New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-15
FOREIGN SHIPS PREFERRED.
THE BINGHAM AMENDMENT LOST.
1Hr HOUSE REJECTS THE MOTION by ADHESIVE
VOTE - THE PRo-ESGLIsH ADMINISTRATION
POLICY rPuFID
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POLICY UPHELD.
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Washington, July 14.-The House to-day re)eotcu
the bingham amendment 10 the conference report on
the Post Office Appropriation bill by the decisive VOC
of 1876 to SO, and then by yea and nay vo'e OIL
J4l TO 81 Instructed its confcrecs TO insist on us
disagreement 10 tho Senate amendment 10 appioP'ao
100000 to pay for the carrying OF inc hais oe
tween Ncw-Ycrk and Ncw-orlcans and South anu
Central America and the West Indies This No'c' Oh
course Will be regarded by the House conferocs as an
instruction which they cannot afford to disregard unoer
any circumstances The only Democrat VINO No'ou
for either the Bingham or the senate amehumeh' was
Colonel Hooker Of Mississippi About thr'y hcpuo
lcans mainly from the Western States, Votcd against
both amendments Mr. FELTON,, Of California tr''i
10 Offer an amendment authorizing and directing u.N
postmssterC TO pay sum equal to the sea an"
inland postagc for the carriage of the mails bct"eoh
San Francisco and New-Zcaand and Aus'raiia p"'
was shnt out BY Chairman Blount. For tho service III
Question the steamship company now receives Nss
than onc-half the amount received by the Om'ca
States from sea and inland postage although the foS
master General is allowed by law to pay .no t'''
amount IL Mr. Fclton is not misinformed inc lof-
cign mails between the United States ana AUS %
Japan and the Sandwich Islands Will DO carrie" III
British ships after the expiration OF threo nio"'rS
That doubtless Will be satisfactory to the present P
English Administration.
1cfrc the vote was taken, Judge Peters, OF Kan
cas- submitted strong argument in favor OF inc pro-
posed amendment. Among other pertinent s'a'cnon''
by him was one TO tho effect that the pohcS Oh 'io
Administration and the Democratic maIo'ns III ,'o
House. il continued, will result In the transfer VI '0
South and Central American mail service from Amor'-
can steamship lines to British. French ana German
conpanies which receive heavy subsidies from 'heir
respective Governments
Mr. Rogers who represents one Of those hiShly III
tcllicent constituencies found in Arkansas Oh 'ouo'
opposed tho amendment as he opposes almost o'oi'
other proposition to devote the public money 10 any
,ocuv tho nconle Of that imperial State This Con-
crcss has made an appropriation for pubic puhuins
in his district, place with popnaton Oi o as
* goo which will cost about three times a. nluon a.
The Post Office Department allows for thc udlls @
lion of the mails between the United staes anu po,
tries our commerce with which amounts 10 ANU,
S24 900 900 per and TO which We ahnualS so
about $40 coo 900 worth Of American productions
General Bingham again explained MS ant anu 1hej
and defended ii in vigorous speech. 10 whcn Cnd,t
man Rlnt briefly replied appealing TO the Democrats
70 stand by the Admnisi traitor. Colonel llooker, o,
Mississippi. spoke in favor of the amehunieh' anu
Colonel oates, of Alabama, against H.