The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-04-01

be voted upon.
Mr.. BUTLER. | would be temple d
to debate this question for the next
week if | thought could kill al the
steals in this bill in this way, or run
them to the end of the session to kill
it, b cluse it is time for tn. govern
ment to get down to sound ard COM
mon sense business methods ard stop
paying these subsidies. These SUBJ
sides should not be given to these
corporations unless We want to make
free gift to the greatest champions
of the gold standard, and those who
have gone beyond their privilege and
duties and their proper province. If
we want to make gifts, | make the
point that there are plenty of people
who need the money. We eau make
gifts to those who need it.
Mr.. President, trust that the Sepa-
tor from Minnesota will not insist
upon raising the question of no quo
rum, because if q Senator wants to 90
to the clOakrOOm, do not want him to
hear me. If he has made up his mind
whether he is gOing to vote for the
subsidy or not, and does not want to
hear the facts that have taken the
trouble to get, then | do not care for
him to hear what | have to say. Lam
doing my duty VIXEN | present these
facts to The Senate. propose to pre-
sent them. The Senate will take the
responsibility of saying whether the
subsidy shall be voted after the facts
ity ends when | present these facts
and my vote is cast.
Mr.. CHANDLER. Will the Senator
allow me for one moment? OF course
| am interested in the argument the
| Senator pres nts. | myself believe We
are pay ing the railroads more than we
ought to pay them. Notwithstanding
that fact, | am unwilling by my vote
! to deprive the South of the expedition
of her mail which this amendment
gives.
! There may be difference of opinion
/ as to whether this money is necessary :;
| il may be excessive pay to the rail-
roads; but nevertheless here is a fast
IN. il route from New York, through
Washington, on down through the
Senator's State. do not know exactly
to what point, Atlanta, some point in
Florida, aud to New Orleans, 1t may be.
1t certainly would badsesate as sec
! tiOnal vote if | We vote to take
away this fast-mail fHG.e to the South
| have uniformly voted for it when
ever the question has been raised, and
| should like the privilege of voting
that way tonight.
Mr.. BUTLER. The Senator from New
Hampshire admits that We are paying
an excessive price for carrying the
mail; that we are paying more for the
cars than we ought to pay. Then why
is it not consistent and proper for him
to take the position that we ought to
vote against all subsidies? Right un-
der this provision is another for a sub
sidy out West and other places. Why
vote for any of the subsidies when we
are already paying more than the ser
vice is worth? This subsidy does not
add one particular to our mail facili-
ties 1t is not a subsidy voted to the
South, or to the people along the line
of the railroads; it is a clear gift in
the pockets of the railroads, that is all
do not ask it as one from the South.
represent my State in part. Whether
my colleague will agree with me
upon it or not, will stand up here and
give the facts and my reasons for it
and go before my constituents and get
their endorsement of it. | want to
say that there never has be en- any man
here who has voted for it since the
question has been mooted, when the
Democratic party held its sway in the
State, that he did not sooner or later
have to face that question on the
stump, and it was one of the most eff
, fective agencies in carrying him down
He could not give any good and suffi
cient reason for it. l will not call any
names, but it was one of the most
powerful arguments against some who
were defeated who were especially
prominent in su. Hrt Gift.
, can speak for my constituents on
this subject. There are Senators here
| to speak for the rest of the South.
am ready to vote for it il my man can
show me any reason why it is neces
sary to give the people of the South
the mail facility that We now have
The Postmaster General and everyone
else in authority say it is not. No.
body can prove or show or even has
. dared to say it was necessary.
Mr.. President, l submit that if what
f Senators have said here today bt
t true, there is not Senator on thil
= floor who can conscientiously, from
my standpoint, vote for the subsidies il
3 the Southwest or anywhere else. Here
. we are about to create commission tt
t try to reduce what is paid. Here is al
/, ex-Postmaster General himself wht
. has told you frequently and today how
2 excessive is the amount paid the rail
j roads, and here is the proposition TOT
S add a subsidy on top of what we nov
8 pay, which is 100 per cent. almost
:. more than necessary.
: Mr.. CARTER. Will the Senator eX
l.. plain how the POstmaster-General L
t compelled to expend this money il
= view of this prOviso, to wit:
r Prorided, That no part of the ap
4 preparation made by this paragraph
shall be expended unless the POstmas
!, te. General shall deem such expendi
j ture necessary in order to promote tn
|. interest of the postal service?
3 Mr.. BUTLER | will answer tn
: Senator from Montana with the moutl
n of the Postmaster General. He ha
# protested against it time and AGAR
Different Postmasters- General hav
+ said that these subsidies were an an
: noyance instead of help to the pos
l. tai service. They have asked Con
IS gress time and again not to apprOprl
l. ate for it, that they already had prOpe
J. discretion and sufficient power to pay
1t and now the Postmaster General ez
e plains why he threw away the none
aft r he asked you not to apprOpriat
Is it. ask the Secretary to read whs
If the Postmaster General says.
l. The Secretary read as follows:
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