The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-20

lions that the postmaster general had not
al his disposal sufficient funds to meet the
needs az his department.
Wocott said he desired to call the SEN
ate's attention 10 the fact that the real
basis Of the trouble was with the financial
affairs OF the posto1ice department. He
said:
II Is well understood that the second
class mail OF this country absoTos q per
cent. OF tho expenses Of the postoffee de-
paTtment. and supplies only about 5 per
cent. Of The revenues This is the serious
point OF this discussion. and Il congress
should enact into law the measure relating
10 second-class matter which viii he laid
before congress. tho recurrence OF the
present difficulty viii be ohvlate3."
Wolcott then called attention 10 the oppo-
sjtion of tire publishers Of New England
% the enactment OF ne bill restricting sec
ond-ol3ss matter.
Allen. OF Nebraska. spoke saroa stieally
% the good times the people Of New En-
gland were having under the Dinghy law,
with taeir strikes and lockouts lie Thought
thar a good many OF them would now have
time 20 40 10 the post00ices 10 get their
mali y 4 was rot promptly delivered by a
carr.-c. He thought tha great p0lat in
velvet tc tht discussion Of postonice insu-
ccs was the charge that there was an an
uuai leakage If fyom el-at 20 ten milton
dollars oa aeeoIn. * the u0der-H Chin -
Of caN matter. tie continued:
~ IS mos; remarkable that charges ot
sUoh gravitY should he made IN the public
sNoald remain win reference 70 them as
nerve to take hold of these frauds ard
eradicate item we should have money
carriers IN every city IN the land"
Chandler objected 20 the present consider
alton Of tha Eosr resolution suggested BY
Allison ara - went over
Chsn5'er presented ard secured no pass
= sc - resolution directing the commit
whether The fura provided for IN rules 1s
sna - - tAs Jo.u. Trs~lc Association "a
Iaw fHiiv n existence, 20 examine the de-
s7}}s ~ is expenditure. as % whether -
rst g: hsf been exrrrtfd for !awfU p8r-
ras~= ara whether ANY tftf Ea} or Improper
Use ~ .as FINDS coald oe prohibited and
punished ~ law,
N8nsh~oaEe called ~ b,u which ha3
hfvn SEM to ta5 senate, providing 3bai re-
--.xsr.z az tfn..e money sAoHla he rF%rar,-
STOLE ua5er thes. bonds Tor al n3nry re-
ceiyst hv them from ne sale 81 Indian
lands, Tia e.'t passed ne senate on Men
Saw. h}3t H8rserolEs's desire WAS s1a'
taN hiu Should se enacted into iaw by the
passage 81 TIE house biz. TIE oIH WAS
passed
TjGrsar presented a resolution. Cor walsh
A@ asked Immediate consideration. exteD3-
iFE tie authority or ina interstate com
rierco ca-vn sSSiAr. 50 tAa. tNev aaiEsJ So
g8.re - What extent railroad companies
. .-ss p pas ~ Aet1ev railroads give Trans
vacsfac5eG fGS any other consideration tna0
cash aca wAat arrangements they Raj
- "a newspaper regarding 4Gsports tsoys.
t0i5uru, chairman u. tfe c1nGtttr@. ot-
taCte& {o .+tt consideration - tie Eeso1s}-
ttug as z would tgyosve long aud ted
eas 3avest CATION ny the committee. which
szs arx3osss n get s0n1a efiIs before cor
gre&s during E&e present session he said
tHAS hu had ro desire 20 evaGe the truth 81
aay u&rt - re sfgvestl sa lion be, np was
satisfied t&Et te@ commission n0W hsd slss-
Hc3ast testimony before 81 - Indicate tae
Ess& - g.Fk seat legislation L had been
shown. BE sa5S- tA&f IN 1h@ seaip3ag bust
sa~Ss Eet cay outsiders, hut The agents ug
soE2e F&ilTo4 r. were eG<sEei
Il t9 rex want 20 iaVesr1Eats @hr,s.l. or
ire yS4f. sd az. 'tGt Ges.re "a ggega. .