Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-03
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The FrankIng Privilege Revival
POstpOned-Mr. stephens, Pet idea
The Debate on RefundIng-The
Post Office Appropriation Bill
Extending the Free Delivery SYk-
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WASHINGTON, February 2-In the Senate,
a response was received from the Secretary
of the Treasury to the resolution introduced
by Mr.. Vance in regard to irregularities in
the Sixth internal revenue collection district
of North Carolina.
Mr.. Ferry, from the Committee on Post
Offices. rsROrted adversely the Senate joint
resolution granting the frankiDg privilege
to Senators and Representatives for official
business. Ind finitelY postponed.
Mr.. Morgan's resolution for printing the
testimony, etc, in regard to experiments
with heavy guns and prof ectiles being built
by the govern nent, aud calling for the
report of the Mixed Commission, etc, was
taken up and adopted, with notifications
suggested by its author.
At 1:05 the 3 per cent. bond bill was
taken up, the question being upon Mr..
Piumb's amendment. to apply the surplus
revenues over 100000 900 to the reduction
Of the public debt.
Mr.. Bayard moved 70 amend so as to
require that the 800, ,0O0, 900 to be retained
in the Treasury shall be of standard coin
value. He wanted the dollars to be real,
honest dollars, not paper.
Mr.. Plumb signifed his willingness to
accept the amendment, as he had supposed
the only dollars 10 the Treasury were stand
ard ccin dollars, but upon a point made by
Mr.. Garland it was ruled that vote must
be taken.
Mr.. Bayard's amendment was then adopt
ed-yess 81, nays IA.
MIR. Plumb's amendment was then re-
iected-yess %, nays 81
An amendment offered by Mr.. Hoar, de-
claring that the bonds bearing 81 per cent.
interest are hereby declared legal, elected a
continuance Of the discussion upon the rati-
ication Of the funding of fves and skies by
ex Secretary Window.
The debate was continued at considerable
length, principally between Messrs. Win
| dom, HOar, Vest and Ingalls,, sometimes
taking the shape of personal controversy
between Messrs. Window and Vest, and
Window ard IngBlls. Finally. the amend
ment, as originally proposed by Mr.. Ingalls
and modified by Mr.. Hoar, was adopted
| ayes 43, nays 10. 1t is as follows;
"That the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby authorized to receive at the Treas
/ urY, and at the office OF any Assistant Treas
urer of the United States, and at any postal
money order office, lawful money of the
| United States to the amount of fifty dollars
or any multiple of that SUN, or any bonds
| of the United States bearing 315 per cent.
| interest, which are hereby declared valid,
! aud TO issue in exchange therefor an equal
amount Of registered or coupon bonds I"
| Several messages from the President, in-
| closing communications from the heads of
DEPARTMENTS, were read and referred.
The motion for an executive session was
| voted down, as were also several subse-
! Quent motions for an a0 iOurnmen by the
| opponents of the bill.
| Mr.. Sherman declared his intention to
| have the bill disposed of, If possible, with
out further delay, and the majority of the
Senate supported him.
Mr.. Teller renewed the amendment of
Mr.. Plumb, with sundry additional features,
requiring the application of the surplus
revenues over S120 000, 600. ETC., but, upon
| being appealed to by Mr.. Allison and others
not to retard and endanger the bill with
/ drew It,
Mr.. Hawley renewed his amendment,
| offered in committee of the whole.
At o'clock the friends of the bill mani
tested disposition to prolong the session
| to reach a final vote.
| Mr.. VOORHEES, then took the floor and pro-
ceeded to arraign Mr.. Windom's funding
| operations, but had not made any material
| progress when a motion to adjourn pre-
vailed, and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia,
from the Committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures, reported back the following
bills, and they were referred to the commit
tee of the whole:
To authorize a new metric gold coin for
/ international use, to be known as the
"stella." It authorizes the coinage Of the
/ goloid metric dollar, two dollar piece and
| fractions of a dollar; and bill for the coin
age of the goloid double eagle, eagle and
half eagle.
Mr. Dunneil. of Minnesota, from the
| Committee of Ways and Means reported a
| bill, repeating so much of section 1886 of
| the Revised Statutes as imposes an export
tax on tobacco. Referred to the committee
/ of the whole.
The House, at 1:15, went into committee
of the whole, Mr.. Calkius, Of Indiana, in
the chair, on the post office appropriation
/ bill. Several amendments, increasing the
| appropriation for clerks salaries, were re-
| jected or ruled out on points Of order.
Mr. Bingham, of Pennsylvania. offered
an amendment Increasing by 800 600 the
appropriation for the expenses of the free
| delivery system, and appropriating that
amount for the extension of the system. He
/ spoke in advocacy of his amendment, which
would give fair increase OF
salary to the letter carriers, many
| of whom were receiving but
| $400 year. and were a hard working class
| Of men. Propositions were made to fix the
amount of the appropriation for the
extension OF the free delivery system at
/ S55 coo and $50. 600, but pending vote
| thereon the committee arose and the House
adjourned.