Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-12
FIFTiETu CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, July II, 1883.
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The conference report on the post-ofice
appropriation bill was presented. Tue item
for Dost.otlice CLERKS for unusual business
is fixed at $4,000 instead OF So 600. The
item as to rent, light, and fuel In thlrd-class
post.ofIiccs Is retaiaed, with the proviso that
no contract for rent for such post-otlices
shall be for more than a year.
Item rs TO the postage on seed Is fixed so
as to make pos'ese / cent !or every two
ounces.
ito the Postmaster.G Generals statement
that the existing postal service TO South
and Central America WAS satisfactory, Mr..
Plumb said that, with great respect to That
official, he did not believe word Of II. Ii
might be satisfactory to The PostOffice De-
pertinent, but II was not satisfactory TO the
business public.
Mr.. Vest SAID the entire foreign mail SER
vice of the country now Welded profit Of
between $780, 900 and 100000 a year. II
the $500 900 in the amendment were appro-
priaied and were all expended by the Post
masier-General, the foreign mail service
would still not result In deficiency. The
department now paid 80 cents a mile for
Cuba mails between New York and Tampa.
and paid more for steamer transportation
between Tampa aud Havana than was paid
for all south American and Central Ameri-
can countries.
Tue discussion driited into tariff debate,
which was carried on At considerable length
by Messrs. Reagan, Platt, MCPHERSON, Sauls-
bury. Hawley, stewart, and Call. The mo-
tlon TO insist on the amendment was agreed
t0-yeas, 2S; nays, 16-as follows:
YgAs.-Nessrs. Allison, Blair, Bowen,
Gail. Cameron, Chace, Cullom. Davis, Dolph,
Edmunds, FrWell, FRYE, German, Hale,
Hoar. ingalls,, Mcpherson, Mander.on,
Mitchell, Payne, Plat, Plumb, Pugh, Saw
yer, SpooneT, Stewart, Stockbridge, and
Teller IS.
NAYs.-Messrs. Bate, Beck, Berry, Blod-
eett, Cockrell. Colquitt, Faulkner, George,
Hampton, Hearst, Jones Of Arkansas, Rea-
gan. salisbury, Turpie, Vest and Wal
tholl-16.
The Senate then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton OF Senate bill TO provide for fortidca-
tions and other sca-c0ast defences.
On motion Of Mr. Plumb TO postpone the
consideration OF the hlll till the 18th OF July
(on The ground that the regular fortidcltion
bill would before that time be received from
the House, long discussion took place,
going over The whole range OF modern naval
warfare, the best class Of warsbips, the most
improved types OF guns, and the necessity
for coast Notifications.
Mr. Cockrell ridiculed the scare about the
danger Of war as simply farcical. The bin
proposed an appropriation Of 1926, 900
Tor a system OF Notifications which the
grandchildren and great-grandchildren OF
the present. generation would never see
used. IL would be money absolutely
thrown away. He argued that EARTH
works could be constructed in few weeks,
and was then asked by Mr.. Stewart where
The guns TO arm them would be obtained.
To this he replied that be favored the en-
enlargement OF steel.works that would be in
a condition to build guns. A remark by Dir.
Teller that Krupp in the last year OF bis life
had expended seven millions In the increase
OF his plant caused Mr. Cockrell 10 eXclaim:
"If we are to take European countries AZ
our exampIars, let us abolish our republic
and establish monarchy. Let us build up
an army OF 900 men, and let us DO on a
lighting footing with Germany, Russia,
France, and Austria !"
Mr.. Teller asked him whether he thought
that republican government could make
guns better than monaIchial government
could, and whether what was necessary for
krupp In order 10 make guns was not also
necessary for republic In order to make
them.
10 tUt uf-t Btlb VI tut Hut~Aiyh AAls NJNh-
Tel replied: "Not at all, SIR"
81 thought you did by your remark" Mr..
Teller suggested sarcasticslly.
ave will never need the guns that the
Rrupp establishment Is furnishing to other
goyernments,v Mr.. CockTell explained.
without action on tue bill the Senate, at
$50 O'Clock, adjourned.
Rouse OF Representatives.
10 his opening prayer this morning the
Chaplain feelingly alluded TO Mr.. Randalps
illness and invoked Divine blessing and pro-
lection upon the sufferer.
A conference was ordered on the lsnd.for-
FIXTURE bill, aud Messrs. Holman Of Indi-
ana, Stone OF Missouri, and Payson OF
Illinois were appointed coDfesrees.
MIR. Hatch, OF Missouri submitted the re-
port OF disagreement on the agricultural APP
portionment bill, sIsting that The point OF
disagreement was the Senste amendment
making an appropriation OF 100000 for sor-
gbum-suear experiments.
Mr.. Ryan, OF Kansas, hoped the Senate
would insist upon the amendment.
Air. Hatch said Congress bad twice appro-
priated money for these experiments, and
that the Commissioner OF Agriculture bad
stated that they had been concluded. Money
had been generously appropriated, and fur
ibel aid would be IN the nature Of subsidy
10 some sugar.naking lrm. II the sugar.
makers could not now make sugar from sor-
ghnm II was not because they did not hsye
all OF the information thai department could
give.
Mr.. Ryan moved concurrence In the Sem
ate amendment. He pointed out the bene-
dts which had accrued 10 The agricultural In
ieresfs Of the country from former appropri-
atoms fer sorghum experiments, and he con-
tended that still further appropriations