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THE POSTAL APPROPRIATION
BILL PASSES THE SENATE.

THE POSTAL APPROPRIATE
BILL PASSES THE SENATE.
Two Years the Limit for Beginning
Prosecutions Against Internal Re-
venue Law viOlatOrs Fixed by the
House-The Senate's Additions to the
Postal Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The Chair
laid before the Senate to-day communI-
cation from w. W. Corcoran, Chairman
Of the Washington Monument AssOcia-
tion, transmitting the resolution of the
association relating to the approaching
completion of the monument and appro-
pirate ceremonies for the celebration
thereof.
Mr.. sherman, from the Committee on
Library, reported adversely the newspa-
per copyright bill. 1t was, however,
placed on the calendar; also from the
same committee adversely the Joint reso-
luton providing for the erection of
bronze equestrian statue to Simon Bolivar.
1t wasindefnitely postponed.
bill was introduced, and was re-
ferred, by Mr.. Call to provide for the re-
pair of Fort Marion at st. Augustine,
Florida, and the inclOsure of the grounds
attached thereto; also for the establish
ment of life saving station on the At
lantic and Gulf coasts of Florida as fol-
lows: One at or near st. Augustine, one
at point between Jupiter Inlet and st.
Augustine, one at or near Key West, and
one at a point between Charlotte HafDOr
and Pensacola.
The Senate laid aside the calendar and
took up the post office appropriation bill.
After an explanation by Mr.. Plumb con-
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by sections. On reaching the section re-
lating to the compensation by railroad
companies for the transportation Of mails
some debate arose.
At 3 o'clock the Senate concluded con-
sideratiOn Of the bill, and passed it with
out deviation from the amendments pro-
posed by the Senate Committee on Appro-
priatiOns, except to add $4,000 to the APP
preparation for river mail service. This
was done after some remarks by Mr.. Nor
gan, who made an earnest protest against
the total absence Of mail facilities on the
Alabama river. After passing the post
office appropriation bill the Chair laid be-
fore the Senate the unfinished business, it
being the bankruptcy bill, but without
entering on its further consideration the
Senate went Immediately into executive
session.
At 4 o'clock the doors were reopened,
and, accOeUing to previous appointment,
the message from the House of Represen-
tatives, announcing the death OF Thomas
H. HerndOn, late member Of that body
from the State of Alabama. was taken
up. Remarks in memorial of the de-
ceased were delivered by Messrs. Morgan,
Gibson, Jones of Florida, and Pugh, at
the conclusion of which, at O'Clock, the
Senate adjourned to Monday next.
IN THE HOUSE.
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Mcmillan, of Tennessee, the bill limiting
to two years the time within which pro-
secutiOns may be instituted against per-
sons charged with violating the internal
revenue laws was taken up for cOnsidera-
ton. Mr.. White, of Kentucky, took adj
vantage of the brief debate on the bill to
criticise the action Of the Springer COM
mttee IN stopping the investigation of the
charges against Gov. Murray of Utah.
The man under investigation had said
that he was not guilty, and had called
upon Justice Harlan and Speaker Carlisle
to testify to his good character. There
upon the investigation had ceased, and
not only that, but the committee had pro-
posed to investigate his Mr.. Whites
character. He reiterated his charges
against GOV. Murray, the man whom
Mr.. Hayes had appointed as Governor OF
Utah.
Mr.. Miller, of Pennsylvania, called the
gentleman to order for not addressing
himself to the bill under consideration.
but the House decided that Mr.. White
might be permitted tOproceed in order, but
MIR. White continued to talk in the same
strain, when Mr.. Miller again called him
to order. The Speaker thought that the
remarks of the gentleman were not rele-
want to the bill. Mr.. White said that
the difference between the Speaker
and himself was that while
he had been endeavOring to defend
the rights of the poorest people in his
State, the Speaker had been endeavOr-
ing to get bills through Congress for the
biggest whisky mOnOpOlies in the State of
kentucky. Mr.. Miller demanded that
these words be taken down as unparlIa-
mentarY.
The Speaker-The Chair desires that
the words should not be taken down and
that no notice should be taken of them.
Applause on both sides OF the Chamber.
Mr.. Miller thereupon withdrew his de-
mand, but insisted that the gentleman
should proceed in order or not at all.
The Speaker-The Chair will endeavor
to enforce the rules of the House.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, suggested that
great latitude had been always permitted
to members in speaking, and that their
remarks were not confined to the pro-
visions of the special bill under considera-
ton.
The Speaker replied that while of his
own motion lie would not interfere with
the course of the gentleman's remarks,
when the point was raised by another
member he was bound to decide the ques-
tiOn in accordance with the rules.
Mr.. Miller said that he did not raise the
point out of any i'll feeling towards the
gentleman from Kentucky, but he did OBJ
ject to the time of the House being taken
uD in the settlement of difference which
member of Congress might have with
some other person. The member had the
utmost liberty i'll the debate, and could
not be called to account for his utterance,
and that liberty ought not to be abused
The House ought not to permit member
to abuse his privilege, and say anything
derOgatOry to the character of any man.
Mr.. White then proceeded in order, and
at the conclusion of his speech the bill
was passed. The House at 1 40 o'clock
went into committee of the whole on the
private calendar. The unfinished busi-
ness coming over from last Friday was
the bill to relieve certain soldiers of the
late war from the charge of desertion and
after debate it was laid aside with favor
able recommendation. 1t removes the
charge of deSertiOn from the record of
soldiers who served in the volunteer SER
vice IN all cases where it shall be made
tary of War that such SOL
diers served faithfully till the
expiration of their term of
enlistment, or until the 1st of MAY. 1865,
but by reason of absence from their COM
mand at the time the same was mustered
and failed to receive honorable discharge.
1t also applies to cases in which it ap-
pears that a soldier charged with deser-
tjon subsequently enlisted in another
regiment and was honOrably discharged.
The bill for the relief of Myra Clark
Gaines was considered, but without COM
ing to a conclusion thereon the committee
arose.
At o'clock the House took a recess till
! I 80 O'Clock, the evening session to be de-
voted to consideration of pension bills.
At the evening session twenty-six pen
sion bills were passed, and then at $3.50
O'Clock adjourned.
POSTAL APPROPRIATION
Details of the Increases Made in the Bill
by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The principal