Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-20

point OF this discussion and IL congress
should enact into law the measures relating
to second-class matter which will be laid
before it the recurrence OF the present diff
Guilty will be obv.ated"
Mr.. Wolcott then called attention to the
opposition OF the publishers OF New Eng
land to the enactment OF the bill restricting
second-class matter.
Mr.. Allen spoke sarcastically of the good
times the people of New England were hav-
ing under the Dingley law with their strikes
and lockouts He thought that a good many
OF them would now have time to 90 to the
posofiCes to get their mail IL 1t was not
promptly delivered by carrier He thought
the great point involved in the discussion
OF postoffice finances was the charge that
there was an annual leakage OF from SS,O0O,-
900 to $10000,000 on account OF the under
weighing Of mail matter
1T is most remarkable" said Mr.. Allen,
that charges of such gravity should be
made In the public prints, and yet the party
in power should remain with reference to
them as silent as the grave II we only had
the nerve to take hold OF these frauds and
eradicate them we should have money enough
to put a corps of efficient letter carriers i'll
every city In the land"
Mr. Chandler objected to the present con.
sideratlon of the Hoar resolution, suggested
by Mr.. Allison, and 1t went over.
Mr.. Chandler presented and secured the
passage of resolution directing the commit
whether the fund provided for in rules 16
and II of the Joint Traffic association is
lawfully Tn existence; to examine the de-
tails OF its expenditure as to whether or not
1t had been expended for lawful purposes
and whether any Illegal or improper use Of
the funds could be prohibited and punished
by law.
Mr.. Harsbrough called up n bill which had
been sent to the senate by the house. pro-
viding that receivers of public money should
be responsible under their bonds for all
money received by them from the sale OF
indian lands. The bill pas sed the senate on
Monday, but Mr.. Hansbrough's desire was
that the bill should be eracted into law
by the passage of the house bill. The bill
wss passed.
Mr.. Tillman presented a resolution for
which he asked immediate consideration. ex-
tending the authority OF the Interstate Com
merCe commission so it might inquire to
what rate railroad companies issue passec,
whether the railroads give transportation for
any ether consideration than cash. and what
arrangements they had with newspapers re-
gardtng transportation.
Mr.. Cullom, chairman of the committee, OBJ
jected to the consideration OF the resolution,
rs it would involve long and tedious in
vestgdtion by the committee, which waJ
fnXiCus to get some bills before congress
during the present session. He said he had
no desire to evade the truth in any part
Of the investigation, but he was satisfied that
the committee now had sufficient testimony
before it to indicate the need of stringent
legislation. 1t had been shown. he said that
in the scalping business not only outsiders
but the agents of some railroads were en-
gagged. Il do not want to investigate
Throughout the year." said he, "but desire to
prepare some bill which will cure the evils
we have found"
Mr.. Vest recalled his notice that he would
move to take up the Teller resolution for the
reason that several senator's interested in it
were absent. He gave notice that he would
move to take it up tomorrow.
At 2:20 O'Clock, on motion Of Mr.. Davis, the
senate went into executive session, and at
5 O'Clock adjourned.