New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-07
DEMOCRATS SUSTAIN Villas
PASSING THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIA-
TONS BILL
mr.. PHELPS DENoUNCKs THE HOSTILITY TO AMER
ICAN sHIrPING-ANoTHER Poon-BAH

Mr. PHELPS DESoUNCKs THE HOSTILITY TO AMER
ICAN sHIrPING-ANOTHER Poon-BAH
my TELEGRAPH
WASHINGTON, April u. W. 18th one or Two
exceptions the Democrats the House day stood bv
bin reported by the Post Once Committee to furnish
inadequate facilities and compensation for carrying the
United States mails duriag the next fiscal yeai The
bill was framed the Holman principle OF" economy
and the Democratic members of the Committee OF the
Whole by speech sustained the arbitrary and
un- American II not unlawful policy OF the Postmaster
General In regard to the foreign mail service Inc
protests OF Republican, we're earnest enough aud
bristied with facts aud figures which would convince
anybody except a Democratic Economist" Holman
and Randall rams front In defence OF acts winch
they ard approved long before and to ther
persona efforts aud appeals Chairman Biount Is III
debted his In passing tho bill through the
House without the crossing of or the dotine OF an
Mr. Burrows hard to induce Mr. Blount TO explain
nv what authority the Postmaster General has entered
nto q 60 tract with the Colonial Government Oh
Australia and New Zealand for the carriage OF the
United states mails between San Francisco ana those
couatries but the chairman OF the Post ON e Commitee
was mue n nd his aceeptet ~ an admission
that Mr. Villas possesses no such authority spefch
thai attracted much attention and provoked exc'ted
replies from the Democratic side made by William
Walter Phelps.
When the House first went into Committee OF tho
whole on tho BILL Mr. Bingham, OF Pennsylvania.
81 800 200 tho apr opriaon for the pay OF postal
clerks After discussion by Messrs Taulbee. OF Ken
tucky; Dockery OF Missouri and Strube, OF Iowa, II
was lost; 81 to 81.
Mr. Burrows OF Michigan, then Offered an amendment
Increasing the Appropriation for the transportation OF
foreign mails from 1875, 900 TO Sa25,OoO
Tn fayoting thi, amend ment Mr.. Phelps said:
an one OF those voted In the last Congress TO
authorize the Postmaster General TO give f4ooVoo 10
American vessels Tor carrying tne foreign nas IL S
S4OUOOO not much compared VIII the ihiHons . ,n','
England. France and Germany gave PM more .1s e
Holland gave and much more than We gave inc
year u, fore Thcn II was $5OO0O-s5OOOo TO American
II stop III the riRnt directloh IL 's W -, u
new policy 1t accomplished two purposes hear u t'e
Getting their share in tue now markets OF the world
and American shipping. by giving II Prot.cuo. az a.
the giadder ecsuse 1t about the only opportunity
that congress gave us TO vote lor anything th" PeoP
gave opportunity to provide i"r te ~ ,r
succesiea though ony one LIE ae rfe so oSn"rtu,ty
though the business world pr yei for H. 10 t"e Tue
hands of honest debtors and restore hem to sell sup
poriiue activity; opportunity to stop tn M though
our loints sa~ne tase CON which the people re
worth the II rkets of the world daily reco de 1t ea,e
us opportunity To cut away 20 pei cent OF inc tar
whcL projected Ame,iean wages mat tun parry mnTn
had already clipped &c per cent from the poo ma. %
dola might boast that IT had consistently elpPeI AM
per cent from the poor an pay n.uEnss.. al INV
This effort to main American industry was qeIe"lru ~, ~
the Republican men psT c seu ' paTtv AMI tbs
measure TO American industries was passed 10y the
ram same Jy w the most spIrItei Of the session
discussion renewed at every state ana the o'ef
tous already heard TIN times were most ABLY
SUNNI. 10y great In iaIa ohlect0r 10 ali io-I'ss
Aid what GOOD came of it all English ships still
carry our mails English sailors stli set our ronS
Whyi Did the President veto the measures Wa, the
Trra.ury unable t. furnish the money! Mo- one or MS
eecrrtnres repealed the provision lie pitird ,on-
cres> could not the force 81 oole Toms ioug
times rchearscd corrected their JUDGMENT ana
ovcrruled theii decision. Ann we are also W" nor c,'
eoatiou We cannot assume, as our Nl"hus
on the oher side try to- that the wisdom OF the IHs
Whom experience greater than that OF all
Congress Nor we blame ourselves that we USED /,
Copore,s 10 COW ev us wishes to the head ~ Depart
ment and did the courtesy OF permission an
told us the need No one had told us at Tue
Poiicy OF he Mkaio na enter"d tne T@ s , Js
Bat of the Adniu~tI aud N the same person inc
rue President OF the United states
and ~ Congress: one with triple assurances co ID
as Postmaster Gcne al refuse to execute any provision
for our mails. or President veto It, or. as Congress-
/ kn"a wei enough that the irenis Of American
industry on the land Ivy reason OF an eecIcs
astical oluner Tor which they are no, TO uaina ma 70
powerless 70 do anything except 10 lo,'st ami veto
which insulting to the dignity OF CONGRESS As u Is
harmful 10 hu-iness OF the American people
Laughter aud.applause
Mr. Holman defended the Postmaster General anu
declared that to which the gentleman rom
NewJersey had alluded could not passed the last
ouse had II not been for he that tho money
appropriated foreign mail service was I" ne eA
rended IN the discretion OF that officer. The tone OF
pub sentiment throughout the country had suS'ahe
The Postmaster General IN H. action No pu.c ~,
had ever acted pruiently and wisely than 'he
IN refusing 10 rxpeDd tne money
al the diet alton Pacinc all Steamship cin"ahF
IMr Randall also sustained the action 81 TIC iosl.
master General and tbonght that buh sides 81 'he
House should approve OF the wise discietloh lie hdu
exercised. -. -. ..,,o,.,
from New Jersey (Nr Phelsl had brought politics ine,
me doh and suggested that the gentleman Ought MOI
20 nace the hane OF his own failure In the last cai
rsi,n upon the shoulders OF . clergyman 49,.
Tie amendment was lost-o2-lo6 Inc Commi ''o'
yose and bill passed