National Republican., 1884-06-16
SPECIAL MAIL FACILITIES.
The House RecodeS from lis Disagreement to
tho Senate Increase.
II, However, Refuses to Allow the Extra
Amount Tor Postal Railway Clerks.

Immediately after the reading OF the journal
Saturday the house resumed the consideration OF
the amendments in dispute between the two
houses upon the postolce appropriation Dill,
the pending amendment being that incorporated
by the senate appropriating SlS50OO for special
mail facilities on trunk lines.
Mr.. Horr, of Michigan moved that tho house re-
cede from its disagreemeentt to the amendment, and
agree to the same with an amendment increasing
the appropriation to S1500O0 Mr.. Horr stated that
elS5,OOO was the exact amount now expended LOT
the last mail service. The conference commltege g,
the bill the appropriation should be Increased.
All the money now given for this service was
expended between Washington and PensaCOln,
and the Increased appropriation would permit
of the service being put on the road from
Baltimore to Hagerston. M. MI nlnaiay,
of u iast mail between Baltimore and HagerstoWn
would be of benefit to the whole southern ana
southwestern section of the country. Mr.. cannon
thought that 1t was largely the inult OF congress
that there was any necessity FOR making hese dls,
eretionaIy appropriaunns: nhls HeGesSy Mousu oin
tion as an element of compensation TO railroads
Mr.. Blsbee, as representative of a section OF
country which was benefited by the fast mail ser
vice, protested against its discontinuance,
Mr.. MoComas said that by rxpeditng tho ser;
vice to Memphis and Intermediate points would
be hasened twelve hours
Mr.. Talbot said that nearly every southern
state would be benefited by the proposed extern
Mr.. Bingham called attention to the advantages
which accrued to the who'd country from the SER
Mr.. Townshend expressed his opposition to the
entire item but suid ii II were to be retained he
was in favor of the larger appropriation.
The discussion then branohed oil to u discussion
of the manner of compensation, MIR. Hiscock ana
Mr.. Cannon suggesting that congress should ADOPT
the system recommended by the commission
authorized by the last congress to inquire into the
matter. .,
general had refused to indorse the reoommenda-
ton, and Mr.. BlOunt stated that the scheme was
not new one, but had been suggested to the
committee on appropriations some years ago BY
MIR Bland, of Missouri, opposed the special facil-
ity appropriation us being a corruption fund, and
made congress should regulate its disbursement
aud say where the money should be expended.
NJ. lior said that the gentleman from Missouri
seemed to go on the theory that everybody IN the
United States except himself was q scoundrel and
that he alone approached an angel,
Mr.. Holman opposed the appropriation as being
local in its character and not national
Messrs. Aiken and Dibble, speaking for the peo-
pie of South Carolina. asked that the special
facilities clause be restrained.
Mr.. Horr's motion was agreedto-yeas l26, nays
Mr.. Horr moved that the house concur in the
remaining amendment increasing from si,OOO,OOC
To 4300,000 the appropriation for railway post
Office clerks After debate the motion was lost
yeas 81, nays ll7-and on motion of Mr.. Towns
hend the house further insisted on its disagree
ment to the amendment. ~
This completed the consideration of the bill
The speaker laid before the house the reply of the
secretary of the treasury to house resolution call
lug for information as to the names of
VESSELS TAKEN TO PIECES
under authority of congress- and It was referred L
tue committee on expenditures in the navy de
partment. The secretary says that the full receipts
Tor completed sales have been $3.50, ,065 The eX.
pcnditures for breaking up the "Connechcut" aud
"Cauandagua" have been Sl0.7SS, leaving a bal
nnce of S3392T. on April lS 100000 of this sun
Sl39,277 subject TO draft. AS soon as II may bt
ascertained what amounts Will be neces
%.s,e. wbtsS tsS' to nas RsceS bo ydecGs N
TO dispose OF MI balances will be covered in a
miscellaneous receipts" The board of inspec
pieces of the following vessels: Colossus at New
York; Massachusetts, at Portsmouth, N. H.
Pennsylvania, at Boston, and Java, at New York
The department desires TO be directed by oongres
concerning the best method OF disposing OF tn
Bnip.
THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC BUILDING SITE.
Mr. Hopkins, from the committee on public
budingssubmitteda report upon the investigate o
in regard to the selection of site for public build
ing ut Brooklyn, N. Y. The report is accompanie,
by resolutions declaring that the charges Of cor
rupt or collusive action on the part Of the secroar
OF ne treasury or some ot MS snPGrdinates @ nay
be discharged from the further CONSIDERATION o
the matter. The report was laid over for iutur
action.
The report expresses the extreme difficult
which the committee experienced i'll arriving II
any conclusion as to the value Of the site chosen
The estimates range from Sl500oO to S450000. Tn
average would be about $500 600, and this the com
mittee thinks would be fair price. While tn
committee thinks that the price agreed upon
high, not prepared TO say that was exorDtan
under all the attendant circumstances. seven Z
the witnesses who were examined pronounce
the site TO be good and suitable, some of them say
ing that 1t was very suitable, and "emnentl
suitable" One called it fair choice" aud ou
said that It was 'as good any ON the square.
Nine declared the site 10 be unsuitable, some say
ing that 1t was very Objectionable, inconvenien
and obscure" There was wide disagreement a
To what site should be chosen. The committe
examined the proposed site and cOncarred in tn
belief that while ii was suitable for the purpose
contemplated, there were Others far more suitabl,
Either the Dutch church property, the Myrtl
avenue property, or the Mechanics bank propert
would be, In the opinion of the committee prefer
able to the location chosen.