Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-14
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY
THE HOUSE At WORK ON THE P. 0. APPRO-
PRIATION BILL.
The House,
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Immediately after the reading OF the journal the
House resumed the consideration OF the amend
mentS In dispute between the two Houses upon the
Post Office appropriation bill, the pending amend
ment being that incorporated by the Senate ap-
propl1ating s1S5,0O0 for special mail facilities on
trunk lines
Mr.. Horr {siich) moved that the House recede
from its disagreement to the amendment, and agree
10 the same, with an amendment increasing the
appropriation to ss5O,O00 MI Horr stated that
s1S5,0OO was the exact amount now expended for
the fast mail service The conference committee
had agreed that If the item to be retained in
the bill the appropriation should be increased All
the money now given for this purpose was eX-
pended between Washington and Pensacola, and
the increased appropriation would permit Of the
service service osing put on the road from Baltimore to
HaSerStoWn, Md. Mr. Findlay (Md.) in advocating
the motion said that the establishment of a fast
mail between Baltimore and Hagerstown would be
of benefit to the whole southern and southwestern
section or country. Mr. Cannon Qll) thought that
IL was largely the fault OF Congress that there
any necessity for making these discretionary ap-
preparations. This necessity would be Obyiated il
speed were taken into consideration as an element
OF compensation to railroads. Mr. Bisbee (Fla), as
representative or a section Of country which was
Denefted by the fast mail service, protested against
It's continuance
Mr.. McComas Md.) said that by expediting the
service between Baltimore and HagerstOwn the
mails 10 Memphis and intermediate points would be
fastened 12 hours.
Mr.. Talbot NId.l said that nearly every southern
state would be benefited by tie proposed extern
ton.
The debate was continued by Mr. Bingham fPa.), l.,
Mr. IoWnshend Qll). Mr. Hiscock, Mr. Cannon. Mr..
Blount (Ga.l MIR. Bland (Mo) Mr. Horr, Mr.. Hol-
man (lnd.) and others at great length.
Capitol Topics.
POLITICAL BEARING OF THE MEXICAN PENSION BILL
IL was stated IL. yesterdays STAR that a caucus
OF republican Senators was held upon the Mexican
pensions BILL at which the only action was to ap-
point committee with power to frame and report
amendments no mod nrnnn ~
10 the bill This caucus was held because amend
mentS had been offered to the bill involving ques-
tons affecting the presidential campaign. Mr. In
gals, for instance, submitted an amendment to
revise the pension arrearages act relative to sol
oleIs OF the civil war, so that all pensions shall be
paid from the date Of death or disability In be-
nail or his amendment, Mr. ingalls, referred to the
Chicago platform, and insisted that the republicans
Should enact such a law. The amendment did not
nave the support or all the republican Senators,
ana IN order to avoid complications and reach some
understanding, the caucus was he'd. While the
committee appointed by the caucus were not in
structed. the understanding seems to be that they
SnaIl examine all the amendments proposed to the
DILL and report back to another caucus which of
Them, II any, ought to be adopted.
MEMPHIS WANTS S35O,00O
Judge Latham and Mr.. Holmes Cummings, Of
Memphis, addressed the Senate committee on COM
merce to-day in behalf OF their city, asking that an
appropriation be made to protect # from further
encroachments by the Mississippi They represent
J the process OF erosion promises to speedily un-
derInine not only many private buildings, but the
custom house. They ask for $3.50 000
NO MORE INDEPENDENT BUREAUS.
subcommittee of the House appropriations
committee-Messrs Randall, Ryan and Forney-
have under consideration proposition to place
the bureau of coast and geodetc surveys and
Otner independent bureaus under the control of
one or more OF the various departments IL is
claimed that there is no authority the mainte-
nance OF bureaus not in any way connected with
any or the recognized branches of the government
ana ana that there VIII be a great saving by making
them accountable to the departments to which
they belong. This proposition will probably be
incorporated In the sundry civil bill.
AMENDMENTS TO THE P. O. APPROPRIATION BILL
The House yesterday adopted the conference re-
port on the post Office appropriation bill as far as an
agreement had been reached. Upon motion OF Mr.
Horr, the Senate amendment increasing the appro-
pratlon or the pay OF letter carriers from s.
10 A,0OOOOO, was agreed to, but the amendment in
creSlg the appropriation for railroad mail trans
portation from S1l 100000 to sl275O,OOO was non
cOncurred In.
MINOR NOTES.
Ine senate was not in session to-day.
The House committee ON judiciary has author
lzed Judge Poland to report favorable to the
House Dill to procure statistics relating to divorce
laws Ia the United States.