The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-05
FORTY-EINTH CONGRESS-.
THE POsT0FFICE BILL PASSED
THE SENATE.
Scandal Regarding the Payne IEVes.
tigatiOR-The Campbell-W Weaver
Contest In the House.

WAsHIEGToN, Nay 4.-SHate.- Ii
the Senate to-day Senator Hoar pre-
ssnted a letter received by him from
Emmitt Tompkins, secret nv of thu
Ohio Legislative Investigating Com
mittee regarding the printing OF the
report OF that committee recently
submitted TO the United States Senate
The letter states that Mr.. Temp ms,
on examining the copy printed by
order Of the Senate, finds that a sur
reptitiOus Interpolation has been made
in the copy furnished the printer, the
matter interpolGted not being in the
original copy sent to the Senate bv
the Ohio House Of Representatives.
The Interpolation, the secretary saws.
is OF matter intended TO reflect on the
good faith Of the majority OF the Ohio
committee, and mislead the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons In inspection of the COPY, Mr..
Tompki adds, shows that the added
matter is written in pencil on soft
paper and wholly disconnected with
the official papers. He asks an official
investigation Of the subject by the
Senate committee, in order that the
perpetrator OF the fraud may be dis
covered.
On motion OF Senator Hoar. the let
ter was referred TO the Committee on
Priv eyes and Elections. The matter
was ordered reprinted in correct form.
and the dis,ribu ion of the incorrect
COPY was ordered STONED
Alter the pEaEage OF number Of
private GIils, Che post flee sppIop'iA.
ton ill Wis lai3 before the SeDa.e
After q number Of speeches on the
foreign mall clause, debate closed and
yotrg beges. A number OF amend
mtn.s weT9 offered, scms of which
were aGr59d 10.
The committees provision for the
i0Talgn mails, 60 final V an ended by
the Senate end aEIeed 10, DIS rs fol- !
lows: "ECy the TRANSPORTATION OF for. |
eign mails b"Lmerican built and reg.
isiertd s.Camlhirs, TO secure the !
greater frequency AID regularity 10
dl PACKING AID greater speed in the |
carriage 81 c1c1 NAL. 70 Braz !, the |
Republics Il Mexico, Genital and |
South America, he Sandwich, Yves,
Irdja sn1 WiEdgard Islands, New |
Caledonia, New Hsa'and and toe Aus
tralian colonies, China and japan,
$500 900; end Tie PostmasteT-Gs neral
is authoTiz5d 10 make, after due ad.
velt'sement fer proposals, such con-
tract or contracts with tho owners of
American etCGmEhips, for term
OF no. less than thee nor more
tran i've years, and at n rate
OF Compensation not exceeding 50
cents q naulieat mile on the trip each
way actually travelled between the
terminal points in the most direct and
feasible sailing C0uree b tween The
terminal points as shall be found ex-
pedient and dagirable to secure tbg
end above set forth, and if he shall be
unable to make SUCH contracts foc any
such respective services he sdall, o.
slor ss possible, cause the reals OF
The United Sbztes 20 be carrie. Ito and
from eald places respectively IN the
best and urra expeditions m3nner
practicable FIJI American vess sls, and
for 2 reasonable compensation not ex-
ceeCing nc tc'e before meuiioue
Ano the Plstuesles-Genera', if in his
ludRmcn. i.b3 profitable, shsil con-
tFaC Tor ,ul.U-utA!y service be.
tween New York and New Odean5
ard the roo 2, Eio Jaleio unde the
bio law"
The vre a the amsHlre1t rs thrg
amended Was yeas 80, 'ntys rs. III
votia2in tie negative wsra
Senators Beck, Berry Black burn, But
ler Camden, Coke, Gray, Harris,
Jones AMI K3nla, Mixer, Mlrgan,
Ransom, salisbury, Vsn.e. Vea',
WhitthogGs si Wstt G&u1.
Oa Ser at,y Thumbs moiiJn the sum
Ot $4,000 was added t. the amount
already n the bill for the rail aaY |!
pu, til Ger siae.
Ole Il. INC Senate Committee's pro +,
posed amendments authorized the !
20. tmasteI- 1snsIal 10 con rsc5 for
inland aud loteigE steamboat mail q
3eIvica Ehtp it can be c6mbintd in J.
'ou es where he foreitn Offices ave q
lot moro than E0l miles distant from r.
he domestic Office on the same terms !,
md coeditipna as inland eteamholt y
ervice, tleCaaGaas,io be made with :,
'1d pelt0Ime0 .by AmeIilan built u
nd rC g,stered siEanishijs,
This gas agt}@q h BIZ. Che Senate,
While limitation, Of the compepsa-
ION for such service to 90 cehts mile, =,
aCh way, gas eIrdUk out. In other u
aspects the bill was raised as report y
d from the Ssn3te Committee. a
Tns vote % The FINAL passage of the !.
1l' was: Yeas, As, nays, 10. Thote 4
dung IL the negative were Messrs. u
'arry, Coke, Gray, Harris, Jones =
Ark.l Ke0na, Mexsy, Saulsbu V, 1
lest and Whitthoroe. ~
Serat-r Morgan offered s9ries of "a
solutions, WulCh were ordered print ~
dGnd to lis en- the table, dec aring that u
wac tie duty OF Congress to extend -
eceessry mail facilities across the u
eas from the principal ports Of ali &c
,rel2n CO u tres with which the 20
TDiied S.ttes Inns eny considerable "
sde, or wharo trade can be profit ably
evel0r ed; that it is the duty Of Con.
Iess 10 provide that the American
aope shall have the right to buy A
lips abroad ana import them at IN
rates CT duty, and that the he
VS. prohibiting the imDortstion Of in
reign built ships are III just and un a. I
ise as laws would be that would pro- II,
lbit The imports'io Of all other or
0cles OF foreign N lnuiaCtuTe. or
The Senate then adjourned re-
The House. m,
Mr.. Hall Ia. I cal ed up the Camp- mi