Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-24
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE NAIL SERVICE.
House Passes the P. o. Appropriation Bill.
THE SENATE IN SECRET SESSION.
The Semalc.

THE SENATE IN SECRET SESSION.
The senate.
The Invitation 20 attend the ceremonies OF un-
yelling the monument 20 Garibaldi IN New YORK
was presented and referred.
AUTHORIZATION BILLS
Mr.. Allison from the committee on appropria-
tons reported back the deficiency bill for expenses
OF collecting the revenue and the Indian appropr-
alton bill He gave notice that he would ask con-
sideration OF the former tomorrow (and tor that
menL
Mr.. srKw,Krs VITO BILL
Mr.. Stewart called up the joint resolution offered
by him on the l4th inst for a constitutional
amendment reducing 10 q simple majority the
vote necessary 10 override presidential veto aud
addressed the Senate on the subject
THE PENSION BILL PASSED.
Senator Stewart closed his speech at half-past I,
and then the conference report on the pension ap-
preparation bill was agreed to-
THE MAT PRODUCT COMMITTEE.
The special committee on the 'mest product u
the United states" was announced: Messrs. Vest
Plumb. Manderson, Cullom, and Coke.
CLOSED DOORS.
The Senate proceeded 90 executive business.
House Of Representatives.
MT. Phelps N. Jl asked unanimous consent TO
sl25 900 for the erection OF a public building at
Paterson. Mr.. Phelps made a strong plea for tho
bill, which, he said, he had been endeavoring TO
pass for six years. His predecessor had labored
for two years 10 secure It's passage. but hac died
with hope deferred. AT the suggestion OF Mr.. Nc
Millin CTenn.) the appropriation was reduced to
$4,000, and. amended, the bin was passed.
on motion OF Mr. Catchings Missy a senate biu
was passed Tor the erection OF public building az
Nlcksburg, Miss, AZ an ultimate cost OF slOOoO0
INAUGURATIuN DAY A HOLIDAY
on motion OF Mr.. Lee NaD a bill was passed
making Inauguration day a holiday In the Districs
| OF Columbia.
Mr.. spinola q. W made an Intellectual effort to
secure the passage OF joint resolution apprOpri-
ating $4,000 Tor the celebration OF the twenty
NTH anniversary OF the battle OF Gettysburg by
ary y, N pa Sne AIs oi % ,he f1.oac ano ,ne
instance coming from Mr.. Kerr, OF Iowa
| THE p. o. AUTHORIZATION BILL
| The House then went into committee OF the
whole (Mr. Turner OF Ca, In the chain the Post
once appropriation bill
| on motion OF Mr.. BlOunt tGa.l the approprfatlon
| for mail messenger service was Increased from
| 100000 10 S95O,OOo.
| COMPLAINTS OF INEFFICIENT MAIL SERVICE.
| Mr.. Perkins (kans.D In speaking 90 a verbal
| amendment again entered the complaint OF the
people OF the West against the inefficient mall
service which, he asserted was now being given TO
| that section He read from a letter which he had
division testifying 10 the inef1cency OF the serv-
| Ice between Sedalla Mo-, and DeniSon, Tex. Tho
| complaint he said, was not partisan one. The
people, without distinction OF party, were asking
Tor better service In the West In proof OF this,
he read extracts from newspapers Of various poll
| tics protesting against the administration VI the
Post-Office Department
From the Savannah Ne,cs he quoted an extract
70 20, 'ne s, eneet S that had 10 confess the
| lican Administration in that part OF tho
country had been much better than that the
| democratic Administration had given them. He
| also quoted from the Abeline, Kan, Gazette, q
democratic paper, appealing 10 the Postmaster
| ericient mail service Kansas was receiving, and
referring 10 the kansas Representatives as
| constituents being given good service.
| SOME BRIGHT PosrMAsTERs.
He attributed a portion OF the evil 10 the face
that inefhcient men were appointed; and he in-
stanced the case OF postmaster who sent nothing
| to the railway station for a week. and when asked
for his reason, stated that his mall bag was not
| Tull and he was waiting until Il was Another
| postmaster In Missouri sent 10 Washington for
| In a great sheet lie had never seen
them in that form before, and he
pasted 1t on the wall and calling his wife, said 70
her: ''See what the darned fool In Washington
sent me when writ him Tor stamps. lie sent a
a circus poster and the darncd circus uders all look
Mr. Dockers (of NO. What is the name OF the
| Mr. Perkins-I don't want 20 give away political
| secrets saw the story In the newspapers, and,
Mr. Blount (Ga.) suggested that newspaper at
tacks were common 10 all Administrations. and
| declared that the democratic Administration had
been freer from attack than any republican Ad-
ninistration.
| Mr. Toole MONTY and Mr.. voorhees, (w. tt
voiced the wishes OF the people OF the territories
| for more efficient mail service than they were
Mr. cannon QlL) attributed the inefficiency OF
the service In the West, not to lack OF sufficient
appropriations, but 10 the fact that competent men
md
| in their places He contended that the positions
OF railway post-onice employees should he made
Mr. Blount said that the record would disclose
| the fact that the changes IN the Railway Mail
Service had been gradual and the rate VI merit
| higher to-day than it had ever been before.
Mr. Rogers tArkD said that some months ago he
had asked the Post-omce Department for infor-
| nation as 70 the number OF removals made In the
railway mall service In Arkansas and he had been
| informed that not single removal had Deen
1 made.
Mr. Blount asserted that nearly one-half OF tho
clerks In the Railway Mall Service had held over
| from the republican Administration The present
Administration had done more toward the advance
OF civilservice reform than any other In the his
tory OF the country. IL had gone forward with an
| given TO Its friends
SUBSIDY AND FREE SHIPS.
A desultory discussion on the question OF subsi-
dies and free ships was brought about by Mr..
Dingey CMe.), with criticism as 70 the compensa-
| tion which was allowed 10 American steamships
| for carrying foreign mails
Mr.. Dngley commented on the fact that during
last year the Government had paid sl2s,0O0 10 the
North German Lloyd line, while the American
line, running between New York and Brazil, re-
ceiyed only $4,000 for mail transportion. Unless
the Government speedily encouraged American
steamship lines within nve years they would be
driven from the ocean and their places would bo
taken by foreign ships supported by liberal Gov.
ernlnenI bounties.
Mr.. Blount announced his opposition 70 suhei-
dies, and attributed the decay American foreign
commerce 10 the policy which prohibited American
citizens from buying ships abroad
THE BILL PASSED.
The House has passed the Post-office Appro.
priaton bill
The District I'm Congress.
LATE PRESIDENT GARFIEID.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Hoar reported favor.
abby the bill TO pay William 4. Crump, OF this
city, s. 900 compensation for Injuries resulting
from his attendance on the late President James
A. Garneld. The report states that Mr.. Crump
was steward OF the White House and that his
faithful attendance upon and devotion TO PresI-
dent GARFIELD during nis late illness broke down his
health; tnat the injury he sustained resulted from
his attendance upon the President and that he has
been incapacitated from labor. As the Govern.
ment assumed all expense attending the illness.
deal IN and burial OF President Garneld the conn.