The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-03-11

Republic an, Of Iowa, Mr.. Loud declared
| that the postmaster general for years had
condemned mail subsidies. Mr.. Cousins
| asked who was responsible for the proposed
| sub sidy f,om Chicago to Council Bluffs.
| Mr.. Loud replied that If he knew he
would not be at liberty to say. Mr.. Lori
mer Republican, Illinoisl however UNDER
| took to enliehten them. He (Lorimer)
| fathered the provision.
| The chair sustained q point Of order
against the Brom veil amendment. Mr..
| Loud thereupon moved to strike out the
| appropriation for southern trunk line
| facilities. He reiterated his statement
! that every postmas er-general since 1880
had condemned this subsidy but had
accepted what was considered the direction
of congress. The Pennsylvania road, he
said. was the strong factor behind the
subsidy. He argued that the special mail
train was two hours slower than the regu-
lar train and did not facilitate the mails.
Mr.. Crisp in support of the provision
called attention to the proviso attached to
the appropriation lodging in the post
master.generSl the power t, withhold the
appropriation II it was not deemed neces.
saTy ITO promote the interest of the postal
service" II the postmaster-general had
condemned this appropriation, why, in
view of that provision, had he expended
the money. The postmaster-general fixed
the schedule Of the train which was run
mails. For every failure to put the mails
through on schedule time he enforced a
prescribed penalty.
Kyle, Democrat, of Mississippi, opposed
the appropriation, he said, because he be-
lieved it wrong in principle. He quoted
ex-Postmasters-Genera Dickinson and
Wanamaker and Postmaster-General Will
son against the appropriation.
Mr.. Wellington, Republican, of Mary
land, commended the object and effect OF
the appropriation, which, he said, tended
to cement the union between the north and
south. Congress, he said, could not afford
to take step backward in this matter.
On rising vote the Loud amendment to
strike out the appropriation for the SOUTH
ern subsidy was carried, 100 to SO. Tel
lers were demanded and the amendment
was defeated, SO to la.
The chair ruled out the two succeeding
paragraphs approprating $6l 900 for spe
cial facilities from Kansas City to Newton,
Kas.. and 100000 from Chicago to Coun-
Gil Bluffs. Iowa.
Mr.. Miller, Republican, of Kansas, APP.
pealed from the decision of the chair, but
the chair was sustained, 12O-2o.
The appropriation for car fare and bicy-
Gle allowance was increased from SlOO, 900
to $4,000.
The committee rose, and at 30 the
house adjourned.
IN COMMITTEE
Senator Chandler, from the committee
on privileges and elections, today presented
to the senate the views of the majority of
the committee, consisting of the Republi.
can members, recommending the adoption
of Senator Aliens resolution providing for
an investigation of the Alabama state and
legislative elections of 1894. The report
makes reference to the election of 1892 in
which Thomas G. Jones, regular Demo-
cratic. and Reuben +. Kolb, were the rival
candidates for governor. While in this
election Jones was declared governor, the
committee assert that this was "done by
the wholesale Justification of The returns
by dishonest election officers in pursuance
of a great conspiracy, deliberately or
ganized, long before the election, for the
purpose of changing the political COM
plexion of the state in case it should ap.
pear that Kolb and his supporters had car
ried the state"