Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Passage Of the Postofflce Appropriation
Bul-Severe Criticism Of Ex-Postm aster
General james in the Discussion-A
Special Women's Rights Committee Au-
thorixed
House of Representatives

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Mr. Henderson, O
| Illinois, asked unanimous consent to hav
senate bill, placing Gen. Grant upon the re
tired list, taken from the speakers table ant
referred to the committee on military affairs
Mr.. Springer objected.
Mr.. Reed, from the committee on rules, re
ported resolution for select committee oil
nire to consider all questions relating to wo
mems rights. Adopted, lis to IS, nearly {
party vote.
Mr.. Stephens, Georgia, from the coinage
committee, reported bill authorizing the
coinage of silver dollars and fractions thereo,
on the metric system. Referred to the com
| mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Grout, Vermont, from the committee
on territories, reported the bill to establish the
Territory of North Dakota, and provide q
temporary government.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the postofice appropriation bills and
Mr.. Springer offered an amendment that there
shall be no more official stamps printed, but
all correspondence on official business shall be
transmitted in penalty envelopes. Adopted.
Mr.. Page moved to strike out the clause ap-
propriating $780, 600 for necessary and special
facilities on trunk lines the words son trunk
lines,' so as to leave it in the discretion OF the
postmaster general to secure specMl facilities
on any mail line.
Mr.. Blood objected to the appropriation,
sharacterizlng it as corruption fund, and
said the money now given to Jay Gould and
Vanderbilt should be used in the extension of
the star route service.
Mr.. Robson referred to reweighiug mail by
order of Postmaster General James, and said
although he did not mean to say there was
anything wrong about it, yet his action had
cost the government $4,000.
Mr.. Hiscock defended James, and said re-
weighing mails was absolutely necessary
Mr.. Davis Qll.) gave notice of an amend
ment, which would direct 100000 of the
amount appropriated for special facilities
should be given to railroads leading from Chi
cagO, Cincinnati and st. Louis.
Mr.. Atkins SAID James reformed and cut
down the mail service on small star routes,
but increased the pay to railroad companies
SIC, 900 for the transfer of one car from one
train to another. He had enabled one company
to realize an extra profit of $4,000, and it was
limited the man who held the majority
of the stock of that company had
started national bank, and Postmaster General
James was to be the president of it, with
large salary. Was there any connection
between these facts?
The debate closed, and Pages amendment
was rejected without division.
Mr.. Davis Qll.) then offered an amendment
OF which he had given notice. Ruled out on a
point of order.
The committee rose and reported the bill.
The amendment authorizing the postmaster
general, in case of subletting contracts on star
routes, to declare the original contract for
feited and to enter into contract with the sub
contractor was agreed to-yeas liz, nays T9.
The bill then passed. Adjourned.