The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-11

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Dupont to a seat in the senate. Turpie
had not concluded when. at 4:35 o'clock
the senate went into executive session
and soon afterward adjourned.
Raised &c Limit.
Washington, March 10.-On motion
of Gillette republican, Massachusetts,,
a bill was passed by the house making
one years continuous residence" In a
/ territory prerequisite to obtaining di-
vorce. The bill was aimed at Oklaho-
ma territory, where but 30 days resi-
dence is required.
! After some unimportant business, the
house went into committee of the
whole on the postoffice bill. Brom-
WELL republican, Ohio, read a letter
! from the second assistant postmaster
general, stating that the appropria-
! ton of $150.000 was inadequate for the
/ transportation of mail by electric and
/ cable cars on routes not exceeding 20
| miles in length.
Picker, republican, South Dakota,
| inquired why in the face of such
statement from the department a re-
| quiste sum had not been provided.
Loud. chairman of the postoffice COM
mittee replied that the latter had not
been laid before the committee. "Why?"
asked Pickler, was this undigested
bill brought before this house?" 1t had
been rumored, he stated, that there
had been wide difference of opinion in
the committee. 1t had been said that
the chairman bore down on the COM
mittee on many occasions and carried
his point.
Loud replied that this was utterly
false and that the provision relating to
the methods of transporting mail ly
street cars and providing for free
transportation of letter carriers on
street cars were stricken out as new
legislation.
When the provision for appropriating
$4,000 for special mail facilities on
trunk lines from Boston via New York
and Washington to Atlanta and New
Orleans was reported, Loud, who OPP
posed this and the two other mail SUBJ
sides in the bill (from Chicago to
Council Bluffs and from Kansas City
to Newton, KAN but who was out
voted in the committee. raised a point
of order against these provisions.
Crisp termed this action of the chair
man Of the committee "a complete
novelty" He called attention to the
fact that the bill Of last year contained
the provision for the special mail ia
cilities from New York to New Or
leans.
Dingley, republican. Maine, went in
to an elaborate view of the history of
the southern mail service which had
been in the postoffice department since
1872 With regard to the new subsi-
dies provided in the bill, If they were
held in order, he predicted that every
railroad in the United States would be
asked for a subsidy next year. He ex-
pressed the opinion that there was no
necessity for the southern subsidy.
Payne, republican, New York, in the
chair, overruled the point of order.
Bromwell then moved an amendment
to subsidize in addition TO the route
from Boston to New Orleans. those
from Washington to st. Louis, from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, from Chi
cago to Council Bluffs, from Chicago
to Minneapolis and from Kansas City
to Newton, Kan, 100000. He could
not see. he said, why other lines be-
sides the southern carrying fast mails
should not be as much entitled to SUBJ
sides as that line.
The chair sustained a point of order
against BromwelPs amendment. Loud
thereupon moved to strike out the ap-
preparation for southern trunk line IA
cilities. He reiterated his statement
that every postmaster gener al since
1890 had condemned this subsidy but
had accepted what was considered the
direction of congress. The Pennsyl-
vania road, he said, was the strong
factor behind the subsidy. He argued
that the special mail train was two
and did not facilitate the mails.
Crisp, in support of the provision,
called attention to the proviso attach
ed to the appropriation lodging in the
postmaster general the power to with
hold the appropriation, IL 1t was not
deemed necessary to promote the inter
est of the postal service. If the post
master general had condemned this APP
preparation why, in view of that pro-
vision, had he expended the money?
The postmaster general fixed the
schedule of the train which was run
for the sole purpose of facilitating the
mail. For every failure to put the
mails Through on schedule time he en-
forced a prescribed penalty.
Kyle, democrat. Wisconsin, opposed |
the appropriation, he said, because he |
believed it wrong in principle. He
quoted Postmaster Generals Dickin- |
son. Wanamaker and Wilson against !
the appropriation.
Wellington, republican, Maryland,
commended the object and effect of the |
appropriation which, he said. tended to |
cement the union between the North |
and South. on a rising vote the Loud |
resolution TO strike out the appropria- |
ton for the southern subsidy was oar |
ried. 100 to SO. Tellers were demanded |
and the amendment was defeated, SO |
TO ia.
The chair ruled out the two succeed |
ing paragraphs appropriating SCI 900 |
for special facilities from Kansas City |
to Newton, Kan, and $l00.000 from Chi |
cago to Council Bluffs. Iowa. Miller. |
republican, Kansas, appealed from the |
decision of the chair but thee hair was |
sustained, 100 to 25. The appropriation |
for car fare and bicycle allowance was |
increased from $780, 900 to $4,000.
The committee rose, and at $40 the
house adjourned.