National Republican., 1878-04-27


Mr. hUBBELL. from Committee on Com.
n, rec, reported hill relating to vessels not
pro cllcd by sail or steam. Ut sxompts from
adneasurcment all bargcs, &c., that ply be.
I en- the United States and foreign terri.
trr.) Pissed.
MIR. BLDUNT moved that the House 70 into
@ mmi tee If the Whole and resume consid.
o. ,tion OF tn post-ofiicc appropriation bill
Mr.. RICE (Ohio) hoped not. This was pri.
yato hill day and also objection day, aud he
hoped there would bo morning hour.
The House decided to go into committee,
| Mr.. MILLS In the chair.
The pending question was upon the amend
nent Of Mr.. TOWNSEND (Ohio) to increase the
| appropriation for compensation to clerks In
| post-ofiices from s3,IIO,OO0 to 100000. The
| amendment was adopted.
| Mr. CANNON Ill.) moved an amendment
| the paragraph relating to lotter-carriers, in.
| creasing the amount to S2,OOO,OOO but provide
ng that the salaries now paid to letter-csr-
| riers shall not be- increased.
Mr. wADDELL said the effect Of this
Imendment would he to increase the appro-
printion in the aggregate while IL would re-
luce the pay of the carriers.
Mr.. BANNING offered substitute for Mr.
| CANNoN's amendment providing that there
-hall bo two classes Of letter. carriers; that
hose Of the first class shall be carriers who
hayo served one year or more. and of the sec
md class those who have served less than one
year. Those of the first class shall receive
II coo and those OF the second class $500, and
III ORIGINAL appointments shall be made to the
second cfhss.
Tho amendment was ruled ont, on a point
of order that it changed existing law.
Nr. CANNoN's amendment was rejected after
| discussion.
Mr. WILLIAMS Wis., moved to add S25,-
| GO to tho appropriation for railway post-of-
| tice clerks Rejected.
An amendment increasing the appropriation
Tor route agents $4,000 was also rejected but
| the appropriation for mail.route messengers
was increased 5000.
In discussing all the amendments their ad-
vnrates urged the importance of the service
and the necessity Of extending 1t and prop
erly compensating the employees.
MIR. CALDWELL. offered an amendment,
which wns adopted, requiring that all dis
burscments made ON account Of the prepara-
'inn Of rnSt-rOuts maps shall be made by
bonded officer.
The committee then rose and the bill, as
imcndcd, was reported to the House. and Mr..
lIIoUNT demanded separate votes on all the
amendments made In committee.
On tho fist amendment. increasing the ap-
preparation for mail dcpredatons and special
agents 100000, the yeas and nays were de-
unnd"d. and the amendment was agreed to
yeas, 102; nays, 81.
Inc next amendment was to strike out the
proviso reducing the per diem of special agents
from s. to g, and pending its consideration,
Mr.. RICE (Ohio) moved to adjourn. The
latter motion was rejected, and the amend
ment made in committee was concurred in
The amendment increasing the appropria-
tion for post-routo maps to $4,000, was re-
jectcd by one yoto-yeas, 50; nays, 30.
The amendment In easing the appropria-
tion for compensation to clerks in post-oflices
100000 was also rejected-yea 50 nays, 81.
The amendment increasing tho amount for
mai-routo messengers, was also rejected.
The other amendments were concurred In,
and the bill was passed rs amended.
THE bill Us originally reported recommend
cd the sum of $33 00O, ,373 or 1851, 40 loss than
was appropriated for the current fiscal year.
The Committee Of the Whole increased the
aggregate s23GOO0, but when the bill was re.
ported back to the House all Of the increase
was stricken out except $4,000 There Is
therefore only that difference between the bill
rs reported originally and the bill as passed
Mr.. PHILLIPS rose to a question of privi-
lege, and said he found in the Record this
morning speech, which purported to have
been delivered by Mr. MONEY, of Mississippi
on Wednesday last. 1t was never delivered
but Mr. MONEY had asked leave to print it.
With that speech was published q statement
which purported to be list OF bills introduced
during the Forty.fith Congress by Northern
men for the benefit of Northern enterprises
and Northern people, and which amounted
in the aggregate to sl,jt9 l2s'o9o' But
that was not the worst of 1t. Mr..
MONEY asserted in the same table that he
PHILLIrs) had introduced bill asking all
appropriation of one billion three hundred
million dollars. He knew that they could do
remarkable things in Mississippi, especially in
the way of arithmetic at elections.
Mr.. SINGLETON raised point Of order
that this was not question of privilege.
Mr.. PHILLIPS said he had been attacked
when he was charged with introducing this
immense bill. The kill he had introduced
wds for survey of the Mississippi, river and
appropriated $4,000 or so much thoreof Us
might be necessary.
To make ,3OO,O0o,OO0 out of 10000, was a
most remarkable raising Of figures even for Mis-
sissippi. Besides the money was not to be ex-
pended in the North but for tho improve
ment of the Mississippi from st. Louis to its
mouth mostly In the South
Mr. TURNER said there was no justifca-
ton for the gentleman claiming the door on .
this rs question of privilege.
Mr. PHILLIPS would soon got through If
he was permitted to go on.
Republicans urged him TO go on, while Dem
ocrats called him 10 order, aud Mr.. FINLEY !
in the confusion excitedly inquired If it was
Il question of privilege for a gentleman to
make comparison between statements in
printed speech and the facts aud truth in the
case2 loud laughterl
The SPEAKER did not think tho gentle
mans remarks thus far indicated question
of privilege,
Mr. MCMAHON suggested that he have
leave to print.
Mr.. PHILLIPS said charge had been made
against him aud he felt bound to explain. But
he wanted to remind gentlemen that when
they talked Of claims they should remember
that the North had expended ivO billions to
suppress the late rebellion. Most of that money
was expended in tho Southern States. lAp-
plause on the Republican side.
The SPEAKER, after restoring order, said
he did not think tho gontlemans remarks
partook either of the nature Of u personal ex-
planation or a question Of privilege.
Several efforts were made 10 adjourn over
mill Monday, but they were unayailiug, and
.he House, at $50 p. M, adjourned until to-
morrow.
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