The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-10
Cultivate Immediately arose and withdrew
the special order

Outhwaite Immediately arose and withdrew
the special order.
NEW CoNsULATES FOR ARMENIA.
The House settled quietly down to con-
sideration of the diplomatic appropriation
bill. Mr.. McCreary explained its provisions
briefly. Only few changes were made.
Mr. McCreary offered an amendment TO es-
tablish a consulate at Erzeroum. Armenia,
at salary of 1880. and Mr.. Hit asked for
consulate at Harpoot, Turkey. These
amendments lead to reference to the re-
cent slaughter in Armenia Mr.. Hit with
intense feeling, urged the necessity for pro-
tecting missionaries who were cut down
like sheep. Harpoot was the nearest point
TO the scene OF those slaughters. Both
amendments were adopted. Without fur
ther amendment, the committee rose and
the bill was passed.
me postofnce appropriation bill was then
taken up. The bill explained by Mr..
Henderson, chairman of the committee on
postoffices and post roads. carried $50, Az, l52
or 81 6l6.330 less than the estimates, but
81 S5S more than the appropriation for the
current year. The estimated receipts for the
next year were &, 535,543 less than the sum
carried by the bill.
During the debate under the five minute
rule, Mr.. Perkins entered a protest against
the manner in which the fast mail trains
going West We're held at Chicago to give the
papers of the latter city an opportunity TO
get out early mail editions They We're de-
stroying, he said, all but the local circula-
ton Of the papers in Iowa and Nebraska.
There could be no objection, he said, If
these fast trains We're run simply for the
purpose of eXpediting the mails, but when
they were run to expedite the delivery OF
the Chicago papers. all newspapers west OF
the Mississippi objected. He read a letter
from Mr. RoSewater, editor or the Omaha
Bee.
papers simply took advantage of the fast
mails and in no wise dictated the time
schedule.
paragraph included in the last postohce
appropriation bill relating to books, pamph,
let's and publications as follows: PROVIDED
that associations, organized to secure I'M
provement in the condition or pubic roads
and highways, consisting of not less than
one thousand members and maintaining a
shall distribute such publications at second
class rates. Mr.. Quigg explained that the
mails as second-class matter was the organ
of the League of American Wheelmen, an
organization which had 10000 members.
against the amendment. and Mr.. Hatcn, IN
the chair, temporarily reserved his decision
Mr. Cannon offered an amendment TO IN
crease the appropriation for mail trans
portation from s26.5oo,o00 to $4,000 600. Lost
Mr.. Pickler offered an amendment to mega
tive a new regulation of the Postoffice De-
partment requiring each railway mail serv-
ice clerk to reside at one or the terminals
of his route. Mr.. Henderson made q point
of order against the amendment and 1t
was sustained.
The appropriation. of $4,000 for the
special trunk line facilities from Spring
field, Mass. south to New Orleans. by way
of New York and Washington, which has
usually encountered opposition, was passed
over without even protest.
Mr.. Caruth took occasion. during the oe-
bate. to expose the alleged scheme to re-
duce letter postage from to ] cent. The
National Postage Union, of which Lyman
J. Gage, of Chicago, was treasurer, he SAID,
was pushing the movement. Through the
agencies of that union, he said contracts
were everywhere made with business men
by which one-half the postage saved dur
ing a year was to be turned over to the
promoters of the scheme if it carried. MIR.
Caruth estimated the promoters would d.
vide 100000 if the bill was passed. as the
reduction of postage from to cent would
save letter senders $25,000,000 annually.
Mr. Hatch then sustained the point of
order made against MIR. Quiggs amend
ment to allow the publication of the League
of American Wheelmen to go through the
mails at second-class rates.
Without amendment, the postoffice appro-
priation bill was then passed and at 4:45
the House adjourned.