The Portland daily press., 1898-05-06

livery scheme. a scheme of enthusiasts he
called it, and declared it was MS belief
that the estimate of Mr.. IllInan was not
extravagant If the serVioe "'0 W 10 ga
tended universally. ,o, ~.
Mr. Stewart and Mr.. Teller opposed the
rural free delivery plan, the latter main q.
tanning that it meant the expenditure OF
an enormous sum OF money upo" "
scheme for which there was no reai eis'
mand. L..
The discussion lasted for about ~ Two o
hours. Finally the text OF the plit I%a -,
amended as to present the proposi1ion III
the following form: ,.,;,,o,,
under the direction of the postlha snd
general, including pay of carriers anu
morse hire allowances, 5000, 000.
Mr. Quay insisted upon the comIn n:u;as,
amendment to strike out the proposiGnrHI NV
and he demanded the yeas and nays Ano
cisuse was stricken out % to "a
Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina offered
an amendment providing that no more
!nan TOUR mail deliveries should pc na aae
IN any city during any one day ana onas
any amount thus saved should be coVefei
back into the treasury.
Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts antagonlze9
1he amendment, holding that it amounOeo
to class legislation.
cities, he pointed out were not SO much
OF advantage to the residents in the COM
pact parts Of the cities as to the people
who lived outside the hurry and hustle OF
city life. In fact it was one of the con-
veniences Of civilization which enabled
the comparatively poor man, those wnom
the advocates of the amendment appar-
entity desired to assist, to reside OUTSIDE
the city and crowded portions and get the
pure air of the country.
Mr.. Qusy's motion to lay the amend
| ment on the table was lost. The amend
ment was then adopted.
Mr.. Chandl.r of New Hampshire moved
in view of the adoption of the amendment
that the amount to be appropriated for
to S12, 00O,0 900. Mr.. Faulkner Of West
Virginia thought that in the absence OF
definite information the Senate ought not
to act hastily in the matter, as any
amount saved by the final enactment of
Mr.. Tillman' 8 amendment into law would
accrue to the governments benefit In
any event.
present temper probably would adopt the
amendment offered by Mr.. Chandler but
be entered protest against such ''blind
and dumb legislation. He moved to lay
the amendm emit on the table. Motion
was defeated 90 to %. The amendment
was then adopted.
Mr.. Pettigrew Of South Dakota, offered
an amendment directing the Postmaster
General to read just the compensation to
be paid for transportation OF mails on
steamship routes by reducing the COM
pensation to all railroad companies 20
cents year from the rates for such
transportation on the basis of the average
weight heretofore fixed and allowed by
law.
Pending action upon the amendment
the bill was laid aside until tomorrow.
the conferees upon the Alaska homestead
Dill and 1t was agreed to. The bill now
goes to the President.
Mr.. Hawl ley of Connecticut called up
the conference report upon the bill .sus-
pending the operation of certain pro-
visions of law relating to the quarter
masters department. of the army. Mr..
Hawley said the whole question had been
most carefully considered by the commit
tee and expressed the belief that it proper
~ covered every point. He thought 1t
absolutely necessary that the bill should
be enacted into law.
The report after brief discussion was
laid aside until tomorrow.
Mr.. Cockrell reported from the military
affairs committee a bill to provide assist
ance to the inhabitants and arms and
ammunition and military stores to the
Insurgents and cher purposes. The text
of the bill follows:
Section 1.-That while serving in Cuba
during the existing war, officers of the
army Of the United States exercising
separate commands, may by special order,
cause subsistence, medical and quarter
masters supplies to be issued to, and
other aid rendered to inhabitants of the
island who are in immediate danger of
perishing unless they receive the same.
Section 2.-That the President and
general officers commanding troops in
Cuba are hereby authorized to furnish to
the proper officers of the Cuban insurgents
such arms. ammunitions, equipments
and military stores and supplies as they
may require to render the services of that
army as allies in the existing war avail
able, and may enlist not to exceed fifty,
for each brigade, Inhabitants of the island
OF Cuba qualified to serve as Interpreters,
guides, scouts and assistants.
The bill was passed without debate.
The Senate then at $40 p. M, went into
executive session and shortly afterwards
adjourned.