New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-09
XLVth CONGRESS---IId SESSION.
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

MrTTEE on WAYS AND MEANs--A SHORT DEBATE
on PAYING SOUTHERN MAIL CONTRACTORS.
HOUSE. WASHINGTON. March 6, 1873.
The Senate was not in session to-day. In
the House Mr. O'NEILL (Rep., PENN presented COM
munication of Mcclellan Smiths Jordan, OF Phlladel
phia, James Corners Sons and Farmer Little Co., OF
New-York, American typefounders, protesting against
certain petition for the abolition Of the tariff duty on
type, consderngt scandalousy false and containing
statements many OF which utterly devoid Of TRUTH
and in thentcrest of foreign ypeounders and their
products. Referred.
appointing a committee OF thirteen arrange the pro-
ceedings for placing certain Centennial memorial in
On motion OF Mr. cox Dem, n " the Senate amend
ments to The bill snspending the operation OF section
45i of the Revised Statutes in regard to guano islands,
The SPEAKER laid before the House eomwunica-
from Mr. MCPHERSON Superintendent OF the Bureau
| of Engraving and Printing, invtiDg the members to
view the exhibits OF said bureau to be sent to Paris TO-
Mr. WOOD IDem.. N.Y. moved to take from the
Bond Bill" and refer ii TO the Committee on Ways aud
Means There was some debate on this motion, and
finally motion to refer the bill to the Committee on
Banking ara Currency wa deeaed ana reference was
The sPEAKER laid before the House letters from the
Secretary OF War, asking for appropriation OF $4,000
for accommodation at Proving Ground" Sandy Hook
and stating that the Post Quartermasters at Chicago
and Now-York would be ordered to appear before the
Committee on Military Affairs.
The morning hour was consumed in discussion upon
n resolution repOr ed adversely from the Committee on
Accounts for the payment Of ahorers employed in the
mittee S on clvi service Reform ''
Z Mr. ATKINS Dem, Tenn.) opposed resolution call.
ing the of the Interior and OF War FOR all
information in regard the geographical and geological
surveys conducted by their respective departments dur
ing the past ten years. Adopted
The House then 215, went into Committee OF tho
Whole. with Mr. PRICE lRep owa) in The chair, upon
the private calendar. the unfinished business BENG the
bill the payment OF certain antebcllum southern
mail contractors. Toe bin makes available immediately
appropriation of $4,000 already appropriated for
the payment Of such contractors for services rendered
prior TO May 81, 1861.
Mr. FRYE rep, Mel said that II the United states
Government owed Just debt TO man who afterwards
meut dschsrgng it, just Obligations BHt ms OIL pro
vicd that payments sIou!d De made up to May 81 l,tl
while ia realty VI tue states went into the rebel
lion IN the previous January He therefore, offered an
amendment providing that no payment shond be made
mail contractors for rendered after their re-
spectivc States adopted ordinances Of secession.
Mr. MILLS Dem, TeX.l argued that inasnuch as the
United did not recognize the lnsulrecOnafy con-
lon of the States until the 3ls OF May 1891
the Government should pay for services rendered IN
MI REAGAN Dem. Texas pursued the same line Of
arg umeut and STAGED that the Confederate Goyernmens
bad "a quived all POsndsters 10 account 10 the United
States Government for all monies, stamps ete Ia Their
Mr COSGER REP, Wcn) read from an order issued
May go, l961 by the PostmasterGe OF the CoDed,
crate states nstructlng the Postmasters of the United
states in heOutheIn States to retain IN their
possesion subject to further order OF the department.
Tor The benefit Confederate states. al! mail bags
Mr. wIfIIl'rS (sep, Mch) denied the statement
made by Mr. Reagan sometime that the Confederate
Government had paid. or assumed To pay the con-
lie read from al act passed by the S9nieder-
a!G III aii ~, s'c cdnfractnrs shonI he
ohy uHiitdt' III p,ins u"'t h, ,,aI ,,o, exor,,
I0yai 10 tne toillei'c a n' ~, - ,hnse
non oI tle , id 80 ~. Con faaerste
calIPs htu zen a"utou an p"i o." 49, H. I, tho
Government nitu Eolc ~ i a ~ ~ ~, @ r.
United states nOveIilaht souu NC S tay ' H,
tine should reimburse the Confederate Cow
ernncnt Tor Tue aiounls pau he, ~ ~ d.
from rtlof, nliue ny al; i'eds,, 80 ~ -
mdstcrGeneral, in which he credited himself WIN SO2-
900 Pild on account Vi Sci'i'e' ie'''''" p'' W '
81 lSo n, c,.,,,., !, hooo,,.o a. h,oon
MI AIKEN tDoh :. W lhlilicu IL pccausc cisn,coi'
claim, hdd btch paiC thc HOfeiEHeht 'iAouo iep""'S
Its honest DEBTS. ,,,,,.-
Mr. REAGAN Dem, Texas SAID that ne had MOI seee
any Of his reports since the end Of e war Dui u ne af
all Of his reports ne OuSll e cOud prove WIZ. nc hAt
previously stated; but if the gentleman from Michigan
Mr. NlltS) right he would cOncede 10 an ainend-
ment exclude from payment such contractors as
were paid 10y tae Confederate Government
MI BLOtNI kDelb trh elt IL 10 NC M pouiich uu.y
To say for BIS section that he Would ot cast us koe 20
pay any Geu'ieihu ~ t'i s, ~
had hitherto been paid by g. Confederate Government.
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