Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-23
With every respect for the present head o! that
ment. he must say. that IL rmed ia him .n.h ~.

With every respect for the present head o! thu, depart
men, he mus, say, tina, IL seemed to him such a re.
verse CT ne prosperous condition, could not be occasion
sj hut by i'm rovidept management
MIR. Storr.. OF New York said that he thou hit hi.
fienJ from Ohip CHR. Whiulesey had come to an 81
'on"oi- eone'usion Certainly, IL The proposed routes
Psovide ioods BItuhAt been stated that ne W 40.
r0ute' hsd 6e~u l'h'd -i"ce 1927 Now, what
was The case! Since that tune the esege- hive in-
or 'ased 259 900; and tn amount cap n.vs S309
600. II ~ Nj. ore entered . variety OF state.
ments.J He cOoiioued by ,emarLinS. thai I..t yea,
toe sSp'n.s. -, co"dnetng tn Pc Office Department,
bal ben the cause OF hi, he (Ns. did not know.
whether II had been from ezra allow m ract
ors of Others or a" increase OF poe. routes. he
aware; tut such was he case.
He presumed however, that all had be, done fair.
ly. Although nota friend Of that gentleman, he sth
thought that injustice should be done 10 the Post
Master General He had been compelled, il appeared
10 Increase the expenses OF his department $500 900
aud now il seemed that 10000 more was to be given
This being the he thought il fair 10 impose on
him the responsibility Of carrying ope ration the
posed routes without furnishing him with the
ry means The success OF those routes profile
maica; 1t was matter OF experiment altogether and
IN the event OF taiure who would have be blamed
The House OF Representatives or the Post master &c.
neraR Public clamor would be directed from an
other IL Is, Mr. >. said unjust, repeat. % compel
this officer to plunge his department still further i'm
debt. Eighty thousand dollars will now be wanted il
this bill pass and had better an appropriation
10 clear ii from its debt and enable it to keep its
above water. I shall vote fer the amendment of The
gentleman from Kentucky, (Mr. Wicklfe,) because
thiRk the de partiuent ought TO support itself.
Mr.. Magee to correct a Misrepresentation of t,c,
on the part Of the gentleman who had last spoken He
mad spoken OF the Increase OF the expenses the de
psrment being 900 dollars; but il should be
borne in mind that 120 900 dollars OF that sum
from the bill passed in May, 1925 which went into op
Grafton on he LIST OF January. 1929.
Mr. Johnson Of Kentucky, said it was not his course
70 imply censure; but 10 express IL when Ii
was not the part OF friend, of any public man to
insinuate that there had been wasteil expenIi,nr,
public "a civ cha
for il
Mr. Daniel said tho amendment one of great in.
ter.s', aud could no be sarded by any member OF
that Hou.e, or of hs community geL.raliy witbou,
otcn'- anSie'y The pr-sent bill only enabled the
Pats'nhster General 10 carry into effect what had b. en-
the uv>iane ,,.!icy oi the 20, ecamen; and n, to d,
king from him the e-ponsil.y attach ell TO the exeru
ton Of hts duies, I've (Mr. was cectaia that tba,
gentleman ibt lat psrson who ould ,h,pk of avoid
ing that resronsi. lily The hill only went 10 allow
him TO do tat which he had sr ady the power of do
ing; ior had bs not already the power estabihiuy
or oil dis onIiuuins post roads Why then adopt an.
smendnrn The y n.ieman from New York, (Mt
Storrs had puk OF the surplus Of $50 900 dollars and
bad asked what had become of that sum. II he had
looked into the Posmas'er Genera report with create.
vigilance, he would have discovered it, He nouH
have seen that there had been a great increase In m
plumber aud amount OF cootracts an increase OF one
hundred and trty thousand dollars besides the aai
uonai facility thus Afforded 10 all classes Of the COMM
nifty. He admired the candor OF that gentleman Ger
blame was TO b. ascrbed to the Postmaster G.pe,al
but as he (Mr. ID y considered IL the duty of rom
sentative OF the people on al occ asons for tn
interest aud according tbs wsi es of his
it perhaps might be admitted hat they should he ~;
formed Of all he taos Of subject of great public
tancs The gentle had not, he continued given a
Iull statement OF the mater, doubt from a rns,ate
He believed 1t to be co. but il lac did not believe il 10
mise tom an inadverency, he should not sny 20 there
Now, what had become OF this 309 900 dollars increase
OF expenses. OF which much had Teen raid IL,
them real the report he Ierelted.
Here Mr. Daniel read hs follow ing a frou, ;,.1
IN the seV rel States, improv-mr 10 mail ise,,-
PRn tar.
ee', the growing population and extending ssen emf
OF the Country h@ve absolutely required them In mn.
h'ng sueh n'foVemr MS c'te has been taken soto ex-
tend them as to give the greatest possible accommods
ton A. he least expeDse, and in such a manner A.
would he most likely 10 Increase the revenue II il In
part o~ng TO these imp MS that the amount o
revenue is SC much augmented, though thew have a,
the SANE line, considerably incrsa:ed the expenditure
OF the Department.
1880 The 'ran-portsuon Of the mail increased il
stage. 20 7i5 1877 mile. a ye,,.
Ga b rseback and in suikies 67 lOl miles Yea,
Making an annual incr-s.e OF
- transportation, equal SI2 S7I miles wear
beyond the amount IT any iorm.r period"
what world be said to this He (Mr d } would
not answ"r II himr-t but p-rhaps, il mis hit not he a
miss to refer them TO the oppos ion psp-is which du
Ios ne last sumner, had rep esented III Post Office
Department and had taxed that SIS 900 was
required nom tie govr, ut 10 enable il 10 meet is
engagements. PoPuac T.. cling had been srduIously
excited upon tina, mater, ana to his knowledge nue
dt'appr baton had been expressed ont OF at bous. h
persons OF both parties H hot ed hoyev H.. mo-
eeehng OF To-day, a. well ~ the port OF The posmss
'er beuertl would operate a. corrective. II kad been
'Sd not tie bill shouli pass S290, 900 would be re
q''ed to cary Its p'ovi-io's into ion But how
DID The case stand? There would be no more eost
routes thhh w"ro Necessary he presumed bX
me Postmaster General In The House. the contra
ny, every member might apply to them f,r route and
10 MS certain knowledge, routes had zen established
on which one letter did not pass in two year, Alter
some some nsnes rem' H. he concIded by expressing his
Beio'e a decision was arrived AZ,
The House adjourned uRtil Monday
WAsHINGToN, DEC. Is g., 1880
SIR; nouce In the r'porl of the few observations
made vest, rday on Mr. Wi klHs's amendment Io III
post office bill, that wa mi.uoders,oo by YOUR Re-
porter. My rrms.ks based on the official eport.
Of the Post-nasi+r General, aud messages OIL th.
President and designed to safety the Hou.e If
they were correct, The ame odInent wss unnecessary.
and ihat the routes r vded for in the bill might 20 in
10 optfdfD, without embarrassing the der arimtn M, or
becoming charge on the treasury. I stated Tia,
willie MIR. Barry sdmued there were $3.50 600 a, hi.