Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-09
THE LETTER CARRIERS.

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7.H. THE LETTER CARRIERS.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, June 8.-The friends of the let
ter carriers in the House achieved a great VIC
tory yesterday, and the appropriation COM
mittee met with signal defeat. The bill re-
ported from the committee by Mr.. Cannon, of
Illinois, appropriated for the fiscal year ending
June s0th, 1880, $1Sl, 300 to meet the contem-
plated deficiency. 1t also proposed to meet
the deficiency in the fiscal year ending June
30th, 1879. Another section provided that let
ter carriers might be employed for free deliv-
cry of mail matter as frequently as the public
service might require in any city containing a
population of not less than 10000 within It's
corporation limits The bill also cut down the
pay of letter carriers in cities of the first class
to 5000, and in cities of second class to $500.
1t was proposed torepeal the whole act of
February Dist, 1875, which authorized the
establishment offree-delivering offices in cities
having twenty thousand population within
their corporate limits, or in cities which pro.
duced gross revenue for the proceeding fiscal
year of $4,000. This bill was engineered by
Mr.. Cannon, who exhibited a g.E aa
PERFECT FRENZY OF DISAPPOINTMENT AND ANGER
when substitute was offered and adopted and
the entire control of the bill taken from him.
The substitute which was offered in committee
of the whole by Gen. Keifer, of Ohio, and
amended and passed in the House as an appro-
priation bill pure and simple. 1t appropria-
Appropriation of 100000 for the letter carrier
system for the year ending June 80, 1880, and
$71, 600 to enable the postotfice department to
pay letter carriers for the remainder
Of the present fiscal year, ,a Under or ~ the
act OF February 2lst, 1874 - There
priation provided for in it is sufficient to
able the postotfice department to pay two
thirds of all letter carriers in cities of the first
class 81 900 per annum. By the act of Febru-
airy of this year the postotfice department is
authorized to pay $1,000 year to not less than
half or more than two-thirds of the letter
riers in cities Of this class. The bill as it
passed the house allows the department. to go
to the utmost limit of the law. Cannon's an
ger knew no bounds when he found the con-
troll of his bill drifting from him, and he
stood in the aisle and gesticulated vehemently,
pouring forth his wrath upon Keifer, OF Ohio,
and Cox, of New York, who were the most ac-
tive in securing passage of the substitute,
When the committee arose. Keifer at once
moved the previous question on passage of the
bill. Cannon claimed the floor and that the
bill was still in his hands, and for ten min
utes cross fir, was kept up between the
speaker, Keifer and Cannon. He was finally
convinced Of the absurdity of his claiming to
control the bill against which he had voted aud
retired ignominiously. yea and nay vote
was taken on the bill as amended, showing that
it had passed by Il vote of two to one.
HoyT's TROUBLES.
The troubles OF Hoyt, commissioner Of In
dian affairs, seem to accumulate. Under the
Indian policy pursued during the last ten
years, the Friends have been very active in
their efforts for the benefit of the Indians.
nr{I oI1 Fria dc ,orvo hoI rIorf boiv
control half a dozen of the most important
agencies in the Indian Territory, including the
Kiowa and Comanche, Cheyenne and Arapahoe
and others. The agents and employees nomi-
mated by them have been among the most
capable and efficient in the Indian service. 1t
missioner the Friends have suffered, as they
conceive great injustice at his hands, An
agent appointed on this nomination, is said to
have been removed without investigation on a
lot of allegations made by an irresponsible
person, and Others of their employees have been
complain that they have been treated
with snecious promises by both the
commissioner and secretary of the interior,
which promises have been broken. All this
eliminated last week in visit to President
Hayes by a committee consisting of DR.. James
E. Rhodes, Of Philadelphia; latham, Of Now
York, and Mr. Samuel r. Spilly, of Cincin-
NATL in behalf ofs the Society of Orthodox
Friends. They formally withdrew from any
further connection with and responsibility fol-
the administration Of Indian affairs and it is
said made serious charges against Mr.. Hoyt t.
the President The President was greatly sur
prised at the charge made by the Friends, and
he is said to have asked for written specifca-
lions. which they, not desiring to become {
party to further controversy, declined to fur
nish. at a recent meeting of the board Of
Indian commissioners held in New York. thu
subject of the - $50: ~
INDICTMENT OF HoYT,
commissioner of Indian affairs, was mentioned
and it was decided not to take any steps in tn
matter at present, as 1t was expected that Mr.
Hoyt would soon offer his resignation. It i
now understood that Mr.. Hoyt has placed hi
resignation in the hands of a member of tn
board who was particularly active in securin
his appointment, and it is supposed that tn
gentleman referred to will exercise his own dis
cretion as to the time Of making known to tn
secretary of the interior 5
THE SILVER BILL.
friend Of the Senate bill, who has canyasse
the Senate expresses the opinion that the rest
luton of MIR. Coke, of Texas, to discharge th
finance committee from further considerable
of the Warner BILL; which is to come up fc
action Monday, cannot pass, and that the hi
will remain in committee ,-untll next white
From the results of this canvass it appears tia
eight Democrats will certainly vote against tt
resolution to dincharge the committee. In az
dition to these eight there is some prospe
that Mr.. Lamar will also oppose the resolution
Mr.. Ferry, of Michigan, it is understood, wi
also consent to postponemcnt of the subje'
until December.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
There has been no agreement among Il
Republicans as to the policy to be pursued
the army appropriation bill. The prospec