The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-10
LIVTH CoNGREss--First Session

WASHINGTON, June 8, 1876.
p. SENATE.
Dir. Dennis, from the Committee on Com
ncrce, reported, with amendments, House
bill TO amend certain sections OF acts OF 184S
and 1852 OF the Revised Statutes OF the
United States concerning commerce and
CATION and the regulation OF steam-ves-
sells. Placed on the calendar. ..-.
The Secretary Of the Treasury reported
that the pension bill which passed the House
for soldiers and sailors Of the war Of 1872
will require about S150,000 per annum.
The post-ofice appropriation bill was re-
sumed. Dir. West, who had charge OF the
bill, explained the amendment proposed by
the Senate committee.
During the discussion Mr.. Sherman said
the Senator from Maine (Hamlin) some time
ago in an able speech showed there was
deficiency from carrying the newspapers OF
the country amounting to S6,900,000. The
whole amount paid by newspapers was
81 900, 900. Had not the Senate courage to
deal with this matter Had the newspapers
such power over the senators? Was there
such terror of them that the Senate could
not do what was right! He acknowledged
the power OF newspapers was great in the
dissemination, of intelligence. Any re-
Spectable publisher would consider HIM
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ficiary OF the Government in this respect
The Senate should have courage to raise
the postage on newspapers, even if every
newspaper in the land cried out against it.
He had conversed with many newspaper
publishers about this subject, and they all
said that Congress had fixed the rate too
low. lie was in favor OF increasing the
rate to four, five, or even six cents pound
to have a solution of this trouble. -
The last eight sections OF the bill adjust
ing the compensation OF postmasters, pro-
yidng new rates for postage and railway
service. apd fixing the rate on mail matters
OF the third class at one cent for each two
ounces, which the Committee on Appro-
priations recommended be stricken out,
were stricken out, and, on motion OF Mr..
Withers, of Virginia, they were referred to
the Committee on PoSt-Officcs and Post
roads that they might be considered and
appropriate bills reported to change the eX-
isting law. ..... ..
The appropriations bill was then reported
and passed.
Nj. Ransom introduced a bill removing
the political disabilities OF D. Fl. Hill, OF
North Carolina.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The bill allowing Mrs. James X. Polk
$1,000 for supplies to the army was passed.
Mr.. Hunton moved to lay on the table the
motion'to reconsider the vote by which the
Judiciary Committee was directed to print
testimony.
Mr.. Page suggested that the motion be
withheld till Mr.. Blaine was present.
Mr. Blaine (entering in hot haste: "Here
I am"
Mr.. Blaine struggled to have the motion
withdrawn. He was assured that his dis
patch should be published for what 1t was
worth.
Mr.. Randall: CIVIL the gentleman from
Maine ask the House now that the telegram
be embodied in the proceedings OF the COM
mittee?"
Mr.. Blaine: eyes, I am after that very
thing, and l want the official telegram. The
gentleman from Kentucky Q{nott), after
keeping it in his pocket five days Indignant
calls to order from the Democratic side,
seconded by loud bammering from the
Speakers gaveD, gave it, as l understand,
| to the Associated Press, but has never given
it to the House."
Mr.. Glover of Missouri, and other Demo
| cratic members rose to questions or order,
but Mr. Blaine held his position, and in the
midst of great uproar and confusion as
serted that all the members on the Democratic
side OF the House were out OF order.
The Speaker pro tenn. required the gentle
man from Maine and other members who
were standing to take their seats, and added
that the gentleman from Maine was out OF
order, and that no one knew it better than
himself.
Mr.. Blackburn, of Kentucky, demanded
whether the utterances Of member de-
liyered out OF order should be published out
OF order.
The Speaker pro tenn. replied that there
was no rule on the subject. He added that
when he gave the House assurance yester-
day that he would recognize the gentleman
from Maine to call up his motion to recon-
slider he did not mean to preclude nor could
he preclude any other member from moV-
ing at the proper time to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table. How, he asked,
could he take the gentleman from Virginia
| (Hunton) off the floor?
Mr.. Kasson raised the point Of order that
Mr.. Hunton's motion was out OF order.
The Speaker pro tenn. overruled the point
Of order. e, 81 r.. .a.--
Mr.. Blaine (fercely): ''On what grounds ?"
The Speaker pro tenn. (coolly): "The
Chair is not bound to give its reasons" -
Mr.. Blaine (scornfully): 81 never heard
Speaker refuse to give the reasons for his
| decisions" .a-.e-s y ~'-.'.
| The Speaker pro tenn. (severely) q The
gentleman is out OF order now" ZAP
plause on the Democratic side.l -.
Mr.. Blaine Qrritatingly): "Have you any
reason RI .t-. III, .--l..
The Speaker pro tenn. {more severely:
"The' gentleman has no right to make a
colloquy with the Chair
Nh. Blaine: "The Chair does not seem
disposed to hear colloquy."
The Speaker pro tenn. finally put the
| question to the House on Mr.. Hunton's mo-
| ton to lay the motion to reconsider on the
| table, and Mr.. Garfield, Of Ohio, called for
| the yeas and nays, and they were ordered.
Then the Republicans resorted to the
plan OF Withholding their votes so as to de-
feat action by showing the want OF quo
rum. ~ ,.,tt.sft.r n. - - T
After the roll was called, but before the
announcement OF the result, Mr.. Springer,
of Illinois, rose to parliamentary inquiry,
when MIR. Blaine Immediately started to his
feet, and objected. -
Mir, Springer suggested to Mr.. Blaine
that he was entirely forgetting his position,
and the Speaker pro tenn calmly explained
that it was always the practice OF the Chair
to hear a parliamentary inquiry.
Mr. Blaine: "During the roil-call
Neyeri" *,'f'.. ' ~. r. -
!, The Speaker pro tens.: "The rolt-eah
has been completed. !" -; y, =. !.
MIR. Blaine: "Never has such thing
been done.'' .Tt.llfSs ~ II 81
The Speaker pro ten. !, with great severity
OF 5man1lnerI: q It Is highly improper and
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