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ma loriiy report made f.surabis 80
port "a the I-pad Postal h4it sea.
tor huiltr oppos~i th~ b.Il tu tatn
ani gave notice ihAi h. wtlli Ersrsr-
= substitute i,r tie IiI ard maks t.
minority report. rt~ shairman ~
the commiii-s~ on rusi un.e-. .ua
Poet Roads r-'rrr.d tL~ biu 60 th-
senate. pr.srnting the ma I,flty 80
port fA'"ring The tili, before ~snatoT
Butler could s-i D., minority r.pst
ready. Mh-rrugon senator Haflrr
rose IN the senate aud entered rro.
t-st against tie bi!l =. i,I.ows
Ms BvFLrK-Mr Fr-sla-nt. I..ala
not d-tAin The senate nos attn. ia'-
hour, were u not that THIS msiur4t,
report has come an from tie Ivst of-
ncs Committee. uf shich 4 am m.m-
Der. ] am opposed To the hlll I DO
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ina slority ui the ~ommit;-, I Am IRE
paring n minority rfp"ri- ~ tiAt re-
port ~'re r-sdy Ari could 60 toto tho
Record on The 'An- DAY wIth a.. uia-
jnriiy report. I would Dc content ta
wAit tin this hill should b- taken up
for action. The minority r.porI uill
not b. ready before to- mufruN. 1 can
not allow the ms sity r.purt ra e.
into the Record day without stat
ing briefly some of my objection. Co
this miscbiryous measure.
The real purposes of thi. m. asur~
do not appear on i's face. o.. real
purpose. ar at least i's Effect. % o.
should become n Law. are far reaching
and dangerous. The gold rinx. 80.
nionopoli--, aud tru-'s ALREADY con-
troi the avenues aud ag-n~i-. ot rapid
communication aud Int~il g-nc-. They
hitter and control the new. that APPEAR.
IN the daily pre-. zach morning. They
now seek through this ball % Close up
A. far As pus-itl-, th- orly Asrnar lett
free and open. Thu. bill g. .-.k
ing to run the gantl-t of Congress gn-
der false pr-ten.rs.
The friends of this bill, known n.
the Loud po.iai bill. come 90 Csngr.,.
under the gu .- oi r-f"rm sud .cono-
my and AK you 60 pa..A b.ii 4 bill
that Will Go whsiy 4 bilI that will
cut out OF the mail. n larger Part of
the liieratur. that tie people to-dn,
receive. d--ir- 20 receive. through thr
mails n s-cond-ciass rates. A hill 20
do whatg A bill To deprive the people
who live along the stsr roui'. %, one
bali Of the priyil-g~s which They TO-
day receive from the postal sy.ism 81
This country; a ball infrndsd-if not
intended, that would b. the r..ult-io
cut out from the mails all .tAndar
works now publi.b. d ~ cheap form
Wiih paper cover; that is. ih. works
of Dickens, Scott. Hawthorn. wn.h-
ingion Irving. and hundred. of OF her.
which are nov being published in
cheap form and are gong through the
mail-, a. ..conc-clAss rst.. Ey-n
" y alVIFfl To-
day goes To people cut ia ih- country
IN cheap form with paper cover.
Coins Financial School and book.
OF that kind have gone thr, Ugh tie
mails TO possibly every po.t-Ufilce ia
America, aud more are going. This
bill cute all th..e books out Of The
mails. l. that III. purpose of those
| who favor this tIlIy The man who
lives in a city can buy them nj n
news stand. The man who lives in
the country and who relies upca the
postal system 20 bring aim in touch
with civilization is dependent upon
the mails To give him the b-u.fit. that
the man who lives in q city or who
rides frequently upon tram d. 90; 90
dependent up"n- The proi-- ed r-As
on for ih's bill - -efOrm and .cguomy.
but those no come and ssk y.u "a
pa-. az IN the interest Of economy are
those who vote for mor- subsisi--
those who yn'. TO take more millions
out Of the Treasury 81 The Govern
m-nt than any other ciA-s of men m
the Sena.. and in tie Uouss Aud
| yet in the name of reform and ia tie
name of economy, ib.y come here aud
ask you 10 pass bill that rob. tho
people of hsf the benefit. they to-day
get from the postal system.
| Mr.. President, the bill would De in
famous in it. results 10 IL should pas-
II the people OF this country sB-x
what -fn the bill. ih-r- would b~
such Indignation from ocean TO ocean
a. has not been seen for twenty y-sr-
fhe American peoyI- will never tOl-r-
ate such q mfa-ur- when they know
what IL in II and what will ~ is r.
suits.
will present nj norify report to-
morrox, and n those who prufe.s 20
want reform mean reform in the in
terests of tue general public, IL those
who profess to'want 10 stop the de-
felt in the Port Office Department
mean that in good faith, can point
them To a way 10 accomplish thar re-
sult. can show how the Po.f-Offics
Department can save IRON slo.0co,pOo
10 sl2 600 1JOa year, ard the d.6cit
now il but s. tsSO,oo1- Iou can cave
$1,000 900 ay.ar By simply payfps
l,h. railroad. for the mail actually
!, hauled and at he contract price, and
no more. TIE Government pays che
"a lroads for a great deal more weight
than the roads really haul IL 10 The
fault of the Government that tins u
Gone. Besides. the contract prics is
entirely too high During The las'
twenty years freight rates have been
reduced about 80 pr cent, JET ths
G Government i. now payiBg about fh'
same rates that IL did twenty yea::
ago. Why do not those who are .;
much cOnr-rned about the defcit ir
The Post Office Department turn tbeil
attention TO these big lsakages snt
gross abusss! Let those who profes
TO favor economy and reform hsip q
correct these abuses
3 Mr.. President, we to-day not onlJ
= pay the railroads nearly t39ocoo GO
= year TO haul mails, but We also pa,
, shem rent for the cars in which IA
5 ,ii il carried. Why pay rent 10
!, cars when We pay freight charges
: Besides, the rent We pay for the car
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