The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

patches as have been recently received from the
Consul General at Shanghai on the subject OF
slavery In China, and that portion Of the penal
code which forblds eXpStrlation. Adopted.
TIE STAR SERVICE DEFICIENCY.
Mr.. Blount, from the Committee on Apprepria
tions reported back the Star Service Deficiency
BILL and it was referred to the Committee Of the
Whole. The Horse then went into committee on
the bill.
Mr.. Blackburn raised the point Of order against
the bill that while 1t did not ltemize the sppro.
priations it did not specify the total amount ap'
propriated, as required by Rule n
The Chair (Mr. scsles) submitted the question
to the committee, which refused to sustain the
point.
Mr.. Blount then explained the bill, and In the
course Of his speech, denounced in very severe
terms the Postmaster General and Second Assist
ant Postmaster General for their violation OF the
law In making contracts to the amount Of 81 7O0,.
900 beyond the appropriation, and thus placing
Congress in the attitude Of indorsiBg their action
or leaving the county without such mail service
for three months. If this MAS the manner In
which the public funds were to be used he trusted
the House, without reserve to party, with due re.
gard to the laws Of the country, with due regard
to the good administration of them, would resort
to such an example as would drive such mlsera.
BILE sophists out Of place hereafter.
Mr.. Blackburn, 9 member Of the Committee on
Appropriations while advocating the main fes.
lures Of the bill, made criticism on some of It's
details The estimates Of the Posioflce Depart
ment had not been pruaed or cut down to the
extent Of single dollar, and yet the apprOpria.
tiOn was about exhausted, and Congress was told
that on the 10th Of March next there would not
be dollar left 10 carry on the great postal service
ofihe country unless this or some other deficiency
bill was passed in the meantime. The main fea.
lures Of the bill were two: FiTst-To provide such
q sam Of money as was necessary to meet the de-
hciency. With that purpose he fully cOncurred
II mattered not whether II should be found here.
after that there tRd existed abuses In the Post.
Office Department and that the money had been
injudiciously and .extravagautly expended. That
was not the present Issue. No one wanted to de-
prive the country Of mail service on these 10000
Star routes. The second main object OF the bill
was to put Limitation on what the Committee on
Appropriations believed was an abuse OF discre.
tion on the part Of the PostOfiee Department
With that, too, he was thoroughly and heartily
IN sympathy; but he did not believe the bill had
been carefully enough drawn to accomplish that
second purpose, and that was the principle OBJ.
lection 10 the bill, He knew exactly what the
committee would be met with when Its report
came to the House. he did not mean to PREJUDICE
the case, but he would say that when the time
would come and when the report would be
brought into the House no man would go further
than he In vIndiCatipg the PostoHice Department
Hit had been honest, or In Furnishing It, even by
prosecution to impeachment, II ie heads had
been dishonest. He saw before him on the floor
Of the House the heads Of the Department plying
their vocation and actively attempting to iphu.
ence the votes Of members. he had seen them
here yesterday when the public prints Of the
country had given out that an effort was 10 be
made by the Postofice Committee to Withdraw
from the Committee on Appropriations any fur.
ther duty in connection with the matter and TO
take this work out OF their hands.
Mr. Money, chairman OF the POstofice Commit
Tee, asked Mr.. Blackburn whether he got the in
formation from prints OF the country that the
Postohice Committee had intended to take hold
Of the matter.
Mr. Blackburn repeated his statement.
Mr.. Money-Then denounce any such state
ment on this floor as without foundation.
Mr.. Blackburn--I can satisfy the gentleman
from Mississippi by saying that Immediately on
my appearance in the House yesterday receiv.
ed assurance from him that so far as he and his
committee were concerned, there was no such
purpose in view.
MI. Money-The matter was not even men.
toned by the Postohiee Committee.
Ne No ofw II naVIry Aaptrn IN
protest that whatever contest may arise in regard
10 this Investigation 1t shall not be thrust upon