Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-08

! cials to make political speeches.. ana ua'
It was also the custom OF Engish spa'es
men, like Gladstone. SALISBURY anu
| others
Mr.. wolcott in reply TO that suggestion
said that those statesmen were also mem.
beers OF the British Parliament, anc
therefore were entitled TO make
speeches in public, justifyng their &C.
ton. Therefore, the analogy did not
lie. He commented upon the neglect OF
the Secretary Of the Interior TO carry
out the acts OF Congress In regard
10 the lands OF the Uncompahgre Indian
Reservation. In Utah, and In regard
70 the Pacific railroad lands. and said
that the Secretary might Just as well
be making stump-speeches In Georgia as
sitting in his executive Office.
Besides. he added, the arguments which
the Secretary Of the Interior was I'M
loading on the public in Georgia were
making converts by the score TO the
cause Of bimetalllsm.
Mr. Stewart CPopulisp. OF Nevada,
argued against civil-service reform. as
having a tendency 20 replace simple de-
rnocracy with q consolidated despotism.
WoLCOTT AMENDMENT LOST
Mr.. Allison. in charge OF the bili after
remarking that the question OF civil
service reform had no more to do with
the pending question than IL had to do
with the war In Cuba. moved to lay
Mr. Wolcotts amendment on the table.
The motion was agreed TO. and the
amendment was laid ON the table. yeas,
IS: nays. T. as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Allison, Bacon,
Baker. Bate. Berry, Blackburn. Brice.
Brown, Butler. Call, Carter, Chiffon,
No nj Ila yi
Faulkner, Gear. Gordon, German, Hale.
Harris. Hawfey. Hill, Jones Of Arkansas,
Lindsay. Mcmillan, Mitchell OF oregon,
Nelson. Pasco. PETER Perkins. Petit
grew, Prltchard, Proctor, Pugh. Roach,
Sherman, Stewart, Teller, Turpie, Vest,
Walthall. Warren. White, and Wilson'S.
Nays-Messrs. Chandler. Gray, Hoar,
Lodge. Villas, Wetmore. and Wolcott-7.
Mr.. Wolcott's amendment, which was
thus defeated. was proviso that Wheh-
ever a post-office is consolidated with
another post-ofiice, so as TO make IL
station or sub-station. the salary OF the
superintendent or clerk may be paid out
OF the appropriation for clerks.
The result Of the vote was unfavorable
to the extension Of the system Of post
Office consolidation.
Mr.. Pasco offered an amendment pro-
vlding that nothing in the bill should
authorize the establishment or main
tenance Of any station. sub-station, or
branch post-office beyond the limits OF
any city or town. This was adopted
yeas. S6; nays. %.
The committee amendment appropriat-
ing $4,000 as additional compensation to
the Oceanic Steamship Company for
ocean mail service from San Francisco
to New Zealand and New South Wales
was agreed to-yeas, 80; nays. 81; and the
item OF Si966l4 for necessary and special
mail facilities on trunk lines from Boston
to Atlanta apd New Orleans via New
York and Washington was retained in
the bill. Mr.. Vilas's motion to strike it
out having been voted down-yeas. 10;
nays. 49, An amendment requiring the
expenditure of $4,000 for experiments in
rursl free delivery was offered by Mr..
Butler Populist of North Carolina, and
was agreed to-yeas, q; nays, q.
The bill was then passed., and the SEN
ate. at SIS. adjourned until tomorrow.