New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
unrsE OLE UNDERGRADUATES.

Ell, were introduced and referred ~ follows: :
l., Sir. HtEIHR g.. D., Adj-ln relation 80 tao ac-
count.as o.nccr, oi ino Treasury al ''oia.iL
IL lr LYNCH CleP.. M-s,j, b. icIdest-'c!atNe 10
tho cuOrud schools Ol tie D.stiIct Of COLUMBIA.
By Mr. JONES Dem. y. Anticipating all Laws all
,rz ug the appointment al c'ii engineers IA tne navy
b. 40 .moDi section 100 Of tGo i.Oyscd 7iii',s %.
the Urod Atles IA gard 10 prohibiting em!oj Is "i tlc
Government Hoh prosecuting Caii' 90 HP."'oAlo"' i"'
bii to aurnd 'ction 800 of tho Revised 5sltules
IN relation 10 the l,..lIuoit ui patents M's pso''.
MI CLAa.AL dem Albl' nom t.o I,'''-"ico I'm
mii.cc, cla"d ~ M Oh regulating i',' - ",i t"
proposed 10 repeal tie Ia" whth "S i.'sod ia tuo 'h'l
htIs tia iat acn,iV. INCREASING tno pt 'sS' on tu
a. M per ounce tom osnt ccgti 10 lOcons Ter uuri
NrCANNON (..,p., M rldrrss d INC IiOLso IN
G1nFii.LD (..r OAlJl sid tho legislation OF last
-,,inn winch pro osod 10 repeal originated
th. hartman al tho senate Po5i-OIco committee SdS
;p5,iig tilt tho rate 0f postage on merchandise bo
fun the tho House "a o'clock On Gao morning
OF tne day al the session With over loo ncdmcnta
susncc of the Postmaster cnoFls fecommcndsuoi In
tu.i nie. II ld boon unanimously adopted ~ tho Com
rLe C1mini t,o understood that the language OF The
nnenlne ilrudrd any thlEg els1 tEIn merchandise
AIR the bil mad psaed IL wS' aeoti tdod tEht ihe
Ian ...u " tho amendment covered not only norcbLn
disc bui also transient hows aycrs aud pamphlets. lie
prer oss,aiion 10 double tne rate printed mater.
Mr. RANDALL Dem. PcnnJ-why Mas not tiat com
,ue flOu,rT
blr OAhFIELD-Beoauso the bill was then in tbs SEN
Mr EAYDALL-why did the POstmastcr-G General wait
ia the hour OF the session " put sucl matter on
Inc country when he had an ento SESSION 10 como to
conclusion about ~
Mr. GAEFIELD-l cannot answer for the Postmaster
GenrIals Iri0Ona avn NOT tao hocpcr oi his discretOD
uuT Ms coIiiscis
MI CaitIclu went Ia argue against tho pro-
urcty of carrying IDcgUuandlSc III tho us. He sad
at thai business untii riiUaI c.f was iOatcd wth
.fFf a tt, nn
mcnt. entering tuL Duinoss OF merclandiso trans
pnraton ultimately bound 10 absorb the entire
iie,1i't .ragsI-ort1ton OF inc e1anay
OF every ut 'cr country
Nil tfAIFiELD-Porhaps. I am not Informed Tho
posoiiC0 was established to ransmit intelligence, and
an ,thIi,g csr Is departure from ire original idea
Dir. LANEhNCE lEcp., OhOI advocated tho bill, AMI
sad tht he legislation Of last session increasing tne
postage Li.clss matter undoubtedly ~ tIc IN
stance Of express anios ANA the great deti-
carried al rJnd tho globe ut eight cents pound Or
less. No merchant III Ncw-lUrk would send nLndrud-
pOuDd pagkaErs thfOdsh tho mails anu pay eshl oehIS
pound Tor lhcui, because the oAfo>, COMPANIES Woud
Gritty THEN cheaper That answer " his col
ICi.s uo's ,Gariieid'5j argument.
Nh RANDALL tDuin, PohiL) supported the bill. and
expressed grdtc'tlOn that those VINO hal any oOnec-
ton the slatiOn OF ist now 10 De rcIeicd
diss.yowod 10. Even the Observation-Disclosures had sag
coated repeal OF tho Law. Tue law VI last session had
tO inconvenience tho poblc, ana 10 augment the
lars. 49,
Mr. GARFIELD Q,ep.. Ohio asked Mr.. Randall
whether ho held the CUmnittec Appropriations Of the
last House Responsible Tor dong sulity or Infamous
thlug connection WIKI this legislation
Mn RANDALL replied that he held thom guilty OF an
~ scrutlny, and lac promised that tne Comm \
Oprtois Of the present House would not DO
euity Lny thing OF the KIND.
81. GARFIELD suggested ~ Mr. Randals o0nslora