The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-23

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have under our theory Of government 4
was not Intended 70 keep af,RtAHdipl
army, Our, theory was TO happrepanei
for war BY having large number 6tpso
perly educated officers, and the peOplI
could be relied upon 70 make an army
Believing this legiilation premature b
moved to lay the amendment on the table
Agreed to-yeas q, nays 20,
The bill was then read third time an(
passed, .I
Mr.. sprague called up the bill making
an appropriation for the payment Of In
valid and other pensions reported by thG
Committee on Appropriations without
amendment. I0llr .y.fLa.
Mr.. Morton said he would offer a.
amendment 10 this bill, though he knew
1t was not germane to the subject; but as
there was not time left to have It acted
on this session, he would submit II as an
additional section to this bill.
He then sent to the Clerks desk a
such amendment the biA reported by him
on the 9th inst. from the Committee Oh
Privileges and Elections, to provide i6r
and regulate the counting OF votes for
President and Vice President, and The
decision Of questions arising thereon.
Mr.. sprague appealed to the Senate
not to pass this bill with such an extra:
ordinary amendment, He moved 70 lay
the amendment on the table, Agreed 70,
Mr., Morton renewed his amendment.
HO said that as the 22d joint rule stood,
the election Of the next President could
be thrown into House Of Representatives,
lie said he was astonished at his Demo-
cratic friends voting TO lay the amend
ment on tho table, II this was a political
measure, and the next election should be
thrown into the House OF Representa-
tiyes, which would 10 Democratic, he
hoped II would DO understood that those
voting to lay tho amendment on The table
must take tho responsibility, ,.f ,'',p ~ /
Mr., Sherman said he heartily BympR-
thized with his friend from Indiana Nor
toni Us to the necessity Of having 4 change
In this 22d rule, but Il could bo done BY
joint rule Just as well, and need not bo
put upon tue appropriation bill.
. Mr., Thurman said that he would vote
with tho Senator from Indiana 10 take up
this bill nj any time, but ho protested
against tacking q political measure upon
an appropriation bill. The worst piece
Of legislation he ever saw was passed upon
au appropriation bill after midnight,
Mr, Morton withdrew his amendment.
The pension appropriation bill was
then read third timo and passed.
Mr.. Robertson moved to amend ~, a
to strike out theparagraph appropfiatlHg
$90,SOO for additional postage stamps foF
The Post Office Department and insert In
place thereof q clause providing that all
laws and parts OF laws repeating the
iranking privilege be and tho same are
hereby repealed, and that the franklng
privilege as II existed prior TO the act
abollshlng tho same be and is hereby re:
enacted. isuG 'h'67" 10 !" y
Mr., West moved to lay the amendment
on the table. Agreed to-yeas 50, nays 25,
YEAs-AIessrs. Anthony, Boreman,
Boutwell,, Cameron, Chandler, Clayton,
Conkling, Cragin, Dorsey, Frellhehuysen,
,Hagor, Hamilton Of MarylspdI Hamlin,
Howe, ingalls,, Logan, Mitchell, Morrill,
OfMainc, Morrill, Of Vermont, Morton,
oglesby, Pratt, Ramsey, Sargent, Schur2,
Scott Shearnan, Stockton, WadlGigh,
West, Window and Wright-S2.
NAYs-Messrs. Alcorn, Bayard, ,ConOver,
Cooper, Davis, Dennis, Eaton Edmunds,
Flanagan, Goldthwaite, Gordon, Harvey,
Johnston, Kelley, Lewis, MCCreery, Mer.
rimon, Peaso, Ransom, Robertson, Sauls.
bury,SpcnCcr, Stevenson, Thurman, Tip.
ton-26. .-
Mr., Thurman moved to add an addi-
tional section providing that the Congress
sional Record shall be carried In the mails
free Of postage. - ''''
htr. Edmunds-so us to provide that
all public documents already printed
BY either House Of Congress may pass
through the mails free upon the frank Of
any member Of Congress until December
!, ,lS75, which amendment was accepted
BY Mr.. Tharman. ,... r...t4.J
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, moved to
amend 40 TINT the Congressional record
or any portion thereof may pass through
Tic mails free. Agreed tojIths question
ding upon Thurman's amendment as
amended.
Mr.. West moved to lay on tho table,
Reiected-yeas, 20; nays, "a.
Nir. Stockton offered as n substitute for
Thurman's amendment, that the Con.
gresSional record and all other public
documents printed by Congress for dis
tribution shall pass through the mails
under a regulation to be preScribcdby The
Postmaster General. ,.,.,.t..4.
Mr. Edmunds then moved to lay II on
the table. Agreed to--yeas, q; nays, 20.
The amendment of Mr.. Thurnan's was
then agreed 10. - ~ -
Nj. Sherman moved to amend the 4th
section SO us 10 provide that all accounts
passed upon by the Auditor Of the Treas.
iiry for tho Postoffice Department after
July |, 1870, shall be supervised by the
First CompttellSF 9f die frS&hfy in tho
baine manner as 'othef accounts, and d
sufficient number Of clerks shall 10 trans
fetred TO the First Comptroller. In tho
matter Of the third class, 10 be reduced TO
twelve ounces instead Of four pounds, he
said that this section allows SampleS Of
merchandise 10 pass through the mails,
and ak hiihdred poundA ,of merchandise
recently passed through the mails from
New York for Arizona which paid but
eiaht cent? pet mound, while the ordinary
change ofs,att e3ptes4 company would
have been b dollar per pohhlN ~ Rejected
yeas, 21 nays, 81. ,.
. Mf. Thurman said this bill was being
discussed under the five minute rule, and
as tho Pacific Mail contract was TO be
considered, "a well "a an amendment proc
vidihg fotl q postal taleafsph5 te NOTED
that Tie Seiate 'adjoufh. These Subjects
should not be considered Under this rule,
unless The Senate was prepared TO deal
with matters involving the ihtefests Of
thousands without fair consideration.
The motion wasloatIS. Ia nm
Slf. .AlcotA sutmille ediah amehdmtAt d
an additional section providing that gar
den seeds transmitted BY The Commission.
er Of Agriculture, OF BY any member Of
Congress, together with agricultural re-.
pottT, should pass through the mails free
Of charge. RejectedAyeaS 81 nays "a.
Mt. lfamlin moved an amendment pro.
vidihg that the salary Of the postmaster
Of The city Of New York shall b $4,000
per Ahhum. Al gteed to- "y'Io p'h
Mr.. Dorsey S6bmlttediaa Ah additional
section the postal Telegraph bill recently
tattotIed IN Inn Aahata ffnfft the Cnnnils