The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-08
uIIARITr IN THE house
Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Baker in the Tolls OF De-
bate on the Letter Carriers Mn.

WASHINGTON, June Mr. House Dom,
Tenn.l from the Committee on judiciary. re-
ported to the House the joint resolution legnliz-
ing the action OF the President and tho Secre-
tary OF War I'm sending rations and tents to the
yellow fever sufferers. Passed.
Tho House then. Mt 12h p NJ. went into Com
mittee OF tho Whole tMr. Reagan. Dem. Texas.
in the chair on tho bill making additional mp
preparations for the Post ONCE Department.
Mr.. Mills Dem. Texasl moved to strike ont
the third section. which provides that letter car
rlers may be employed, whom necessary Tor the
free delivery OF mail matter. in any city contain
ing population OF not less than 10000. Agreed
to.
The reading Of the hill having been conclud-
cd, Mr.. Keller tRep. Ohio) offered os n substi-
tute for the bill an amendment approprlating
in addition 10 the amount heretofore appropri-
ated, $3.50. 900 for the. payment o. letter cnrriers
for the fiscal year endingJuns. 1851 ana ~ UOO
for the payment Of increased salaries OF letter
carriers Tor the fiscal year ending june. 1879.
MIR. Cox Dem, IN. " moved 70 Increase tho
MIR. Baker rep. .Ind.l opposed the subs.i-
tute. and advocated the original 3ill. Tho
question was whether ths n, horny-handen lhDor,
support the free delivery system IN little cities
Gentlemen who desired TO have the system OK
tended perhaps for eectinneerng purposes
had better not 90 too far. The gentleman from
New York tMr. Cox should remember that
tntfe were -IpOplb WHO llNtN UOl onil WI WV
prnries Of illinois, whom that gentleman had
sneeringly mentioned Yesterday, but on the
prairies al oyer tho West and who would de-
termlne whether they were to be- taxed in order
to support the free delivery system. .
At the conclusion Of his remarks. Mr.. Baker
yielded the floor to Mr.. Cox, who said: take
tho floor from my horny handed friend.
lLaughterl When he undertakes to tell the
New York are not entitled to some kindly con-
sderntion in this business. he mistakes. In Tour
cities we have s11140OO Of surplus growing
ont Of IA lie frggg mo
Baker;l Do You bowto thatP
Mr. CSxGThen why don't you vote that way1
Mr.. Baker111 am going to vote for free delIv-
Mr. Cox-Nine hundred and sixty thousand
dollars is the surplus in New York city. There
the carriers work from morning TO evening.
man from Indiana has not the kindness, nor
the courtesy. nor tae sense OF real labor reform
delivery system. addressing MIR Bnkerl-
Why don't you be iust2 We are making up the
Deficiencies Of the Indiana people by our labor.
md yet YOU get up without n blush TO take our
money! do not say you rob us-and apply tito
Indiana and TO Deficiencies in your State and
you look me in the eve. square in tho eve, and
you don't deny It. Loud laughter.l Oh. how
your Committee on Appropriations appears
here to-day carrying out existing lazy. Is 1t op-
Mr.. Baker-How about your Army bill2 How
about the existing law there2
Mr.. CoX-Now, sit down. lLauRhterI The
point is this: That law passed by a nearly
threc-fourths vote in tho last Congress. and the
gentleman here gave Il quasi endorsement OF 1t.
Now he comes in and talks about his callous.
horny hand. lLaughter.l He has the unbush-
ing, unkind-l will not say insolence, Will not
say impud"nce-but Understandable conduct
10 come In to take from us our money and apply
It to Indiana. and say that the existing law shall
not bee repealed by riders. Such riders ought to
he overthrown and ought to be dismounted.
lI.nughtorl
Finally tho vote was taken on Mr.. Cox's
amendment increasing the appropriation from
1858 900 to sil5.oO0l and II was agreed to.
The Committee then rose and the bill was re-
ported 10 the House.
Mr.. Keiicrs substitute las modified by the
Cox amendmenU was then adopted. Yeas.
ia; nays, 81. 800
Nj. SANFORD Dom Alnl moved to lay the bill
on the table. Deicated-yeas. &c nays. 119.
The bill was then passed