New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-26
xLvIIru CONGRESS--Isr SESSION.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE.

st the opening of the session of the House
to-day. Mr.. FLOWER Dem, y. " presented resolu-
ton which stated embodied the sentiments OF sooo
workugmen OF New-York City-men who at their coun-
try's call first in the field of battle, and who now
asked that Congress show little sympathy to their rel
lowctizens confined in foreign prisons The resolution
was referred Ii is as follows:
Resored That in view the despoc Incarceration OF
sch native or adopted citizens as are now or may mere
after b. mprisone by British Government or any
other desPSie e ten xecny to demand he I'M
mediate release Of lrsAmercan citizens now pinng IN
British dungeons.
Mr. HENDERSON (Rcp ILL asked unanimous con-
sent to have the Senate bill 10 place q. s. Grant upon
the retired taken from the Speakers table and refer
red TO the Committee on Military Ahairs'
ON on motion If Mr. 'misccCX d;ep, ". " nnl
nc Tine psc@s and provisions for holding Of the
District aud Circuit Courts in the Nortnerh DISTRICT Oh
Mr. REED Rep.. Me-, from the Committee on Rules,
committee OF niue members which shall he referred all
petitions bills and resolutions asking FOR me eAteaion
Of suffrage women and the removal OF their Legal is
abilities. The resolution was adopted-yeas' 10; nays
Mr. STEPHENS CDern.. Ga.), from tho Committee on
Coinage, Weights and Measures. reported a blii 10
thereof of ful standard value, the metric system
Referred the Committee of the Whole. -,,.oo oo
Post and Post Roads reported I s 70 RrOy oSS
foreign ports Printed and recommittcd. nh,
Mr. SMITH Rep., M, from the Committee on BanE *
ing aud Currency, reported bill for the retirement OF
trade dollars from circuiat ion. House calendar .
Mr. CIRCUIT rep. ytl from the Committee on Terri,
tories reported the bull TO establish the Territory Oh
North Dakota and providing a temporary government
The House then ut 1925 went into Committee of the
Whole on the Post Office Appropriation bill. ,,.
providing that there shah be no more Official stamps
printed but that all correspondence on Official business
Shall be transmitted III penalty envelopes. Adopted
MI PAGE Gep. Cali moved to strike ont OF the
m Tan Ines ES words rnns lines so as
TO leave it in the discretion OF the Postmaster General to
Mr.. BLAND Dem. Mo- objected TO the appropriation
charscerizng it a. corruption fund and contendlnS
that the which was now given TO jay So9d anu
Vanderbilt should be used in the extension OF the sa
Mr. BINGHAM REP. Penny dwelt upon the necessity
of giving the Postmaster General discretion to secure
ncnt relative to the vast amount territory which
benefited by the fast mail trains He called attention to
the fact that within two weeks the Pennsylvania
Railway Company had asked to be allowed 10 take OH
Mr. r. ROBSON Rep, T. j. inquired whether that ac
ton the part Of the PENNSYLVANIA Railway company
Ia been taken the agitation OF thls question
in Congress and whether it was not threat to the
Mr.. BINGHAM repl ed that If the gentlem1n rom
NewJersey would examine the correspondence IN 1%e
bill had come up for consideration, MI Ihomisoh had
asked to be relieved OF this special mall seIX Ill
service asserting the question not whether the
aboshine of this system would affect the Wclfre of the
railroads but whether it would not affect the commerce
and the business OF fifty miiionso Of people ,..,,
strike out the clause under consideration
the FIVE great masters Of ms {ii f eohntiy
stop the service Of he people. aud thus pui on er
pressure crack whip their representatives
here The only remedy was not to strike iEdiscrlml,
natey approi ration Ike TINS Dut To- nave Weu
considered law, which sa0uld assert the rights OF TINS
country and declare the duties oi thOe TO WON IL III
trusted pat OF It's gccat sgVee a ,e tan
Posmaster-General hal made an agreement
with the trunk lines, by winch he Golsnt o(I
Tor those facilities but with the appro riAon Tor the
had probably got into the dincuy without knowing it,
lie had agreed TO rcweigh ne mails on one he, me,
and having done had been OBLIGED TO r.weleh az D
ths had cost the Government not less hah
Mr. Rob son then offered an amendment providing !
that the Postmastcr General shall deduct from the pay
non he aWSnt of the Increased pay accruug 10 such
company from tire appropriation for uanspor a,lon on
agreed upon October and December last between the
tmaser-General and the officers OF the railroad com
Nj HIsCOCK opposed the amendment the effect of
which would be take away just 50 mncn money from
the appropria for special mail facilities as had oeeh
laid 70 the 1aroad conPants 1aGer 'e peT 6 %g
cisms which had been made upon him OF iaVoHtlsiI To-
ward certain railroads and declared that the re"el2ng
the mails had been absolutely nee s,aTy D. reason OF
the specil facilities rendered bv he railroad companies
when Hc Won d rcpi thai 100000 Of the appr9
pGiaed for special facilities shoul be given TO railroads
leading from chicago, Cincinna aud 81 Louis
Mr. ATKINS Dem, TennJ stated thai up TO this Tune |
he had voted approp ations 10 secure special foci-
ties Tut he would do 50 no longer until some |
reform had been begun in the service, IL seemed i
that the Postm'ster-GeaeI2l a. (J9 "a me L l,'
instead Of giving the country the benefit OF hs arse ds
cretion, given II TO the railroad eomPao t 81 "a 40 aS3
and IL limited that the man who Geli the Qoriy 9t
and that Postmastertenerl James to be president
VITA a large salary. Was there any connection
lar circums ance ;hat the ., -, Posma ser
that by the transer oil one car train another
it would increase its profits $1,000 great reiormer
that gentl maG seemed to have been He reformed and
cut down the mas small star Routes, but IN
creased the pay the raj road company $4,000 for the
transfer OF one car from me train 10 another. 49,.
Mr.. nLOUNr Dom: Ga expressed himself i as being
unwilling III not haste 10 aese INA. ihee H'u ptc any
W. C. ought he INVESTIGATES but he contract winch
Inc
mo- be set aside by amendment offered by the gentle
man from New-Jersey or. kobesog) -, ,...--...o.
Mr. CANNON rep. Ill dec AIRED that If Postmaster
CEN raj James had msused BIS Discretion Ie theiu NJ
yedgae and censare and If necessary lnpgach Du' net
Inc debate gas then closed. and Mr.. Pages amend |
men; was rejected without division while MI Robe
qmePHeHt Vas 0f 6G iye o SS may sHc ont the
clause making appropriation for special naI Iac4Il
Mr.. DAVIS rep, Ill then offered the amendment of
which he had previously gwen nouce, out IL MAS ruled
The committee then rose and reported the hill to the
House. The amendment authorizing the Postmaster
star the original contract forfeited and
into a contract wi'h TIE suDc3n,rdctor was
Mr. BLISS Dem. n " presented the petition Of glass
manufacturers of Williamsburg. y. " asking for the en-
fore lneut of tue law imposing duties Oh mahuiac
Mr ELL Rep PENN presented a memorial Of the
Phadel ha Board OF Trade In favor OF tie passage oI
The bill 20 increase the efficiency OF the Signal Service
Referred
fol- the memorial ceremonies ON Monday next ana We
Speaker stated at In order to execute tue order of the
ton OF removing he three front of seats. The
members occupying those seats manifested their Oppo
and demand. that some arrangement should b. made
10y which tle removal o. the Gess mint De oDyiated
accomplish their object, and the House, at 0lo D. H.
adjourned.
THE WORK OF COMMITTEES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The hearing upon