The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-12
mond, Va, and apprOprlating slOO,O00

monu,. Va, anu appFoprlatlnS 9IVViVVt
for that purpose. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Allison submitted an amendment
TO authorize the POSTMASTER General L
contract for daily mail between Chica
90 and the eastern terminus Of the U. ?
r. r., the cost OF service not TO exceed
$95, 900 per annum. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Ingalls, submitted an amendment
appropriating $50, 900 to enable the Post
master General 10 contract for u last
mail service between st. Louis and To
peka, Kansas. Rejected.
Mr.. Maxey.. submitted an amendment
authorizing the Postmaster General tC
contract for fast mail service between
81. Louis and Galveston. Rejected.
Mr.. Paddock submitted an amendment
rs an additional section-the bill TO re-
at6re the franking privilege reported BY
him from the Committee on Post-oliicei
and Post.roads on the 25th OF May last
Il provides that il shall be lawful L
transmit through the mails, FREQ Of post
age, letters, packages or other matter re-
lsting .exclusiyely 10 the blisiness'of tht
doyernment Of the United States, and
also that Senators, Representatives and
Delegates in Congress, the Secretary ol
the Senate and the Clerk OF the House ol
Representatives may send and receive
throughttie mail, free OF postage, letters
and documents.
Mr.. Salisbury said he was opposed to
iranking letters, but though some pro
vision should be made by WHICH public
documents could be distributed by Sena'
tors and Representatives,.
Mr.. Ingalls, said that he was willing tc
restore the franking privilege to-day, III
all its proportions.
Mr.. Dawes said that he had voted foi
the repeal Of the franking privilege prob.
ably a dozen tines. Ts repeal was
brought about by 6the metropolitan press
which desired 70 Control al Information
for the people and prevent the Senators
and members from disseminating intelli'
gence. After stating that many news.
paper correspondents colored the dis
patches, he announced himself as ready tC
vote for the repeal Of the law abolishing
thefranking privilege.
Mr.. Maxey spoke in favor OF restoring
the franking privilege.
Mr.. Herman opposed the restoration.
Mr.. Paddock favored ii.
Mr.. Howlayored the restoration Of the
franking privilege, and moved an
amendment so as 10 allow the. Senators
Representativesland,d delegates in, Congress
Secretary Of the Senate and Clerk Of the
House OF Representatives to send and re-
ceive letters and documents only and not
packages and other matter relating ex-
thsively to public business. Agreed to.
Mr.. Christiancy also favored the
restoration OF the ranking privilege, and
said that its repeal was u piece of dema'
gogpery.
The amendment OF Mr.. Paddock restor'
ins tliatprivilege was asreedto by;a vots
of3O yeas to 10 nays, as4ollows: ~
Yeas-Allison, Burnside, Christiancy,
Cooper, Cragin, Davis, Dawes, Dennis
Edmunds, Frelinghnysen, Gordon, Har'
yey, Howe, ingalls,, Kelly, Key, Maxcy,
Morrison, Mitchell, Norwood, Paddock
Patterson, Randolph, Ransom, Salisbury,
Cnauoor SIayonunn \Vollona Waat and
4Etts,, ITE;,,,an, Sso'''''o"' on " wa" 49,"
"s"rssLT N"rs An;horv Rocv Rooth Gam.
oron M 81 Iv;scon:;r CiSyton CockeriIl
T Eosrv u,n,I;n Ker,,n I ng,n McCreerv
aTynan Serr ii, Ms,iii,Inn MSf' 9griil O1 0sles5S
Ib 'I' ' Ee'
Tho b;lI w,S ro,orted ,o the Senate
,,i III ,S,o D a,norJmor,s % of ,bs comm;ttes NJ
,ho % WSoIc t agreed to WV "
Mr. Hamltn moved 10 further amend so
Z. - nror;do that controc,s made hv tLo
pnS,mos,sr p SsSc GsnsraI @ % for fast mail service
shaII no, ho for Ion1er na,;oJ than two
Sn ,nans "ot .%,aOd W 1 - 'S' s'''A "'"'
% Ms RapSolnS sail, he voted. for t;s
al ~, ;nn ~ 4 be frsnk;Sa nr;Silegcs I'm.
,lsr n misapprelension. iie intended tG
vote against ia restoration.
Mr. Hitchcock renewed his amend.
ment made h, the Committee Of the Whole
anpropriatinp Si0,OOO for the fast mail
service between Chicago and Omaha.
AGREED TO:
the bill was then read atliird time and
passed-yeas 25, nays Is. = 49,
Mr.. Allison called up the House bill to
authorize Committee OF Indians Affairs,