The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-09
Last Nights Dispatches.
XIV CONGRESS.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, June 7.-Mr. House,
from the committee on judiciary, reported
joint resolution legalizing the action of
the president and secretary of war iu send
ing rations aud tents TO the yellow fever
sufferers. Passed.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole On the bill making additional
appropriations for the p0st-Ofhce depart
ment.
Mr.. Ward opposed the bill and advocat-
ed the retention of the legislative passed
10 February last, increasing the salaries of
letter carriers.
Mr.. Bingham also opposed the bill. 1t
would be a cruel and severe enactment
upon carriers in frst-class cities. In re
gard to the free delivery system, he
thought it a good privilege which should
be generously extended The bill was
then read by sections
Mr.. Mills moyed to strike out the third
section, which provides that letter carriers
may be employed when necessary for the
free delivery OF mail matter in any city
containing population not less than 3d.
600. Agreed to.
The reading having been concluded Mr.,
kelier offered as a substitute for the bill
an amendment appTopriating ia addition
to the amount heretofore appropriated
| 1888 900 Tor the payment of increased sal.
aries of letter carriers for the fiscal wear
| ending Juue, 1879.
Mr. Cox moved to increase the appro-
| priation from $353,000 to $4I5.O00.
Mr.. Baker opposed the substitute and
advocated the original BILL
The discussion was continued by Messrs.
Stone, Hawley, Field, Bingham, Town,
shend, Baker and McCook. The character
of discussion was chiefly as to reasons why
| letter carriers in great cities should have a
higher rate Of compensation than those il
small cities, the points in the affirmative
being the heavier quantity Of work per
formed by the former and the greater cost
Of living in large cities. Finally vote was
taken on the amendment of Mr.. Cox in
creaSing the appropriation from 1858, ,0OC
to S4l5 600, and it was agreed to.
| Mr., Young moved to add proviso that
there shall be no difference in the classiG
cation or pay of letter carriers in any part
of the United States but that they shall al
receive salary of $3.50
Mr.. Conger made a point that the
amendment changed the existing Law.
The Chairman overruled the point or
the ground that the amendment looked tC
a reduction Of expenditures.
MIR. Cannon referred TO Mr. Cox as tht
father of the rule which he now sought t
avoid, and said now that the gentleman
turned around ard made faces at hi
own progeney. He admitted that The rult
in question had been conceived in sin an,
brought forth iniquity for the purpos
Of demagoguery and partisanship, bu
ho thought the Democrats had not TIL
right to make faces at their own eff
spring
Mr.. Townshend, of lllinois-Was no
that rule originally adopted By the Repub
lIcans.
MIR. Cannon-On DO; it was begottol
by Mr.. Cox laughter and its birth wa
presided over by the gentleman fron
Pennsylvania, the present Speaker 0
the House. 1t came into the world scare
half made up and that SO lamelg an,
unfashionably that its Democratic author
now get up and make faces att. Laugh
ter
Mr. Young Withdrew his amendmen
understanding that the effect Of it woul
be to increase expenditures.
, The Committee then rose aud the bi
9 vas reported to the House
Il Mr. Keifer's substitute, as modified b
G Mr.. Oox's amendment, was then adopted
e yeas ia, nays 81
Mr. Sanford mo72d 10 law the bill .
the table. Delcated-ycas &c, nays II
The bill then passed aud the House aC
T nurned