The record-union., 1896-04-03

On the amendment itself the vote was
taken by yeas and anys, resulting:
Yeas 10, nays 105.
The bill was then passed, and at
5:25 O'Clock, on motion of Cannon
(Rep) of Illinois, the House ad-
journed until tomorrow.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-Reading of
yesterdays journal was dispensed with,
and the Senate, on motion of Hoar
(Rep). of Massachusetts, reported that
the adjournment to-day be until Mon
day next.
House bill granting to the Atchison
and Nebraska and to the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy Railroad Compa-
nies the right of way over part of the
Sac and Fox and Iowa Indian reser-
vations in Kansas and Nebraska was
reported and passed. The Delaware
Senatorship case was taken up and
George Dem.) of Mississippi concluded
his speech begun on Tuesday and con-
tinued yesterday against the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections declar-
ing that Dupont was legally elected as
a Senator from the State of Delaware.
Georges argument occupied in all ten
hours. 1t closed with an assertion that
if Dupont obtained the seat he would
| De elected to it not by the Legislature
| Of Delaware, but by the Senate of the
United States. No action was taken on
the report, and it is very uncertain
| when the vote will be reached.
The Indian appropriation bill was re-
ported from the Committee on APP
propriations by Pettigrew Rep) of
! DaoIz ,l,@ thnf h n
would ask the Senate on Monday next
to take it up.
PETER Pop.) of Kansas asked unan-
imous consent that after the Postofice
appropriation bill Is disposed of the
Senate should take up his resolution
! for an investigation into recent bond
issues, but Hill objected. The Post
Office appropriation bill was taken up,
| the pending question being on an
amendment for an additional compen-
sation for carrying the Australian
mail.
The amendment was laid aside tenn
porarily, and Wolcott Rep) of Colo
rado introduced an amendment to reg
| ulate the compensation of the Postmas-
| ter in substations of cities.
! Wolcott's amendment was to insert
this proviso: Provided, that whenever,
| by order of the Postmaster General,
any postoffice is consolidated with any
| office SO as to become a station or sub
| station of the same, the salary of the
clerk in charge may be paid out of the
| appropriation.
German tDem) of Maryland opposed
! the amendment.
| A Democratic Senator asked whether
! the change was made for political pur-
| poses.
| "Of course it is for political pur-
| poses'' German said. But / don't care
! to speak of that 1 am against the
! principle which enables the Postmaster
General to abolish all these small offices
at his Will. 1t is not only undemocratic
and unrepublican, but it is unamerican.
The Postmasters at small postofices
are all the Government officials that
people have to look to-
In the further course of his remarks
German made a pointed allusion to the
question of politics as affected by post
office consultations. The men who
had shouted most loudly for civil serv-
ice reform were using that consolida-
tion scheme as powerful machine to
accomplish political ends.
The discussion was broken in upon TO
| allow Elkins Rep.) of West Virginia
| to say that he would be absent on Mon
| day and to make an argument in favor
OF the committee amendment for addi-
/ tional compensation to the Oceanic
| Steamship Company for carrying the
| Australian mails.
| No action was taken on either of the
pending amendments, and the bill was
/ LAID aside.
| The Senate at $40 adjourned until
Monday next.