New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-28
TRYING TO ECLIPSE HOLMAN.
THE SHAM ECONOMY IN TIE POSTOFFICE
BILL
UTTER DISREGARD OF THE NEEDS OF THE
SERVICE SHOWN BY THE noU'E
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSE.l


BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUNEl
Washington. Jan. 27-It Is evident that the Demo.
cratic majority OF the House Committee postonices
and Post Roads has determined 10 emulate the example
and II possible eclipse the record OF Economist
Holman In regard 10 appropriations II has again re
ported TO the House OF Representatives apprOpra-
ton bin which. Ike the II reported last year. has
been framed In utter disregard Of the requirements Of
the postal service. In the suicency and efficiency Of
which nearly every man. woman and child in the
United States has a direct personal interest.
As was shown In these dispatches at the time tho
bill OF last year reported to The House was utterly
inadequate inadequate that II subsequently in
creased more than S2,OOO,OO0 by the House and
Senate. II recommended total appropriation OF
$7s.21G,O G7. which included Item Of f193.G4 for
special facilities on railroad trunk lines for which no
estimate had been submitted by the Psiiasief-''en-
eral and which was 81 3O1 900 less than the esti
mates which amounted TO Ss0323 800. tn" total
amount recommended by The committee for next year
In the bin reported today IS $50. 0.357 Witch also
includes The item of T03.6l4 for special facilities on
trunk lines, for which no estimate has been sho-
mited by the Postmaster General and which, th're-
fore, is 81 ,527.5J less than the estimates, which
amount to $S5203203.
1t Is easy TO prove by a single item tina, TIE pro
visions recommended by the Democratic majority Of
the PostOice Committee viii be utterly Inadequate
to the requirements of the service fact which
Is undoubtedly known TO Chairman Henderson ana ms
Democratic colleagues The estimate for inland mall
transportation by railroads for next amounted 10
So 800 900 and the committee has recommended only
S24 100000. Now, the estimate submitted on 'he
account last year s23,033,G57. which was 800
600 more than the House committee recommended.
The House and senate subsequently Increased Tie
appropriation 10 Y,3 6.)3c57, which still 500
600 less than the estimates submitted by tho Post
master General. one week ago to-day Mr.. sayers,
OF Texas, reported from the Appropriations Commit
tee a deficiency BILL which contains an item Of T''e3
0o3 O6 on OF a deficiency In the appropriation
for inland mail transportation BY railroads during the
current fiscal year. This shows that the amount OF
money actually REQUIRED for thl, branch OF the postal
service for the fiscal year ending June 10, leo'' Is
|24 OF 800 and also that the estima" submitted by
the Postmaster General last year was s33o04 fss thah
the amount which will lie actually expended.
Now even Chairman Henderson and his Democratic
colleagues cannot plead ignorance Of the fact That '
cost Of inland mail transportation Oh railroads Is
steadily Increasing year by year on account OF TIE
extension OF railway lines over which the mails are
carried and also because OF the Increase In the weight
OF the mails carried. During the four years OF ics
dent Clevcands Administration period during wich
the economical tendencies Of Democratic ma!oriiies
In the House OF Representatives were backed by the
Jealous clCrs Of ro-tmaStcrGen"ral Villas ana Post
maSer-( General Dickinson in behalf of economy ana
reform--the average yearly Increase IN IA" api"o-
printions and expenditures on account OF Inland mali
transportation by railroads amounted TO Tl'@.o''i''
and In the last year Of that great reform Admin
i,traton the appropriations made at the first session
OF the L,h Congress exceeded by about T4"""oo The
appropriations OF the preceding year aud the Increase
In expenditures that account was The same.
With such figures staring them In III" face In their
own printed words. the Democratic m"n''eiH OF 10"
Postorice Committee have d'b, ely Ignored them
and agreed either 10 cripple the postal service %
create heavy deficiency which the mkt Congress
Will IL, COMPELLED 10 provide for ut lis first session.
The amour. recommended Is only S47:.3JO In cAc'N,
OF the amount required for the current h''"i t"ar
while il Is $747 :}G7 less than the aNerIe' nrN
increase OF expenditures on account OF inland m'l'
! transportation 10y railroad routes during ihe ionf
wears Of Prssiden, Cleveland, administration More
= ever The experience OF this year las d"n"i'ti'ci
that last wears estimate 81 the + >tma rF General
WAS not ouly extremely conservative but rcnGrhiuN
accurate-failing short of actual r"Tu'r"'u'h' -
than saa, 900 IN total Of abOni S34"o"o"o ana vel
I'm their superior wisdom the Democrillr statesmen
who constitute the majority Of the Hou>" Committee
mn PostofNces have seen NJ 10 reduce hy fl.p",o"
the estimate Of The Postmaster General for the
coming fiscal year.
There Is another item in ia" III which bc'Tiys
either gross Ignorance or II d"'ir" I" d"''N" DN "
false prrience Of ECONOMY Tbr amount co"
mended for the compensation Of po,'ma.tcr' 80
600 600 which l. $3.50 900 les, Than III" - im"ts =
! and only .ljO 900 more than the appropriation Tor
committee ana HUNDREDS Of thousand, Of oih per
SIMS know the compensation Of pos ma rrs l. fixed
hv law and mainly oon,i.ts-ex'cpt IN III" case, OF
the comparatively insignificant number Of p''tn"'''Is
wbo receive salarirs-of commissions The Nau" OF
the stamps cancelled IN their respective ON o. "e''
mn action OF tie POstOiice COMMITTEE r"lMllS ln'
concentrations on tia, account can hay" ANY eject
! whnt.yer upon the amount du, 10 AMI 'niv"d bv
pos,nastcrs as compensation for their services 1t Il
a. futile ms "A bull against "A comet, because the money
f. paid OFT VI the postal revenues according !" INV
n, cou~se there is "A natural and steady yearly In
cr.,,. ia the total amount required for compression
NJ po,t,nssicrs During that hacyon pr OF "'co'-
| omv and reform" from ls-1 10 l-7o 'h'
average yearly Increase In the appropra-
,r,,ions which were granted by Democratic inaor'cs
IN The lio s.-amounicd 10 the snug sum oi 81 .puo.
Postmaster General Wanamaker-the slrIhe ac,''".s
| ~ VIII, estimates has already been shown III re
CA ri In the Item for mall ransporta'ioI-has hSN''
| 1or ncU wear an Increase Of T0OO.ooo over 'n' ap
uropriaton for compensation OF POSTMASTER q sun,
hur,ne the cleveland Administrations ana the snpirn,
s',,,.smrn who constitute the Democratic mnjori,,
| ~ the Postoifcc Committee, knowing iui Wen .nis
a.. nancy will have 10 be appropriated h'A, fe'i
81 moi ills year have voted nh increase whicn IS
uon1 GOs less than the average yearly increase uulns
hat administration such Is Democratic statesman
hin os rxcmplifcd by the Democratic POS,ohc' N""'
d,,,e M The present Housc OF Representatives M
There was lively discussion III th' 'o,'.'','' g.,
,h,, morninc on a popo itlOn 10 insert u chn," ~,
he I'LL providing that no NOR y S.r'' I'M. 81 iouis
,d ,han js maid over an equal amount OF raiir1,o
| mileage elsewhere and II was No'eu d WI NJ ri"
, minority was not SaSfc,i. ho"'r, ,;ic .T ii. House
hat no desired to file the Views o the h'hori'' an"
obtained permission TO DO So