The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-01
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The House OF REPRESENTATIVE.


can caucus which is TO be held ON Monday
morning.
The House or Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March 80. In the con.
sidcration morning hour the discussion
was renewed upon the Union Pacific rail.
road funding hill,
The measure was opposed 10y Mr. An.
dcrson, Of Iowa, who regarded it us one OF
the most important propositions ever
brought before Congress, whether consid-
cred from n financial or moral stand
point. That the career OF the Pacific rail.
road companies had been criminal, and
that they had robbed the treasury OF
hundreds Of millions OF dollars was, he
said, conceded everywhere. They had
absolutely dominated the entire western
portion OF the country aud had eXtortcd,
over and above what was Legitimate in the
way Of charges aud rates, an amount
greater than that which they had taken
| directly from the treasury. In reference
| 90 the Union Pacific company, hc declared
that 80 far from liz being under new
management, the direction OF the road to-
day WIS In the hands aud controlled by
the old Credit Mobilier gang. That gang
which prcyed upon the country in ISLES
was today preying ON the country rs the
converted, new Union Pacific manage.
mcut. The political party which did not
think II important enough 10 dignity the
matter oi control OF the Pacific railroads
by resolution in lis national platforms,
would not be entitled 10 and should not
receive the confidence OF the American
people.
M Dalzcll, oi Pennsylvania, advocated
/ the passage of the bill, which ho con.
tended, dealt in q manly and businoSs.l like
way with both the material and moral as
poet of the problem presented.
The morning hour hMin expired the bill
went upon the calendar rs unfinished bus.
mess, and the House proceeded 10 the
consideration OF bills reported By tho com.
miitce ON private land claims.
Several private land measures wero
! passed, and then the House went into
committee Of tho whole upon the bill e
establish United States land court, aa,
10 provide for n Judicial settlement Of wi
waite land claims In Arizona, New McNic
and Colorado.
Pending the discussion the commitic
arose.
Mr.. Blanchard Of louisiana, from m
committee on rivers aud hnrbOr-, rcportc,
the river and harbor appropriation bill an,
IL was referred Ia the committee.
The House then adjourned.
ESTIMATED POSTAL EXPENDITURES.
The poslmastcr.Gcncal has TRANSMITTED
90 the House through the Secretary Oi th,
Treasury revised estimates Of postal cX
pondiurcs for the next fiscal year H.
says that when the original estimates wei,
submitted the department was not IN ~
Coipi Of detailed statements of the result,
Of the business for the iirst quarter Of III,
present fiscal year These and other mat
ics Of information have since been e.
cciycd, aud disclose 10 large nnd continu
ing q growth In the postal business ~ Ia
ncccssilnte considerable increase in the
estimates Of expenditures ia the next lisca
year. In the ease 81 the item for hirc o
clerks In postoiliCcs which were original,
set down at Sb,Oj0,OOO ian increase o
s2O0,OO0 over the current appropriation
il has been found necessary 10 incrcau
the estimate 10 Sj,0JO,OOO, and aid
special item Of $4,000 for unusual bust
ness.
The original estimate 81 500, OOOfor rent
light aud fuel for pos,oiliccs, owing Il
the rclasiiicntion OF Offices, has been In
creased 10 SjjO,0OO, and n separate item O
80. OOO provided for extra allowances u
innate iOr free delivery service IL increase,
100000, Ia q total u $4,000. 900. ~ mcc
the immense increase Ia the carriers work
An incpaso 81 $1,000 IL made In the csti
mate for mail dcprdatlons. and the state
mcnt h made thai the service will b. sell
supporting Touching special facilities iu
tho railway mail service, the Postmaster
General says that in his view the special
appropriations do not conduct 10 advantage
OF the service because they arn not suili
cicnt Tor proper distribution and create au
indispOsiiiOn 10 cooperate Tor the bcs
scNiro NJ the ordinary compensation
Especially has this been felt In New
England II, however, extra pay Is 10 Vi
given 10 lines south, the great and grow
ing territory between the northwest an,
new commercial south should have attcn
ton.
nAHrfE'H TESTIMONY.
The House committee on agriculture Ia
day appointed q subcommittee, compose
Of Chairman Hatch aud Mcssp. Davis IN,
Laird, a. examine tho sensational state
monts before the committee by VIM. g.
lInrllo, ol 81 Louis, and determine Nhn
action shall be taken upon them by th'
committee.
ueauIer sprtag Meeting.