The San Francisco call., 1898-01-20
HOAR TALKS
 FOR LETTER
 CARRIERS Opposes a Reduction of Forces in Ger
 tain Cities. Introduces a Resolution Providing for an
 Investigation. Says $1BO,OOO Would Prevent COnsternatiOn to These
 EnplOyes.
SILVER FIGHT BREWING.
Vest to Gall Up Teller's Resolution for the Payment of Bonds In
 Silver.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.
Call Office, Riggs House,


 Washington, D. C., Jan. 19.
 spirited debate was precipitated in the Senate to-day by the introduction of resolution by Hoar of Massachu- setts providing for an inquiry by the Committee on Postofice and Post Roads concerning the recent order of the Postmaster General reducing the forces of letter carriers in several cities of the country. Hoar declared that the order had had the effect of a dyna- mite bomb in creating consternation among these men throughout the coun- try, while apparently all that was need ed by the Postoffice Department was an appropriation of $15O, 900 to maintain the efficiency of the carrier service.
 The debate took a wide range, Vol colt. chairman of the Committee on Postoffices and Post Roads, insisting that many New England people, rep resented by the Senator from Massa- chusetts, were responsible for the de- ficiency in the funds of the Posts flee Department because they insisted that the Government should carry second class mail at enormous loss; and Allen of Nebraska charging that the Gov ernment was annually defrauded out of millions of dollars through the un- derwefghing of mail matter. The reso- lution, in a modified form, is still pend ing.
 Vest gave notice that he would move tomorrow to take up for consideration the Teller resolution, reported by the Finance Committee, providing that bonds of the United States may be paid in standard silver dollars. Vests notice seems to indicate an intention on the part of some of the Senators to diSnlo rilU tho Ho xuniiar n nexation treaty, as it is evident, as White of California said, that the con- sideration of the resolution would Ire cipitate some slight discussion"
 Hansbrough called up a bill which had been sent to the Senate by the House, providing that receivers of pub lie moneys should be responsible under their bonds for all money received by them from the sale of Indian lands. The bill passed the Senate on Monday, but Hansbrough's desire was that the bill should be enacted into a law by the passage of the House bill. The bill was passed.
 which he asked immediate considera- tion, extending the authority of the h. terstate Commerce Commission so that 1t might inquire to what extent railroad companies issued passes, whether the railroads gave transportation for any other consideration than cash, and what arrangements they had with newspapers regarding transportation.
 Cullom, chairman of the committee, objected to the consideration of the res olution, as it would involve a long and tedious investigation by the committee, which was anxious to get some bills before Congress during the present ses- sion. He said that he had no desire to evade the truth in any part of the in vestigation, but he was satisfied that the committee now had sufficient testi- mony before it to indicate the need of stringent legislation. It had been shown, he said, that in the scalping business not only outsiders but the agents of some railroads were engaged.
 T do not want to investigate throughout the year." q said, but de- sire to prepare some bill which will cure the evils we have found"