New-York tribune., 1886-02-08
THE POSTAL CONSPIRACY.
HOLMAN AND Villas GREATER THAN LAW.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEES TO FORCE coNGREsS ~
swAILOw TIfE INSULT.


n ., ooc,,v itself with tile case OF Postmaster Cen
eral villas IL involves three consider aons all OF mem
so aero,s that Mr.. Villas and hls irleh"s "i0 s'
disturbed and are making desperate oHort W D,.'.
them with the worn out, tiresome cFIet Oh S"''',
and nj airing corporations" But the three counts III
his iodierment will not be confused The who'o "''e
q too rresh I'm the minds of Congressman Tor the " oo
affected by such stupid pleas Mr.. NaSlS dco"7'u VI
insulting and deying Con ;ress, ot seHohS'S u"7e
the foreign postal service to the great eno"r'"'
and inury OF trade and of attempting TO hurt te sup
ming industries of the country. The last Two ' tho'o
charges have been fuy brought homo 10 MN pS i"'
r,t,rvp .lready The first, which amounts 10 Hh
oror,ptv and which has inflicted deep wound III the
Golf respect OF Congress. ne'ds some ela 'orIIo Inv
story is not told when IL is SAID that Mr Was mas uc
to violate carefully enacted and explicit law Oh Con-
cress It's not complete when 1t Is shown tha no ba'
rresunel TO lift himself above tho two houses III the
exercse OF legislative authority and has actu1y mH"e
law uuto himself It Is only complete when 1t has Deeh
proved that the very policy which Mr. WAS Is ho"
carrying out is not only at vari'n'e win ts la" "o'
ONLY an act OF colossal impudsuce but u actiay t"o
very identical policy which proposed on tue moor OF
| the House by the Congressman whose opinion he
reflects rs substitute to tho c>nteni lateu a"' was
fuIlv debated and was finally and with dciberatlon re-
! oc,ed and defeated, the original law peihs P'S'o"
! instead And all this was done 10y me present HOUSE,
with 10, present Democratic majority Reghru III 'no
ht n, tbese ,acs II will he that the insult ad-
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emphasized and prcmedated and is such an Insult 'S
rho Horse cannot fail 70 reouke fit wishes to retain
| public respect. 81,
Everybody knows how the shipping interests Of
America have pleaded with Congress for release IT'D
tho ouerous nrlens they have account OF the
old crude laws. Finally, Mr. Dnsley' ot h"h''
securcd the passage of shipping act which to great
derree accomplished this result Among it7 provisions
was the repeal Of the law compelling American vessels
to carry tho mails to and from the foreign lorts I'S
visited ht the xed rate o. two cents per letter ta"oh
commons alton that found 10 be grossly lh"op"''o
The countries thus visited were the States OF 'ehtr anu
| South America. Mexico, tho sandwich lSahi' '"o
,nstr,on colonies the West indies, China AMI Japan
The repeal was take effect Apri l. lS7'' ana t"e
Guesnn NJ once arose: How shall the mails ne carr'ri
aud how shall the comprns Ition he arranged trou th
date It was considered that the hest way to a'romPL
the desired result to appropriate suic'ht sum :"
,,,v IN secure the mail transpD taon upon the OASIS
lang since adopted 10y all other Powers an nrir"ty
! demanded by the American shipping HheN VI :" "'''"
| per nile travelled rather than 50 much per "'t''
carried The fairness oi this demand can BE- conversely
illustrated by the itct that under the old law now re-
ncolcl the ward and Alextulre lines r,ceyed Two cen
,o- taking letter to Havana AMI the Pciiic Nail lhtt
the same sum TOR taking Ia Hong Kong or 7lhhry'
Accpr lingly in the bill m king appropriations I'' '"'
expense. OF the Post dice Department ci''Se was
inserted ting apart 100000 FOR the transportation o
rcieD mails in American vessels with the unlcr+tand-
m that contr,c.. shall Ice entered into by th" POST
,,,ter enera only after legal Advertisement with thc
lowest responsible blde, for term not exceeding f'"f
years and at rate not 10 eNceei % cents per MI"
each way. This hill was introduced February ~ l97'
AMI was TO 90 into ctcct tho succeeding July l. h'
beginning OF the seal year. 50 soon "a the ihSe "e
i,t, tbe COMMITTEES o. the Whole UPON II tremendol'
a ,ht heran which is remembered ~ among the most
tere.tluc and well contested battles that have taken
place in the great hall Of tho Representatives.
