National Republican., 1883-01-19
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
The Former Body Passes the Bill TO Increase
tho District Police Force.
The Postoffice Appropriation Bill Still
Further Considered.
An Effort 10 Antagonize the Naval with the Whisky
Bill Fails in the House,
Both Houses Adjourn Early Out OF RE-
speot TO Mr.. ShackelfoId.
TIE SENATE.

MIR. Garland, resolution was adopted direct
ing the secretary of war to inform the senate
what action has been taken under tho reso-
luton providing for the payment of tho fourth
Arkansas mounted infantry and to furnish
copies of all papers and muster rolls on file
relating to said organization.
Mr.. Vance, from the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia, reported iavorably the bill
to punish larceny from the person in the dis
trict.
Mr.. Morrill, from the committee on finance
reported favorably the bill authorizing the
commissioner of the Froedman's Savings and
Trust company to examine certain claims and
pay certain divide nds barred by existing law,
THE DIsT9IcT POLICE FORCE.
Mr.. ingalls, called up the bill to increase
the police force of tho District of Columbia,
which was amen hed and passed.
Mr.. Allison called up the postofiice appro-
priation bill
The pending question was on the amend
ment appropri Ating $1S5,000 for necessary
and
SPECIAL FACILITIES ON TRUNK LINES"
Mr.. Butler, in reply to statements that the
fast-mail service from New York was princi-
pally for the benefit of the newspapers pre-
sented statement received from the superin-
tendent of the railway mail service, showing
that ON the eighteenth of May, 1882 (the last
return recei ved), there were dispatched on the
4:35 a. m. tr min for points south of Washington
1897 letters, 81, $40 circulars, $3.50 pounds
of second, third, and fourth class matter, of
which only 700 pounds were daily newspapers
from New York and Philadelphia.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, argued, as he
did Wednesday, that IL was unfair that one
portion hf the country should have special
facilities not extended to others.
Mr.. Salisbury said the fast-mail service was
of no Use to business men, because whenever
they wished to communicate rapidly they
WOULD resort to the telegraph. He was opposed
to this as to all subsidies. He preferred to
be honest with the people rather than gener-
Gus with the corporations.
Mr.. Butler cOntcnded that the fast-mail
service did benefit the business community.
Mr.. German argued that the appropriation
was merely q subsidy to certain railways.
The New York Central was paid large sum
for running the special train, although train
on the Pennsylvania road left New York at
the same hour, and arrived at Chicago as
soon as the New York Centrals fast train.
He did not oppose subsidies as such, but he
held that congress ought not to appropriate
another dollar for this purpose until the Post
Office department could present feasible
scheme for extending the benefits of the SER
vice impartially to all portions Of the country.
Mr.. Plumb said IL was the intention of con-
gress, in making tho first appropriation for
tast-mail service, that the benefits of it should
be generally ditlused, but the Postotlice de-
partmert had been unable to make satisfac-
tory arrangement with the western railways,
and the department and the committee
thought that it would be unwise to discon-
tinue, for this reason, the service already ex-
jsting.
Mr.. Maxey said it had been shown that tho
New York Central was receiving $4,000 for
this fast-mail service between New York and
Chicago, while the Pennsylvania road ran an
equally fast tram, which also carried the mail
between the two cities.
Mr.. Plumb said the amount paid the New
York Central was $4,000, instead of $4,000,
and that the fast train on the Pennsylvania
road was composed almost wholly of palace
cars, and carried only a thousand pounds of
mail matter, while the New York Central
train carried about forty times as much.
AT this point
MR. HoAR
received, through u copy of an associated press
dispatch, the announcement of his reelection,
and became at once the center of interest, re-
Ceiving the congratulations of his fellow
senators generally and of several members of
the house and others who were present.
Mr.. COckrel said that no part of the coun-
try west of Albany received any benefit from
this fast-mail service.
Mr.. Allison argued that it expedited tho
mail service to the western country about
twelve hours. The limited passenger trains
could not carry much mail matter without
putting on extra cars, and they would not do
this without extra compensation.
At / o'clock the tariff bill came up as tho
unfinished business, but was laid aside at tho
suggestion of Mr.. Allison, i'll order that vote
might be had on the iast-mail service amend
ment.
Mr.. Coclsrell said it was in the power of
the postmaster general to put tho 5000 let
ters collected in New York after the depart
ure of the regular evening train for the west
on the =" limited" train on the Pennsylvania
tn hot
road, and that it was his duty to do so, in
stead of paying $4,000 n year for the use of
"a locomotive and car to run from New York
to Albany to connect with a fast train from
there west.
The amendment appropriating $1s5,000 for
the iast-mail service was agreed to by vote
of 30 to 20.
Mr.. Morrill, called for the regular order,
THE TARIFF BILL,
which was taken up.
Mr.. Beck moved to mako the duty upon
glazed, printed, painted, dipped or cream
colored earthen, stone, and crockery ware
not otherwise provided for, AS per cent. in
stead of so, as in the bill. The rate he pro-
posed was 12l per cent. higher than the pres
ent duty, and the present duty was high
enough, even in the opinion of the pottery
men themselves. lie thought As per cent.
far too high, but having failed yesterday to
get the senate to mako the rate 40, he pro-
posed now 10 meet ms opponents nal1 way
Mr.. Morrill, said the senator from Ken
lucky seemed to assume that per cent.
would cover the amount of the charges which
this bill proposed to abolish, while the finance
committee agreed with the tariff commission
that those charges would amount to 10
per cent.
Mr.. Mcpherson said that these articles of
pottery and glass ware occupied a peculiar
position. 1t was stated by persons protesting
to know that about so per cent. of their cost
represented labor and he would not consent
TO any legislation which would result in de-
priving that labor of employment or reducing
its compensation to the rates paid in Europe.
Mr.. Morgan inquired what there was TO
prevent capitalists from importing European
cheap labor to supplant American labor which
demanded higher pay.
Mr.. Mcpherson replied by asking how long
the European laborers so imported would con-
sent to work ut Europen rates, when they saw
workmen on the other side of the street re-
ceiving American wages Even the Belgians
imported four weeks ago to work in the South
Jersey glass works were already receiving the
same wages paid to the men whose places
they took
Mr.. Beck read some figures to show that
labor did not constitute SO large per centagc
of the cost of these articles as was stated.
Mr.. Coke said that this manufacture, under
duty of only "a per cent, had grown more
rapidly than the average Of American indus
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