Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-14

for carrying mails between San Francisco and
hong Kong, touching at Yokohama, and to
pay therefor not exceeding $50 per mile The
amendment is similar to that recently reported
by the committee providing for a steamship
company between New York, New Orleans and
Brazil. 1t was referred.
communication WAS presented from the
secretary OF the treasury inclosing the draft of
Dill to prevent frauds upon customs and the
revenue service, and calling attention to the
necessity or passing such a law. Referred
Inc Dill Is a copy of the one sent to the House
by the secretary last week and published.
senator johnson introduced bill to declare
me legal effect OF permits granted by the Pres
ldent to purchase products in insurrectioH-
ary States during the late war. Referred.
Senator Maxy introduced bill providing for
mail steamship service between Galveston and
Vera Cruz, touching at Brazos, Santiago and
Tampico. II provides the contract shall be
amount is paid by the United States an equal
amount be paid by Mexico. round trip to
be made every three weeks. Referred.
Inc amendment reported by Senator Como
yer, from the committee on postoffices and
post roads, also provides for mail steamship
tral1a, touching at Sandwich Islands and New
Zealand at a cost not exceeding $50 per mile.
At the expiratiun Of the morning hour the
post office appropriation bill was taken up.
Senator Dorsey, in explanation of the bill,
SAID the amount of appropriation as it
The Senate committee added enough to make
the aggregate 1913, 500, 000 which was So 49,, 900
short of estimates, and 100000 less than the
amount appropriated last year. The most i'm
portant change made by the Senate committee
was in regard to the compensation to railroads,
for transporting the mails which had been in
creased SOD, 800. In the matter of letter car
rlers, the committee increased the amount
$l35. 600 to extend the service. The letter car
r1ers' was about the only branch in the depart
ment that paid its way. 1t has surplus of
receipts over expenditures of $36O,0O0. The
committee also recommended an increase for
postal clerks of about $4,000.
The amendments of the committee were
agreed to as follows: Increasing the appropria-
ton for preparation and publication of post
Office maps from 1926, 900 to $4,000; providing
postmasters who make false returns be i'm
prlsoned for term not exceeding one year, or
punished by both fine and Imprisonment in the
discretion of the court. The House provided
for the punishment of such offense by fine Of
not less than $50 nor more than $500. Increas-
ing the appropriation for compensation to
clerks in post-ofices from 1914 900 to $3.50, 900;
Tor payment of letter carriers from 1866, 600 to
$4,000, 600; for transportation of mails by rail-
roads from SO, loo, 900 to SO, 635, 900.
A long discussion took place on the amend
ment in regard to compensation of the super
lntendent of railway service. The House pro-
vided he should receive $4,000 a year, with
travelling and incidental expenses while actu-
ally travelling in the service, not exceeding So
per day, and the Senate committee submitted
an amendment SO as to read, while actually
employed in the service, instead of while actu-
ally travelling in the service. The amendment
was agreed to, yeas32, nays IL.
While the vote was being taken Senator Dor
sey announced that his colleague, Garland, had
been called home by the illness of one of his
sons, and since he had left the city, he Dorsey
had learned of the death of the son.
The Senate committee reported an amend
ment to strike out the clause directing the
postmaster general to readjust the compensa-
ton to be paid railways for transportation of
mails after July LIST next, by reducing the com
pensation 5 per cent. per annum. The amend
for compensation to railway py'0pi n rasni
clerks from 81, 25O, 600 to 1325, 900, was agreed
to. Also the amendment striking out the
clause providing postal clerks, route agents,
and mail route messengers, shall not be re-
quired to wear uniforms other than a cap or
badge. Other amendments increasing the APP
preparation for route agents from 81 ,020 600 to
81 ,O30,O 900, ard increasing the appropriation to
be paid out Of the treasury from so, 1O6 274 to
50, $50, 274 to supply deficiencies should the
revenues of the department be insufficient,
were agreed to.
Senator Maxey from the committee on post
offices and post roads, submitted an amend
ment already published providing for semi
monthly steamship service between the United
States and Brazil. steamers leaving New Or
leans and New York every two weeks.
Senator Edmunds raised the point of order
that the amendment was contrary to the
twenty-ninth rule, not being german and pro-
posed general legislation.
Long discussion followed Senators Maxey,
Davis W. Va, and Ferry advocating the amend
ment and Senators Thurman, Bailey and others
opposing on different grounds In the course
of the discussion a letter was read from the
manager of the existing English line saying
they could not compete for subsidy and did not
| want adverse legislation.
Senator Blaine said if that letter was moi
| cheek he did not know what was. Pending
discussion on Senator Edmunds' point of order
| the Senate adjourned