Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
Efftaesh OonIreoa.
THE SENATE.

TILE EENAAes
syseroS, May 20. Among TIT
~. -enorted from committees, ant
Dn "a on the calendar were the follow
Increase the fHciency OF the medica
INNS Of the navy.
To authorize the Paris, Cnoctsw ane
r,.,s Rock Railroad Company to con-
Nv ,., railroad through the Indian
territory; ,,.-odr.ad . io;rt roso.
,,.;on providing for medals TO oficers
va enlisted men of three months service
!. 1861. Referred.
n. notion Of Mr.. Sherman the Senate
..oeeeded to executive business.
Wbeu the doors we're reopened legisla'
w business was resumed.
w, H,,erIsome routine matters were dis
.oasS of. Mr.. Spooner said: az is known
me Senators that death has crossed
w threshold Of my colleagues house
~ stricken down at his side the COM
s Of his life. long term. Many Sen
i:n-s nm both sides OF the cham Der have
Erased to me desire to testify their
.adnoct for my colleague snd their SYM
n.tpv for him in the sorrow by attending
=" nbse ouies Of Mrs Sawyer, which are
- occur at 2 O'Clock. To enable such
Senator'S to do so, move that the Senate
do now sci ourn."
ITEM to! was sgreed to and The SEN
te sdiournec'
TIE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-After some
routine busiress the House went into
committee OF the whole on the postofice
appropriation bill.
the bill carried an appropriation OF $780,
0S5SjO sgainst an appropriation OF $751;
69l,65O for the current fiscal year. He
vent into details, giving the causes for
This Increase. He said in the spproprls-
lion for clerks in postoffices there was 3
substantial increase of 1920, 00e, which
T,s made st the request Of the Post
MASTER. General to meet the increasing
needs Of business. In reply to o
ccestion from Mr.. 'Lanham, OF Texas,
MI. Blount stated that while the COM
mittee Was in favor OF Increasing the COM
rensstion OF fourth class postmasters, It
was stopped by the rules Of the house
from incorporating provision to that
eject in the appropriation bill, but he
though. that the committee would bring
in before long measure to increase the
compensation Of postmasters OF the
fourth class.
Mr.. Cox of New York inquired whether
there was any prospect Of the committee
reporting measure to classify railway
msil clerks and postal clerks so as to give
them proper compensation.
Mr.. Blount replied that that matter
wss being considered by q sub committee
and be did not feel authorized to make
s1y statement IS 70 prospect Of its being
Ict1 upon.
Mt. Lind Of Minnesota spoke in behalf
q fourth clsss postmssters, and favored
The proposed amendment providing that
the fourth class postmasters should re-
csivs $50 yesr in addition to the fees he
now receives
Mr. Perkins Of Kansas. referred to the
deSy Of the Postmaster General to
answer his resolution Of inquiry into al
legged misconduct Of western miil service
tie House for action.
MI blOunI explained b0aE inc mhtVeI
would have been reported to the House
iron the committee, but for the pro-
tscted tariff debate.
Mr.. Perkins then criticised the bill for
making IN Increase Of only 5 per cent. In
the appropriation for railway postal
clerks, while the railway mail service
eN increased over 10 per cent. in the
last eighteen months. The increase of
the appropriation was not in keeping
with the growth Of the service. he then
preceded to argue that the present ad-
niaistrstion had Disseminated against
ne western country in thu matter of mail
service which he declared as bad IS inefi
Gent. Competent men had been stricken
oCWu in order thar !olitical workers
might be provided for.
After further debate the bill was read
y sections for amendment
MI. McRea moved to increase from
100000 to $4,000 the appropriation
lot The star route service. The motion
vas advocated by Messrs. McRss, Sims
Na Perkins, but was rel ected.
Tending the final disposition Of the bill,
ae committee arose and the House ad-
burned.