St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-31
Members Of the House Use the Postofice
Bill for the Purpose of Paying Off
Old Scores.
The Exalted Opinion Which Messrs. HOuk
and McMillin Hold of Each
Other.
Logan's Presidential Boom Believed
TO Have Been Killed by His Army
Increase Bill.
The Washington and Montana En-
abling Acts Introduced--The
Senate's Unkept Secrets.
The Debate ON Postoffices.

Special TO the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-Mr. Blount
of Georgia and Mr.. Dockery of Missouri
availed themselves of the closing hours of
general debate on the postoffice appropria-
ton bill 10 reply to the attack made last
week made by Mr.. Burrows of Michigan
upon the postmaster-general for refusing
to SubsidiZe the Pacific Mail Steamship COM
pany. 1t was shown how the subsidy
clause was forced through the house on the
report of a conference that if il was re-
jected they would force an extra session of
congress; that few members were
present on that last night of
the Forty-eighth congress, and few
Democratic members yielded in spite of the
earnest appeals of Mr.. Holman of Indiana
and other Democrats. Mr.. Dockery and
Mr.. Springer showed that in refusing to
subsidise ocean lines the postmaster general
had exercised the discretion that is vested
in him by law, and that the fact that there
was certain to be no competitive bids for
carrying the ocean mails was sufficient of
itself to warrant him in declining to adver-
tise for bids. Mr.. Dingley of Maine as
sured the house that congress
ought, in justice, to pay the ocean
mail steamers greater compensation
than the amount of postage. This is the
view generally held by Republican men,
bers. But Mr.. Guenther of Wisconsin. Re-
publican, has made in the pending debate a
bold and strong attack upon the policy of
Subsidizng steamship lines and in defense
of the action of the postmaster general.
Mr.. Guenther has a
DIRECT AND FoRCIBLE
way of putting his thoughts that attracted
attention, even in the ordinary dullneSS of
this much-debated subject. Incidentally in
that same speech he gave eX-COngressman
Kasson a wrap over the knuckles. Prob
ably he remembers that when in
congress Mr.. KasSon, whose residence
abroad has imbued him with admiration
OF mOnarchical institutions, was so shocked
by Mr.. Guenther's diSreSpectful illusions to
Bismarck in the debate on the Lasker IesO-
luton of Tom Ochiltree, that he rose in his
place and i'm a tone of rebuke asked
Guenther to withdraw remarks that might
be offensive to Bismarck. Mr.. Guenther
replied to-day TO attacks made upon him
self in the interest of the people who were
disappointed by failure 10 get into their
| pockets the ocean mail subsidies
which Mr.. Hoal of Michigan
bulldozed congress into granting by
threats of an extra session. Guenther was
charged with having purchased his mem
bership of the pOstoffice committee by agree
ing to support the policy of Mr.. Villas in
regard to ocean mail subsidies. His reply
to this charge, which reflected upon
! Speaker Carlisle as well as himself was
brief, earnest and well said, and. like the
whole Of his remarks in answer to other
! allegations respecting his recent speech,
was heartily applauded by the whole house.
1t is seldom that such a compliment is
paid to representative who rises to ques-
ton of personal privilege.