The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-07
The Forty-Fourth Congress-.

WASHINGTON, April 9.

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Mr. Thurman, from the judiciary com
mittee, reported with amendments the
house bill to correct ~ error in the revised
statutes in regard to warrant of arrest in
extradition cases. The amendments were
agreed to, and The bill passed.
Mr.. Bogy said the day had come when
the idea of making the postofllce self.sus-
tanning should be abandoned. He favored
an increase of rates on merchandise, but
not on newspapers or periodicals, and sup
ported Mr.. Harveys amendment.
Mr.. Maxey thought two classes of mail
matter enough, and believed merchandise
might have been excluded altogether. He
however, asked for the passage of the bill.
Pending discussion, Mr.. Edmunds called
up the house bill reported by the judiciary
committee TO amend section 1904 of the
revised statutes in regard to limitations
in prosecutions for crime.
The amendments were agreed to and
the bill was passed.
The consideration of the postal bill was
again resumed, Merriman speaking in ia
vor of combining the mail service to the
transmission of intelligence and at nominal
rates. He submitted an amendment to
strike out of the first section after articles
enumerated as third class matter the fol-
lowing "And all other matter which
may be declared msilable by law and all
other articles not above weight prescribed
by law, which are not, from their form or
nature, liable to destroy, deface or other
wise niure the contents of mail bags or
the person of any one engaged in the postal
service" He then submitted an
another amendment providing for fourth
class mail matter, for articles not enumer-
ated in LIST, ID and Sd class, to be transmit
ted 1000 miles or less at "blank" cents for
each ounce or fractional part thereof, and
for all distances over 1909 miles "bank"
cents for each ounce or fraction thereof
ordered that both amendments be printed.
Pending discussion, the senate went into
executive session, and when the doors re-
opened at 4:30 p. m, adjourned till Mol
day.
Mr.. Holman, from the appropriation
committee, reported back the senate bill
fixing the presidents salary, after the 4th
of March, 1877, at 1925, 900. Passed with
out disc lssion.
The question was then taken on Mr. Ho-
mans motion to refer to the committee of
the whole, the bill reported adversely from
the committee on banking and lrrency to
regulate the rate Of interest througho u the
country On national money, and to make 1t
6 per cent, and it was rejected and the bill
laid on the table.
MIR. Wood reported the bill exempting
vessels trading between the United States
and British North American colonies and
Mexico, or vessels less than rs tons plying
between the Atlantic and Pacific coast,
from shipping crews, etc., before a ship.
ping commission. After explanation the
bill was passed.
The house at 2 O'Clock resumed consider.
alton of the Hawaiians treaty bill.
Mr.. Garfield supported the bill, declaring
in the event of its rejection, the Hawaiian
Islands would soon be controlled by either
England or France
Mr. Wood of New York, who has charge
of the bill, gave notice that he would en-
dsavor to get q vote on tho bill Monday.
AT 4 o'clock the house went INTO COM
mitee of the whole, Mr.. Cox in the chair,
on the legislative appropriation bill, and at
half-past four took recess till 7.3O, the
evening session to be for The same business.
EVENING SESSION.
After progressing Us the twenty-fifth
page of the bill, MIR. Kendall suggested that
as the silver bill was likely to become
law very much of the hardships caused by
the reduction Of the force in the printing
bureau Of the treasury department could
be mitigated by having the revenue stamps
which were now printed under contract
printed By the bureau. He understood that
by this means employment could be given
to about two-thrds Of the force lately en-
ployed there, and he also understood that
on that idea the secretary of the treasury
had already given the requisite ninety days
notice to end the contract.
The committee then rose, and the house,
at 10 o'clock adjourned.