St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-17
LIVELY CONGRESSMAN.
A Red Hot Discussion on the Postofice
Appropriation Bill.
One Congressman Tells his Opponent
you're Another"---Party
Strife High.
1ne House of Representatires.

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you're Another"---Party
Strife High.
The House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The morning
hour was dispensed with, and the house went
into committee of the whole, (Ir. Blount in
the chair, on the postofice appropriation
bill, the pending question being on the mo-
ton of Mr.. Horn to strike out the proviso
limiting the compensation paid for mail
transportation to the land grant roads to 50
per cent. of that allowed the other roads.
Mr.. Holman offered as substitute to the
amendment, including the 80 per cent. linn
itation clause the Northern Pacific and
Union Pacific systems, and providing that
no right now existing in favor of the United
States in regard to these roads shall be
deemed impaired or waived by this action.
Mr.. Cannon said, if the gentlemen on the
other side wanted to do the just and effective
thing, they could come into the house with an
amendment increasing the sinking fund or
otherwise its provisions, so that when bonds
are natured there would be sufficient in that
fund The pending amendment was a
shame and fraud, and tended to deceive
the country.
Mr.. Horn opposed the amendment, con-
tending it would deprive the roads of earn
ings which could be applied to the sinking
fund. Holman's amendment was adopted,
IS to 65.
Mr.. Hoar moved to strike out the proviso
| as amended.
Mr.. Cutcheon protested against the pro-
viso, as striking down the little land grant
roads. 1t was highway robbery. 1t was put
ting the blunderbus law at the head of these
corporations and demanded the surrender of
private property for the public use without
pensation.
Mr.. Holman opposed the motion.
Mr.. Townshend said, the vote on motion
to strike out the proviso would test the ques-
ton whether the power of the subsidized
railroads was stronger than the interests of
the people The motion to strike out was
lost by 70 to 9S.
Mr.. Bingham movedt to strike out the clause
reducing per cent. the rates allowed all
railroads.
Mr.. Townshend warned the house, if an
other scandal afflicted the postoffice depart
ment, it would grow out of this question of
railroad compensation, and contended that a
per cent. reduction was fair and reasonable
Bingham's motion was lost and the paragraph
passed.
The paragraph appropriating for the star
route service $4,60O,000, together with an
reappropriation of $1,000, 900 out OF any I'M
expended balance of the appropriation for
1888, having been reached, Mr.. Horr moved
to strike out the reappropriation to S., 600,-
900.
Mr.. Hiscock said, the attempt of the ma
jority side to make the reappropriation was a
pretty trick to cheat the people, in the belief
the bill appropriated 100000 less than in
reality it did.
Mr.. Townshend in the course Of his speech
in support of the bill, went briefly into the
history of the star route frauds, which he
claimed had been unearthed by Democratic
congress.
Mr.. Cannon in reply charged, that to the
shame of the Democratic congress it had re-
fused to carry out the recommendations of q
unanimous committee on appropriations,
which would have cut out the ulcer.
Mr.. Townshend replied that, though his
colleague may be a supporter of those recon-
mendations, the body of his party had voted
against them. The outrageous crime of the
star route frauds had worse result than the
robbery Of the treasury. Before a committee
of the house one of the highest officials under
the Republican administration had sworn
that the outrages perpetrated by this malad-
ministration had gone further than plumber,
that they had resulted in the murder of a
president.
Mr.. Milliken rose to PROFOUND question,
but his voice was drowned by cries of ''or
der'' from the Democratic side. However,
he managed to make himself heard after a
time with the question:: ''Does the gentle
man remember another president who was
killed? Who killed him? Who stood behind
him, and who expressed themselves glad
of it?''
eyes," replied Townshend, misunder-
standing the question, 'He was stalwart
Republican, and he said he was forced to do
it by the stalwart element of his party"
Mr.. Bingham-"By the hand of God.''
Mr. Reed reviewed the status of affairs at
the time of the Democratic investigation of
the Star route frauds. A Republican assistant
postmaster general stood charged with the
crime before the world. and in the opinion of
most of the world was guilty of that crime.
1t was also true that two Republican admin
istrations had pursued that man with all the
resources the law allowed, and every time the
Republican party found a criminal within its
ranks it pursued him." Oerlsive laughter
and shouts of ''oh'' on the Democratic side,
together with the suggestion that it would
break up the party. The object of Townshend
in making his speech about corruption was to
disguise the unfairness of the bill.
Mr.. Blackburn reviewed briefly, and in an
interesting manner the history of the pro-
ceedings in the house at the time of the
Brady Investigation, giving due credit to the
members of the committee on appropriations
both Republican and Democratic for the
honesty and earnestness of purpose they had
brought to the discharge of their duties; that
the funds of the government had not been
economically, carefully or honestly admins
tered by the second assistant postmaster-gen-
eral, was an open secret to all the members
of that committee, and that he should have
been in the penitentiary instead of position
of honor, not a member entertained rea-
sonable doubt.
Mr.. Horr's motion was lost. When Horn
rose he was cried down by the Democratic
side, and the Republican side returned the
compliment when Townsend rose to speak
When the consideration of the first section
was completed, it became evident that the
bill could not be finished this evening and
the committee rose.
Mr. Henley, from the house committee on
public lands, reported a bill declaring for
feited certain land granted to aid in the
construction of railroad from the Central
Pacific in California to Portland, Oregon.
Placed on the house calendar. Adjourned
They Will Stamp Out the Disease.
NEsHo FALLS, March 15.-Several surgeons,
representing imported cattle interests, both
east and west, have arrived here. They all
DronOunce the disease penuine enizootio
apth@ beyond doubt, but express surprise that
it is so slightly contagious. The climate of
Kansas and all other circumstances so decid-
edly unfavorable to its spread and developme
that all are confident it can be easily and
wholly abated by the destruction of the in
fected heards, and the disinfection of the