The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-07
IN THE HOUSE.
Legislative Appropriation Passed. Post
office : NATURALIZATION Taken Up.


Washington City. March 6.At the OPEN
ing OF the session OF the house today bill
was passed on motion of oveTStFeet. Rep.
Ind, TO abolish the cash payments Of pen
sions. The purpose of the bin is 20 prevent
the swindling Of old veterans who draw
their pension money at the agencies on the
quarterly pay days. Correspondence with
the agencies show that many pensioners
draw their pensions In cash. and their fam
ilies complain they get no benefit from thu
money. This bill requires all pensions TO
be paid In checks, sent 10 the home of the
pensioners
Hun. Rep. Ia, asked unanimous consent
for the consideration of "A bill 10 relieve
Gen. Carlin of liability for 81 .lS0 expended
by Capt ]. NJ. Chyde in the rescue of a
party of students who were snowbound in
the Bitter Root mountains in 1893. Wilson.
Rep. Idaho. objected, saying that the
party had deserted a citizen of Idaho and
had left him to die.
The house then resumed the consideration
or the remaining features OF the amend
nent to the legislative bill TO abolish the
fee system In the case of United States at
torneys and marshals. After some unim-
portant amendments had been adopted the
legislative bin was passed.
The house then took up the consideration
of the postoffice appropriation bill. Loud.
Rep, Cal, chairman of the postoffice COM
mittee. who was in charge of the bill. eN-
piained its provisions. The bill is the
largest OF the annual supply bills. IL car
ries ssl, ASST. s2.s47.142 less than the esti-
mates but s2.37776o more than the current
law carried.
Qulgg, Rep., n y asked whether IL
would be possible under the provisions of
the present bill for the postofice depart-
nent to continue what he denominated
"the spy system for surveillance over
carriers, etc.
Loud, IN reply. explained that the COM
mlt;ee did not desire any official of the
government TO embark In new enterprises.
and therefore the appropriation used ny
the first assistant postmaster general Ia
employ inspectors had been segregated 50
that the money could not be used by
him for that purpose. But Loud said he
agreed with the FIRST assistant postmaster
general fully as to the principle or ade-
uuate supervision Of the postal service
He thought Ii would benefit the whole SER
vice. but the committee had decided mat
It was not desirable 10 divide the inspect
ing force and had therefore cut on the
farre under the first assistant postmaster
general. aud Increased the regular force
under the fourth assistant postmaster gem
eral by making provision for thirty adil-
tionaI inspectors. In further explaining the
fiil Loud said the amount Tor ralir9al
+ransportation Of mails had been reduced
from 10 S-tsr'fsNVRs ssaAN
ton had bee4 made ia the hope and expee-
tatIon that his bill 10 amend the postal
laws relating to second-class mail matter
which had been extensively discussed.
shall become a law. In answer 10 qsies.
tIon no stated he would press that bin, u
possible. 10 a vote.
without, completing the general dena'e
the committee rose. and az o'clock re-
cess was taken until o'clock. The evening
session was devoted 70 the CONSIDERATION
- rrfx-afa mansion bills.