The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-16
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AAe Iencn spollatlOn Dill was re-
sumed.
HOUSE.
Washington, 10. Kasson. Iowa
from the committee on ways and
means, reported back the bill
amending an act to repeal discrim-
ination In duties on goods produced
east OF the Cape of Good Hope.
Passed, The bill relieves from
payment of duty such goods as may
be IN bonded warehouses, or on ship
board on the LIST of January, 1883.
the date when general relief gees
into effect. Reed presented the
case of Mclean, elected from
Second Missouri district, to
succeed Allen deceased, and the
certificate was refused only on the
ground that the legislature had
abolished the Second district. Reed
asked the House to seat him, ard
Clarkly, Mo-, said Broadhead, the
real candidate, never intended to
contest the election, and did not
wish to prevent Mclean taking the
seat. Bland and Carlisle thought
the committee on elections should
consider the case, as there were
presidents sustaining the secretary
of state, and Springer favored i'm
mediate seating. Herbert wanted
to refer the matter.
The House, IA to Is, voted to
swear in Mclean. Mclean took
the oath.
The House resumed the postoffice
bill for two hours debate, Cal
kins, of Indiana, in the chair.
Townshend, of Illinois, delivered
an argument in favor of the amend
ment which he proposed to offer to
the bill, abolishing the postage on
second class matter.
Atkins, of Tennessee. thought
there would be considerable danger
of creating pretty large deficiency
in the revenue of the postofice de-
partment if the reduction was made.
Willis, of Kentucky, stated that
during the last Congress he intro
duced bill to reduce the postage
| for the purpose of bringing about
an investigation of the question and
that investigation he was glad to
say has shown its propriety.
Grinnell, of Maine, did not think
any measure could be passed by
Congress which would be received
with more appreciation than one re-
! dueing the postage.
Holman, Indiana, thought thu
present plan of inland transpOrta
.. tion by railroads open to objection
! and considered it strange, to remedy
its defects as to land grants to the
, roads, they should be required ia
transport the mails on basis fixeC
by decision of the United States
Supreme Court.
Reagan, of Texas, opposed the re
duction, holding that its effec
would be to remove small tai
from persons best able to bear it.
Robson, of New Jersey closed the
discussion. The bill proposed to re
, duce postage tax on the individual
l people 231 per cent. Itwasa reduc
ton which the experience of thu
l world has shown to be OF interes
to spread intelligence and th'
! dissemination Of knowledge. What
ever danger might be in the expert
ment, for himself and those asso
: ciated with him, he accepted tn
responsibility before the Amer
= can people. This was
measure of great interest t
the individual people, and if an ad
) ditional tax was to be levied for it
support, let it fall on the aggregates
capital of the country. Anothe
change in the bill was this omission
of the provision for the benefit 0
certain sections and IN certain in
: erests-what was shown as spec
+ ial mail facilities. Instead of spend
ing 100000 which had been appro
+ priated, the Postmaster Genera
found it necessary to spend onl.
!, $IS5, 600; yet at the last session
+ there was a great clamOr for specia
: facilities. All those facilitie
: were given certain specia
4 trains that left New Yor
n paid a tax. These interests wer
y Interests which demanded a reduc
ton, and Congress was going dow
: on its knees and taking all the bun
4 dens off them and placing them o
q the poor people. How many gentle
;. men on the other side, who voteC
8 for this reduction, would vote
take tax from cotton ties?
4 Springer, of Illi1ois, favored tn
4 reduction because he believed tn
r postal service would be self support
Q Ing, even after the reduction.
: Blanchard, of Louisiana, move
y an increase with appropriation 70
: transportation by steamboat routes
$ from $4,000 TO 100000. Re
# jected,
II CasWell, Wisconsin, in behalf 0
# the committeeon appropriation, o
Il fered an amendment increasing til
# appropriation for star seryiC
,s from 100000 to $4,000
q Epson, OF Texas, moved furth'
- increase of S250,OOO. Rejected,
10 Caswell's amendment was a
1T ceDted.
ut Robinson, Of MASSACHUSETTS, Offer
ly an amendment, appropriatsng $50
at 000 sor necessary and special IA.
ct | facilities