Telegram-herald., 1888-01-29
BILLS IN CONGRESS
a sYNoFss % soNE OF TFsEN.


4ata ta-t ae@i-t aAsaAaAa
Diasessssi-
sSsfi1l Carrzs1ondaaes 81 IzIzes4a gzsALB.
- NsssfssGos. ~ 81. IA. ~ -Ibs se1a.s
cenulfsee OF Pesfossess and Fust-faaas
heard IF soFgia Gsesa. President eI the
western Caiol telezra9h CeMpsaF. "a
eppcsilioa - q g.slsi ls.ezfzpa. lie s4-1
tbs nistsfy ~ psslz4 telegraph systsms.
wherever ia szizsnee. Was chs ei neg.l-
xsacs saa aslsY. zad raaz tie soasnllasi5 5ass
Ia esarss ~ the srsnea syatsm said 70 lhs
late ~ 0rton, tie Efzs.dsei of tas v sstsra
Tnion. thal Ls nlads olistaks la eoalaet-
-. -.s ines a. q shs telegraph 49, aaa1e
l0f ths peopis. We ID Francs. be s8de1.
YAK - pso2is gss uads loF - .xisgrspa.
AZ. arseE A44a iziasd thaE fapiailF ani a.
euracy Of servies - Of aloss VsiGs shaa
monsgsd consideration. ani. While 10 be
lefed llo lnlts1 states fioFefllnsnt ~gu ~
c0ncuct Fostsl telegraph kYsfem ~ a mau-
urr superior ~ European nations. it scai1
not make u sa sllleiznt IS q company sttn
- M0oef lnFss'e4 aad proofs fepcadlng
Upon tas character of service Feuderst- lie
gaFs neares - snoN be clsiLeai that the
osea s,esdilY decreased i0r t1s past thiryg
yeas. shiis its character WAS ass as regu-
lariF improved lie declared that Is c0uld
Be progea nat ths BaltiDl0rs & Oaio system
~4s organized and pas IA operation O. sell
- the Western nion. the 50 . not 10 Be
upon Ihe bass u ths good y could Dc. out
upon tae amount "a damsEe it cooid work.
he sas willing % pieces hiuzef thar The
Western mon would sii1 fllftber decrease
.H.
Gardner g. Hubbard also addressed the
save cou4millee. he IS Ia isgOf OF The
posial telegraph s3slem proposed IA Tue bili
intsoduceo oy senator Dawes. He gave II
a. his eCialGn fhas o. the $50 GO 30 Of
capita OF bs Western nion about s. 90.
90 0f Si0eto coo hzd been paid IN cash BY
the sfocknoidsgs and probably much
nsors b. he 0ckhOlders OF ether telegraph
c0mpanjes. Which bal become bankrupt
aud hAd snen been bought uD ~ the West
sra tplon. aud thar the rest oft had been
taken from the public ln he shape OF tsle-
graph tolls. DF. uresn bad stated that the
business arising from lsmily and social tele-
graphing Was very lltle IA AmcFlca-only
8 per cent 81 the whole business and that
the telegraph Sas mucn more speedy safe
and correct here than abroad But Il VAS
found. ~. Hubbard said. that although ths
delivery abroad. get it uss used there oy
the people. Nhile here il WAs not; and his
was one Of the great differences Between q
telegraph company working tor the interests
Of business men snd = telegraph operated
by The O0yernnsDt I0g t1s bone at OF tns
people --z-zs
Some Of the papers are referring % Mr..
Filas transfer from the Postofiics % the
Interior Department As "A well earned pro-
motion" Bat IS sit promotion" a. eili
The Interior Department stands last On the
Cabinet az regards sge President Wash
ington began bis administration with q
council Of thres advisers. sndtied respect
lively. the Secretaries o. ) as the Treasury
aud War. Al The beginning OF his secoad
term al Attorney General was added. and
IA 1885 ths Navy Department Was eur loose
from the general Department Of war. IL
vas not til $50 that the P0stnastsr-Gsn-
erai vas a1mitted 70 the Cabinet. and
twenty years lAler still taat a numoer Of
miscellaneous bureaus were unitet into
Department OF The Interior. The raak of
seniority IS observed. moreover in the or
der la which Cabinet onlcerS become more
eligible % ths Presidency under the sue
eessiOn law passed BY the last Congress. SO
that Ar. Villas, IN Accepting tne transfer,
setually consented TO step down a peg.
rather than uv, and . pat himself farther
away from tne chance OF accftentsl promo
ton 10 that Office -hich all good puslic
men Of American birth regard as among
the possibilities Of . weli-r0undc1 career
TIE contract for the Lafayetts mOnumen.
has been signed by Ncssrs. Fsiguire aud
Mercie. the French sculptors. and returned
% this country for the signatures OF the
commission authorized 10 make contracts.
IL has been signed by them and seat back
d
the artistic work shall - executed By the
hands Of Msssrs. Fslgu'rs aad Mercie. and
By no others. thus preventing them from
farming oct or s1o-iei,ing any portion Ol
H. IL - further stipulated taas The mOnu.
nnent shall be completed aud set gpin Wash,
ingfOn IN ta0 years after the dzte Of signins
the contract. one OF the unsuccessfnl com.
pettors for the contract. Dzr!ei q. French
hss written q letter 20 the commission. il
which he states tnat he has iearre,i that tbs
contrect bad been AWARDED to tie French
scuiptors. FaisQirs and Msrcis. AMI Ar
French sdds. II take tkis opportunity q
tell you that 4 rsiOics IN TIE prospect o. nav
ing great work from The hands of those
famous and sift,d men. snd 20 congratulate
you upon this decision"
The LoErsy White contest in the Hous,
Of Representatives has brought into prouni
ne nee al Interesting iegzl question vaelhsi
an Aiien. Who las been nAfDr8iizsd. bu
whose record cf naturalization has tesr
lost. . st liberty 70 prove his csss by sfE
aasils. Ar. White, tbe sitting member
whose scintanzhip has osca called in ones
ton. soors under d.Rbie csadvan5axr
lie = himself unable TO produces the paper
issued Ga BIN. snd. accoriinr % dis state
rsent. the court wcich natural ized hin neg
fecisd % make record o. the kranzsl ltioi
~ he court record merely hsd failed al,
Mr Waite could rroducs the pspers. or II
on tae other hand. he hsi ~ papers. oa
could show ine court record. be would b.
much better of. As it IL. there is dan
zerous precedent Threatened in granting hi
claim. and = serious pesslhialy ~ iuiusfic,
10 denying IL snd ths Committee on Eisc
ttr..s ~ Aavs "a anvfan fsar haf,~.