The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-21

Mr.. Holman [Ind. !, from the Com
itiee on Appropriateness reported the
socuflvo, Legislative and judicial sp-
opriation bill, and il was referred 70
10 committee Of the whole.
NJ. Breckenridge lark ], from the
.,mmlttee on Ways and MeAns, called
bill providing that for a period Of
. Be years no mackerel, other than that
Aowa e Spanish macketel, caught
)tween March Let and June lst shall
imported or landed In the United
aleE.
The consideration OF the bill waI
,Rtpcned until tomorrow, and the
went into committee Of the
hole (Mr. Hammond LGa. 10 the
|nir) on the Senate amendments TO
. postofEica appropriation bill. =
. the amendment sets apart $40 900 OF
b appropriation for the free delivery
4 rvice for the establishment OF the
4 be delivery system in cites where II
mot now establ shed. II was con-
Tired In.
The amendment was rejected which
thor Esd the Postmaster-Gentra raj TO
ntract for inland ard foreign steam
lat service when II can be combined
one route. Alto the amendment
crealing by $4,000 the appropria.
Pm for railroad postotiice car service.
The amendment was concurred In
breasing from $26l,725 to $20l, 900
. b appropriation for necessary aud
4 ocial facilities ON trunk lines.
The foreign mail service amend.
. bnt having been reached, Mr.. Blount
Ia. moved a non-conourrenc in II.
Mr.. Burrows mich. ] moved q con.
rrence In the amendment with the
lowing amendment thereto: Pro.
lied that not exceeding $500, 900 OF
, amount herein appropriated shall
expended Ia payment Of existing
nerlcau steamship lines for the
lnsportation OF foreign mails, &C.
riding 10 the sche dulles heretofore In
tee, and that 90 much Of the balance
may be required shall be expended
increasing the frequency OF the
ital rvice by American built aud
i Sisle ed steamships bstween the
E lifted States aud such ports of the
ieign counir es herein named, not
v connected with the United States
American steamship liner, as the
almastGr General may e'ecf, iuClud.
Buenos AyTts and Montevide }. Mr..
rows answered the objections
lde 10 thss nate amendment, which
said simply gave TO the Postmaster
neral the same discretion In reRar1
the coat wise and star route service
the talk about paying $3.50, 900 "a
Pacific Mail Company was made
alarm members. How any gentle
"a could twist this provision into {
badly he could not understand. The
y route etrvice could as we'll bt
led a subsidy.
Mr.. McMilhn CTenn. thought thai
3 efforts Of the friendsol the amend
INT to prove that the appropriation
8 not a subsidy had been futile. II
= a subsidy in the broadcast ant
ldest sense, and the question for Thu
House to determine was whethe
was ready TO eoter upon the polio,
4 giving gratuities 10 steamship com
hies when reduced to the las
Rlysis the amendment was an enter
4 wedge 10 system which coult
lrk viciousness and corruption only
Mr.. Adams IN. Y.l-Did YOU yot
the river and harboTb illP
hrAMe Tin = Yes; aud l. woal,
it again. ! notice that everything
4 goes 10 the high bridge Is salts
Tory 10 the gentleman, and every
rg that goes elsewhere is uusats
tory 70 him. This is q policy Il
lich We should not enter. glor
American Institutions on secoun
their purity. II Il paid better b
n on the ocean than on the land
people Of the United States, viii
~ enterprise, energy and intellI
Zee, would navigate the ocean.
~. God Nv. Va. maintained tha
paying iair wages for l6bor ren
Fed 10 the government, the govern
nc could have q merchant marin
teavoring 10 extend American CON
roe.
Aiter further debate the committe
The whole reieCted-S8 10 l42-th
ROVE amendment to the SeDat
endment TO the poStoffics bill.
~ this Yves regarded as test yot
announcement OF the result wa
e!ed with cheers by the Democrat
ne committee then nou-concurre
he senate S800,000 amehdmen
Z reported its actien to the Hous
House c1ufr ned nv m ire than