St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-07
THROUGH THE HOUSE.
The Postoffice Appropriation Bill
Finally Passed.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-ln the house
Mr.. Steele of Indiana reported bill to in
crease the efficiency Of the army. Mr..
Lawler of Illinois reported back a resolu-
ton for a congressional investigation of the
causes underlying the differences existing
between employers and employees on rail-
roads. Committee of the whole. In the
morning hour the house resumed the con-
sideration of the bill to secure an equitable
classification and compensation of certain
officers of the United States. Mr.. Bennett
Of North Carolina said:
Why is not the commission proposed
composed Of the same political party?
Are not the secretary OF the treas
ury and the secretary OF state as
well qualified 10 deal with these subjects as
men who are half horse, half alligator and
the balance swapping turtle. Laughter.
The great average OF the Democratic party,
in 1854, who lifted up their voices in ono
grand chorus and pointed TO the standard
bearer Of the party as an ideal Democrat,
supposed that his election meant q Demo-
cratic victory and that the legitimate con-
sequences would follow. Laughter. ITO the
victors belong the spells" is as true to-day
Us when uttered by Marcy, and the gentleman
who thinks that in the South this is not Gods
gospel truth has set his sight too high for the
game. Laughter.
THE PosToFFIcE BILL.
The house then went into committee Of
the whole on the postoffice appropriation
bill. Speaking on an amendment increas-
Ing the appropriation for the transportation
of foreign mails from 1915, 600 to S425, 900,
Mr.. Phelps of New jersey said:
American ships do not carry the foreign
mails The policy OF the mikado has entered
the cabinet. In the postofice department is
found the Pooh-Bah of the administration,
who sits there not only as the postmas ter
general. but as the president of the United
| States and as the congress, so that whatever
\ congress passes he by triple assurance can
/ defeat, because as postmaster general he can
| refuse to execute its wishes. as president of
| the United States he can veto It. and as con-
gress OF the United States he can defeat it,
3 and there Is no redress for that. 1t Is known
but too well that an unfortunate ecce siasti-
/ cal blunder has wounded the FRIENDS OF
American industry both on sea and on land,
| and has made she Republican party incapable
/ of doing anything more than 20 protest al
| least against the irregular veto OF the Pooh
| Bah Of the administration, and TO express re-
| gret that he has committed an action as in.
/ sulting to the dignity OF tho house as IL Is
harmful to American industry.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana defended the
postmaster general. No public officer had
ever acted more prudently and wisely than
the postmaster general in refusing to spend
the money at the dictatlon of the Pacific
Mail Steamship company. Mr.. Randall OF
Pennsylvania also sustained the action oil
the postmaster general and thought that
both sides of the house should approve OF
the wise discretion he had exercised. Mr..
Blount Of Georgia suggested that the gen.
tleman from New Jersey ought not tC
place the blame of his own failure in the
late campaign upon the shoulders of 8
clergyman. The amendment was lost s.
to log. The committee then rose and the
bill was passed. The house then ad.
| inurnad