Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-08
WASHINGTON WIRING1.

WASHINGTON W1R1NG8,
WAsMSGfoN, May AIN the Senate Mr.
Hear presented a letter received by hin
from the 9eeretary Of the Ohio Legislatur,
Investigating Committee regarding tn
printing of he report of the committee re
Gently submitted to tho United States Sen
f-ate. The letter states that on examining
the copy printed by order Of the Senate b,
finds that q surreptitious Interpolation
had been made in the copy furnished thu
printer, III matter interpolAted not beins
in orikina1 copy sent to the Senate by the
Ohio House OF Representatives. The
polation, the Secretary says, il OF matte,
intended TO reflect on the good faith Of the
majority of the Ohio Committee. On mo-
tion Of Mr.. Hoar the letter was referred to
the Committee On Privileges and Elections
1t WAS ordered reprinted in correct form
and Redistribution OF the incorrect copy
was ordered stopped.
Altar the passage OF number OF private
bills the Postofiice Appropriation bill was
laid before the Senate. Mr.. Call favored
the propose! to appropriate $500, 900 for
carriage Of the United States mails to Cen
trail and South America. Japan. China. etc.
He did not neyard it as subsidy.
Mr.. saaebury opposed the proposition.
Mr. Haac said, according to Nj. Beck 4
Department. was more culrable than
he at first supposed. As to the
leaving at Pernambuco OF a large body
of Rio JaneirO mails from Mr.. Beck ex-
PLANTATION, Mr.. Hale said it would seem
that the PostmasterGeneral had sent
mails by on English steamer while K, owing
they would have to lie over at pernam-
buco, . long way this side their destination,
and would have to then wait the Coming OF
1 SknA 0kc@ nAn e -
| Hale could see no stronger illustration OF
the prsfslence of the Postmaster General
for foseiga over American ships, since he
had ssnt' the mails part Of the way by
foreisn ships.
Mr.. Plumb said that no Senator had
I shown that the sum per mile provided for
by the amendment was too much. The
propo1ed arrangement for foreign mails
was not based on the theory that it was
subsidy, but that we would apply to our
foreign mails the principle that had for
| many years been applied to the tranepor-
tation Of the inland mails Of the United
States
Mr.. Plumb had been asked how we were
to benefit by the proposed arrangement.
The Southern States would he benefciaries
OF tAis PROPOSITION, yet Senator's
from the Southern States were oppos-
ing this proposition. They did not speak
the language of modern progress or mod
ern civilization. The South to-day was
the South OF Calhoun, OF Yancey and Of
Jefferson Davis.
Mr.. Morgan interposed to comment on
the uniairness as he called it of this class
Of argument at this late stage OF debate
The aDuthern men he said had no oppor-
tunit Xto reply to it.
Mr.. Plumb said no Senator should be cut
off from reply by the limitation of time
at least his (Plumb's) vote would be cast
for a full opportunity for reply. The
South OF to-day in National control, he
continued, responded to the wishes, the
interests and principles inoculated by Cal
houn, enforced by Iancey and represented
to-day by Jefferson Davis. He (Ptumb)
did not speak of that as in any sense per-
sonaity offensive + as qualifying the per-
sonal sincerity Of any man.
Mr.. Morgan remarked that no such i'm
putation or accusation had the slightest
offensd for him. Every name mentioned
by Mr.. Plumb was consecra ted in Morgan's
memory as the name OF OF an honorable
and great man. He hoped the State of
Kansas might sometime or other prodpee
such Ascharacter as Calhoun, Yancey or
Daviss
Nh Plumb retorted that Mr.. Morgan had
thats pirati. II for Kansas I'll to himself
"VUh AOV OdhC Ouc %lCtAl ITOlL
the chaplet OF any honorable, 8 ncere,
honest or able man; but these men repre-
sented the South OF slavery, the South that
did not want free labor. So the
South took up to-day the burden
of that song where it left off
in 1861, yielding to the same determina-
tion against free labor. 1t was the old d &C.
trine in favor OF capital against labor.
The capitalist with his Golfers filled, and
believing in the law OF supply and demand
as applied to labor like everything else,
eaid Give me the right to buy my ships
where l please. and where | can buy
cheaply the pro ducts of the labor OF other
countries, and l don't care about American
labor The South, Mr.. Plumb said, would
never take its proper place in the galaxy
OF States or perform its part as
q rival in the race for progress so long as
it said there should be no labor on ship or
farm that should realize that it itwasentitled
to good wages or to the assertion Of its
rights. The South had eschewed manu-
factures, and that was the sign by which
she had been conquered. The South had
been valiant and determined, but had no
mechanics, no skilled artisans who could
make the implements OF warfare or the
means OF transportation on land or sea.
Mr.. Plumb. however, hal no doubt there
was tn be new South that would
develop it's coal and iron deposits.
Our nation should be able to
defend itself. It should have
every element OF defence esta ablished within
itself, and while he (Plumb) did not believe
in protection for projections sake, yet
whatever the tariff cost it was insignificant
in comparison with the benefits it conferred
in building up our capacity for defence in
shops.
The debate then closed and votin5
giving us skilled artisans and many work
began. A number of amendments were
offered, some OF which we're agreed to. The
committees provision for foreign mails as
finally amended by the Senate and agreed
to reads as follows: For transportation
OF foreign mails by American built and
registered steamships to secure greater fire.
greater speed in the C: .rriage OF such mails
to Brazil, the Republic OF Mexico, Central
and South America, the Sandwich and
West India and Windward Islands, New
Caledonia, New Zealand and Australian
Colonies, China and Japan, $500, 900; and
the Postmaster-Generai is authorized to
make, after due advertisement for pro-
posals, such contract or contracts with !
American steamships for terms not less
than three nor more than fye years, and !
at rate OF compensation not to |
exceed OU cents per ndutlcat nile |
on the trip each way actually Travelled be-
tween terminal points in the most direct !!
and feasablo sailing course between ter |
minal points as shall be found expedient |
and desirable to secure the end above set !
forth, and if he shall be unable to make !
such contracts for any such respective SER !
vices he shall, as far as possible, cause the /
mails of the United States to be carried to |
and from said places respectively in the hest |
and most expeditions manner practicable, if |
possible in American vessels and for Il
compensation not exceeding the |
rate before mentioned; and the Postmaster
General, If in his judgment it be practicable,
shall contract for semi mi-monthly service |
between New York and New Orleans and |
the port OF Rio Janeiro under the provi- !
eions OF this law. The vote on the amend. |
ment as thus amended was, yeas 80, nays
18. The bill Was then passed and the Sen
ate adjourned.
The House, after debate for an hour
and half, adopted the resolution OF the |
majority OF the Committee On Elections
confirming the right of the sitting member,
NJ. B. Weaver to his seat.