, 1876-05-13
TIE POSTAL BILL.
WORKING IN THE DARK.

~. LIZ N.4. .fld
r,,,r,;,tuo of m. Eho,. won't r. w,-r
~on'n' -, "~A' ~
upon 1t1e 1oss-on'ee ot'1' a'lu spent anhos' Luz
entire day upon one page OF it. Tho principal
tonics were the lctter-srricr system. and the
+,arsp,r+ation of +br oenc+.l and cnec;a1,v +hn
r.et -. 1-.,as .hssa S.,a..i:Ss
Alst nla''-Ifsan' opo" I1esc queee1o!ls very
great amount of ignorance was manifested on
both sides Of the Chamber. Some Of the most
distinguished speakers in opposition to the fast
e,e+n,T, .;tb.- ,,,,;fc.t ,a crrose ,o,,ra,o. nt
sss1eiA e4'nef li*nnes1eu s'osS tsnui'n'ee %
the purpose ana operatlons OF That sys-
tcm, or else deliberately misstatcd. The
proposition OF the Augmentation Com
nittce 1imi,cd III. frec-t3ciircrv system
n1.:. - Su ~ ~ s.n1 49,
10 9ties Of auoJg lnhao,tah1s, "a anu !urnlsheo tne
tople VI no,aole aeoatc. Inc usGussloh "as ;
HWIansura,eu ~ gonseSslon 81 % On ing part ~ o.
da ~ t. ~: .ns w. Heu ~, so"eu 1as ~
~ ua t % T. 10 20 & ~ .ne ~ o9se Eeni+an WI, tn
III Arguments q! e the 81 cities
o. .cIS 5nan llilaollants pfo'eo so st1ons
tna1 honnan ,
~, oplrasp s oh aaE coAMldlEs ,.,; hkrvhh ~,
oy ttlak1ns OUT 1hat poEtlon when anohshed inc
carrier system III cltles OF that SIZE "here II no"
e1Sts.
Lille, iiaie, q. -naiNs, cnalgeu ;St t1at lhs WAS 1os
fo11ihs5 Gotnblhat1on: ihe charge was not DC
nleu. meg. Inc s, mouneat'on PROPOSED p1 ne Com,
mittec, however equitable, vas pg1tiea! ana
Ranaei uoage, WINCH 1 sno"ea mo a thas n,t Ing
&c Hao ~ 1qt.ee y s9no no. & stana ,t 4e1ore
.he Inc h9uSe On It's proposltlons ne result VI was
!nat h9lllans plopos1tton was ueiealeu "
Ienie1oouS Ha@IoI1tt, @ oAy t"enl}-seseu soLluS
IN 1asor OF It. there was
cCRi9cs lScSs1sTEScY,
however, III Tue s9oseauent action OF the house
1eIati'c 70 tnls loent1cal suD1ect matter, cnar-
acter1stlc o, o. tne Democratlc managers, which
serves to nlustrate the way n which they expect
to humbug the people INTO the belief that that they
are retFenchlng expenditures. Inc House oy
thls argt vote dceaded that the IA" as to letter
carriers shan remain as 1t now Is. Inc OH as
reported, however, hau oeen framed SO tnat Tue
money appropriated was adjusted TO the org
t1 !na1 proposillon u Lne Sotnmlltee, anu not 10
the eSisttnS raw. Inc tllerence ~ the amount
asaliea thehseires en- , OF teeAn1cahty TO prevent
changing tue bhl so as to increase the appropn-
ation 70 correspond WITH the action
OF tnc House. II this action is
aHo~ed 20 stang IS It IS they
will be able to claim to the people that they did
noe aooffsn Inc letter system, nut maintained It
with nal1-mallon less appropriation The re-
SUI VIII DC tnat the Observation-Disclosures" WILL DC
opnsseo 10
SUSPEND THE SERVICE
on account Of inadequate funds The Demo
eIa11c managers were cnanlea TO accomplish TINS
cheap piece 81 tr1ckery ~ the AID Of the party
rulings u springer, as Chairman OF the Com
tn1tee OIL Ine nole, enu Coz, Is speaker.
1deles na1Iisou ustlhSuts4eu Alu1sel1 Io-uay
more than at any previous time IN the ses-
sion. lie had the courage to oppose and
DEFY ms own party, and to denounee every
proposition that Wonld IN any way cripple the
posLM SERVICE He o1u Inls ootn as to the let
tefc2ffier system and the fast-maii train.
GEN. BAShs MADE 4 NOTABLE SPEECH
on this proposition, tie seemed to read him.
sen out 1 -, o. ! the Democratic party He de-
nounced the Democrats as attempting to cripple
and destroy the Government. lie said that po
Government could exist without such postal
and asked the Democrats how they
could expect anybody to come Into their party
II they placed such barriers to progress.
Final action was not reached upon the subject
Of the necessary appropriation for the fast-mail
serrice, but the drift Of the discussion showed
that the majority OF the Democrats are opposed
TO this service. Foster, Of the Appropriations
Committee, said that the action Of the House
would inevitably result in the abandonment of
The fast mails. Garfield said it was fearful
Dlunder to do anything to cripple the fastman