West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-04-18
NLVIIIth CONGRESS.
First Session.

wAsHINoToN, Apri SENArE.-Mr nm,
from the Committee ON Post-Oniccs aud Poet
Roads. reported favorably the original bin to
establish postal telegraph system MIR Rub
irmarkcd thnt the Committee were unanimous
rs TO the first ten sections of the hill which
relate To the doing of work 10y contracts with
existing companies, hut that Il minority OF the
committee were opposed to the section rcla-
ting To the construction or purchase
OF lines 10y the Government The
provision relating to the liability OF
ia" contracting company tor failure Ia cor
rrctN Nnd promptly transmit mcasnges has
been amended by limiting such liability To
NHtimcs the amount paid fo, transtnisston
Two new features have been added to the
OH. The first authorized the contracting
company Ia employ Postmaster as IT.
agent aud operator at any postal telegraph
ohcc whcrc telcFuphiC receipts are ineilt.
uv"hl 10 pay IN" salary OF the operator,
ANA To pay him commission NOT q Ncpy,l.
,rs ,p' I'D. NiiI nI ne ChhrPcs ON messages
transmitted trom the office. The second .c-
pulrcs IN" Postmaster General to secure the
proNlSNonS ni contract which shall protect
poNtnl tclcgramS against DETERMINATIONS iu
ia" order of transmission i'm favor of tcIr.
grams received at such OF the companN's OF
hc"s as an" not operated under the
tract system remains the most
prominent fcnturc OF the hill,'and is not wide
~ dincrcnt from the scheme of the Postal
IelcKraph company, CNCcTt that u empowers
INC Postmaster Gcncralto receive bids from
provision relating 10 the establishment of ~
Government system, pure and simple. ia the
.N"',I .nhl no satisfactory contract with the
established companies h secured. are n conn
binalion OF the features OF the Hnl and Ed.
munds bills.
HoUsE.--Mr. Hopkins offered n set of reso.
lutions, rcciting the abuses of cattle In trans
portation, and violations OF laws for humanity
toward them, and proposing that the Com
mu'cc on Commerce bc instructed 10 inauire
whether those evils do In fact exist. and to
wnnt extent they may bc rcmcdicd 10y law
WIN power To send for persons and papers
IN. nmd win directions To report at any time, 10y
blll or otherwise. The rest OF the dny wns
consumed in debating several bills and unss.
ing one Tor a public building at Waco. Texas,
To cost SlD,0O.
WAsHiNGToN, April I0.-SENArE A hin
passed further tn suspend the operation of
Section b,bJ of the Revised Statutes relating
To the gunno islands. IL was agreed when
the senate adjourn to-day that IL would br 10
Monday next. The Chair laid before the Sen.
nie communication from the Secretary oT
the Treasury urging the necessity for new
revenue cruiser for Alaskan waters and rec
ommendng AN appropriation of $4,000 for
this purpose. A joint resolution wns
presented from tho Inrislatu,,
Of California, urging the adoption
10y Congress of the hill introduced i'm the
House, relating To postal telegraph Reports
mad" from committees favOrnbly: A bill
nnthoriztng the construction of bridge across
INC Mississippi at 81, Louis. by MIR. Miller of
'hliOrnlh, committee on Foreign Relations
reported the original amendment 10 Consular
and Diplomatic appropriation; also bill to
take the place of the bill referred TO that Com
mittec, intended to provide for the appoint.
mcnt ot special Commissioner TO visit the
principal south American countries for tho
purpose of collecting information looking To
the extension of our trade in that direction
HorSE.-Housc met ~ n In continuation on
Wednesdays session. Mr. Eaton. Chairman
ofCommittcc on Laws relating TO the clcction
OF President and Vice President reported back
10 10" senate the bill on that subject, VIII an