The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-14
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY APRIL n 187sou1NTUPLn SHEET


70 b made upon II 10 utterly gone. ON this
the anniversary OF his BIRTH should be grateful
honorable in the American Congress pass the bill
Pn dtrected TO report from the JOINT Committee
the Library. IL approprass So 500 for the repair Of
ths nenumsat under tho direction OF the Stale De-
partDsni with all the guards to title and by
the public"
Mr.. Foster, ropJ Of Ohio, objected to she present
consideration Of the biiL He would not object TO
making an appropriation OF $50 900 the purpose Of
sreetins'a monument IN Washington; but he was OPP
posed 20 tho present bill 1t disgrace to the
Slate Of Virginia 10 allow Jeffersons monument 60
into such state OF decay that II was necessary
pass bin 10 repair II.
III. Cox hoped that the gentleman would withdraw
his opjecion. Jefferson did not belong 10 Virgins
ne betongsd 70 the whole covnry-and he mr. Cox
hoped that this little ptance would not BIO srudgsd
NJ. FOSTER Then With drew hts objection.
Mr. HAEDESBLRGH, (dem.) Of N. j.. stated that he
bad assy visited Monticello had found the grave
Ing approach 10 the ingraiitude or a great Republic
thss tho founder OF the Declaration OF Indepo
sneuId lie moudering without monument over his
The amount appropriated having. on motion OF Mr.
Cox OF New York; been increased TO $4,000, the bill
Or motion OF NJ KELLEY, lrer Of Pa, session on
bill
APPROPRIATIONS yoa POSTAL SERVICE
The House then went INTO Committee Of the Whole
(Slr Cox oil Now York. IN the chair) the Post Office
Appropriation bill The appropriation recomme nded
by the BIZ is $33 373 reduction $751; ITO from
that Of Lass year Nine million hundred thousand
dollars o that sum Is for railroad mail service,
1880 900 for the pay Of pos.mas,ers The BIZ bro.
vides that the Postmaster General may appoint ono
agent 10 supcrntend The railroad postal service and
one TO superintend the star service and authorizes
the Postmaster General TO reduce the compensation
10 railroads Tor the transportation OF mails i've per
cent
Mr.. BLouSr, (dem.) OF Ga proceeded to explain the
bill he said That though the Committee on Appro-
pratons mad reduced the appropriation for carrying
on the Post ONCE system It haa not sought in do
ing TO iDjurc the postal service In any respect
extravaganza Of the Pos. ONCE Department. Contract
Ing the figures OF tho expenditures in 1860 ana 1877
lsl4.oooooo AMI $34 1000, COY, and showing that in
1850 The number oil mail routes 6O2, against 234
IN 1871 and that the aggregate length OF routes
1860 was 240.594 miles, against 292S2O in 1877.
The difference IN the numocr and length OF routes did
account for the difference In expense. He found
explanation Of the increased cost in Ine TACT
the OF posIlnasicrs ana post office
was 1860 49, sou. 600, against $40 5OOO 900 In 1877
He compared Inc cost OF the Brooklyn Post OHico in
that Of Peoria, H., with 20 inhsbtanss IN ls77
the former being (tor salary OF Postmaster and
clerk hre) So, 1868 and the latter $500. He argued
that thero nothing In tho facilities gvcn nothing
the increase OF population and nothing tho in
crease Of tho service 70 warrant the increase the
cost In 1877 to 900 as against So 1850
he not hcre To urge That the service should DO
curtailed DO made sosustainins, but tnat, while
made efficient Rs possible II should also be little
expensive as possible.
Ixc1EAsED BusIxEss-IxcREAsEp COSTS
MN NJ q .assa 70 M he
subcommittee on Appropriations which prepared
the btu, for the diligence, zeal and Ddclty with which
he had investigated every detail Of the Dill. As 10
vice IN 1860 ana in 1871 Mr. Baker reminded him him
no showed that tho resources ''a' Of po the
some S. IL 1850 Under the ssmocr.s'C ad
ministrati0n 1860 there hac been deficit OF over
So 900 and NJ the same rate thcre would DO
nj "a hAPa fN,o
called Tor appropriation from the Treasury OF some
$4,000, o0o lie therefore claimed that thcre wssnore
economy IN the administration OF the postal service
IN 1877 than thcro nad been 1860.
Mr. CHIrrENpyN's VIEW.
the details Of Inc Post once business were
investigated 1t would be found there we're ore
abuses connected with Il than with any other branch
OF the public service. He believed that the abuses
chiefly IA transportation. He believed that
some railroads were paid al least double what they
ought TO be paid, and he believed that in the Star
service there were equal abuses lie thought that q
commission should be appointed to investigate tho
men 10 tho public service, the Post 0fhse Depart
mcnt be mado sclf-eustaining-as II ought 10 be
msde-and as u Is in England
MI. DUxNKLL, (rep.) Of MINI, ropod TO the crtti-
cisrns as 10 the ex,ravngance Of the Post Oice Do
partment, and commenced that that department was
administered with proper economy. AS TO the exor.
bitant compensation OF said that the
compensation Of town collectors, town coroners and
Mr.. TOWNSEND, (rcp) Of N. r., replied 10 tho ORTIZ
cisms OF hessrs. ChitIenden ana Beebe lie said tho
mai serves IN tuS country cOulu DC maze Sefsus-
tanning, as in EogIand, only when the American en-
pre- SHOULD be reduced 70 tho dimensions OF tho Brit
ish Islands. hatreminded him Of Yankee N Eng
land, who never would 20 out nights for fear ne
said. thai he might stop o. There branch Of
the public service IN which tho people could bctter
afford 70 expcnd money than In tho postal service.
II that branch of the which distributed
knowledge and which told ono part Of the country
about the othor par Hc and his constituents would
sleep very soundly even though the Post ONCE De-
partment did not pay expenses.
MT. CnrrrEsDES repeated what he had said about
tho necessity Tor commission 10 investigate for The
rotten places. No one had explained why II was that
1000 milo was paid 10 railroads now whom OF
them paid over s376 mile in 1861.
Mr. WADDELI, (dcm.l Of n o., informed Mr.. Chit
tenden that such n commission had been appointed
not devised plan to make tho service sustaining
Mr. CLrMER, (dcm.l OF Pa, argued that the criti-
Messrs. Beebe and Chittc nden In regard to
the bill and IN regard the Post Office gener-
ally were unjust, and he commended tho sub-conmit-
tee VI tho Appropriation Committee for the and
diligence exercised by II In the preparation OF tho BILL
Alter further discussion tho committee rose and
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