The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-16
FORTY-ElGHTH CONGRESS
HOUSE.

Washington, 15.-The morning
hour was dispensed with, and the
House went into committee of the
whole, Blount in the chair, on the
postoffice appropriation bill, the
pending question being on the mo
ton of Horn to strike out the pro-
viso limiting the compensation paid
for mail transportation to land grant
roads to SO per cent. OF that allowed
other roads.
Holman offered as substitute for
the motion an amendment luc I'D
ing within the so per cent. limlta
ton clause the Northern Pacific
and Union Pacific system, and pro-
viding tn 1T no right now existing
In favor Of the United Sta es in re-
gard to these roads shall be deemed
impaired CT waived by this action.
Cannon said the pending amend
ment was q shame and fraud and
an attempt TO deceive the cOun ry.
HOrr opposed the amendment,
contending that It would deprive
the road OF earnings ghich should
be applied to the sinking fund.
HOIman's amendment wsS
adopted s. to Sc.
The paragraph appropristing or
the s ar Route service 81, 500, 900,
together with the reapprop iatiOn OF
S. 100000 o1t Cf any uuexpended
balance of the appropriation for
1888, having been reached, Herr
moved to strike out the reapprUpri
atiDg clause and to increase the app
preparation to SIS 100000.
Townsend, in thu course OF
speech in support OF the bill, went
into the history Of the Star Route
frauds, which he claimed had been
by the Democratic Con-
gress. Townsend said that the
outrageous crime of the S ar Route
frauds had worse result than the
of the treasury. Before
the com mittee Of the House one of
5he highest officials under the Rs.
publican administration had sworn
hat the OuGrages perpetrated by
his mal-sdminis ration had gone
further than plunder, that they had
resulted in the murder of 8 Pfesi- |
dent.
Milliken rose to PROFOUND q ques-
ion, but his voice was drowned by |
,rles of "Order from the Demo
,ratic side Ho~ever, he managed |
20 make himself heard after some
ime with the question: "Does the
remember another Presi-
lent who was killed? Who killed
linn, who stood behind him, who
themselves glad Of it,"
Eyes," replied Townsend, (mis>
understanding the question), HE
Vas stalwart Republican. He said
le was forced to do it by the stall
vart element of his party"
Bingham, "By the hand of God"
Read reviewed the status of af
airs at the time of the Democratic
of the Star Route
rauds and said: every time the
party found a criminal
ritbin its ranks it pursued him.
0erisive laughter, shouts sOh') on
democratic side, together with sug-
estions that he would break up thu
arty.
Blackburn reviewed in an inter-
sting manner the history OF the
roceedipgs in the House at the
me of the Brady investigation.
Horn motion lost.
Horr rose to discuss proform
mendments. He was cried down
? the Democratic side. The Re.
1blican side returned the compIi-
lent when Townshend spoke.
Then the consideration of the fret
ctiOn was completed it became
7ident that the bill could not be
lished this evening and the COM
ittee rose.
Henley, from the House conn
ittee on public lands, reported q
II declaring forfeited certain lands :
anted to aid the construction of q
iiroad from the Central Pacific in
alifornia, to Portland, Oregon.
III was placed on the House cal.
dar.
A dinurnod