Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-05-12

Speaker Reed and Jerry Simpson
had !, parliamentary scrap during
the brief session Of the house on
she aut stion of whether or not the
speaker was directly responsible for
the inaction Of the house. Mr..
Simpson d used the speaker and
for the first lime Mr. Reed showed
has anger. tltsdemanded that the
gentleman from Kansas present a
resolution that the chair appoint
the committees o. that it has been
aerelict in its duties ard the house
snstalns him / will appoint the
committees. . Mr. Simpson did
rot lresent the resolution and the
speaker again demanded that it be
presented, saying, THE chair
thinks it desirable III justice to
himself and to the b, use, that the
eonntfv should know he opportun-
-ity hes bren given for considera-
.fion at the subject. The resolu-
fion svas then presented by Mr..
lev i and was lost by {" vote of123
to S.. Mr.. Bailey yo e against
the re- olutionz as did must of the
Democr Is. Mr.. Sim .Son protest
ed against the working of brutal
majority.
The meeting of the Universal
Postal Congress in this city May 5
will mark great progress in the
closer relationship of all the peo-
ple, If the world. At that con-
gre>S China, Corea and the Orange
Free States will be brought into
th+ Union and then in the first
tame In the history of nations every
ind pendent government on the
globe will be bound together In the
enforcement of a single treaty,
Tile United States suggested the
universal postal scheme and has al
WAYS been foremost in bringing 1t
10 It's present Importance. Sixty
odd countries will be represented
by 100 delegates in the congress
and each country is to have only
one vote. The proceedings of the
congress will be held in French
and the sessions will be secret.
The advantages derived from the
universal postal system are ire
snendous, but single example will
well illustrate the wonderful adj
vance made in the business of trans
uniting foreign mails. Before this
system was In operation there were
SIX postal routes to Australia, by
any cne of which letter could be
f.,rp arded, the rate of postage diff
eri1g tor each route. The rates
were 5, 80, As, S. and SO cents and
81. 90 per half ounce, the sender of
The letter having had to select his
route and pay the proper postage
or there would be delay and diff
aenltv in the transmission of the
9e:t,r. Now the rate is uniform
and the government is bound to
send the letter on the fastest ship
which will carry it to its destina-
ton There are now 1900, 900, 900
people enjoying the privileges Of
this postal service and to these will
be added the people of China, Corea
and the Orange Free States at the
present congress. Delegates are in
che city from all the countries in
the world, and the gathering will be
picturesque. The congress is to
remain In session six weeks and
viii attend to a great amount Of
business IS it copvenes only once
in every FIVE years. The delegates
wiN be entertained by the president
and the postmaster general and the
comm issioners of the District off
Columbia will also entertain them.
Il is also proposed to take the dele
gates on a trip through the West
when the sessions Of the congress
are over.
In connection with the assem-
bling of the Universal Postal Com
gress it IS interesting to note that
we are the greatest letter writing
people in the world. There are
200, 900 post Offices in all the coun-
tries In the world enjoying organ
Sy.a1 facilities 0f cnrrasno IN lnnoo a,,1