Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-13

appropriation bills were nou.concurred
in and q conference committee were
appointed.
Mr. Nathan +. Dixon of Rhode
Isl. ND was sworn IN as the successor
70 Mr.. Chace.
Mr., Mills Of Texas moved that nj
the close of to.day's proceedings the !
house take recess until o'clock to. |
morrow. His Object, he stated, was to |
take up the river and hsibor bill st |
that houc. The bill could be disposed |
of in four hours, rs he proposed TO ask |
the house TO limit the debate Agreed |
to.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole on the postotilce appro- |
prlstion bill, the pending amendment |
being that offered by Mr., Skinner OF |
New York, extending letter carrier |
service TO places of 10000 population, |
provided the gross revenue from the |
IostUilice in such places shall agere. |
gate 1t lesst $4,000 Under the pres |
ent law, he said, the free.delivery IS 8. |
tenn could only be extended to nine |
places, while the adoption OF his
amendment would result in the exten.
sion to 10 new points. The amend
ment was ruled out on point OF order
The paragraph relating to a change
in the method OF compensatibg rail |
roads for mail transportation having
been read, MIR. Biount of Georgia
made point Of order that while the
| paragraph contemplated change in
the law 1t did not on It's face r-tTench
the expenditures in any required by
/ the rules. a long debate eDsued upon
! this point, after which the chair
said that he had no doubt the legiala.
| ton changed the existing Law and
! overruled the point OF order. Blouut
| appealed from the decision of the chair
and the committee, 81 to 81, refused 10
sustain the decision OF the chair and
the new legislation concerning the
railroad mail compensation WAS
stricken from the bill.
HOsr Of Michigan then moved that
the appropriation for the inland mail
transportation be fixed at Sli 100000,
and 81, 765, 600 be Appropri-
ated for the railway pOstofiice
car service. This, he said, was
made necessary by the action OF The
Q mmittee in striking cut the legisa-
lion relating to the railroad mail COM
pensatiOn. The amounts proposed by
him were those estimated by the pos
office department. After debate Mr..
HuYr's amendment was adopted. Mr..
Nichols OF Georgia offered an amend
ment sppruprising $286 .78i for neCes-
saTy anu special facilities on the trunk
lines, when was adopted
On the motion of Mr., Horn the APP
preparation for the star route service
was increased by 100000
On the motion OF Mir ii ,rr the APP
preparation for the railway postUfice
clerks wss increased 800 coo.
Mr. Townshend Of Illinois gave mo-
tiCe that on these three amendments
he would demand the yea and nay
vote ia the house,
LEGATIONS Of the second. class,
thereof or from the office OF puOlica-
ton to blna-lide Subscribers or IN
news agencies 30 actual subWcbers,
shall after the FIST OF July, 1885, he
entitled to transmission through the
mails ~ one cent per pound or fraction
thereof Agreed to.
MIR. Long of Massachusetts, offered
an amendment, providing that any ar
ticle or item may be marked for OBJ
servatiun WithUIt an increase Of post
age Agreed to.
On the motion OF Mr. TOwnshend an
amendment WIS adOp cd directing the
secretary Of the treasury At the future
lettings Of contract for the msnutac-
ture OF stamps, etc to put In bids for
the bureau OF engraving and print
ing
Pending further action tho COM
mittee rose, Mr.. TOwnshend moved
that the house take Tecets until
, S o'clock but Mr.. White of Kentucky
} made point Of no quorum and u
call Of the house was ordered. During
the roll-call, Mr.. White If Kentucky
, being absent In one ofthe clOAk-FOOnis,
the unanimous cnnsent was asked and
given 10 di.penae with further pro
3 ceedings under the call and tne house
took a recess until Sp M
: EVENING SESSION,
, Not more than Two dOzsn members
? were present when the house met and
3 proceeded In committee Ot the whole
= 10 the further consid' ration OF the
postuiiice appropriation bill.
( MIR Holman raised point OF order
against the paragraph allowing an ad'
T ditonal compensation for the trans
pnrlation OF ocean mails In American
, steamships.
l A debate followed and pending tbs
/: decision the house took recess till IL
I o'clock to morrow.
A Melee at Dance In the Territory
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