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and the name OF tho President and Vlce President
respectively, sent through the mails.
In sxplanslion OF the amendment Mr.. Hamlln sad
the limitation of Two ounces was the same as that
which exstod under the old system.
ME FKRRy, (rep.) OF Mich. hopod tho Senator from
an amendments Of this Importance. II had better be
attached 10 the bill for the cIassdcsiop Of mail mat
Ter now pending before the Senate ~ t would DO IN
harmony with that bill.
Mr.. SALISBURY, (dem) OF Del, SAID he thought
members OF Congress had better pay postage on thor
correspondence He IN fav0r Of sending Tree
through the mails all documents printed by Congress-
hut letters should be paid for
Mr. EDMuSDs, (rep) OF W., said this was govern
the people aud they should pay Tor the trAus-
mission through The mails OF The correspondsDce be-
uui.od ssassS' There should be free cpmmu ncat,on
bstween the people aud their representatives II was
saving at the spiRsot ana wasting At The bung 10 tax
such correspondence Ninety Gut OF every hun
dred letters and Dy members OF Congress
were on public business. aud that KIND Of CORE.
spondence Instead OF being taxed should be encouraged
Mr. LAMAR, (dem.) of MISS, said he would vote Tor
tho amendmeLI As member Of Congress he mad
very little private correspondence. II was an upon
the puDIic business and should 60 through the mails
free. n
Mr. Wallace, (dsm.l Of Pa, said ne would vote tor
aD amsndmcnt restoring the franking privilege II u
be limited purely ocia business, out he could SEQ
no reason why tue frank ol member OF Congress
should be used. both when Congress was In and ~ OF
session, for political private subjects. II the
amendmont should vc 80 chaugsd as 70 embrace
purely public matters ne would vote ior H. ...
tho franknv privilege He did not want the govera-
menI put the expense Of Carrying bis corre-
was not willing to pay tor tho OF al
h,s constituents he was perfectly wiling 10 transact
moi think It was right ne should be charged with the
cost CT the postage nvoved init Instructed by afew
cxperences he nad concluded u give up The role OF
relormer aud vote Tor tue amendment
A POLITICAL MOVE.
Mr.. SALISBURY, oil Delaware said the repeal OF the
fran king privilege poltical move. The Phiia-
Ia which nominated General Grant
icr President Incorporated In It's platform provision
iavorng its repeal. and that was the origin Of Tue
the OF things and IT hRd better 10 contln-
ued. Let Senators pay the expense OF their corrs-
spondence.
Mr. SARGENT frcp.) OF CAL, said he would vote for
tho amendment SHOULD II DO attached TO another bl
or brought ~ Us an independent measure put ne aa
TO u controversy and the bill regulating the compen-
sati0u OF postnasters should 6e passed. ut once. II
there had been any burdeniug oil the mails was oy
previous legislation 70 send printed matter ires,
ihougn favor Of IT, as there were many doc
uments published intensely Interesting TO hts con-
siituents aud It right tney should nave them.
THE VOTE.
Tho amendment OF Mr.. Aamln was agreed to--yeas
80, nays 2l-as foows:-
YEAs Messrs Allison BECK Burnside. Butler, Cameron
OF Pennsylvania Uhafce Christiancy. .onkng Conover.
Hoar howc gs. Johnston Jones OF Fsrias, ki,swood,
NAYs-Messrs Bailey, Bayard bo9'tn Cameron o. % Wis
Fersy, MsCsssr,, %cSian Msrraon. aorriii, 6sesby,
Plumb Sargent salisbury Voorhees, wAaiesA ana Wat
Mr. PATTERSON, (rep) OF s. c., who would have
voted in favor thereof, was pared witn Mr. Arm
strong Of Missouri VINO would have Voted against he
When tho name of Mr.. vooRHHEs was called he
SAID, simply to bs consistent with iormer vo'e'
Whom the name OF Mr.. WINDOW called he said,
to be inconsistent with former vote and 10 put him.
self right, he voted aye"
pending when the bill was taken up, as above men,
toned, was agreed 10 without DIVISION.
The bill was then read ,hird time aud passed.
Mr.. ANTHONY, (rep OF K. l., submitted resolution
that Monday next ~ one O'Clock the Senate wAipro.
coed To consider bills on tne calendar objecd 70,
AM that such consideration be c0ntnued from day 10
day until the end OF The calendar shall nave been
reached speeches upon such bills to DC under the nve
JUDGE PEcK AND THE WYOMING LsGIsLATuRE.
The Senate then resumed consideration OF The un.
the Legislative Assembly ortne Territory Of Wyoming
to provide tor ~ organization OF Crook aud Pease
counties, anu TO provide for holding court therein,
approved by tho Governor of SAID Tcrritory on Inc
18th OF December, 1871
The act OF the Legislative assembly referred 10,
afler providing for the organization OF the counties
name 10 constitute the Third Judicial District tho
Territory, assigned Associate Justice W lillian Ware
Peck tho Judge OF said district removing MIN from
A lengthy debate followed, which was participated
In by Hsssrs. Edmunds, Davis, OF lhinos; Teller,
Paddock, Howe, Saunders, Dawes, Hoar and others
During the discussion It stated that Judge Peck
had been removed from his dIslrct and assigned 10
CROOK and Poa5e c0untlee, 1nuaOteo only ny
because his admin istrati0n oil justice was disaste III
certain bad people III tho Territory, VINO nnuencsd
The Legislature 10 make the change.
Mr.. PADDOCK, (rsp) OF Neb stated tnat Judge Peck
was one of tn0se gentlemen who parted bis name In
the middle, ami seemed TO think ne was an apostle
sent to reform the people OF that Territory He was
pretentious and put on airs not acceptable 70 the
pc0pic Of Wyoming
Mr. CoSKLisa, trep.) OF N. Y, said thatJudge Peck
lived long Ia the State Of New YORK. He u lawyer
oi good repute and large INSTRUCTION. Knowing HIM
AMI his family he (Mr Conkling) must Gay that he
never heard before nor did he suspect that Juoge
Peck deserved such appeations Us tue honorable
Senator IRON Nebraska Ont. Paddock) had bestowed
upon him. He knew Judge Peck 10 be well In
siructsd lawyer, . pure anu upright man.
Mr.. EDxUNDs, rep.l OF w., said ne mad known Judge
Peck personally for more than thirty years He was
For The last twenty years had resided the city OF
New YORK and had been recommended tor the posi-
ton held 0y him by the entre number OF The
leading members the Bar OF tue city OF New York,
among whom he had lived. In Wyoming. one Of TIE
delegates 10 the Territorial Legislature lawyer who
prActicsd before Judge Peck, hned by ihe Judge
Ior contempt Of court ana II Immediately came to DC
understood tnat Judge PECK would hear Si matter
afterwards, upon the assembling OF the Legislature
Mr. Edmunds defended tho administration Of Judge
Peck and said under many runseilers, gamblers aud
robbers mad been punished. Tho bill was then read
third time aud passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Wallace, OF Pennsylvania, the
Senate took up the bill introduced by him author
it should come up unfinished business TO. mori
row, aud Al tour O'clock mOtiop oil Mr. Whytc, Of
MARYLAND, went executive session, and when the
doors were reopcued adjourned until Tomorrow,