Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-02
ls,ing rates for Tho Government

mes,o that il In not one half of the cost IT |
stI ssorvices. We have not received a dol |
tne an account Of the Government tele- |
ln nlanh service since last July. We woul1 |
accept the rate. One word more-I |
TO- MI know whether / am right, but this is |
u .Ln way IL looks to man up q tree: This |
~ government OF tho people. by the PEG.
rls and for the people. La England and
P,bar monarchical governments. IN Cana
and in the sO-called French re-
unbIic. the Cabinet Ministers are men,
pors of the legislative departments
I'd members of the Legislature. But
a. n constitutional form of govern
meut as it is here, the executive,
iino;slative end judicial departments are
a,sde independent departments. The
iprcsident may recommend from time TO
.,me such legislation rs may be needed
/ STbis nroposed legislation has failed to re-
GIVE his recommendation, although sub
tilted in the Postmaster-GeneT report
before his annual message was sent TO Con-
cress. have never heard before that
! Tabinet Minister NAV come before COM
/ yittee TO coach it and help ms pet schemes
| through when they have not been recon-
mended by the President.
AT this point Representative Anderson
/ (of Mississippi interrupted DR.. Green 10
call attention 10 the late hour, and added
/ that the witnesses answers were argument
alive and not responsive.
Representative Grain (of Jcexas) remark
Oh that so far as coaching the committee
,,as concerned the Postmast er-General had
neyer spoken to him upoi the subject.
When he the Postmaster-G emerald was on
The stand he (Crain) had cat echised him as
closely as he had DR.. Gre en-, because he
wanted 10 vote intelligently upon the pro-
position. III, D.oo..o. c0rorol hos
between so 900 and 100000 civil appoint
ments to make and every member has two
or three in his district.
MIR. Grain: / am Democrat and get
none from him. My only objection 70 the
Postmaster-G Is his politics. Then,
+ addressing himself TO the subject Of the
nondiug bill. Mr.. Grain asked If Or. Greens
objection was not based on the assumption
that it provided fCr The erection and main
tenance Of GOvcrnm lines.
Dr. Green replied that that was what II
amounted to: that would be the result.
MIR Grain asked rhy the Western Union
opposed the bill If & proposed en- impracti-
cable plan. al
dead vet. A great many people would
inmp into and build telegraph lines with
ont the assurance Tia vt they could make
ANYTHING. ,.:
D GaHfnH1
panv would not be help ID, but the people
would be. DR.. Green piled that a GER
tain class Of people would be benehted IL
they could send messages az one cent per
word or ut one mill. As or Tlnally proposed
nv the PostmGster-Genera but the beneht
would be confined to yer cent, or the
people and that ut the cost al the FoNerh-
ment. 49, ,;1 ia
not propose that the Cover 1uent should
meet the cost The sender OF the message
was 10 nay the entire expense. $50,
DR.. Green replied that the bill did not
nropose ANYTHING of the sort: that was ms
, objection. The sender would pay fixed
rate, which would be insufficient.
But, said Mr.. Grain. II authorizes the
Government to contract with 81 telegraph
companies for service mt hXed rate. II II
was a losing rate, the companies would DE
the losers. not the people.
: DIR. Green replied that it was n matter OF
| opiuion a. to the result. and the committed
, would see by experience that Il Is view was
right. ....,
receive but one half of the saia RES pald to
your operators. Don't they employ tNlce
. as many men to do the work?
DR.. Green: | say It will tai . twice O.
MANY in this country if the Government
81 does Jhe work. n
- Cbairman Bingham, addr assinG DR.
- Green said IN reference TO his criticism OF
= the Postmaster-General: The PoSrmaster
r General is here 10y the same invitation rs
Won are-to discuss half dozen DlllS re-
ferred to the House for Its action. Inc
Postmaster-General hes not coached th
a committee. nor does the con mlttoe pro
( pose 10 be coached by any one.
Mr.. Gambler committeeman added ina
when the committee found thnt but 1.00Q.
600 out Of $1,000. 600 people were using Tn
9 telegraph it believed It &c, be matter o
. duty 10 see how ITS use cOuld be cNtenl. u
7 II vas an Improvement upon the Olde
t ayetom 0f mail communication and th
no0ple should be offered every opportunl
IL to use il. 1t seemed 10 him that Or
| Green had an unjust conception OF tn
3 . PostUoaster-fcncrals position when he as
= sumod that he was attacking tne Western
Union Telegraph Company. sIhe lniiuenc
/ which had been IN the committee am
nrobablv in the mind Of the Postmaster
General. was for tho attainment of an al
= vantage higher and more important to tn
mass Of people than might be suppose
from some things that had been said
Or. Green replied talt this country wa
I n great agricultural country. Farmers an
} artisans had no occasion 20 use the tele
s graph once year. lh@y would not tele
/ praph if they could do II tor five cent'
- . The bulk Of business was commercial o
speculative. -.
: Mr.. Gambler could not agree with TIN
= nroposition. He believed that every ma
D in this country was interested IN chea
e telegraphy.
q This concluded DR.. Green's testimon
and the committee listened TO the readin
a of astatement by Alr. Barnum, represent
{ ing the Visual Synchronism Telegrap
. Company. in favor Of the Postmasfer-Gen'
b rails plan until noon arrived, when 1t a.
Y iOurned.