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Show The Franking Privilege. Wa-iiixotox, Feb. 11. Senator Squire, from the cominittee on public buildings, reported re-ported a hill appropriating f.Mm.llUO for a public buiMing at Seattle, Washington. Place, I on the calendar. The joint resolution as to Wi st Virginia's proportion of the direct tax went over, after sonic debate. The bill providing for tlie public printing and binding and distribution of public d cements was then taken up as nnflnisliril bu-inos. The elaitseauthorizing the franking of otllcial matter gave rise to some dilliciilly, but was Dually tixed in these words: "The vice president, members and members. mem-bers. elect and delegates and delegates-elect to congress r-hn 1 1 have the privilege of sending send-ing fn"c through the mail and under their frank any mail matter to any government Official." The bill then went over without action tiil tomorrow. The oatli of office was administered to lenator tiibson of Maryland. |