The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
THE HOUSE.

Passage of Bin Extending Free Mail De-
livery The Electoral Count Bin Passed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Mr. Forney, from the
committee of conference on the Notifications APP
preparation BILL reported continued disagree
mont further conference was ordered, and
Messrs- Forney, Randall and Butterworth were
appointed conferees.
On motion of MIR. Morrow, of California, q
Senate bill was passed relinqushing the interest
of the United States in certain lands in San
Francisco to the city and county of San Fran
cisco.
Mr.. Reagan. of Texas. rising to question OF
personal privilege, sent to the Clerks desk and
had read Washington special to New York
paper, published on Dec. 4, purporting to give
an account of dispute in the conference COM
mttee on the interstate commerce bill between
Mr.. Reagan and Senator Cullom, in the course
of which Mr.. Reagan was compelled to retract a
statement that all the opponents of his favorite
measure were acting in the interest Of monopo-
lies. He also had read from the same paper of
Dec card from Senator Cullom denying the
report of the dispute, and further article in
the paper reiterating its first story. Mr.. Reagan
denied the truth of these statements
Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, from the committee
ating to the taxation of the fractional parts of
gallon of spirits, with Senate amendments
thereto. with a Recommendation Of non.concur-
renee. The report was agreed to and a confer
ence ordered.
Mr.. Payson, of Illinois, from the committee on
public lands, reported back the bill to restrict
the ownership Of real estate in the Territories
American citizens, with Senate amendments
thereto. The amendments were non-concurred
in aud conference ordered.
In the morning hour the House resumed con-
sideration of the bill extending the free delivery
system
By arrangement with the committee on post
offices and post-roads, Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois,
withdrew the amendment offered By him yester-
day. and Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, on behalf of
that committee, offered amendment so as to
make the bill provide that letter carriers shall
be employed for the free delivery of mail matter
as frequently as the public business may require
in every incorporated city, village or borough
containing population of 80 600 within its cor
porate limits, and may be so employed at every
place containing population OF not less than
1000 within its corporate limits, according to
the last general census taken by authority of
State or United States law, at any postoffice
which produced gross revenue for the preceding
fiscal year of not less than $40. 000 Mr.. Dock
ery's amendment was adopted, and as amended,
the bill was passed.
Mr.. Ward of Indiana. on behalf of the COM
mittee on postofices and post-roads called up,
and the House passed, bill authorizing the en-
ployment of mail messengers in the postal
service.
The House then resumed consideration of the
electoral-count bill. After brief remarks by
Messrs Baker. of New York, and Herbert, of
Alabama, the House proceeded to vote upon the
House amendments to the Senate bill. They
were agreed to. but the amendments offered by
the minority Of the House committee were re-
jected.
On motion of Mr.. Oates, OF Alabama, an
amendment was adopted--yeas al. nays 100
striking out the clause directing The President
of the Senate, upon the declaration of the vote
to announce the names of the persons elected
The bill then passed, as amended, without divis-
ion.
Ia sketch of the bill and its provisions will be
found elsewhere in this paper.
The House then went into committee of the
whoe-Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in the chair
on the bin creating department. of agriculture
and labor.
Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa. supported the bill as be-
ing in the interest of the greatest industry of the
country.
Mr.. Breckenridge of Arkansas, opposed the
measure as creating political department, and
Gifted by tinsel and frippery. What il needed
was O reduction of the load of taxation.
| Mr.. Gibson of West Virginia. took the same
view What the agricutursts wanted was to
have the shackles which now bound trade shaken
off so that they could go into the markets of the
world and sell their grain. The bill was a top.
heavy one. 1t created Offices for which the coun-
try had no 1t loaded down the civil list and
added to taxation, and was only one of the many
articles used TO get rid of the surplus which had
been wrunc from the people.
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, argued that there was