The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-27
THE FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
An Unimportant Session Of the Senate The
Star Service" Deficiency Bill
in tho House.

from tho COMMITTEES 81 Postoaioea and Post
70 e' e rena To
Of funds pr valuable letters lost Or stolen. Placed
Mr.. DInir aubmitted resolution dlraetIpg the
Secretary Of tho N RvV TO trAnamit 10 tho Senate
any Information Ia posaeHslon of the depart
"a1u %sa n N AsEa * RanneY ,aS 'ono"
| Tho SENATE then proceeded to consider tho
calendar.
Morgan submitted resolutions expressive oi
,ha regret of the Senate 1t the death of Senator
| Houston. OF Alabama.
| The re#olutona were adopted and eulogies
| on tho darsasnd Senator were pronounced by
Meests. Morgan. Hanlin, Davis Of Illinois,
Thurman, salisbury Psndleton and Pryor.
| Tho Hennta then adjourned.
| House. Mr.. Warner Of Ohio. called attention
to thu fact that no responaa had boon recoived
luton callinR upon him for Information ns To
| the connection Of tho treasury with tho New
York CLEARING HnMae and stated tbnt he would,
4 III u Rhnrt time. Offer aImilnr resolution
Mr.. Warmer introduced u Joint resolution re-
affirming tho Monroe doc rine Referred to
| the 1ntaroonnnir Canal Committee.
| Mr., Reagan. OF Texas chairman or tho Dom
| mittaa on Cnmncrce. reported n bin to saab-
| liah board Of commiaainl ara or Interstate
commerce.; also The following bills. which ho
bill: To regulat" lni"atnte commerce: to
| amend The not of 1906. 10 facilitate communira-
| tion het Ween the States
| Tho three bills were ordered to bo printed and
mndo thn special order fur tho fourth Wodnes
| day in March
! At I2:45 the Houae, having dIspensad with tho
| morning hour. wont into committee OF tho
whole On tho star service deficiency bill.
Mr.. Page. of California. opposed the bill on
| the ground that IL favored mo seelpns Of tho
south 1T the expenae Of the West. Tha aoryioe
| hnd boon Increased he aad, on nineteen rout es
| In tho Sixth Georgia District. not one Of which
this bill will touch. while Il struck nj LOT routes
| Ia the West
After considerable discussion Mr.. Bakar OF
| Indiana. IN behalf nf the Appropriation Com
mitte0 submlttaj. Hs Il substitute for the whole
| bill. n bill. the first section of which appro-
priateR 900 FOR inland star routes during tho
remainder Of ths ourront tlacn year. Rt the con
| tract price oxIaing February !. 1870 providing
on any route. Tor axpodltinK the service. ahall
| bo reduced March to tha terms of a single con
| tract: that there shall be no reduction OF tho
| numhoN Of trips per week, and that hanoefnrth
there shall DO no exusditing OF 30. vice on any
| star route,
After long debate. Mr. Page OF Colorado.
moved ~ strike tho provision out Of tho pond
| ever amount shall be necessary for the star
| service during tho remainder Of the fiscal year
ut or within existing contract prices. Mega
tivad-yeas 40. nRvs 119.
Mr. BlOnnf. Of Georgia. moved Hs n subslitu tuto
for tho frat section OF the pending bill the cor
responding section Of Mr. Bakers bill. intro
duaed day. summarized above. Agreed to.
Mr.. Blouni then moved tp amend tho ROcond
section Of tho bill hy striking out tho nppropri-
Ing routes. Agreed to.
Tho committee then rose and reported tho bill
to the Heuse md II was passed.
The House tilan adj surnad.