New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-16
THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
DEMOCRATS PERSIST IN BEING PARsIMONIoUs-
HOSTILITY TO RAILROADS.

DEMOCRATS PERSIST IN BEING PARsTMONIOUs-
HOSTILITY TO RAILROADS.
WAsHINGTON, March 15.-When the House
resumed consideration OF the Post Office Appropriation
today the pending question the motion Of Mr.. HOas
strike the provisO limiting the compensation paid
for mail transportation land grant roads to so pee
cent OF that allowed other roads Mr. Holman offered
as substitute amendment including within the 80
per cent limitation clause the Northern Pacific and ha
Union Pacific systems, and providing that no right now
existing In favor OF the United states in regard To thes
roads shall be deemed to be impaired waived by this
action II objected against this amendment that 70
would diminish the amount that would 20 into the sink
ing fund. The amendment was, however, adopted bys
vote OF % to So
Mr. Hoar moved to strike out the proyso as amended
Cutcheon, Of Michigan, protested against the provso
as striking down the little land grant rsik
roads. 1t highway robbery. 1t was
putting the bunderbuss OF the law at the head OF thess
corporations and demanding the surrender OF private
property public use without Compensation Mr. Hol-
man opposed the notion maintaining the justice OF me
provisO Mr. HOar declared that its effect would he TO
quire the roads carry the mails at fifteen per cent De
low cost. II committed the Government to the pocy "
doing dishonest thing After further debate, the mo-
tiOn to strike out was lost by a vote OF ~ TO ~
Mr. Bingham moved to strike out the clause reducing
Ave per the rates allowed TO all railroad companies
that there marked injustice IN TINS propo-
sItion 10 make a horizontal reduction which would take
away 5000 900 from the railroads. Ii would strike most
severely the roads which offered the greatest conten-
iences Already in view OF the simple presentation Of
this bill the great trunk lines had filed protests with the
Post Onlce Department with regard TO the treatment
which the House intended to infct on Them The mo-
ton lost
The paragraph approprating for star service $4,000
600 together with reapprOpriaOn Of SlOOOOOO out Of
any unexpended balance OF the appropriation for 1885,
having been reached, Mr. Horr moved to strike o1t
he reapproprating clause Ond TO increase the ap-
DropratiOn to 100000 After long DEBATE the mo-
tlon was lost. Mr. Townsend, in speaking against tho
notion said "The outrageous crime or the star Route
frauds had result than the robbery OF the Treas
Iry Before committee the House. OF the highest
officials under Republican administration had sworn
that the outrages pepetrated by this maadmnistraton
had gone further than punderthat they had resulted IN
murder of a President"
Mr. Mlllken, OF Maine, rose 10 PROFOUND question,
but his voice drowned by cries OF Order from the
Democratic side. However, he managed 10 make himself
heard after time and asked: "Does the gentleman
remember another President who killed, VINO KILLED
him who stood behind him and who expressed them
selves glad OF IL %
sreplied MrTOwnsend, MISUNDERSTANDING the qucs-
ton 'he was "a Stalwart Republican and he said he waA
forced to do II by the stalwar element OF his party
Mr.. Bngham-"By the hand OF God"
Various amendments offered, but they were AL
either ruled out or voted down.