The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
PASSAGE or THE POST oYrIcE APPROPRIATIONS
BILL

PASSAGE or THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATIONS
BILL
wAsHIsGros, April 20, 1878.
Mr. hUBBELL, trep OF Mich. Il ON the Committee
on Commerce. reported bill exempting from enrol
ment aud admsasursment all vessels NOT propelled by
steam sail except vessels OF that character engaged
IN trade with contiguous foreign territory. Passed.
The House thsn - hali.past twelve went INTO CON-
mittee oil the Whole. Mr. Mills. Of Texas, in tue CHAR
on the Post once Appropriation bill
Mr.. BANNING, dem OF OHIO, offered mendment
dividing letter carriers INTO Two classeshoss who
have served over year aud those who have not
served year, the former receive ST. QUO year
and the latter $500 The amendment was ruled Gus
point oil order.
Mr.. KELLsY, (rsp) OF Pa, declared that the
riers were the paid overworkod Of tue
employees OF the government. and hoped that some
effort would be made duripg tho present session 10
relieve that deserving class oil mon.
aggregate amount appropriated tor tue pay 0i let.
,cr carriers, provided that tho amount received
by any icltcr carrier susll not exceed
which he now receives He did desire increase
tho pay Of letter carriers Uui he wished 10 give the
postmasler Geuera money by which he could iuruish
additionai carriers NJ Chicago and other citleA
: MI o'NEiLL trep.) III Pa. opposed the amendment
He denied what Mr. Cannon had stated, ,hat The car
rers were the best paid men IN The service Clerks IN
Tho Post Office worked about eight hours ~ the day,
while tho carriers worked from SIX IN The morning
Mr. BANKS. (rsp) OF Aass, spoke OF tho vast sdvan-
taRs And vast saving 10 the governments tnat was So
cured ~ letter carriers. He favor OF the
lug for an increase OF the appropriation for their pay
Leaving II 10 the discretion VI The Postmaster General
70 incrsase tho salary OF ist,or carriers.
Mr.. Cannous amendment was then rejected.
Tue COMMITTEES, ~ twenty minutes past throo roso
and reported the bill to House. tho hrst amend
nsnt ON which vote WAS taken one incrsas.
Ing the appropriations Tor special agents 100 zoo
TO SioO,ooO and 1t was agreed to-yeas iOz. nays
VI The next vote WINS ON tho amendments providing
that per diem puy OF special agents shall only DO
lowed when lnsy travelling business ot the de-
partmont. Adopted
The amendment providing that the compensation OF
posi- mastcrs VI the fourth email upon
me number Of stanaps cancelled Instead OF num-
Der soid At their respective offices. agreed to-
Alter several other minor amendments had been
adopted the Diil WAS passed.
Ar. PniLLlrs, trepl ot KAN, rising 10 question OF
personal privilege, said that IN speech dciivcrod
lev nights ago " gentleman from Aisslssppi ire.
erripg 10 Mr. Money! that gcntlean had stated mat
Northern membsrs had inIroduc bills appropriating
81, 969 700 v0O, anu that he (ME Phpsj hal Intro.
auced approprinting ST. SOC. oO00,O0. daughter
That was very respectable amount, but rcsrsucs
the bill would snow that only asked for
appropriation OF $40, 00O They could do some re-
markabis things IN Aissssippi, especially In arth.
metic 10 regard 70 elections. Raising $40. 900 10
ST. 800, 000 000 WAS remarkable thing even IN Msss.
sippI He presumed the rest 0f Tho gontlemen's
figures Were equally accurate Inc appropriation
asked Tor In his lAr Phiips) bnl noI even 10 DO
expended In Northern states, hut 10 be expended
between ~. Louis and tho mouth OF Aississippi
River.
Mr.. FINLEY. (dsm.) OF Ohio, wanted to known II IL
vas question vi privilege tor q moinbcr mako y
comparison between the statements IN y speech and
the truth ~ rsgssdto iAcs II u WIS no would tako
onc-hnf OF the speeches OF The gentlemen the
other side aud show that they werc not true.
Nj. PHILLIPS said that no hal been attacked Tor
bringing IN bill Of that character approprasing
81. 3OO, OOO, 600; that was personal (LsuRhIsEI
The House tuen. ~ hsl.pnst nvs O'Clock r. n, ad-
journed until Tomorrow.