The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-26

the mail Cars safety heaters and saws, axe
and other implements to be used in cas'
OF accident, Adopted,
Mr.. CIardy moved to amend by In
Creasing the appropriation for special Ia
Ciliriea on trunk lines from 100000 tt
$50 900.
This amendment was offered for the
purpose of allowing the Second Assistant
Postmaster General to secure special mai
facilities over the St, Louis, Iron Noun
tain 4 Southern Railroad, aud was advo
Gated by Messrs. Clardy, Dunn and Stem
mons,
Mr. Blackburn, in opposing the amend
ment stated that it would not have the etieCi
the Government desired, and In the course
Of his remarks alluded to the Second AS
sistant Postmaster General as q man whose
past had shown that he dared to do all that
was right and much that was questionable
After further debate the amendment
was rejected by so to So,
Mr.. Epson moved to ameRd,tO increase
The appropriation for inland transp ria
rinn nv steamboat routes from 5000 900 to
81 600 900 Rejected.
Mr. II ,skell otfprad an amendment in.
creasing from $7,S75 900 to SIS 100000 the
appropriation for the transportation by
Star routes.
Mr. Cannon opposed the amendment.
Tho Committee on Appropriations had
recommended the appropriation Of $500,
600 in excess OF the amount appropriated
tor the current fiscal year, The report Of
the Second Assistant POstmasIer.General
upon the sub jpCt Of the Star routes was not
a fair and candid statement Of the neCes
sitieR Of the service, and tended to mislead
the House. He Cannon COntended that
the amount recommended in the bill was
sufficient for the needs Of the service.
Mr.. Haskells amendment was then re.
ieCled.
Mr. Davis tColorndo) offered an amend
ment to authorize the Postmaster General
to pay to the colonies Cf New Z4aland and
south Wales 80 much nj the cost OF over
land transportation Of British closed mdilS
70 and from Australia as he may deem
Just and not to exceed nne half OF Eaid
cost, and anprOpriating $40 600 for hat
purpose. Mr., Davis advocated the sdop
ion OF his amendment and referred to the
impO' tance in maintaining friendly rela
lions with thesP colonies During the past
wear exports OF American produces. TO
Australia had amounted 10 eight million
dollars, while Imports from it amounted TO
nnly one million dollars, aud 1t was policy
for the United States to continue uDOn
friendly terms with that colony. The
amendment was agreed to; yeas u, nays
81
Mr.. Blackburn offered an amendment
amending the act authorizing the C'n'
struCton Of the st. Louis bridge by adding
thereto the provisO that no higher charge
shall be made for the transmission OF the
mails over that bridge than the rate per
mile paid for their transportation over
railroads or public highways leading TO
said bridge.
The amendment required unanimous
consent 10 he presented ut this time, and
being objected to by Mir. Wells, 1t WAS not
received
the committee then roae and reported
the bill to the II Iuse, when It passed
Mr., Speer, from the Committee On Flee
lions, reported resolution on the con.
tested election case Of Yeates va. Martin,
from the First Congressional DiRtriCt OF
North Carolina 1t declares that Mr.
Yeates is entitled to bis seat, and, together
with the minority report, was ordered to
be printed
MIR. BiCknell, who has charge OF the
Senate jpint rulG for counting The electoral
vote, r0se, but before he could make any
motion, Mr. RDbeson moved TO adjourn.
The Republicans voted solidly for ad.
journment, aud being reinforced by few
Democrats, carried the motion-yeas l04,
nays lO2-and the House adj Inrned.