CONGRESSIONAL.
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In Senate, on the 23d April, the postage bill
was taken up That provision of it requiring all
the publishers of papers to keep register or list
of all papers sent by mail, and to certify and re.
turn the same quarterly 10 the Postmaster Gener.
al, was stricken out. We are glad of that.


In the House, on the same day, tho tariff bill
was discussed, and rencontre took place between
Messrs. White and Ralhbun, for an account OF
which see another column.


Wednesday, April "a, 1874


The Senate, today, resumed the consideration
of the bill reducing the rates Of postage and re-
gulating the franking privilege. The proposition
OF Mr.. Archer, as modified on the suggestion of
Mr.. Simmons to strike out the 9th section of the
bill, and to amend the 9th section by providing
that members of both Houses of Congress and
delegates from the Territories shall be authorized
to frank and receive letters n manuscript not ex.
ceeding half an ounce in weight in the recess of
Congress, was discussed for some time by Messrs
Buchanan, Wright, and Merrick, in opposition to,
and by Messrs. Archer, Sewer, Simmons, and
Haywood, in favor of its adoption. The effect of
this proposition, if adopted, would have been to
continue to members of Congress the franking
privilege as 1t now exists, except as to The weight
of the manuscript-the maximum weight for that
privilege under the present law being tive ounces
The proposition was rejected, however, on yeas
and nays, by vote of &c to IL. The bill was a.
mended in several particulars; the most important
of which was on the motion of Mr.. Evans to
make the stamps to which each member of Con-
gress is entitled by its provisions for each and
every day of the session of Congress, and for
thirty days before and after its meeting, current in
all parts fthe United States-or, in other words,
allowing to them five stamps per dav. valued at
twenty-five cents each, instead of fifteen cents each.
This amendment was adopted by vote of 40 to
l. The bill was finally ordered to be engrossed
for third reading by vote, on yeas and nays,
of 90 to Ii. The District bank bill was then
made the order Of the day for Friday next: and
the Senate adjourned


In the House, the day was consumed in Com
mittee OF the Whole on the tariff bill. There
were some half dozen speeches delivered, mainly
on the protective system, and its advantn ges and
disadvantages.


1HHrsday april IS. 1914,


Both Houses of Congress adjourned today al
an early hour, as testimonial of respect for the
memory of the Hon. Peter E. Bossier. late
representative from the State of Louisiana, who
died at his lodgings in Washington on the 24th
April. His death was announced in the House
by Mr.. SlideIl, and in the Senate by Mr.. Johnson
each of whom pronounced an appropriate eulogy