The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-07
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
| Washington, March G.--rhe house TODAY
passed the legislative appropriation bill
| which has been under consideration for a
| week.
AT the opening session OF the house n
bill passed on motion OF Mr. Overstree,
| lier., Ind to abolish the cash payment
| of pcnHous. Tho purpose OF the bill IL
TO prevent tho swindlng of old veterans
who draw their pension money at the
agencies on the quarterly pay days. Cor
reapondenoe with the agencies show that
many pensioners draw their pensions IN
| cash and their families complain that they
get no benefit from tho money. This bin
| requires NIL pensions TO DO paid In checks
sent 10 the homes OF In. pensioners.
MIR liuil utep,, Iowa. asked unanimous
consent for the consideration OF n bill to
relieve General Carlin of liability for yils8
expended by Captain j. M HYDE In the
rescue OF n party OF students who were
snowhound In the Bitter Root mountains
In 1893.
MIR. Wilson crop. lduho) objected. say
iug that tho party had deserted citizen
of Idaho and LETT him to die.
Tho house then resumed consideration OF
the remaining features of the amendment
to the legislative bill to abolish the fee
System in the eases of United states at
toincys and marshals After some unim-
IDlihfli htilfl.lintnlA ma Dtfn ANpDttn ilt
isgislatvc bill was passed
Tho house then took up the consldcra-
ton of the posiof0ce appropriation nh.
Mr. Loud Otcp, cal), chairman OF tho
committee, who was In charge of the bllI.
explained It's provisions, The bill Is the
lnrgest of the annual supply bills. II car
ries sgi,ai8.1G SIS li2 less than the es'i-
mates, but f2,S11 $50 more than the current
llw carried.
MIR Qnigg mcp,, N. " asked whether
II would be possible under the provisions
OF the present bill for the posiofhce de-
partmsnt 10 continue what he denomi-
mated 'thc spy system" for surveillance
over carriers etc.
MIR. Loud In reply explained that the
committee did not desire any official of
the government to embark In new enter.
prises and therefore tho appropriation
used by the first assistant postmaster gen
eral TO employ inspectors had been segrp-
gated so that money conld not he useu Wy
him for that purpose.
Mr.. Loud said he agreed with the nrst
assistant postmaster general fuiiy as 10
the adequate supervision OF the postal ser-
vice He thought II would honeni tie
whole service but the committee had de-
cidpd that II was not desirable 10 dlViu'
tho inRpectng force and had had, there
fore. cut OFF the force under the llrst as.
elstnnf postmaster general ana increased
the regular force under tne iouItn aAala,,
ant postmaster genieral 10y mak,ng proN'-
In further explaining the hill. Mr.. iSonu
said. The amount FOR railroad transportn-
tlon OF mails had been reduced from W,
900 900 70 SEA. 1000 and the reduction had
been made IN the hope and expectation
that the bill to amend tho postal laws re-
tiur 10 second class mail matter which
has been extensively discussed, shall be
come n law. In answer to a question ne
stated he would press that bill II possinie
to n vote.
without completing the general debate
tho committee rose and at o'clock re-
Gems was taken until s o'clock. the even
ing session to be devoted TO the consiuera-
lion of private pension bills
About dozen OF these bills were favor
nhly acted upon Mt the cv9ning session
which was Without noteworthy lnclnehl,