The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-12
A VOTE AGAINST ECONOMY.
THE Hcc:.-3E ."nING HiLF ! MILLION
10 CURRENT EXPENSES.
s"ncnrrinu In the serafe's Reapproprintto~
OF s3oO0oo FOR Star Mail ser,ics-A.
Cnnecessary and Wauefui Esp,rJ,,vr.

t"eeessnrS ana WHnefuI Expenditure.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 11-By vote of 10
10 l07 the House to-day concurrrd in the Sem
ate amendment to the Deficiency Approximation
tI'l reappropriatng 5000. 600 for postal trnns-
porta'lon other than railroad. better known 40
s'ar service, raising the cntirc amount appro-
priatod and reappropriatcd 10y the bill s24is.-
3so56, or tl707Jl 20 loss than the bill "a IL len
the Senate. The decisive vote uron the star
service amendment. its majority largely made
up oi Demo- rats and leading Democrats at that
constitutes the second cons spicuous indication
which this Congress has afforded that the rc-
sponsiblo majority cannot be trusted
to prrsevere in the economic "Npnnditur. of
the peoples money. To meet the normal ex.
p"ndi,urcs Of tho Government and reach tho
standard of economy sct up NY The Republican
Administration, reduction Of fve millions
from The appropriations Of the last Congress ia
indspensably necessary. In any case the de-
mands Of the Post Onice Department are likely
TO exceed by two miliions the demands of lnst
years Appropriation bills. BY to-duys addition
To the expenses Of the current year, the Demo-
cratic House make probable. II not indis-
prnsablc. an Increase Of half million TO tho
Increase already mentioned. Neither credit
able nor an economical conduct Of tho appro-
priation bills will De possibl. If such votes con-
tinuo.
Had debate been possible. Il Is difri-uit 10 "a.
lieve that the House would have consented to
this extravngant appropriation; but IL was un-
dcrstood. in fact clearly known that Bland.
backed by other soi'-metal men, would moyS
an amendment lacking the Silver bill 10 the An
pr2Spr'a,ion Slp ~. Dill Sneaker iandal would hnvo
r,...ars to be hut little doubt ihat a majority Of
The House w4ui, n~-. v,-rrui.,, 80. 80. .--!s,or.
@ @Sncn contingency being probable only one
course renamed to the Committee ON Appro-
nflntlDns and n nuaft eon fnrapa. ,nu 10.
the 9ll was reported IL was decided to call tho
previous question on the hin and prevent all
mined TO prevent action on The Bclford- pntirr-
son case for day or two longer aud demnnl Il
action Of the. Committee on Approprintions
was SUPP orted. with the exception noted ubpyn
which hoy ob@1ted M joc 1 for isrt%a9TS ri%ay d Il
service. being los, by the close vote of lz2 to
~. The motion 70 concur in the Senate
service was made hy Mr. Wuddcll Cuuirino,,'i II
ne committee Qn Post O0lcc- and Post Roads.
ether member Of the House with three facts:
FIRST. IN" wu-tvtul manner in which the prt ,ont
appropriation is being spent; snrond that there
Is no guaiautre wlat' That this now appru-
nri.iion viii be better spent; thirl that
the Second Assistant Postmaster General had
Appropriations TINT II would be Impossible
u spend more than s2jpnoo Of the half million
""-aplroprint'd during the remaining months
oftn> h~'A year Expenditures upon scale
lnfer en-, uch TO dispose ot this amount will
mike nrcps On ~ Tor the next fiscal year an ap-
prorr Ration of Il. md threc-luartrr millions
lor star service. Sue, an appropriation will
max. impossible fast ma. or an Increase y
the letter carrier system since p''i ulfmnnnd
additional drafts upon the Treasury. which The
star servic" already taxes to the extreme p,Nrtf-
caee limit. in spite Of this state Of facts. Eck.
hon of New York saw III to vote for this eNtraya-
giant sfnrservce. and against the postal interests
o' Now YORK. 50 nGinn Of Albany voted against
better mails FOR Albany. and Tor better mails Tor
other places. Bundy another New York mom-
hcr is from a district for tho most part supplied
10y star routes but Benedict. who voted tho
same way. is from n district which n fast mail
would directly benefit II WIS noticeable that
while ~" Democratic members Of the Commit
Tee on Post Ohl.es and Post Roads all followed
th'ir chirman ~ voting for tins extravaganza,
,w9"i The EcLuhlean members- Cannon and
W lliams uf New York voted against. This
vote was especially creditahlc Oh the part Of
cannon. az he has generally boon connected
W"u n. defence OF corrupt practices in the
Post Ohioc Department.