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Now, the treasury is in danger Of being bankrupted
while we have these immense revenues and receipts
The chairman OF q committee in the other House struck
on Two millions from the army appropriation bill. and the
chairman OF the Naval Committee is prepared 10 reduce
the appropriation to the navy millions that there
can be Hanger from keeping III. compensation OF post
masters where II is al present, and from giving additional
mail iaciltes. call upon the Senate, therefore, to
tain the House bill for think the amendment endan-
gers the passage OF any owostage bill al the present
Mr. HUNTER simply rise to say that | think il would
be dangerous experiment 10 make our estimates upon
the idea that TO receive ffty-fye millions OF dol.
lars OF revenue for the show the receipts by the
comm OF customs 10 February goth 10 be only
about thirty millions OF dollars, and told they
any previous occasion As far the returns have
been made they 60 TO show that the estimates OF the Sec
retary OF the Treasury correct II ia not certain but
think tits dangerous 10 make the prophecy ha, there
will be any increase the estimates OF the Secretary
for, as far can Judge they will prove nearly
correct must say think there is great deal in what
the senator from Connecticut has said when he asks that
shall not adopt the bill OF the House, and thus throw
the expense OF sustaining the Post Office Department upon
the Treasury do not deem that the croakngs, they
called, about the bill OF 1915 did prove entirely
groundless for when look into the surplus which is
said TO have been ocoasioned by it, will be found to be
AN artificial one. In estimating this balance, the Navy
Department Is charged with seven or eight hundred
thousand dollars for mail steamers whilst the
derived from them credited 10 the Post Office Depart
ment Nor there any against the department
for hundred thousand dollars applied TO the
service from the treasury OF the United States at the
of the system OF reduced postases
When take all these items into consideration, think
II will be found that there good grounds TO! the
fears entertained at that time. think il is matter OF
very grave and consideration that the Postmaster
General. who is known to be friend to low postages is
OF the opinion that the department will sustain itself
if adopt the House hill submit IT to the frlcuds of
low pos,ages and the friends OF the department. if it be
not very dangerous matter to make this rash and hasy
experiment. am willing 10 reduce posiages as low as
they can be reduced consistently upon the principle o
making the department sustain itself In all laws Of this
trx xk~4s .,s. IL
ment sustain sef and nexi, that the hostages shall be
as low as possible, consistent with that beet solos
Now, the proposition contained in the bl confesses
It's face that Is probable that the expense for support
ing the department will be thrown upon the treasury
large extent II this system should be introduced, hope
The Senate and this Congress viii proceed more eau
nousy For myself, should have been willing 10 make
reduction OF twenty pet cent, and thai would have
been great reduction, and woul have been willing 10
go on rsdncng long as the Posi- Oce Department sus
lned Itself but you may rely upon II that II that depart
nen be thrown upon the treasury, will be one OF the
most corupiinS and dangerous institutions we have
had. The very Argument have heard, thai letters
must pass all distances for the price, would 20 10
prove that we shold give daily mail TO all places that
II grstuy from the governnen the people and
being so, all should share alike say that when once
we depart from the principle heretofore established ,ba,
the Post Ooe Department shall sslf. we should
surely go too far. think 20 too far II 20 further
Than the Postmaster General says may safely GO Of
the two, prefer the amendment of the Senaes commit
iee bu, do not think can vote for it-ior think the
reductions too grvat, s.Ga.a4
Mr.. RUSK, MI President am prepared. if il was
the proper ne 10 enter defence o TINS substitute
which have ohessi. and which has b,en di.casaei AT
cpns'dssa e~kh and think could show that is
tAr safest plan fmthose who in svot Of the Ieduc
ipn OF po,,sxs 10 take think besides, tina, could show
nat tni- system would w,tnns sms4l amount,
~ not quite ued 10 paying tae ex enses the depart
aent t1AtA tl n
The COMPLAINS male ssnssi IL by the senator from
Ssas s-ssss~ eps,rr led w hAl
y the bill Whst ~ the substitute ~hon ne opposes -
violently IL " reduction ot the letter postage 10
California from tony down to ten CENTS aud, they