, 1880-02-26

tnough the investigation is incomplete. to ra
sttaln themselves, so that before thfa hin
- alsposed OF 1t seems evident tltaf the a.
tlre star "-route system will be discussed
Mr. Blackburn used
| THREATENING IANGuAaE
towards the Department. Those WIN hon.
Wa1cneo The Investigation closely think thai
ule democratic members of the Com.
mlttee are inclined to report artj.
cles or impeachment against the Second
Assistant Postmaster General If the facts
snall warrant Blackburn proposed to strin
| 'ne Fost-omce Department Of the discretion-
! arS power which it claims to have, and Cen
HaWley even said that the recent order -
ane tost'naster-GcneTal, cutting down the
sIar' service, was q deliberate insu1t to
tno house OF Representatives, and might be
az tmPeachab1e offense. The assumption of
zen. BRADY that he had right to spend the
whole appropriation in thirty days if he
wished was not reasonable, as Congress-
intended that the appropriations shon1d
extend over the whole year, Cannon. or
LIMOS, who has always been Q consistent
TREND OF the Post Office Department. hut IN
tL'c opponent OF subsidies and Jobs, criticised
IL Ky 5;d 52;idafply tne action Of that Department.
ne ulu NOT think that the increase in ex-
penditure last year was wise one. T or that at ffe @
business Of the country warranted It., Tie
pl1ce agreed to be paid when the contracts
were made was quite sufficient, and there
penses |" Ssa9iy eSsse fS9 sTTeng the e
a,ta a careful ~ analysis Of the principal "star"
routes Of the country, showing that there
were 1O7routes, nearly all OF them west of Tie
MISSISSIPPI River, which have been
EXTRAvAGANTLY INCREASED.
diepa ne traced the history Of several Of the
an2l more pr pr9mlnent ones, and said that it was
reIy ey1dent that some change was neces-
ssary IN the law; which made such wild ex-
tfaVagance possible. Every year members
Tspresent1ng States east Of tho Mississippi
ano n,oea, ne sald, are pressed to vote for this
vide for their own small routes. Every year
this eastern service decreases, and that west
OF the Mississippi increases, until it has be- |
come a Great nav into which millions are !
appetite OF the Unsuitable monster. Haskell
Of Kansas, was the most Jealous supporter +
OF the star-route system. He sketched the !
gloMth .;ln OF such routes in the West and said |
6aat u th hthey we're essential to the Development
the T. House, claiming that without word Of
inquiry, without particle of investigation,
e e would put the people back to the days Of
{ne pnc6sadd5e rs IN oLeadx|ls IN had
6ill will restrict that city to one mail 4 week.
These mai l-routes have saved the Government
millions Of dollars in property and the lives
u citizens along the line by transmitting inl-
7ortant Information to the military posts.
POSTMASTER Keys COMMUNICATION.
To the Testtr1. Associated Press Il
WAsHINGroN, D. C., Feb 25.-The com
nunicatlon from the Postmaster-General
elative to the star postal service, which was
aid before the House by the Speaker Just be-
ore adjournment, is dated Feb. Fl. After re-
ltlng the fact that the attention of Congress
vaS called to the subject Of the star service as
axly as Dec. 6, the Communication says: ut
), of course, impossible to continue the pres
mt service without additional appropriation,
nd in order to keep within the law am
onpelled to issue the following order ]
'hich is much more sweeping In its effect
han would have been necessary had it been :
ossible to have ascertained the will of Con :
ress before 50 much Of the third quarter Of !,
1e M current fiscal year had elapsed.''
Then follows the order of the Department {
hitting down the service on all star routes to t
ne trip per week.