taeng p1cs, ncs Of IesIs
ton he ever passed upon an appropriation "ii
"'sr Mr. MoRfoS withdrew the amendment.
The Pension Appropriation bill was then read 'nru
time and passed.
DEBATE on PACIFIC MAIL SUBSIDY.
Mr. WEST Q!ep La called up tho Postonoo App''-
priation bill .
Tho amendment of the Committee, providing that
mail lettings for the States OF Maryland and Vrsira
and for tho District OF Columbia shall be advertised IN
only ono newspaper published In the DISTRICT or Com-
ba, and at prices satisfactory to the ~ th
erai not exceeding the customary rates PAID sn the
City OF baltimore for ordinary commercial adVer'ne
agreed to. ,, A.. A.. r.,
June l. 1872 authorizing tho contract with the Pdcinc
Mail Steamship Conpiny Mr.. West said TINS PROPOSE
To repell what was known as tho secondary conrnct
with the Pacific NAL Steamship Company FOR hai
Service TO CHINA semmOnthy. When " was CONSIDERED
TO say TO the Senate that the Committee reported INC
clause ~ came from the House OF Representative
wi hout for the reason hat tne uoc
matter had already been referred TO by the judiciary
Committee Therefore, this clause IN the Dill now stoOi
before tho Senate without any recommendation iroh
the Committee on Appropriations ,.
Mr.. THURMAN (Drm., Ohio) sad resolution was
before the judiciary Committee directing the Inquiry s
10 whether the OF 1872 still obligatory upon the
United states. The COMMITTEES was or the opinion tht
so far that resolution related to the expcdency o
apnulng the co ntract 1t belonged TO the Committee on
Post Offices and Therefore the Commlt,eo re-
nored substitute for the resolution nrst reIsrteu
10 the Senate whether that contract was sun oDl2aory
upon the United states, whether the Unted states
had the right to put end to It, Upon tnat quesOn
no decision had yet been reached. lie expected re-
pOrt would have been made to-day. but there was no
meeting OF tho Committee this morninr AZ 10 whetuer
this bill had better be postponed Till the report Oh tne
Judiciary Committee made on the suuJecb re-
mained for the Senate 10 saw. 49, -.
Mr. MERRIMAN Dem. C) said he was IN IaVor VI
the repeal OF this whole thing.
The clause relating to the Pacific Mail contract was
passed over informally that other amendments mi2u'
be acted upon.
ANOTHER EFFORT FOR THE FRANKISG PRIVILEGE.
Mr. ROBERTsOS Qsep., g C) moved to amend 80 as
to strike out tho paragraph appropriang s9Seoo FOR
official postage stamps for the Post'OHce Department
and insert in place thereof clause providing that all
laws and parts OF laws repeating tho frankng privilege
be and the Same hereby repealed, anu tlat tlo
franng privilege, It existed prior TO the act aposh
Ing the same be and is hereby reenacted. ,. -,
Mr. WEST Rep La.) moved to lay the aulenduehs oh
the bile agreed tO-Yeas, 80; Nays. 25 as follows
fR,pubicans Roman, Democrats IN Italics, Loerai
RspuDllcans In small capltalS.I