National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-10
THE BONDED WHISKY BILL.
The House Refused to Consider 1t on Mr..
MorriSOnS Motion,
And Then Proceeded to Take Up the
Postoffce Appropriation Bill.
Mr., Hor Makes Vigorous Protest Against the Bill
as Reported,
Believing IL Was Drawn to Ruin the
Character OF the Mail Service.
HOUSE.

The sneaker laid before the house Saturday
letter from the secretary Of the treasury trans.
,i,t,r . ,or,ort a. ~ orntnrs ~ .,oh trniiad
nl.tinB stH'euienS VI e,'e @ ~ ouo' 0''N
states marshal from 1878 10 1850 Relerreu'
Mr.. Phelps asked leave to present resolutions OF
the New Jersey senate protesting against the Nor
H., ,a.tg hyn ~, n,rohor or obioottnna yvere
IAon tarin Dill ous nunper vi
maze on the oemocra'lc siue auu 'ne reSoiu"on'
were not received
Under the call of committees the following re-
~ .,'e e' yo., y, WV
ports were submitted; ,-,,-.
A resolution. confirming the right Of Thomas q.
ho,,sa otd ovor,
"oua0, - A., .,,. - A..
,By MI Mou,ioni from tne commt.ee on t rae
9udcaty; Io ulVld9 the sta.e OF minus lh'o
Judicial districts. House calendar,
ny MI; Vates, from tne cqminlVee on w IT,
vision OF the laws Prescribing the honrs Oh Iaoor
to be required OF persons sentenced TO lmprlson-
nent WIN nsIu iaDor oy inc ohi'ou o'"'e' ooui''
house caiendar; -. .,.,t,,oo 10, -ooo-,,,
ny MI: Mutchler, from tue commluee on reform e
IN the clVl service; 10 iepeal secohs VI tne az
ysed statutes restricting the terms Oh cer'aiu oi
GERS 70 iour years. HOUSE calenuhr:, -,,..
BY Mr., Dingiey conversely from the commitsee
on tnS s sn IL .he
6n snpS Sy wn rsd ses cssn ,Sa use III 'n'
MT; slocum presented me views Oh the minority
when were oiaerea pinte o, nm cor,r,orco
by MT. Dunl from we commlttee On comne ,i
Adopting international regulations for prevention
OF Soii,son AZ sea, House csIenun.: into oor,.
MI Morrlson noVou mat the nouse 10 into gVln-
Whlcn MI. doWnshenu moyeu ,nes my 10, housJ 20
inlS on .ho ,h in uoiH a., 10
,.e agu INA, te vose nd Wr Randall
laken On NJ, MoIrlsohs moion' anu MI hahueii
nenahaeu the yeas sna nays. !, 49,, .,o,,,,, ,,o-o
Mr. Reed INQUIRED whether II the motion were
carried tno o9mmt GO Wp Won DC fequiteo " oon-
haer internal revenue Dils .,,
inc speaker replied that u would oe REQUIRED
70 eonsder blis raising revenue II mere were my
such on the calendar. Inc chair dlo not deGnue
whether there were any snch pllls or not, Inc
Object OF Mr.. Morrisons motion was TO take III ior
consideration the bonded extension Dill. Inc
house, however. refused 10 ADOPT n-yeas ITO,
hays III -,
NUMBER OF democrats VOIeu IN tne neBauyo Win
the republicans and an almost equally large
number Of republicans with the pouy Oh uemo-
Gratis IN the Affirmative: -,
The house then lat l45) went into committee OF
the whole INF Blount in the chair on the post
Office appropriation bill.
Mr IoWnshend explained the PROVISIONS OF the
Dill, which, he said, Appropriated 40 26l 9OO against
an appropriation last year OF S4i4o9,o20, ana
against an estimate OF SoO,O62, 49, Inc estimated
revenue OF the department. was s4hlO4oIo; Inc
bill abolished the use of olhcial stamps and pro-
vided that no postmaster should receive larger
salary than $4,000 This provision only affected
the postmaBters al nine cities lhere was hlso
provision reducing by b per cent the compensa-
ton 10 railroads for the transportation OF inali'
ana dec airing that the lanu grant roaus shan only
receive Oh per cent. OF the compensation alloWeu
to other roads
provisions OF law which applied 10 all other
roads
MI Horr thought INC Dill was drawn not IN tne
interest OF the public service but in many respects
mail service. 1t appropriated only $1,000 600 to
pay the salaries OF postmasters or S700OOO less
than ~ took TO pay the DIS this year. Inere
Would De unoouDteoly denclehcy OF Szooo'oVo, II