The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-13
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
TO THE DAILY INTELL1GEN0ER
co5NeR E {. S.
HOUSE.

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The House went into Committee Q
lthe Whole The question being In regar
to aboiisb;ng the letter carrier system i
cities Of less than forty thousand popula
lion The proposition was deieatedby
vote of l25 10 40.
After the reading OF few further line
| in The bill MIR. Foster moved to insert th
item Of $4,000 additional for the lette
carriers syStem in cities and towns q
less than 40, 600 inhabitants.
MI Holman made point Of order tha
tbe Iine in the bill nj which such amend
ment could he offered was passed.
THE chairman (Springer) sustained III
point Of order, and against that rulin,
A. Foster took an appeal
The committee then rose and reporte,
the onneal To the House. gt
Tha Sneaker mn fem affirmed III,
rni;no of the chairman and Mr.. Fos,el
further apnealed. The appeal was lai,
on The tabie-SGto to CI.
Ths Honse ogain went, into commit
,es and resumed The Consideration Of III,
iii, "N
Mr. Holman moved an amendment in
crensinp the item for inland Transports
tion from S14,609, 900 10 S16, 600 900, spe,
cifiylng II as follows: Transportation by
railroads, SS,SB2, lay; ny routes ol steam
boats and other than railroad routes
81, ,237 ,S5!. He proceeded TO explain NJ II
He stated the plan to DO to allow so,oovt
900 per lineal foot Of car room when the
mails arc carried less than twenty-five
miles an hour, and So,oOo,oOo over tha'
rate ot speed. =,
Mr.. Harrison moved to increase TIC
item by S35O,OOg: a..
Mr.. Reagan offered an amendment pro
viding that no railroad company shall re
ceive more than Si5O per mile per anniu
for carrying the mails. lie stated thai
railroad companies on the route be-
tween New York and Chicago would re-
ceive for fast mails over 81 600 per mile
per year, il they were paid cents miie
per lineal foot Of space.
After long discussion, all the amend
ments but that offered by Holman, were
rejected. Holman's was adopted.
Without disposlng oil the bill the Com
mittee rose. ..r
THE BEAuTIEs OF PUBLIC PRINTING.
AZ. v.nco II Ohio Chairman of III,
cn,nn,;,,aa On pr;r,;no made a nartia
o", sonan, on ,ha W. .nh;sc, ~ the Govcrnmpnt
,'.Eu,;,o rsot. y" oT;ee @ 'Ebs rennrt stotes tbal
ha hs"tr1nS raSS.."as;nn.i uJ1 p.;n,er has ,cdaraef
tns tne morE o"Isf ~ ,Ss E,acnt;ye Denartmen
n LUZ VIZ "uaa., y, ..na;ns ny from On n 19S ne,
aan, am es hssond @ ,%e rssniar r,,ss. Thai he In,
@ Isns Dey""u 'ms 'o.e ,Lan tLs orj;narv re-
.e;, oeS" - p1s nr;cs % for many articIes nnr
opa.ad o, I ior Ht ,be % Office. that 6e has inyari
.hIv eI nnrcbnseS NJ, snnnlies from middl,
W." s,"y ,i;, a,iow;n@ ,bsm heavy nroI;,s. Inn
Ie', ,ha r;css io" n,!a ior Labor are greatly il
s1csaa aIc I n ,boSe of other establishments
..h;Io3So S NJ Jas,s % work ia eivht honrs apains
w. =, nr;ya,s os,nhl;shm.nts and that
as M NJ nrcsent managed. the printing ant
b;rJ;pa for CongEcss and the Depart
m"n,s Soot moro Money Than Il would b,
I"a" ne' e.. .o't h., % .ssnons;5Is nr;vats nnrt;es
NV M nos," @ ali ioof for tbe lnst scyeI
aa",, hne "aS ,SS;oi T has hasn ,nnronr;a,ed h,
years, onJon, mmton ny" .ee os ,tap Pin5;ns M
1he ouPe';H'ea,u;s' an,;r,o.od VI ~ | Ell nHn III,
Par'h.ehs, rs eS.i.eu ar",0s, :" GU rnr,roI /
report ue.,ares sano. snas n,o~a;is nyo IN nnor,
ieleu eA.,a'1se1 ns..art . ar;n,;n;
department ol 'ne oUNete:. p.rt',l ~
once. In regatu 70 the innns s.;.ss6o u - w "
Congressional heectd, .ne Gomm,t.ee ,i' so. Is .
the OPINION INA. II Moulu W .t',;a in'tue ny,
est oil economy 70 remove ils pupneas,ol mea
from the government printing omI.
Inc report describes .he pgoN.Seepi"S W : !.
nave peen oi sucl. q :s, iDoss ena.ef ny 10 u.u
oe entifeiy ' uhieiiao,e' -;nu. au 5"., 10y
that the Congressional Pfiasti ";na uen -
onstrated iuly 70 the :ni,eao minI .
the committee ms nI.ef uisquahlsGa ~: ss
ton ior Inc proper dlssnarge Oh nus uu
ties, ana lhat ms supotuiha.es aie W.; WI!
niue peI,er III ina. fesPect .hai si1i NJ
CHIEF. Inc Internal manaseGtn. oa;tiI u ~
othcc is represented as worse' II Po:siois ;sa !
than the bookkeeping, anu as .La peins ~ ~
sucp character as wo"iu % run tnG H. aiT, NJ,
Suosiantiai private essao,sneHa n, eHa,nr;sa ~ a..
couh s; s - a,aaS;merv and moteriaI n
the lending ga 81 maflher ,Sa rnSment ANU % of mo-
private pat9es, iae emP'oy nNa yne's aSa oa m"r nS
On ascount ~ pons,h "asn ,hn;r ra,s ~ nv w,.o. @
.3.aiiy a. nnnt " ' "an,anas wh;,s ohssns n
lhe taymeni, ,,; ~ eshP'oss :o"ord. % mi s d"cu
eiee,.ons, se,a ssna! " ,,;aSa,;on oi la i"w s eTs
menus .. W W ,uasi. Css osnr,yo,a nar,;es forc;n
aIan LaInnae" y, ,nd Nd" f,is;6ca,;on II arc6l,nts
'"Ia"s" Ia ooncInS;on JS ihs committee exnrcsse
Tho ~ on;n;on ih"t The work at The govern.
'nen, s"e o n";U,;aa s ot,;co s oost. . hol9 , mil
i;nn len. J.. ta rSar more C than 4 wonld cost !
'1ono' hU" = H., @ sSanans;bIo @ %r;va,e nari;ss nm
So"e So ~ :.onoI oon,r"c, svu,em and that II
aef pVP.. ,.i.o ;%@oJ;o,a S,sns for IN,
;.nns.;nuan"e II WE. ,"e of the ofs;cs The con,
u,;uoa,, u,;,,oa aIso -scommsnds that Inc nronosi
lion n Frankiin Riyes for printing an,
binding OF the debates of Congress be nc
cepted, and the contract entered into Il
take effect at the beginning oil the mex
session, and that the printing and bind
ing for the departments shall be unde
the control OF the heads OF those depart
ments and shall be executed under con
tract: RI ae,-EfU s~3s ~ :Ngg
The report closes with resoluhonsin
structing the Speaker to certify this teS'
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