The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-07

would not charge fiand. rot hnouina that
there was more than maiadniAistrAtiS
Mr.. Mills Of Texas, suppesea that IL the
Postmaster. General was guilty, ~ Ahcnld DO
impeached, but the pV3plo 81 the West
should not even then u deprived VI NE nee
| essary facilities. sieN
10 further debate. Mr.. Hazlstsn, .of Wis.
consin, said that the East got eycrythiagit
asked Tor. but when steps were taken west OF
the Mississippi rivera crywas raised .what All
outrage on the treasury" Tba West did not
charge fraud unless 1t could be pronsn.
and any sman who did, NU3
coward. One gentleman said that the osu-
tracts should DO abrogated because there Was
'swag' attached 70 them. Another. the gem
tlenian from Texas, Reagan commended that
they should be abrogated On tho ground OF
fraud that 1t WAS chagrln which came WIKI
all grace from the gentleman who had In
yited the charity of the House and obtslRsG
II. lilo had brought in n bill for the pay
ment of 100000 to Southern mail oqa-
tractors. aud had stated en- his sactpa
honor that the Confederate govornlnsag.
had never paid any ufis4 theui,
and II had appeared shar.
ward that the sum had been paid. All
HaLleton meant 10 say was that while tbs
gentleman was so bold in changing other
men with fraud, he was himself in a position
TO invite the charity Of the House and the
country
Mr.. Reagan--I made a mistake offac.s, Snd
no one was moro ready 70 acknowledge; 5at
the gentleman Is hardly warranted, from the
whole course ofmy life. In saying that need
veil my action before the Hons, or shrink
away from the discharge Of any duty and
from exposing the villainous contracts Of
the mail service. @sf'4
Aner further debate, Mr.. Blount Of
Georgia, closed the discussion, and defended
the action OF the COMMITTEES ON Appropris-
tlons. Tho man who was so ready 70 assail
the gentlemen Of the committee % towards
had better beware that some one did not riRs
and say that lack OF moral courage induced
the attack, II was said that the routes east
of the Mississippi had been greatly en-
pedited, This he denied. A vast suni
Of money (Sls,000, 0C0) had been used
during the last and current fiscal year
in increasing and expediting the service
by executive order on the routes ives. of
the Mississippi, while that order had nos
touched the Easter6 routes.
The amendment modifying the proviep
offered yesterday by Me. Blackburn, ~ tho
request ofthe Committee on Appropriation,
WAS agreed TO. a t@
The question thes recurred on motlla
by Mr.. Ewing Of Ohio, to strike out the pns-
yiso, and II was agreed ODD To II.
Mr.. Blackburn gave notice that he woeG
demand u vote in the House.
Mr.. Money Of Mississippi, offered @l
amendment providing that AL star ROUTES
shall be re-let after thirty days advertife-
mcnt, Ms now provided by law, on the first az
October 1880, on which pay far
expenditure Of schedule for the fiscal yescS
of 10 and 80 shall not exceed so per cent
Of the contract price before such expeditions
provided that the re.proviso shall not prevail
when the present contracts are reduced.
Agreed-to 90 by %.
Mr., Davis of California, Offered an amend
ment, authorizing the postmaster-G General 70
remit in favor of the colonies of New Zealand
and New South Wales 80 much Of the cost
of transportation OF Australian closed mails
as he may deem just Adopted.
The appropriation for these routes was IN
creased by 5000. and for transportation hy
postal cars by 100000.
The committee rose and reported the us
to the House.
The main question was ordered, pendnS
which the House took recess I'LL 1880 &oeE
Tomorrow morning