The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-28

pledged himself to show a special &c Of OPP
preston against an honorable aud innocent man
that required An amendment TO the law, but in
IA very different way from that proposed.
Mr.. bland dem, MOI suggested that such a
law would exclude from the mails the news
papers containing reports OF the Beecher trial
Mr.. Cannon ayOwed himself to be In favor OF
excluding from the mails wha' ever newspapers
or books circulated the reports " trials Of an
obscene character. or " a h1racter calculated
TO corrupt the morals Of the country.
WORSE THAN THE POLAND GAG LAW.
Mr.. Ioar said that quite recently the press OF
the country had been thrown into "a state Of in
tense excitement 10y the bill reported by Mr.
Poland. which provided for the trial in the Dis
trict Of Columbia Of the publishers Of news
papcrs printed elsewhere, aud which should
contain libcls. In his Judgment the press was
quite light IN Its opp 'sitin to that law, which
his Judgment this Till very clearly exposed tho
press oi the cOuntr, to a danger hundred fold
greater than the one contained In MIR. POland's
hill, Whenever jury In any locality should
IND that paper contained matter which might
be devoted TO purpose Which the jury deemed
not only Indecent but Immoral, that jury might
convict the man who sent e. or the man who re-
ceived II through the malls aud the Postmaster
might exclude the rapcr from the mails. He
was aware that the same ohiccfion applied to the
ORIGINAL text Of the Revised statutes, 1hs bill
was no worse In that respect than the existing
law, but II tue bill was TO be recOmmitted he
desired to bring out tits point in the hearing Of
the House. SO thai the new law might correct
the great danl to which the press and the poo
pie were exposed. The till was recommitted.
Mr.. Douglas Dem, Va. from the Committee
"a
OF the Revised statutes prohibiting ON 'crs.
clerks. or employees Of any " the Offices Of the
Government acting "a counsel, attorney, or
agent. or being Interested In any firm for prose-
c1ting either claims or pttenis. application Tor
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TUE WHIT POINT APPROPRIATIONS WILL.
The House then. at 2.15. went into Committee
OF the Whole, On the Military Academy Apuro.
priation bill
Mr. tanning lib, Ohio said the times were
hard. money was scarce. and taxation heavy,
and il was the duty Of Congress 20 cut OF every
unnecessary expenditure. aud to exercise the
most ririd ECONOMY In doing this. much aid
or Assistance iuig ht not be cXnec.el from the
Republican side of the House, because his sid
had taken away the luxury which the Rcpub-
Leans n 80 cnipged NJ the public expense. aud
had EXPOSED TO the country their extravaganza
and wicked waste - the public money. lie was
not surprised that Republican member charge 1
the reductions IN this I'm e. the Ignorance II
the committee which reported IL. because Re-
publican legislators arfog ted TO themselves 10
| the wisdom. nd REGARDED the ucopla as iruo-
the head Of member. Of the Republican party.
until in place Il Lincoln and II intou AVID Chase
! battling fur freedom and agniust fraud and
! corruption, the country was uurdcucl with the
| present cXtraNaclnt Administrator, with its
Nhs,ey Ring lis Indian Rins. its Credit Motil-
Ter. its Pacific Mui subsidi q. aud it- rc estate
| pool. lie trusted that no Democratic me ~ er
! sucn Republican manpuyring a. had lc. % seen
on the Amnesty bill. their. was "a "a r ~ i.nt.
| fnrwtra dutv' ems, To- con,,,rsh.n -,U, inyr.ti-
| CATION aud eNuosIre of all fraud. and the r.-