The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-18
A GIFT TO THE
RAILROADS.
1illions Of Dsllsss vs,sd Al q Free
Gin By Cor gvu What
In The
MYSTERIOUS INFLUEscEY

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CongrtsionAi Record o. Fsbfuafy
27;h, giving . pArt ot tho diseu,sioa
on the proposition TO vote eix sub
sides 10 the railroads for osrryius
the mails, in addition TO the high
price paid per ton ard fsr rent Of
cars Senator Bailer slpssd tho
steal and pres-n,d some si,rtng
facts aud agares which no senator
VAS able to ansusr or erplain away
srRcisL RA'LwsN MAIL sl nsipigs
AND The ? III rLsNsp ~ TMs
RAiLRoAps IS THG LAST caNriIos.
The Senate having under con.id.
Grafton the bill lH. X. I03s9) making
appropriations for the service of tho
Post flee Department f,r tho nscal
year ending juac %. ls9s
Mr.. ALLISON. ] Ask GOV for the
| consideration of the next anead.
ment Which remains undi,po,ed OF.
Tue NIoE President. The apen nd
ment will b. stated.
The SrrRETAkY. Ga page q, :ine
"a, after the word service" ~ 10
proposed TO insert
In the discretion OF the fossmas-
ter General, any un-Xpend. a bal
ance OF the appropriation f"r the
fiscal year ending Jan. %. 1877. for
necessary and special facilities on
trunk lines. may be used for other
fast mail facilities.
| So As 20 make the claus. read:
For c.ssAry and speci.l fscili.
ties on trunk lines from New Ysrk
ard Washington. fo Atlanta aud
New Orleans. &l7l 23s 75; rkoviDrr.
That no part Of the Appropris,ion
made by this paragraph shall be el-
pended unless the Posim astsf @ u
eral shall deem tuch expenditure
necessary in "a Ter 90 promote the in-
terest Of the postal service. In the
discretion Of the Postmaster Gen
eral. any uas apended balance Of the
appropriation f"v the Il seal year end
ing June 80. 1897. for the necessary
and special facilities on trunk lines,
may be used for other fast mail IA
cilities.
Mr.. BUTLER. ] move 20 strike
out the clause just read, from line
IL, on page s, down 20 aud includ-
: ing line ;. on page .. inclusive.
The VICE PREsIDEsr. Tn. ques-
ton is on agreeing 10 the motion Of
the Senator from North Carolina.
, Mr.. BUTLER. Mr.. Pres this
is . subsidy, pure and simple. II
should be stricken from the bill.
Subsidies are bad enough when the
people get some benefit in return
for them, but they are utterly indie
fensible when they are voted ~ Q
free gift. / challenge the Com nit
tee on Apr 'priations or any S~na.
? tor on this Il Dor 10 give q single
, good and sufficient reason for app-o
. pristing this sum OF ELL .23S %
a No estimate has been made or sub
/, mitted for il. No head OF any De
psrtment has recommended Il. Bu'
A on the other hand the head Of thu
Post ofiice Department has positive
ly refused In recommend II. i hav,
:. heard the Postmaster General ans
a tho Assistant Postmasie, Genera
q often quoted here in this discussion
n SO far. I have here some reports. ant
A hope those who have asked Us 20 lac
n ten to the suggestion OF the Post
n mas ter General and the Second A
v sistant Postmaster General and al
q the geperalettes will nov pay du
a heed to what the Postmaster Geners
; says about the subsidy.
% Mr.. CuLLoM. II has been read
X doz-u times.
is Mr.. BUTLER. IL has been read
8 dozen times aud twenty times. an
yet it has not converted the Sens
tor from Illinois.
Mr. CULLoM. Yes, il has
- Mr.. BUTLrR. Will the Senate
vote with me on my motionf
IL Mr.. CULLoA. ] have always vote
ne in that way.
i'll Mr.. BUTLER. Good. The Sen,
III tor from Illinois will vote With N
IL on this motion, and be always vots
,y against this subsidy. am glad
I'D have such vaiuabls authority in ..
q dition to the Postmaster-GenerAl
I'd back mp my motion.
n Several Senators around me %
nc let Ms have q vote and We will kpoc
out the section and csrry my motto
II the chairman Of the Committ1
on Appropriations will agree 10 Il
motion, will not detain the Sens
A.. for another minute
in Several SEyAToRs. Vote.
X, NR. STEWART wha. il the n
%. toni
do ME-. BcTLIR. have made . n
me ton to strike ont the clause wais
'io proposes to vote Q special subsidy
certain railroads addition to q
- enormous price that We nov pi
mr.. these corporation, for hauling Il
he mails. Several senators seem vs
er- anxious to have no disc ussion Of tk
int matter. I should jadge that th
OF favor the subsidy, for reasons b
TOT known to themselves. or else do q
0es under stand the fact N the case.
either event discussion 10 very q
eessary. do not desire to dsts
the Ssnate at this late hour, bat q
op- less the committee vlll agree to Z
yer motion, or unless there 10 SONS
ice dication that the Senate il ready
lies sustain the motion. | shall 6sta
vn the Senate to put on record the q
.n 81. SON Why it should be stricken oot.
~ Ne. FAuLKxsR. The eom0itl
1ill can not agree 20 Il.
J in M. DASI8L. II u . part oS
on bill - il comes from the other Hon