NJ Dinpey of Maine. "a devoted fri nj o' shi1pln-
and commercial interests. prcsentot tue features q" W
hill and the urgent need IT, passage. He contraS'e
the noricv of the United states with that Of England
Franco Gcrnany anI italy. showing that our humilia
tion on the high due t. the nisgardy r'At'"
we cxtenleI mall carriers who hal 10 compete
,b ,,r,l,n line, heavily backed by their governments
Mr. II mt Dom oi Lnn.lI1i also spoke IN FAVOR D. h
hill Then on the tmrl day after Mr. Eo'nt o
,c,r .t who never grows iry OF striking az all eor
TO encourage the c1rr, r,n; trade hld penr'd the WY
for him. that hArd- -graiuei ecounmlft of IndiAh' Mr
| Holman. whc j. only happy when SrIHhR ''HerH""''
ttItude, before The II ,uss and calling on It to Improve
il. opportunity o. looking ~ n man WHO may ho' %
h.,ntlfnl perhlps. nor strikngiy clover. hut WI"
astounlin.ly honest, with hi' armor on ann III
lance set. Mr. Holman Il hy M means an lniet"r m''
and he IA Of mnch talent In debate "nt Ne VA
the unhappy notion that all men. except hlm7'l an
tbose he carri.s with him. terribly sinister fellow
rno oly want a chance to sut the Treasury aud that
Ia nj. csecal mission stand ike terbeTus before IN
gloomy region. and bay them OIL. u docs NOT MAX
much difference what may he the nature o' inc "'i''1
before the House which calls for money unless Indeed
II concerns the e,ol people OF Indiana b1t' n''ih
mat contingency, Mr.. Holman IL always on Ms ice
rcoated 10 ,.e "a the plain blunt honest old man VII
mean. To fall II fall he must In the sacred cause
economy lls has never got far enough III aFlthm'u'
, discover that a dollar Il well spent when GnadfnP'
Itself In the pTbres- and no goirin'nd AT teh''
dinner /. ~ happy ~ Mr.. II ,nIan when no thinks u
eve. OF the country him in I- great act OF aw
a., the summons Of the tub philosopher who IA search
. | Ing for an honest man. $500.
n Mr. IIonau's great msbear IA subsidy. II II Ia
not caused him many slecpless night, ana gray ma "
ia no, bec,use hs would not have the Inhlc think
- e rrcogniLsd In the bill to pay tho American Tteansh
n uos fair price for carrying the mails price ini'r
IN that paid by even second and third class Power
a To say nothing Of En-llnd, Germany ana FRANCE
c,cked scheme OF subsidy. and lie Immediately assun
70 the leadership Of tnt band OF Democrats WHO "pp'
~ sverytbinR aud originate nothing HI, tactics we
rather bright He made the point o order hat the pr
VI po,eI nil changed existing law without roTench'I
:. exnendtnrs His long argument In support OF n
point oi ur contained these allegations; tha 7eoto
70 0O9 OF the Revised statutes provided that the IL"
A. master General may allow compensation 10 Alherlo
fore,n mail carriers any not exceeding the goa al
VI Unifed states INLAND postage; that unier tue r"e'
, Co,ore.s uo a.nropriafon shall be In order for al
ry "a expouditure which changes existing law uhioSs
retrenchrs expenditures ~ the saro time' tat to
and nIand postage amounts 70 dve cents letter; that
this rato the coat OF paying AMERICAN 'o'''i' WV
amount to only about $13O.OOe while under the pT
po,ed act IT 10 amount to T6OOOoo ana lie arRue
And let this fact he borne most prominently 10 mind
= A. n.res sir Holman 0-day in most disadvantage co
uO.ti0n-that tue passage Ot Va" ponuhS Dil " o'
really repeal the old section l,OO9. -, -,
E wOrd or two OF history with regard 10 thiS sertl
of will .-rve To light upon its present relation to
w controversy. IL passed many years ago. wheh
'n sea and inland postage referred To amounted not
ed five nut TO from thirty tO lfy cents l,ter. Nheu
,ot WAS u.ssed II generous Law ami was slllar
kinc To the Of utner nations. But the lDtefnAtl"
OF Postal Conference held la Berne low year, shco
fine common welfare Of civilization, educsd the tcd
M inland postage except under few gwen cOdltIons,
~ i've cents. mi. was intended To ne d"no AT
gc expense of the carriers. Every other nation except
Dn, ned states promptly repealed the on Jaw WnItn '
on IIom.n rssu.caled from the statute books, ami ma
his I e % " m ser.lity AZ she nus rrsrltinty led