National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-11
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS,


fCOntfAUsd from FirH PsQs.)
vsrtiSsmsnt was published in but one or two
Mr. HOLMAN, Of Ind, offered. n substitute,
which was agreed to, requlrinE the advertise.
tory to be eOnGpiCuOuiy "a n sss sS pOst Or
Zee In such State and ferrt sry for At ieast thrty
days prior TO such lettings.
INoRRAsE or sALARfls
Mr. PLATT, o. N. ", offered an amendment
nxlnE salaries Of eertSn postmSsters, AZ foiioTS:
New York, o. ooi phladelphlG, Boston, Chicago
San Francisco and iJlnelnaad, $4,000 each
Mr.. MERRIAM opposed en- increase on salaries
g thiI time! a and shSaghs y ne Ne. York o.
suoordinateS who had bean compelled TO pay
hcayy 1sSsSSment!
the IelaIy Of the poitmAster o. New York as an
act OF justice, and said that II tho salary was
1O US.sSS q 0!ess t, se' ,soE ISSld %
Once and the re.PCnsibilIty Of the position. He
Mr. POTTER, Of u. Y, advocated the amend
msnt proposed by Mr.. Cox, and held that tho
ssSTnt now paid was not equivalent TO that paid
Mr.. KAsSON, Of Iowa, argued against tho In
crease Of salaries, and said when the proposition
Axing the salaries Of postmasteFs he supposed IL
was proposed TO reduce salaries. There were In
stI.s Sbr nna a. IN some eases In the East many
salary OF the chtei 0icer Of the State and Il was
now proposed BY the gentleman from New York
to the Secretary Of State. He Thought million
dollars could DO saved by proper equalization OF
Mr.. sTANARD, Of No., argued tina, the
salaries Of oncers should correspond with the
amount OF bonds required. 1t was so in other
business and the rule held good in relation to
Mr.. SYPHER, Of La, said he found that the
salary oitne postmaster Of Des Moines, Mr.. KAs-
$4,000, while in New Orleans the salary was the
same and the bond 100000
Mr. GARFIELD, of Ohio, said the Committee
on Appropriations had considered the subject
and found great inequality in the salaries Of
postmaster had about the softest once in me Sift
Of the Government.
HE COULD NOT CONSENT
to the increase unless the decrease accompanied
it. By proper readjustment, making the scale
OF salary prOpOrtlOned to the population of the
cites, he believed q saving Of from s35OOOO to
$780, cold be made.
the salaries OF the small officers they could do so
under the resolution by which this amendment
was offered. Their neglect to do so should net be
allowed to work against the acknowledged Justice
OF the increase proposed In these cases.
Mr.. BECK, Of KY, said he did not think there
was postmaster in the United States that should
have $4,000 year. No Cabinet officer received
that amount. The district judge got but 81 500
alter spending years to qualify himself for the
bonds. Give bonds for What-that he will do his
duty? Large deficiencies in the post office appro-
pTl1IlOnS WCIG Calleu because the pOStmaSterS
were getting $4,000, $1,000, 5000 and 10000,
while the work was done by clerks and they were
political emissaries In every State of the Union.
Mr. cox WITHDREW HIS AMENDMENT.
Mr.. O'NElLLI of Pa, offered an amendment,
making the salaries of each postmaster named 10
the amendment the same as New YORK.
Mr.. MYERS, Of Penn, asked when It would be
time to consider the claims of the poor letter car
Mr.. TYNER, with view to cutting Of debate,
moved that the committee rise, which was agreed
"a 10 m "a rngo
The House limited debate to five minutes upon
the pending amendment, and again went into
Committee of the Whole.
MIR. CONGER, Of Mich, opposed the proposed
increase, and in the course Of his remarks said |
there was no law fixing the rent of the post office
crease, 1t being wholly at the will Of the post
master to 1x the rent. He argued that If the in
crease was made thus dependent the rent OF the |
boxes would be made oppressive.
Mr.. O'NEILL's amendment was then rejected |
without division.
that the salaries Of pOstmasters in cities and towns
with population of forty thousand or less by |
the last census, shall be reduced twenty-five per
cent, but in no case shall the compensation be |
reduced below two thousand dollars. Rejected |
Mr. NEGLEY, of Penn, moved to add Pitts
burg, pennsylvania, to the i've thousand dollar |
list. Rejected.
The original amendment, offered by Mr. PLATT, |
was then rejected, but thirty-one voting in favor
Mr.. SMITH, of Ohio, offered an amendment re-
peslng so much Of the post office appropriation |
carrying the mails between San Francisco and |
Japan and China, and annulllng any contract |
unCer such act Adopted.
Messrs. COBURN, Of Ind and FORT, of Ill.
offered amendments in favor Of the free trans
mission Of public documents and agricultural
seeds through the mails.
Pending debate, on motion OF Mr.. TYNER, the
rose, and at $50 p. m. the House took |
3 recess till 1870, the evening session to be de-
voted 10 debate only, no business Whatever to be
done.
Evening Session.
The House reassembled at 7:3O, not moro than q
dozen members being present.
rENDEN, Of Md, and BANNING, Of Ohio, obtained
leave to print their remarks.
Mr.. BELL, OF Ga, then addressed the House
upon
AFFAIRS IN LOUISIANA,
the military interference with the
legislature on the 4th Of January last, denying
bouncing the course pursued by Gen. Sheridan,
Keep up the Republican party.
Mr.. WARD, Of N. J., spoke upon
THE SUBJECT OF THE TARIFF,
lrguing that the protective system should be
adhered to.
Mr.. HOLMAN, Of Ind, asked and obtained
cave to print some remarks additional to those
made by him on Saturday last.
Mr.: HEREFORD, Of W. Va, spoke upon the
condition Of affairs in Louisiana.
Mr.. ROBBINS, ofN O., addressed the House
lpon the Republican policy towards the South,
II failure and declaring 1t so pro-
lounced by the people in the most emphatic man
Ter at the late elections.
Mr.. ATKINS, OF Tenn, followed upon Arkan-
as affairs and
Mr.. MlLLIKIN spoke upon Louisiana affairs.
Mr.. CAIN, Of 5. o., defended the Republican
'olicy in the South, and declared there was
AS GOOD A FEELING
etween the two classes in South Carolina as In
ny State in the Union. He attributed whatever
( disorder there is in the South to the want of
ducatiUn, and argued that education was Of the |
m i'm to ha fharF Of |
he country.
At 10 p m. the House adjourned.