Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-29

cessive republican administrations. He
spoke in glowing terms of the patience, hard
work and the skilled labor OF the railroad
postal clerks, whom he pronounced the most
Woodworking employees of the government
at Is a petty spirit of economy said the
senator, (which would ovcr-work this most
skilled and labor-ridden class Of government
employees to make a showing of decreased
sonal knowledge Of the clerks
employed in the sixth and seventh
divisions, I assert there is no employe Of the
national government subjected to the long
hours, the nervous strain and the constant
service, nor is there any other class engaged
in the federal service whose compensation is
less adequate to the work, responsibility and
skill required. policy which robs alike tho
mandcd for the transaction Of their business,
and wears out brain and muscle in order to
save few dollars annually for the purpose
OF showing an economy, whice Is falsely
DESIGNATED reform, would not" said the
senator, ''receive the sanction of the people
of this country"
In conclusion Senator Paddock said: $50
far as the west is concerned, the result,
while affecting it only in connection with
the patrons Of the mails over the country,
are brought more directly to its attention.
It has arisen in protest, irrespective of party,
and is voicing its Indignation through the
public press and in memorials and letters TO
It's representatives in congress. The issue
is solely whether the development of our
great country, the interest Of every section
of which is indissolubly bound up with that
of every other, is. to be retarded and
checked by penny.wise-and,pound follish
commerce, of manufacturing demands that
the United States mails shall be
carried safely and surely by the most ex-
peditious means Of communication. The
country will assuredly set its seal of disap-
proval on any policy, by whomsoever formu-
lated, which throws q barrier in the way of
the most rapid and best service possible for
the dispatch and the distribution of the
mails. Measured by this standard the man
agemcnt of the -postOffice department for the
past three years has been failure. This
failure is more conspicuous perhaps, than
many of the other shortcomings of the admin
stration because the operations Of this de-
partment from day to day are more directly
more readily observe, investigate and under
stand them, but the Indictment against
the present administration contains
many counts. The failure. is gen.
democratic friends that the deluge is at
hand, and there will have to be some very
| lively swimming on their part or they will go
down beneath the waves of popular disap
proval and popular distrust, which their own
administration has set in motion by its incom-
| potency and it's blunders.'
| AT the conclusion of his magnificent speech
| Senator Paddock was heartily congratulated
| by Senator Ingalls,, Plumb and others.
.E POTTER's CONDITION.
The condition of Thomas j. Potter is said
| to be improved to-day, owing to change in
| the weather. but ne is in very serious state,
| and his immediate recovery IS not expected.
| AS it is the first time MIR. Potter has ever
| been Ill, he feels it more than one who has
been less active and strong than he, and is
| very much depressed in spirits. No one has
been allowed to see him to-day except Frank
Hatton. who came over from New York for
| that purpose.
THE OMAHA BUILDING.
It was nearly o'clock this afternoon be-
| fore the house got through with the morning
hour and resumed consideration of the
Omaha public building bill. Mr.. McShane
| had in the morniug talked to Mr.. Bland of
| Missouri, for sometmeiin the hope that he
| could persuade him to desist in his demands
! for amendments. Mr. Bland had moved to
| amend when the bill was last under consid-
| GRAFTON proposing to cut down the appropria-
ton for the site to $780, 900. He was to-day
Funmovable and persisted in demanding his
| unreasonable amendment. AS soon as the
| house got to vote, however, it rejected his
| proposition, and then he offered second
| amendment, proposing to fix the cost of the
! site at S400, 600. He fought for his PROPOSE
ton with pertinaclty that finally won.
Chairman Dibble made an effort to cut the
member from Missouri off, The latter sue
| ceeded when it came to a vote by AZ to "a.
So Omaha will get preliminary appropria-
| ton, according TO the expression Of the
house, of but 100000 for the purchase Of the
site for its federal building. 1t is believed
| that Mr. Blands amendment could have
| been defeated under any other than the cir
| cumStances under which it came to a final
vote. The house was in a bad mood. The
| democrats, Notwithstanding the persuasion
| of Mr. McShane, seemed to stand solidly to-
| getherand supported the lowest proposition
| for an absolute appropriation. Mr.. McShane
| said to the BEE correspondent tonight, that
! he had no doubt whatever that the confer
| encc committee would sustain the bill as it
| originally came from the senate appropriat-
ing 81 POO, 600 for the site and building. In
| the event, however, the conference commit
tee should not allow the 81 100000 appropri-
| ated by the senate the citizens OF Omaha may
| rest assured that finally they will get all that
they originally hoped for, and secure not
| only the site but the mag niicent federal
building which they have in mind.
THE OPERA sQuABBLE.
| The opera singers who received worthless
| checks from Locke, and who were thrown
out of court on the ground that the suits
should have been brought in Norfolk, where
the offense was committed. have had war
rants issued for the arrest of Locke BY q
| police magistrate in the latter city. Sylvia,
the tenor, says he will remain in this conn'
| try till Locke is punished and will spend O
thousand dollars to bring that desired end
about. 1t appears that Sylvia and Miss Pier
son refused to sing at Norfolk unless then
| back salaries We're paid, and that Locke, tC
| mOllify them, gave them these checks on 9
| bank where he had no funds and did not even
| keep an account Sylvia and Mr.. Picrson take
high grounds, and say that their motive ir
| prosecuting him is to protect other singer.
| from similar impostions.
THE PUBLIC PRINTER AGAIN.
| The public printer had his share of atten-
ton from the house again this morning. II
| is a cold day when some one does not get VI
| and draw attention to his blunders, or SHOW
evidence of his incompetency. To-day it was
the delay in the printing of the president
message. He has had the copy since the frs
| of December-three months-and has no
furnished the copies ordered by congress
The report Of the Pacific railway commission
is also called for. Nothing can be done il
the committee on railroads till it comes, an,
the public printer has had it since October
| The committee on rivers and harbors, is ais
crying for the report of the chief OF engi
neers, They have not even got the volum
, for 1886 and are row bowling for that OF 1887
| II turns out, too, that the reason why tn
| committee on ways and means did not NEE
| tins morning was that the printer could no
| give them the needed copies of the tariff bill
| The committee on printing is investigating
| Benedict's management aud about three day
| in the week meets to hear him tell how efliC
iently and economically he is running hi
| Office. 1t is the funniest investigating tina