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CONGRESS, UNITED STATES (1873). 



to regulate tlie Army Register and regimental 

 colors, 137. 



In the House, a question of privilege, 138; 

 proposal for an investigation of Credit Mobilier 

 charges, 138 ; accusations of bribery, 138 ; reso- 

 lutions adopted, 138; committee appointed, 

 138; resolution relative to the death of Mr. 

 Greeley, 139. 



In the House, a supplement to civil-rights 

 act considered, 139 ; motion to lay on the 

 table, 139 ; features of the bill, 139 ; motion 

 lost, 139 ; bill reported to the Committee on 

 Revision of Laws, 140. 



A motion to suspend the rules in order to 

 introduce and pass an amnesty bill, 140 ; mo- 

 tion lost, 140. 



An amendment proposed to the bill to reim- 

 burse the College of William and Mary for prop- 

 erty destroyed during the war, 140 ; amend- 

 ment adopted, 141 ; bill rejected, 141. 



In the Senate, a bill to allow a drawback on 

 certain building-materials considered, 141 ; 

 danger of the heart running away with the 

 head, 141 ; previous action of Congress on re- 

 lief to sufferers by fire, 141 ; motion to refer to 

 Judiciary Committee, 142 ; what is this bill ? 

 142 ; constitutional question as to the exemp- 

 tion of imports, 142 ; what the bill proposes, 

 142 ; how is it a destruction of uniform duties ? 

 143; the term "drawback" and its significa- 

 tion, 143 ; the principle of the present bill, 143 ; 

 no way of avoiding the constitutional objec- 

 tion which has been urged here, 144 ; bill re- 

 ferred, 144. 



In the Senate, a resolution offered to refer 

 to a special committee so much of the Presi- 

 dent's message as relates to the subject of trans- 

 portation, 144 ; the object is simply to ascer- 

 tain what remedy there is for the evil, 144 ; 

 the constitutional power of the Government is 

 a question that lies at the root of the subject, 

 144 ; railroads are in their infancy, 145 ; the 

 question of cheap transportation to tide- water 

 is one of the leading ones of the day, 145 ; res- 

 olution adopted, 145. 



In the Senate, a joint resolution relative to 

 the removal 'from the Army Register and the 

 colors of the names of battles of the civil war, 

 laid on the table, 145. 



In tye Senate, a bill to abolish the franking 

 privilege considered, 146 ; outlines of the bill, 

 146 ; amendment forbidding compensation to 

 members of Congress on account of postage, 



146 ; an unnecessary amendment, 146 ; the bill 

 does not attempt to correct abuses, but abol- 

 ishes the privilege, 147 ; the bill itself is an 

 utter delusion, 147; better determine the ap- 

 propriation bill first, 148; object to reform 

 abuses, 148 ; amendment agreed to, 148 ; other 

 amendments, 148; bill simply to abolish the 

 franking privilege, 148 ; passed, 149. 



In the House, the same bill considered, 149 ; 

 abolishes the franking privilege pure and sim- 

 ple, 149; bill passed, 150. 



Senate and House in joint meeting to cor- 

 rect the electoral votes for President and Vice- 

 President, 150; appointment of tellers, 150; 

 certificate of the Governor of Maine read, 150 ; 

 objection to counting the votes for Mr. Gree- 

 ley, deceased, 150 ; reserved, 150 ; objections 

 to the vote of Mississippi, 151 ; separate action 

 of the two Houses, 151, 152 ; joint action and 

 decision of objections, 152 ; objections to the 

 vote of Texas, 153 ; separate action, 153 ; joint 

 action, 153 ; objection to the vote of Arkan- 

 sas, 153 ; do. to the vote of Louisiana, 154 ; 

 separate action, 154 ; joint action, 154 ; deci- 

 sion of objections, 154 ; result of the votes, 154, 

 155. 



In the House, an amendment offered to the 

 appropriation bill considered, 155 ; substitute 

 to increase salaries of members offered, 155 ; 

 it is new legislation, 155 ; decided to be in or- 

 der, 155; only following the precedent, 156; 

 not just to pass this amendment in the lump, 

 156 ; a substitute offered, 156 ; what plea can 

 be urged in favor of an increase of salaries ? 

 156 ; the amendment begins at the wrong end, 

 and raises the compensation of those who have 

 the highest salaries, 156; we throw off mile- 

 age and the franking privilege, and should in- 

 crease the salaries, 157 ; the people will not ap- 

 prove of it, 157 ; by the increase you put mem- 

 bers beyond temptation, 158 ; substitute to in- 

 crease all salaries lost, 158; amendment to 

 strike out members of Congress moved, 158 ; 

 no reason to increase salaries of present mem- 

 bers, 158; let those who think the increase 

 not right sign a pledge not to take it, 158 ; 

 amendment to strike out lost, 159; other 

 amendments offered and lost, 159 ; original sub- 

 stitute agreed to, 159 ; amendments agreed to 

 in committee, and disagreed to in the House, 

 and conference committee appointed, 159. 



In the Senate, the bill with the House 

 amendments considered, 159 ; moved to strike 



