New-York tribune., 1875-02-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

resolutions of the General Assembly Virginia in rea-
tlon to the tax on the circulating medium Referred
Mr.. HURLBURr (Rep, M. from the Committee on
Railroads aud Canals, reported bill to aid the wash
ngton Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad Company 10
construct narrow gauge railway from tidewater.to ST.
Iouis and Chicago Referred to the Committee OF the
Whole.
Mr. BUTLER tRep Mass.) obtained consent to have
next "Wednesday evening apart for the consideration
OF business to be reported from the Judiciary commit
tee, with the understanding tnat no pih VI Poii0'
nature shall be reported. ,, ,.,. -,
Mr.. COBB Rep., Kan) presented the resolutions OF
Kansas Legislature respecting Affairs III LOuis"
Mr, ARCHER Dem., Md introduced a hill for the
onpointment of a Board Of Admiralty. Referred.
Mr.. MYERS Rep PENN introduced a DiI supple gppeG
to me Committee on Foreign Affairs ,,,
The bin especially the cooe trade ltpoydes that
when into contract agreement ior term
within the United States sher Or oT lewd or I'M %
sgop o Gse the required permit or certificate
Il makes penal Ou, for American citizens to enased such
tuition nysdaies ali relation thereto and makes the i'm.
m S 81 S S Il also makes tie immigration the
wng unsw Persons who are unte gong sentence or
ted on account imported for the pur-
Mr.. 81 B%WE5 iRcp Mass) from the Committee OF
Ways and Means reported new datin DILL "hcn was
The bill proposes distilled spirits on which the existing tax
shall not be s.. R to. Or q bs 81 nS or S Sot and
tar Of gallon all spirits in warehouses &C. 90 which e
tar on liquors So 90 gallon The tax on tobacco
tn he
tai reduction on goois to be repealed and tue stamp
MT DAWES wished to have the bill made the special
order the House instead OF in lhe Commites MI q ne
Whole but MT WARD eP @ anG m t6s1 "a IL Was
proposition to kill the goose which laid the golden
MIR RANDALL Dem, Penn remarked that there
was no disposition his side OF tho House 10 interfere
with the immediate consideration OF the Dill when was
The bill was then referred the Committee of the
Whole and made the special order for to-mOIroW'
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
The House went into Committee OF tho Whole, Mr.
Mc('rary Rep loWa) IN the ehair' Oh tne roS'oNiee
Appropriation bill
The recommended to be appropriated BY this bill fol
Of the PO.osce Dp,5tmeDs tie sum Of
e36 for steamship service The sG Of soS. ooo os oea
ssss6Soo ' Toa ss7 5SiSGi provided follows,
By the Department estimated at s2g
Tor Sss1ss d s ,S oT spe 5 500 To &
s's @ Tse 'otai s%oun. b. thu, 6
estmates therefor 10 the sum Of Sl,53o,l73
In b amount to provide for the general Department
76oo making total decrease las stated sboyej ST. 53S 1873
The items for steamship service are: ,.. ,.--.-s.
Fncsco japan aud China Feb H. 1865 and $875OO
'O MT TYSER rep Ind) who had charge of the bill,
EXPLAINED it compared the items with those of last
was only per cent less of year, while
annual increase business is from TO 10 per per cent o
of S75SOOO Tor inland mail transportation provlso
that no part of that money should be used to increase
the compensation Of railroad companies beyond the
rates now received by them. He alluded TO the move
ment the part OF an ExAssistant
Miles A. SMITH two three years ago to Increase the
rates allowed to railroads, and which had Increased the
amount paid to them n from 6 & fsIS to s1d
would be prevent still further increase OF those
Consress wond rise no to the exgency and would
pei railroad companies 10 carry the mails at lar ana
Mr.. TYNER (Rep. Iud) opposed the amendment, al
leging that tue effect OF II would be to prevent any in
rates those railroad companies that had not
fnto haf ron
panies had had the rates readusted Dut there were
some 200 other companies which had not had the benefit
OF tnat readustment, and this amendment would cut
them He asked his colleague whether he meant to
yated for the law OF 1873 allowing the reaGjustment
wear ater the exposure OF Giles A. Smiths proposition,
had been actuaied by corrupt motives.
Mr. HOLMAN said he had not mtimated ANYTHING of
IN Mr.. TYNER explained that law as simply providing
that railroad companies should be paid for carrying the
mails according to the weight OF the mails.
After further disSassi9n; SO NJ MI ;oa honahs amendment
Mr MERRIAM rep. n. ~ moved 10 add TO the
that proposals for Dds shall be advertised in
paper Congressional district where the service
Mr. TYNER opposed the amendment and said that If
il were adopted advertising would cost s5OO0o0. In
New.Y York. instance advertisements were published
In five newspapers, whereas under the amendment
they would require to be published In SO newspapers.
He doubted whether any good accomplished by the
publication OF these advertisements In newspapers at
ALL because bidders went to the PosOfices for the in-
formation which they required and which was con-
tancd the printed circulars furnished by the Depart
meut
Alter considerable discussion Mr. MERRIAM with
drew his amendment aud the one offered by Mr.. Hol
III anOf Indiana was adopted requiring the Postmaster
General advertisements or mail lettings 10 be
posted up Ia each POsOce for at least 10
days. 49, ,o,,
TON (Rep Iowa. said that IT was uLder amendment
OF me- Post Office Appropriation bill OF two years
ago that the system was applied To towns having
population OF not less than 10000; previously the lima
on had been towns OF 5000 population Since then
The number before then beiug only At; and while the
Increase had been only % cent the increase
n receipts been "A cent. The increased number
of lettercaIners 500 and the increased number OF
letters a, deliver ed Oy them I28.0O000O.
Mr.. PLAT Rep., n. " from the Post Office Commit
tee offered amendment hxing the salaries OF certain
pOstnastrrs, follows: NcwfoTk $1,000; Phladelphl,
Boston Chicago and St. Louis 5000; and Brooklyn,
BALTIMORE San FraUcisco, and Cincinnati, 5000 He
made "a statement To the business OF these various
offices jus itcaon OF bis proposition.
Mr.. MERRIAM tRep, N. ~ paid a high compliment
that any salaries 70 be Increased IL should be
those the POstOice clerks, to make up what they
assessed last Fall for political purposes.
Mr. COX Dem, n. " moved TO amend the amend
IneDt by making salary OF the Postmaster at New
York $1,000 He had nothing TO do with the grievance
OF his colleague tMr. Merraml from the intermeddlng
Federal officers his district but his colleague couli
lay that grievance at the door or the aecOupsheu
and businessike Postmaster at New-fork That POST
master only received now 5000 a year, whereas
"a years ago he received from soOOo TO
SC0,00O year. AT that Time 0ohds were
only required TO the amount OF s2OOOO; now they
we're reaulred to The amount OF Sl,3OOCO Tue letter
disulbuion at tha Post Once extenCed l6 ues
nine the other, with wldth o Two or three
miles. Thirty there were 80 clerks employed
there; now there l052 clerks aud carriers The
of letters there 81 day.
pounds Of mail matter were dispatched daily from New
York
anen dme nt Whatever tue cOuoiuon Of ihe Treas
ury II was always Just aud wise to pay fair days
WAGES for fair Gays sork. He approved all that had
raid annuI nd h,il.