The news & observer., 1897-02-13
THE LOUD POSTAL BILL.
PEARSON UPHOLOS SUBSIDY TO
SOUTHERN OF Sle6,ooO
But $4,000 Additional For the Rural
Mail Delivery is Promptly.
Defeated.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 1.-THE
statue of Abraham Lincoln, in the old
hall of representatives was draped to-day
in the American flag and wreathed with
flowers in honor Of the SSth anniversary
of his birth, but the House did not sus-
PEND business. On the coAtrary it cele-
brated the anniversary by discussing the
necessities of the postal service and
passing the postoffice appropriation BILL
The perennial fight was made to strike
out the appropriation Of $196,000 for
special mail facilities from Boston to
New Orleans, but it was defeated, al
though that portion of the appropriation
providing special facilities for Boston to
New York was stricken out after it had
been shown that this part Of the appro-
prlation had not been expended for sew
eral years. The bill, as passed, carries
500, ,435, TIA. Mr.. Bromwel (Rep., Ohio
resumed his argument against the appro-
priatj0n Of S196, 600 for special mail facili-
ties from New York to New Orleans.
Replying to Mr. Swanson's remarks of
yesterday, he declared it was absurd to
say that the Southern Railroad carried
more mail than any other trunk line in the
country. There were, he said twenty
five trunk lines which carried more mail
than the Southern.
Mr.. Gardner (Rep.. New Jersey and
Mr. Pearson (Rep., North Cardinal de-
Tended the appropriation. The latter
called attention to the fact that the bill
appropriated $4,000 for expediting the
mails to the islands Of the Pacific. Were
not the Democrats and Republicans of
the South, and even the Populists, he
asked, entitled to as much consideration
as the residents Of the South Sea islands.
He said it expedited the mails in the
South from u to Is hours. After some
further remarks the general debate closed
and the bill was taken up for amendment
under the fve-minutes rule.
On motion OF Mr.. Talbert Dem, South
Cardinal the appropriation for expert
mental rural free delivery was increased
from $4,000 to 100000.
When the item appropriating $4,000
for special mail facilities from Boston
to New Orleans was reached, Mr.. Brom-
well (Rep., Ohio, moved to strike it out.
The House Immediately divided and the
Bromwell motion was lost-46 to 107.
Without further amendment the bin
was reported to the House, where on the
appeal of Mr.. Loud, the amendment
adopted in committee to increase the APP
rejected and the bill was passed.
The remainder of the day, until 4:45
o'clock, was devoted to reading the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. The formal
first reading of a bin is usually dispensed
with, but this expedient was adopted to
prevent the consideration of private bills
which is the regular order on Friday.
At 4:45 p. m. the House adjourned un-
I'll Tomorrow fins diSnensinp with 4he
regular Friday night session.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, Feb. 12-The Senate to-
day passed resolution offered by M.
Hill. of New York, requesting Secretary
Olney to use every effort toward better
ing the condition of Sylvester Scoval, the
newspaper correspondent, imprisoned in
Cuba and to insist on all treaty rights to
which he is entitled.
Mr.. Morgan, Dem., Alabama), follow
ed with the following joint resolution:
Resolved, ,ect., That the treaty known
as the Clayton-Bulwer treaty between
Great Britain and the United States,
which was concluded on the 10th day of
April, 1850, is hereby declared to be
abrogated."
The resolution remained on the table,
Mr.. Morgan saying he desired TO have il
go over until to-moI row. acynnd this
the proceedings of the brief open session
lasting less thar an hour, were of n
routine character.
At one O'CLOCK, on motion Of Mr.. Sher- |
man, the Senate went into executive sas-
son on the arbitration treaty, and Mt |
455 adjourned