Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-12
gas and watchmen from s4oo to $500 per


 annum.
 On motion of Mir. Conger, of Iowa, an amendment was adopted providing that in the appointment of enumerators preference shall be given to honorably discharged sol diers or sailors The bill was passed.
 The feature in the senate proceedings was a spirited discussion of what is known the South American mail subsidy clause in the postoffice appropriation bill. This discussion displaced and postponed MT. Georges speech on the fisheries treaty until tomorrow.
 The house bill for the erection of an ap- praisers' ware house in New York city was reported from committee and placed on the calendar.
 The conference report on the postoffice ap propriation bill was presented. Several minor points of difference were reported agreed to, but on the senate amendment, known as the subsidy clause, which appro- priates S, ,00O, 600 for South American mail service, the conference committee had been unable to agree.
 A motion by MT. Plumb that the senate insist on the subsidy amendment and ask for a further conference. led to a long discussion. Mir. Plumb referring to the postmaster gen. erals recent letters on this subject, said he did not believe that existing mail service to Central and South America was satisfactory. It might be satisfactory to the postoffice de- partment, but 1t was not satisfactory to the business public.
 Mir. Beck, one of the senate conferees said he had no idea that the house would agree to the amendment, and he did not think it ought to do so. It was subsidy, pure and simple. He read and commented favorably on the postmaster generals communication, and declared that it demonstrated that sub- sidies in this country had not built up trade and were Rot intended to build up trade
 Mir. Chace, replying to MT Beck, felici- tated the postmaster general for embracing the opportunity to make tariff speech, and when asked by Mr. Beck if he (Beck) had made tariff speech to-day, said the senator from Kentucky had let the postmaster gen. eral make one for him. It was a very good one, too, with little variation from MT. Beck's old speech. Democratic opposition to the proposed amendment, Mr. Chace de- clared, was in line with the whole policy of the Democratic party-a policy or repression Of industry; opposed to all enterprises It was a policy inherited from the cd slave holding Democracy, born of tho idea that nothing should be done by the government to benefit the business of the country. MT. Reagan said he understood the Demo- cratic party to be the party of liberal views while the Republican party would build a Chinese wall around the country ,and thought that the only way to extend trade was to SubSi1ize still farther
 Tariff argument was carried at consid- erable length ny Senators Reagan, Platt, McPherson, Sauishury, Haw!ey, Stewart and Call Finally the motion to insist on the amendment was agreed to- Consideration of the senate bill providing for sea coast deferses was then taken up. A long discussion took place, going over the whole range of modern naval warfare, the best class of war ships, the most improved types of guus and the necessity for coast | Qualifications