The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-03

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SENATE.
WAsuNGToN, Jan. 30.-ln the senate
,oday Mr.. Sawyer, from the postoflce
committee. reported back adversely the
propositiou TO reduce letter postage to one
cent. The p~ostofice department was
.stll running behind and it was thought
I,aiter 10 wait until It Fas self supporting
hefore any further reduction Of postage
sas attempted.
NJ Uaar desired TO- have put IN record
ia bejjef that Il was the duty Of the gov
eminent and for the interest If the people
~ have postage reduced 10 n cent. He
- -h ae nest.:!Eee- department
would rapidly become self supporting at
chat rate: but even If not, the direct ben
efit IN binding tho country closer together
would more than compensate for any dc
felt. "
Mr. Beck said he could not understand
now me government could afford to carry
boppets and harness and merchandise all
over tbe country for a cent an ounce, and
.iot be able 70 carry the intelligence Of the
people at the same rate.
M piatt expressed his dissent from the
p-roposition that the rate Of postage ought
IA be considered at all with reference TO.
theo question whether the post0flCe de-
partinept was self supporting or not.
The PEOPLE desired the best and cheapest
nostal service. and did not insist on the
GapmtTaent being self sustaining.
Mr.. Salisbury, a member OF the post
ofice committee, said that tho committee
ygDs not prepared to advise the reduction
II. r V-aA..~..4,Aa hapa11up II Nt-n0Htl inyTOlXrS
4 very considerable amount which would
have 10 be- appropriated by congress to
eustain the postotice department. All
such schemes to take money out OF the
treasury were simply intended as an arg1-
ment against the reduction Of tariff
duties. 49,. '..f.tr .
NIr Beck said that when merchandise
was carried through the mail at one cent
an OUNCE there was no reason why letters
should not be included in the calendar.
Mr.. Plumb offereda resolution instruct
ing the p~ost0fiCe committee to inquire
into the cause Of the inefficient mail SER
vice, especially in the west and south,
and presented newspaper extracts n let
ters 10 show the "demOcratized" condition
Of the service in Kansas, the result of a
stupid attempt 70 make a record Of econ
omy. The resolution went over.
Mr.. Frye offered a resolution, which
pas adopted, calling on the secretary OF
the. treasury for Information touching the
transportation Of goods across the bout
Diary line between the United States and
J Canada in bond, or otherwise; as 20 what
Z methods are taken 10 protect the revenue
5hderiyed from bonded goods passing the
frontier both ways and O. 70 the ~enforc-
ing al the second second Of the sixth
? section Of the inter state ccmmerce1aw.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.--On motion Of
1fr. Hatch, Of Missouri, a senate bill was
passed authorizing the construction Of a
bridge across the Missouri river below.
ST. Charles, Mo. is- 80
Among the bills introduced were the
following.
By Mr.. Tarsney Of MichiganTFor the
erection Id Mashington of a statue 10 ZEN
Custer.
BY Fl. J. Campbell, Of New YorkTFix
ing the salaries Of supreme court justices.
and of cabinet officers at $4,000 a year,
by Mr.. Owen, of Indiana Authorizing
a survey for the purpose Of making and
maintaining i continuous waterway from
Lake Michigan to the Mississippi river.
The speaker pro tenn laid before the
dlnuse Il letter from the public printer in
RESPONSE tea resolution calling es himfor
Information AS 70 discharges made by him.
The public printer makes 4 statement in
regard % these discharges, justifying and
explaining themi defends the administra-
ton ol his office and emphatically denies
the charge that the congressional work of
the office is IN arrears.
NE. Springer OF Illinois, offered AS a
substitute 4 resolution l~nstructing the
committee on printing, with the addition
Of two members, enc from each side Of
the house, % investigate the administra
tion 81 the printing Office during the in
clmbeney 81 The present public printer
and that Of his predecessor.
Mr. springer denied that there was any
thing partisan Ia his resuluti0n. He want
Cd III Institute d comparison between the
work Of the printing tfiee uafsar the pres
ent administration and Under that Of the
former public printer. The substitute
otfered BY Springer was agreed Ia.
hE Hatch, Of Missouri. called hp the
bill making provision for agricultural ex-
pertinent stations and on his motion the
senate amendments we're Ka5jrcdFFcd IN.
Mn Breckenridge, 0g Arkansas, intro
auced aid had referred 70 the ways and
nlea1ss committee the Hewitt tariff bill.
The house then adjourned,
WASHINGTON NEWS.