The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-22
TERM OF P%OSTMASTERS.
sryIroR CHANDLER FOR THE BILL
FIXING IT At FOUR YEARS.

nSugn rev THESE pmcse--ebsNtf
uuu vigorously Attacks n BiIi which He
gay. 4. In the Iatsrsst Of n Monopoly.
w.sutyoros. Jan. 2l.-In the Senate to-day
N, Hill Dem. N. " asked unanimous con-
n ., 70 have the bill fixing the term Of Post
$3.50 t four years taken up and passed. OBJ
1000 was made by Mr.. Sherman (Rcp., o.,
- suggested that the bill 20 over till to-
"...ow
~, chandler (Rep., y. H. said that the bill
a han reported unanimously from the Post
nm.s Committee; that II had been carefully
s..r,Inized by Senators Of all politics. and there
...m.d 10 DO no objection to IL. IL simply pro-
49, Tim, the term OF all Postmaster should
wv s' understood to be for four years. subject of
course, to the power of removal which necsssa-
rly inferred in the Executive.
Mr.. Hale Rep Me- suggested that the pas.
%, these offices.
18th. scramble y now, ssla mr. onaa',s,.
cu,tom OF partisan inroads on q new Admins
all the Po.tmasters OF the country. It proposes
TO MAKE .ns sa. .ss. ~, ,.rm Thsr. q. no
remain IN IN. III 49,. ..s..n.u 80 80, =,
provision 10 the Dill that they shsi 40 OUT ~
49,. Iii .,ud, IN. subiect with hi, usual
Maine Will s.u"' u 'uo'oes ~. n'
s'um'n be w'.i see ,nns a. ,n1 :, vv : va W
" u.,.-I am afraid Il will be p~reater. Let
MI. HAS u" A''"u 10 s'e~''' He'
TN. Mi vas laid aside without action.
tn. ni.,rIct OF Columbia Electric Subway
rne D ,,sn ,assn mn ana ~, mn, msss
sno,a,' 80 ,hs ,n,.r.., =, . mononoiv .nd
.rsIu., the principle Of fair competition. The
n.o,,s h, said. locke ed with alarm upon those
.s..,,on. NJ capItal that rere stealIng all
sorts o, business throughout the country. He
h.a ..t al the Senator from West virginia (Mr.
Faulkner yesterday whether a SECOND electric
light company would Dc an inlpry 10 the
city; ana ~ !, 1 Hhswer wS sn .h.nrd 1wo' Try
s,nstor might rs wen ssn9y , , Two banks,
why no. J., ao "If Two hired seMIrIIs IN a famn,piyy
moi ssy n "S1s = dozen ," IIanshter.l Where. NJ.
HUI ssseu. Tie,sd VIII onIy one eIentric I'm
that was smi gs .~rtn NJ yybn two conpantes
one OF them as me ro,omac Tompnny; when
mas honoreu ne ,hs nis nna 'ha " oerr.s
ihco,n".s', IN. ~ ixsrv ~ hsayen 70 serva The
..taInT, + ,,ss,f The Iipi,ss s,at.s
EElssSirls L,In. Soma ~ ny, 81 Il w sns i p,s'T TIni,s oi
state. Electric Light Company of West vir-
gina .,o..,. 81, o n and ~.
,r TIE morSins hG San sio sssio =. Z +. M' ana the
NJ "a T...t al sk.- l. So
Inc NiGaiaRuan Sanai ~ was. hsn sakeu up.
Ana mt. tuIpie 'prm. inus osanoI VI arknu-
ment AeAihst ~. ineIe Tasno psIaN1l, noeaiu,
between inc Suek Sanai NJ tne NicAIaguan
SAhAl. Dlstaen nau youth. ~ tno D,it,sn
uovernment tne oVntrpi nv oues Ssue,' ve-
cause tnat wess pru ~ manu- 1utIi alr.
0Iney We're 10 90 inc same TOT nne NiSarAsIa =
SAhaL u wouIu = y u'smakn W W ~ ousn.
ne SnaracleiiAeu u Mar,s. Sanst Son,pnny
RsferrIne To- Mr.. Morgnu's statement that there
was q race between Great Britain and the
United States as 10 which should build the
Nicaragua Canal, Mr.. Turpio .said that II there
WAS such . race II was q very lanRnid and indo-
lent one. 1t was q race In which tho books had
been open $50 years. and there were no entries
yet. II this Offer were made to the British
Parliament the answer TO the company would
be; You have no right to make the transfer.
The right 10 forbidden by tho terms OF your
own contract Do you think that we arc going
TO give you . hundred million dollars for q
corpse and then have to bury IL at our own
charge =" tLauGhter.l
When Mr.. Turple closed his speech an effort
was made By Mr.. Morgan Dem.. Ala.). in charge
OF the bill, to have q day and hour fixed for
taking the vote. but. obtection was made both
by Mr.. Turplo and Mr.. Villas tDem., Wial
During the discussion Mr.. Chandler rose
to . question Of privilege and presented Q
paper claiming to DO the credentials Of John
Edward Addicks ~ Senator from the State of
Delaware.
From what source doea that paper emanAte1"