The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25
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yesterday the honorable gentleman rrnn
Illinois MIR, Townshendl who has char.r
Of this report, and whose llhoriouS aud Ton.
scientious discharge of his duties com
mands my respect, though may NOT ia
all particulars ag-,e with him, in rrply ,o
an inquiry made by me, whether th,, con
ferees on the part oi the House Ltd CON
Cured in the Senate amendment to ,hr
item relating ia the compensation ol rail
way clerks, said:
81 said that the contcruc had agreed o.
regard 10 the cbmpyns atiuu 81 ,itil, iu lb,.
post-OtlicrS, moi in reg ri ~ railway mail
clerks. Upon that point want u INV than
the House appropriated N4cOG, 600. which
was an Increase OF suEIr S2d. uuO above ihr
appropriation ,i last year The Senate
lemau,is thHt the an,uaut shall h. hc tan.
ther iucrras q sS0UU,u, anil uruu tIar
point we differ. This is a Itr.sr .um 40
reality than was estimated ior b, the b
partment. the Senate not uu insist.
that we shall go up 10 the amount OF ih.
estimates at the Departments, iui insist
that we shall transcend the amount aud
give an increase of 100000 over the sum
appropriated by the House"
Upon calling the attention oi Hon. ".
~ NUN fNNhs ktAlhtNt ri az NlNfil ul
railway mail service. to this statement ~
the gentleman from Illinois that Is. that
the Senate exceeded the estimate ,ubfnitted
by the Department he made ;hi reply .u
writing:
"The amount appropriated for railway
postal clerks for this Department is $4,000
greater than the estimate made hy ihi-
office, hut there were some matters that
came up after The estimate WAS made thal
| explained in my letter of April !, pub
lished in the Record OF April 10 which
would more than cover the $4,000 addi-
tional put in by the Senate"
Therefore, while il is apparently true
that the amendment made by the Senate
to the HOUSE bill dnes exceed the estimate
made 5y The Department, this statement
submitted bv the very efficient supcrinteu-
dent OF the general railway mail service
proves that ii is not really so. Nv refer
ence No the report Of the superintendent
submitted To Congress | find that the csli.
mate Tor this service is S4,2g5, 2sg The
amendment OF the Senate proposes to IN
crease the sum to S4,300,000. making really
an excess OF less than $4,000 Of what l.
recommended in the report of the railway
superintendent, but not an excess of what
supplemental statement Of the supefint,n.
dent OF the railway mail service. I hu- ia
will be seen that the Senate has NOT gone
beyond the recommendation of the Depart
ment aud Of the head Of the bureau
which has this matter especially in rhary,
Mr.. Townshend. Does nv fii,nd know
whether the Postmaster General corcurrcd
IN the recommendation of the superirt,nd
mt OF the railway mail service?
Mr.. Barksdale. assume that he doe.
concur in it. 1t is not to be supposed hat
/ subordinate Of the head of a Department
would make recommendation which is
lot eoncurred in by the head himself
MIR. Tow nshend. They often do that.
Mr.. Barksdale. At all events, ii there
hould be disagreement, OF which there
$ no evidence in this case, would appeal
rom the judgment of the head Of the De
'artment to the judgment oi the officer
Who has the branch Of the service esyecial-
y in charge.
1 shall vote TO concur in the proposition
u the gentleman from Michigan Nh
lori that the House reCede from IT. dis
greement TO the Senate amendment be
;ause of the very satisfactory and explicit
tatements which find in the last report
I the superintendent of the railway mail
ervice. IL is very brief
Here the hammer fell
Inc Speaker pro teHlore Mr.. Crisp
he time yielded TO the gentleman has ex-
ired.
Mr.. Barksdsle. would like a linl.
lore time
Mr.. Cannon. How much?
Mr.. Barksdale. About five mirut...
robably less.
Mr.. Cannon. will yield to the geutlc.
ian.
Mr. Barksdale. Ia the report Of the SUI
erintendent Of the railway mail service
nd this statement:
Last year the estimate was based on an
'crease Of 7.2O per cent, which expert.
Ice has demonstrated was hardly sufh
ent 70 meet the rapid extensions and
'oWth OF the service. This year / have
tlmated the increase at 5 per cent
hIch increases the appropriation S3ls,
100. The increase in the mails handled
1896 per cent, and the increased nun
z oil miles of railroad service is 9,26l
nile this may seem large, / am clearly
the opinion that II is none too much 20.
d that that amount will be absolntel,
cessary to properly maintain, extend
q continue the wants Of a rapidly grow
3 service"
For the reasons thus explicitly stated
IN consideration Of the facts set forth
the report and in the letter Of the gen.
u superintendent Of the railway mail
vice, which will be found in the Record
me 18th OF April, shall vote in favor
the proposition submitted by the gen
q man from Michigan [Mr. Horrl 10 re-
e from the position FIRST assumed by the
,lse. II was upon this statement sub
tted BY the head Of the bureau which
TINS matter In charge that the eo-ordi-
e branch, OF Congress predicated It's
animous vote ii favor OF the amend
y 70 make this appropriation S4,SO0,
There & nothing sectional but every.
nB national 10 recommend this pro
ION. The benefits Of the mail service
diliused throughout the country. Nv
Z attention has been particularly called
y because there are several new lines
railroad N my State which are not sup
q with railway postal clerks on account
We lnadequacy Of the appropriation for
mere y no service performed by the
. Il which y more important and
eh y more acceptable to the people
ne post-oiice service While
'nIAin thas due economy should be OBJ
lea N IL administration, / hold /,
~ Pc an unNise and narrow policy 10
relse undue pareimony ii dispensing it,
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