The sun., 1878-04-21

Fixing the Pay Of Fou-tb-Cin.s Po.tmnsters-
DAY Gouid's Trib.,ne A ssniled.

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-In the House to-
day the Speaker announced the appointment OF
Benjamin Dean Of Massachusetts as a member
of the Committee on Expenditures in the State
Department. vice Mr.. Walker of Virginia. re-
signed: Mr.. Acklcn Of Louisiana as II member
of the Committee on the Revision Of the Laws.
vice Mr. Leonard of Louisiana, deceased: and
Mr.. Ry,N Of Kansas as u member Of the snme
committee to MI vacancy.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole tMr. Cox OF New York in tho chair on
the Post Ofiicc Appropriation bill.
On motion OF Mr. Waddcll (Dem.. n c. the
appropriation for the publication Of post route
maps was increased from S25. 600 to $40 OOu.
Mr.. Blount Dcm.. Gal. ON the part of the
Appropriation Committee. submitted as n sub
sttute for the section IN regard to the compcn-
satiOn of fourth class POstmasters an amend
ment providing that such compensation shall
be- the whole OF the box rents collected at their
2illccs. commission on All unpnid postage col
lerted, ON all receipts from waste paper. N'..
and on postage stamps and postal cards ciln-
celled. on matter actually mailed at their Offices
and, providing further. that such compensation
shall not exceed $3.50 in any one quarter. cx-
elusive OF commissions on money order busi-
The provision Of the bill for the appointment
Of special mail agents was stricken out. and
without further action on the bill the committee
Mr. Tucker tDcm VA. from the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported Il bill relating To
the tax on tobacco. incomes. and other internal
taxation. He also reported u resolution making
the bill n special order for Mny /.
Mr.. Conger ulep.. Mich.l-Docs this impose a
taN on incomcsY
MIR. Tucker--Yes sir.
Mr.. White rep. Pal objected to the resolu-
tion. He said that the committee could not re-
port 1t except 10y unanimous. consent.
The Chair decided that the resolution could
only be entertained by unanimous consent. and
was "a thgre2rS % wlhdr%wn TRe bill was re-
Mr.. Glover Dem, Mo- rising to n question OF
personal privilege. sent TO the Clerk : desk and
had read an article In to-days New York III
bire which said that Glovcr's Investigating
committee had caught Democratic fish and
had found out that t5. 900 had been loaned out
OF the funds belonging TO the House Of Repre-
sentativcs to II member of Congress. the diff
the discovery. Mr.. Glover said that had there
been no other person affected 10y that despatch
he should have said nothing about II. That paper
had for several weeks past been constantly max
ing attacks upon himself and his comm ttre
but. in the interest Of the officer uf the House
who was touched 10y the despatch. in the inter-
est OF every gentleman ON the floor since some
gentlemen had been implicated. according tc
the article, in receiving from the Sergcant-at-
Arms $1,000. he would say that he had never
heard of anything OF the sort IL was pure
fabrication. and he felt II incumbent on him tc
SO pronounce II.
TO deny that there Is n dcfulCuton on the part o
| one OF the doOrkecpers'
Mr.. Glover--Ths il an allegation against the
| Sergeant at Arms and had no knowledge o
| II in any shape until was shown this paper Q
| few minutes ago.
Mr.. Cunger-l do not see any reference TO any
| body except n mcmher OF this body
| Mr.. GloVer-lt refers 10 the on 'er who has
| charge ot paving members of Congress. aud thai
officer is the Sergennt-at- Arms. Now, SO far a,
my committee l. concerned tho statement i.
| totally without foundation. | believe II to be-
fabrication OF the correspondent Of The tribune
who has been spen ling his time for the last twC
weeks in making slanderous statements.
| The House at 4:4O adjourned.