The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-15
HONEY TO CARRY THE MAILS.
THE SENATE VOTES ON THE POS
tai APPROPRIATION DILL.

Gar Service Defeated-GOvernme
Ownership OF the Postal Cars De-
feated-The Fast Nail Service 10
the south 20 BE Continued.
Washington. Feb 14.-1lr. Calls resolu-
ton as 10 the Louisiana or Honduras lot
terry in Florida occupied the time Of the
senate in the morning hour until 1t was
sheIved by motion to resume considera-
ton Of the postomce appropriation bill.
The general debate on the postal bill
continued til O'Clock when. in accor-
dance with the agreement made yester-
day. discussion ceased, and this Senate
was brought to a vote on the railroad mail
service amendment, and the amendments
offered TO it by Senators Blackburn ana
Villas
But FIRST the point Of order had to be
decided. whether an amendment reported
by the committee on appropriations was,
OF was not, in order as general legislation
on an appropriation bill" The Vice Presi-
dent submitted the question to the SEN
ale The amendment Is to insert these
words IN the item appropriating S5,905OOo
for the railway postoffioe car service.
SAID sum shall be expended under the
direction and in the discretion OF the
Postmaster General, and any provision OF
existing law IN conflict herewith is here
by repealed"
The vote was taken-yeas, II; nays, 90
on the question as 10 whether the amend
nent was in order. The following is the
vote in detail:
lYeas-Mesrs. Allen, Berry, Blackburn.
blanchard. Call. Cockren. George. Cor
man, Harris Jones Of Arkansas, Kyle
Lindsay, AlcLaurin. Roach, Turpie,
Vest and vilas-l7
Nays-Messrs Aldr.ch Allison, Carey
chandler. Clark. Cullom, DAVIS, Dubos,
Frye, Hale, Hansbrough. Hawley. Hig-
r1ns. Hoar. Hunton. Lodge, Mcmillan,
Henderson Mantle, Mitchell Of Oregon
Mitchell OF Wisconsin. Morrill,, Murphy,
Palmer, Pasco, PETER, Perkins, Petit
grew. Plat, Pritchard, Proctor, Pugh,
Ransom, Sherman, Squire, Stewart, Tel
Ter, Walsh and Washburn-S9.
Mr.. El2ckburn's amendment directs q
reduction Of at least 10 per cent in
the rates paid to the railway companies
and Mr. Villas offered, as substitute
for that, his proposition for the purchase
Of postal cars by the government The
NsIas substitute was laid on the table
by a vote Of 81 yeas TO 10 nays.
Mr. Blackburn's amendment was also
tabled the vote standing a to 10.
The next vote was on the amendment
reported from the committee on appro-
prIations to strike out Of the House bill
xhe iten, appropriatng Siq6,6l4 for special
facilities on trunk lines from Springfield
Mass. BY way OF New York and Washing
ION 10 Atlanta and New Orleans.
Mr. Butler gave notice of an amend
rnent locking to a division of the appro-
prlatlons between the Southern Railway
company, the Seaboard Air Line and the
Atlantic Coast Line. That would seem
TO be far.
After much discussion a vote was taken
on Mr.. Sherman's amendment to add to
the House paragraph an appropriation OF
$4,000 for necessary ana special facili-
ties on trunk lines between Louisville,
Covington, Newport, Cincinnati. Chat
tanooga, Atlanta, Knoxville, Birmingham,
New Orleans and Texas points, with
proviso that no part OF the appropriation
in the paragraph shall be expended unless /
the Postmaster General shall deem such
expenditure necessary TO promote the In
terest OF the postal service. The amend
ment was defeated-yeas, p; nays, 80.
The amendment of the committee strik-
ang out the Springheld-New Orleans para
graph was then disagreed to-yeas "a
nays IS. as follows;
Yeas-Messrs. Allen. Berry, Blackburn,
Butler, CAN, Camden, Cameron, Cockrell,
Davis, George, Harris. Hawley. Jones of
Arkansas, Kyle, Lindsay. McLaurin, Pef-
fer. Perkins, Pettigrew, Roach, sherman,
Smith, Teller, Turpie, Vest Villas and
Volcott-2L
Nays-Messrs. AIdrich. Blanchard,
Carey, Chandler, Dubois, Faulkner. Frye,
IIe'e, Hansbrough Higgins, HILL Hoar,
H. ton, Lodge. Mcmillan, Mcpherson,
Manderson, Mantle, MI. chen of Oregon,
Mitchell Of Wisconsin, Morgan. Murphy,
EerFa
Pugh, Ransom, Squire, Stewart, Walsh
and Washburn.-33
All the amendments reported from the
committee on appropriations having been
disposed Of, Mr.. Sherman again offered
his amendment appropriating $4,000 for
necessary and special facilities from
Louisville 10 New Orleans and Texas
points. and point of order was made
against it by Mr.. German that the item
had not been reported from a commit
Tee. nor estimated by any department.
The Vice President sustained the point
OF order and the amendment was ex-
cluded.
Mr.. Davis, rep, Of Minnesota, offered
an amendment providing that in the case
Of postal clerks appointed before the
order requiring them TO reside on the line
Of the railroad on which they serve, that
rule shall not be operative. This was
agreed TO after discussion.
The bill. which had been all this time
IN committee, was then reported to the
Eenate.
Mr. Blackburn moved to amend the item
approprlating $4,000 for the fast mail SER
vice from Springfield, Mass, to New Or
leans by reducing the amount to SIG, 952-
q 10 per cent. reduction on existing rates.
Action was not taken on this amendment
and the bill went over till Tomorrow.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
reported from the committee on appro-
priarieps and placed on the calendar.
The credentials OF Augustus o. Bacon as
senator from the state of Georgia for the
term beginning March T. next were pre-
scented by Mr. Walsh, read and placed on
ale. Mr.. Bacon succeeds Mr.. Walsh.
After short executive session the Sen
ste, at els o'clock, adjourned till to-
morrow at noon.