New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-12
x1IVM COyGREsS-FlRST SESSION

| EXTENDED DEBATE IN THE SENAlh oN i"h '"'4''N'
RATES BIIL-PAssAGE OF BILLS II BOTH HOUSES
--S2J. 900 TO IMPROVE THE CAPITOL GROUNDS.
| SENATE. WASHINGTON. April II. 1876.
In the Senate to-day, the CHAIR laid before
II the report Of Major Thomas H. Vincent Assistant Ad
iuant General on bill TO provide for the payment OF
| bounes &C. TO coloIcd soldiers and thor heirs
Mr. Rowe (Rep., Wis., introduced bill, by request
TO provide the cheap Transportation OF iresni nc
! tween tidewater al or near the Atahtc o'e'' an" "
| ONO and VI ssissipp valleys. s,,..
Bills were introduced an referred as follows; ,.,.ry
By Mr. INGALLS, REP Kan For the iiel "I h't'i1,s
on the Usage ocdcd lands ~ Kansas Be'crie 10 'hc
| Committee On Indian Affairs: .o rosv an.
determine she relative rank OF tEe officers % the several
of the navy. Referred to the Committee Oh Na'a
Gr EDMUNDs Ger w submiited resolution IN n
stru ding Committee Tie District OF Columbia 70
inquire and report whether the Vl-ifloiliN - ,,O
Tie Washington Watcrworas. near Geofgei"Wn - prop
| ways adjacent thereto Agreed to. ,.,
Mr. DORSEY Rep ArRl called mp The senate Dli III a,
horisng the Tepy1neDt Of Pennsy NaniaiFe'' III ""7"
Sir hDhUNDs rep, W. moved amendment 20 as
TO allow the Commission np onted 10 select MatrIa Ior
paving the 20 include stone III the hdcfa 10 De
Mr, WIIYTE Dem. Md favored the amendment Of
Mr.. EduunIs ep. Va, and hir INGALLS, ti'ep' Mani
Mr. BuGNsIDE tRep.. r. ~ moved an amendment 40
TO exclude n, cks cob5cstones ron the n"e'is
to be selected for such pavement. lfjectd. -.
The amendment of Mr.. EtnundS WAS teen agreed to
There was some urtlcr debate but no aclioh.
Tic following bill vds passed: To admit iore's"
Peions were presented for uniformity in weights and
measnrcr by Mr MORRILL, tRtp. No; IN favor ~ the
nrc.ent .Tste,n of p1vin- rrnsons by br. WADLEIGH
ep y. HI; against GnY c-ang; IA tli lirii' - .ii
cnyclopes by SIR IiONE rep WIS., favor OF enlarg-
ing TIE signal service, by ST. HERMAN DEM y ~
Judiciary reported adyeraeig House bill to pro
wncsc- who shall be- required to TESTIFY ~ esIn
cases, with written report ahd asaeu tl' ano - ~. o.
placed tie calendar With the adverse report % OF
Mr. STEVENSON Dem. KyJ presented the report o.
the minority az the Committee on the bii, ana N' OF
'-,"' That both the majority aud minority Reports 10
... ,-DMUNDs tRcp., va submitted resolution di-
action II any, has been taken under the law ci FEB -
1875, providing Ter settlement win certain ralWay
conc, ruin the possession and subsequent rclnqhsh
by tie United States OF the Western anl Atllauc
Railroad Georgia. condit on. value, improvements
repairs hy Government, and whether the later
have been fully paid Tor. Agreed TO-. -
The Senate tnen resumed the consideration o inc IN
finished business, being the bl hHs the rate o ostlSe
~ of NJ tifiInon 10 strike oui from The
first section the clause allowing IN te mans al aitlcfs
not above the weight prescribed by la and when are
moi o, irir form nature liable to destroy, deiace ga
otherwise iuiuo the contents oi inc M'rDaEs' or 'e
MIR NTIIsInON modified the amendment 20 az 10
strike out the cass nial mater pIlht,, eiiHs
NOS l,un, flexible patterns, samples ~ mclcatndst'
,5in ,arls photographic paper letter envelope,
postal envelopes and wrappers carls, pan anu ON,
mental PAPER Paoi"Ss'i'''
Mr. HANLIN Rep Mel said ne th3uth ne tseoiy o.
the senator from Nor,h Carolina an EI"As. ~" l'''
amliu argued lat books should pay We cost % i'"h
narration. anl not DE mailed i"f h"l a ''hl ~ ou'i't
Mr. MERltItiOS Dem. y. O. siii anything caeu-
l,fcd Ia c,rrr the PEOPLE, To- cuiEltrn the popular
mind. should gO through thc m@i-i a. c-,,py ~ !aSi1
H. WIS noi surr hut thai u should 90 througn liee Inc
pct nile on gh hr forced 60 bc ntehgt ~ to Itonc
,yn,d ma, re aui inform themselves VOLUNTARILY IL was
tbe ina, ollcy the Government 10 90 ever t"B 10
lead To inat result. . . 49,. $500. ,t..,t Va,
II. Ngvs - slr Hiil.lHON said a TINS am 'imcnt
had been sctei Il OF 10 use 10 "er mat lo oibu
ile fo.rt class OF mail master. ANA he therefore WI
III "a suuper, the amendment suhluittcd by the
senator from hahshs t'i4' li"' '''i W '''i' " ~ w.
Ar ntNIs rep Ma.s.l favored the Bill reported by
. Commit zee lie said tHcrc might De an improvement
49, mn. III IN pro,id,ng shat samples oi merchandise DEE
srnt through he mail ia 'r'.-'s o. eisht "i II ounce
al chcap oi post axe tiah ihci
,u,yi,p.,t In I-i,, Whcn IL co-t the Government
over 50 900 20 MAINTAIN it ana INC Iccpta W. Ss
81 900 rlr result was tue tpFtInmehl tn I'd" 20 "l,N
mon he telegraph and nov, ~ 10 Years ths eoEpcl-
,r oi he r5.,-0lce had yearly receipts amoununs To
M, BGEvIY Gcp, KauJ quoted 49, len-,a from re-
potts ol the P',rpi'e ~ aitH, .n , ~ 80
OF the substitute submitted ~ nl 90 restore e Oh I"e
~ tgJiRfIL (Rep Mc) said there were two aspects
AT inns .u.rrt lie id not KNOW Why newspapers shoud
H. rr,ird !y Inc Government 20 loss ol nearly flOp'
900 par uuuu. PrcSou, 10 II new aiapris c'htotte"
! n yrry handsome sam toward their transportation
changed. Now there any OlheI 'aSs o' "'o'oS %
Mr.. WifnEEs tDcm. vaJ said he thought Il was In
u,iitlc to ut $50 inc mail m-uu Tor transporting tHri
itt,li.e fhoIgn bee bc we'd 11ugic.s had tie power
nn,rr no Consultation O. sA what should be carried IN
'l f ,,,, discussion Mr. MOEEILL rep. VI called
mn inc Mn ma lug appropriation To continue The wnIk Oi
h. proving tbr Caption grounds, ara thc amen ~ v
ti House reducing the auOunl from S2JuOO t0 $-OOoo
| wa agreed 80 and tIr uld l'aa'l. .,.,.,-,..r .
| IN. ss.i.. tCeu. on motion oi Nj. SAltbLNi, Ntht
| ma Ircer.vc Session, and Nlcn the doors were re-
| ourned At . O'Clock, adJJuihed