New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


At a. m. the House, IN Committee of the
Whole had disposed OF the sundry Civil Appropriation
bill with the exception Of the item of 100000 for en-
craving and printing the National currency Finally
the vote taken and the paragraph was made to pro-
vide that the notes currency and other securities shall
DE executed with not less than three pate prinlngs
one or two OF which the Secretary may have executed
by hanknote companies or engrdvers Ihat nnlshed
tue 0 ana then the Cemmi'Iee ToSe anu lepof'eu " "
&C on motion of Mr. BUTLER rep Mass( paragraph
inserted the clerks discharged bV reason OF
the Teductonsmade necessary Dy tHe legislation OF ILLS
on motion Of Mr. MAYNARD rep. Tenn) and after
discussion prOvlso was added % The Item for printing
thu @ notes on 6,sttnciiye and speciaI paper the
same United States notes.
All the amendments agreed TO except the one
approprating 100000 for information 10 defeat fraudu
lent claims against the Governments
ress OF the bill demanding reading OF engrossed
bill, the rules suspended and the reading was
dispensed with.
The hi was passed at sS O'Clock m and The House
then adjourned
PASSAGE OF A DISTRICT TAX BILL
At the openng OF the session to-day, the House took
up the various bills providing for in the DIS
trct Columbia ana. after some discussion passed the
substitute offered by Mr.. Wilson (sep. Ind which pro-
vldes for taxation Of and half per cent real
and personal property and does not provide for the
representation Ii Congress by Delegate.
PROTECTION OF CONGRESSIONAL WITNESSES.
M E. r. HoAR (Rep., Mass9 from the Select Com
mittee Breach Of Privileges in the House IN the ar
rest OF Mr. Whitelaw Reid, while attending witness
before the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a
bill protect witnesses in such from arrest on
Mr. sENER Hep. Va made an effort 70 get action on
the amendments to the bill Astonishing tue West
made by Mr.. HODGES Rep., Arkl
MI ORR rep, Iowa. FROM the Committee on Public
Lands moved suspend the ruies and pass the blii
giving the consent aud approval OF Congress 10 the
Wisconsin Central Railroad Company 70 build that por.
Point the hue adopted by the act OF the Wisconsin
Legislature OF Feb. TO- 1875 instead OF Oh the line
sdoptcd Dv the act of prl 1866 AFTER brle discus
son the motion was agreed to and the biii passed
THE FRANKING CLAUSE IN TIE PosT-oFFICE BILL
AGREED TO.
Mr. TYNER rep. Ind }, from the Committee on Ap-
preparations reported the Senate amendments TO the
Post Office priation bill and the House proceeded
TO act upon them
The amendment fixing the salary OF the NewYork
Postmaster at 5000 was Donconcurred IN.
The Senate amendment as 10 Thanking documents
being reached. Mr.. TYNER said he vas instructed
AGAINST mis- ludgmcDo 10 recommend concurrence
in IT, with several verbal amendments when would
make 10 read AZ follows;
That from AID after the passage OF this &c, 7% Cosrts'o.e
hereof or speeehes OF reports therein
n, wnltep 6T hs be free postage
regulations The PS'nsse General may prescribe ana ma, pubic
Congress through The mails OF The frank o. Any mem
Der or es STos1 T. lspo@S:s oa AID
nrG Ss5s @ ~ ogs a not De oons,rnd q. public doc
ussn1 embraced within he prvAOBi Of tins reaon
Mr. GARFIELD (lep., oaIo) appealed 10 the House to
vote down this astenpt to the rankine abuse.
MIR sPEER tDsm. Penn.I hoped that the amendment
would los voted down.
Mr. KAssON (Rep. lows, called for tiir Yeas and
Nays Oh The aiDenIllent They were not ordered
Mr. TYEER called for telers On the Yeas aud Nays
They NOS ordered.
The amendment amended Was then agreed tolls
u CO.
Mr.. GARFIELD moved 20 reconsider the vote. and
Mr. cessna REP, PENN moved IL lay Tue motion 10
reconsider % tue table.
The Yeas and Nays we're ordered on the latter motion
and resutcdYeas 1871. Nays los. 30 THE motion W re-
a0nstder WAS land the table,
Tpe TSlIswtsS u W. we IN asesil-fReps0iIcsss IN