Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-31
CAUSED BY FALSE ECONOMY.
Senator Plumb Criticizes the Poor
Western Mail Service.
NO ONE GENT POSTAGE YET.
An Unfavorable Report on the Pro
posed Rctiuction-Pubiic Prin-
ter Benedict Replies to the
Charges Against Him.
Too Much Simplicity.

judiciary committee rcpOrueu inc Oil rculoN
ing the political disabilities of Andrew j.
Lindsay of Missouri and it was passed.
Sawyer, from the postoffice committee
reported back, adversely, the proposition to
reduce letter postage TO cent. The commit
tee did not think it prudent to attempt to re-
duce postage at present. While the post
Office department is still running behind 1t |
wds self-sustaining before further reduction |
of postage was attempted. After some DIS
cussion the report was placed on the calen-
dar.
Mr.. Plumb offered resolution instructing
the postof1icc committee to inquire into the
cause of inefficient mail service, especially in
the west and south, and present newspaper
extracts and letters TO show the democrat
ized' condition of the service in Kansas the
result of stupid attempt to make record
Of economy. The service in the west had
reached point where its condition was aD-
solutely unbearable, The resolution went
over.
Mr. Frye offered resolution which was
adopted calling upon the secretary OF TIE
treasury for information about the transpor.
tation of goods between the United States
and Canada, the methods taken to protect
revenue, ETC.. also resolution instruct
ing the committee on foreign relations TO
have prepared "a long statement regarding
Canada's organization, finances, DEBT, trade,
railroads, canals, etc. The information, he
said, was exceedingly valuable and necessary
in view of the fact that serious questions
commercial questions-were liable to arise
at any time. Laid over.
The house bill regarding experimental
agricultural stations passed with an amend
ment approprating money direct from the
treasury instead of devoting the proceeds OF
the sale of public lands to that purpose.
Mr.. Morgan then addressed the senate Tor
the third time, in opposition to the Blair
educational bill Mr.. Evarts will speak on
ii tomorrow.
Among the measures introduced and re-
ferred were bills by Mr.. Dolph, to establish
a Sundance land district in Wyoming, and
authorizing the leasing of school and univer.
sity lands in Wyoming, and u memorial OF
the national board of trade favoring recipro,
cial trade relations between the United
States ana Canada.
WAsuINGToN, Jan. 30.-Under the call of
states the following bills and resolutions
were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Townsend of Illinois-To place salt
on the free list.
BY Mr.. Baker of 1llinois-Directlng the
committee on postofices and post roads to in
quire into the expediency of reducing the
postage on seeds, bulbs etc, and of reducing
to cents the fee for money orders for 50 or
less.
BY Mr. Lawler of 1llinois-Abolishing the
tax on oleomargari ne. referred to the COM
mittee on agriculture.
BY Mr.. Cutchcon of MichiganA resolu
tion declaring it the sense of the house, that
in any proposed revision of the tariff the
principle of protection to American industry
and the maintenance of the wages of Amer
lean workingmen at the American standard
ought to be distinctly recognized and firmly
adhered to; that duties ought not to be i'm
posed for revenue only but for the
protection of the production Of those
articles which the United States has
abundant raw material and labor to produce,
and that articles on the free list should be
selected from among such necessaries of life
as are not produced in adequate quantities in
this country
BY MIR. Campbell Of New York-FiXing the
salaries of supreme court justices and cabinet
officers at $4,000.
BY Mr.. Wilkins of Ohio-For the issue OF
fractional silver certificates.
BY Mr.. Guenther of Wisconsn-Directing
the committee on the District Of Columbia to
INQUIRE into the action of the District COM
missioners in attempting to extend certain
streets in Washington through the cemetery
at Prospect Hill in violation of the act of
congress
By Mr. Owen of Indana-AuthOrizng a
survey for the purpose of making and mainI
tanning a continuous water way from Lake
Michigan to the Mississippi.
Mr. Barry of Mississippi, from the com
mittee on elections, submitted the majority
report in the Lowry White, Indiana, con-
tested election case. declaring the scat vacant
The minority report, confirming Whites
title. was presented by MIR. Rowel of Hi
nois' Ordered printed
The speaker pro TEN laid before the house
n letter from the public printer in response
to a resolution calling on him for information
as to discharges made by him The public
printer makes a statement in regard to these
discharges, iustifying and explaining them
defends the administration of his Office anC
emphatically denies the charge that congress
sional work is largely in arrears. He calls
attention to the fact that during the forty
five DAYS of the Fifteth congress the printing
ordered by congress had increased 46 PEI
cent over that ordered DURING similar
period of the Forty-nnth congress; but tn,
states work had been promptly handled witt
aworking force of 800 less employees thar
were on the rolls at the beginning of tn
Forty-ninth congress
Mr. Richardson of Tennessee regarded tn
letter as a conclusive and satisfactory repl
to every criticism made against the printin
office. He praised the reforms which he sa
Benedict had inaugurated and as an instanc
stated that the gentleman had bought print
er's ink at "a cents a pound, whereas his pre-
decessors had paid 90 cents
Mr. Cannon protested against an assault
being made upon dead man by an oficia
who was assiduously blowing his own horn.
Mr.. Cutcheon of Michigan, said he ha
ban, ;,nnolln1 ~ 1r,,,- ny 4 ho raunlutinp n,