Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-11
riFTIErII CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, February 10, 1883.
SENATE.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
House OF Representatives.

senate.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Anderson, of Illinois, from the
POST Office Committee, reported favorably
MIR. Perkins's resolution directing the
Postmaster General TO inquire into and
inform the House of the cause and foun-
dation for the grievances complained OF
in a Kansas newspaper regarding the
western mail service, and also to inform
the House whether the almost universal
complaint prevailing in the West against
present unsatisfactory mail service re-
suits from the employment of inexperi-
enced, incapable employees, or INSULT
cient appropriations. The committee re-
ported an amendment adding to the reso-
luton the following: "And, also, that
the Postmaster General be directed to
further inquire and inform the House
what, if any, improvements and extern
sions have been made Ill the mail service
of the West during the last two years.
Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, said that
he did not care to discuss the merits Of
the resolution. He would say, however,
that the Post-Oflice Department Com
mittee and the Democratic side Of the
House courted the fullest investigation
Of the matter, and he was confident that
the investigation would show that the
postal service was as efficient, if not
more so, than at any time in its history.
Mr. Perkins, of Kansas, wanted all of
the facts laid before the House. II bad
service was the fault of the House IN con-
sequence of inadequate appropriations
he desired to know 1t, and if it was the
fault of the Administration it should be
make known. The resolution had been
approved on the ODD of last month, and
under the rules it should have been re-
ported within one week. In that par
ticular the Post Office Committee was al
most az unsatisfactory. as the mail
service resolution was not political, and
the complaints came from Democrats
and Republicans alike. When the an
swer came he would undertake to show
that they were well founded. The reso-
luton was finally adopted after the in
sertion of an amendment offered by MIR.
Holman inserting the word "alleged
before the NOr1 complaints.
MIR. Campbell, of Ohio, called atten-
ton to four bills relating to alcoholic
LIQUOR traffic in the District of Columbia,
which had been referred to the District
Committee, and moved to have them
referred TO the Committee on Alcoholic
Liquor Traffic. After some debate this
motion was agreed TO by vote of l16 to
20. Another bill relating to the special
tax upon hquor-dealers was, on Mr..
Campbell's motion, transferred from the
Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic
to the Ways and Means Committee.
Mr.. Jones, OF Alabama, reported fa-
vorably from the Committee on Rivers
and Harbors q resolution calling on the
Secretary Of War for information rela-
ting to the alleged obstruction of the
Wabash river by the bridge OF the
Louisville and Evansville Railroad Com
pany. ~
A number ofreports upon private bills
were presented, and the House began
the consideration of bills on the private
calendar
The House remained in Committee of
the Whole until Alp z. NJ, most Of the
time being spent i'll controversy over
the bill tor the relief of Nathaniel Nc
KAY and the executors OF Donald Nc
KAY. At 4:30 o'clock the House adj
iourned until Monday. leaving the Nc
Kay bill as unfinished business to come
up next Friday morning