The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
THE POSTAL
 BILL PASSED All Objections to the Big Appropriations Are
 Overcome. But Mr. Loud Has a Lively Time in Replying to
 Criticisms.
Calls Down Silver Dick Bland and Says Uncor1aplinne entary Things
 About Colleague Castle.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,

Washington, March 19.
 There was a hot time in the House this afternoon during the consideration Of the postoffice appropriation bill There were heated colloquies between Loud of California, chairman of the committee, and Representative Bland of Missouri, and again between Loud and Castle. Later in the day Barlow of California took hand in the pro- ceedings, and denounced Jerry Simp- son, brother Populist, for voting sub- sidies to railroads.
 Last night, just before the close of the session, Chairman Loud excited the ire of Bland and the Democratic side by proposing to cut short the vote on the item for railroad mail transportation. Bland intimated that Loud was show ing favoritism to railroads, and de- nounced the appropriation of $50, 800, 900 as being wildly extravagant, and that the increase of S1,700, 900 over the ap- propriation of last year was unwar- ranted
 Loud did not have sufficient time to reply to Bland yesterday afternoon, as the session was near its close, but this morning shortly after the House met he
 
 nounced the Missourian. Loud averred that he cared not for the criticisms of the press when such criticism was un- just, nor did he care for utterances made by gentlemen on the floor when they did not bear the imprint of truth.
 Some time ago." he said, "a com mfttee came down here from Brooklyn to urge measure pending before Congress. They returned to their homes and declared that l had char acteriZed them as a pack of damned asses, but this was not the truth lit orally. Damned asses is not one of my phrases. A great press association telegraphed broadcast over this coun- try that my domineering manner in refusing amendments offered had de- feated the Loud postal bill. That as- sociation is now enjoying the court esies of this House and it's representa- tives are permitted to sit upon our floor, but yet the reporter of the Bung town Bladder, with 100 circulation, would have better sense than to inti- mate that Congressmen are governed by petty prejudice when it comes to casting their votes on great appropria- tions. The gentleman from Missouri said that l was opposing any reduc- tions in the appropriations to rail- roads for mail transportation. My position upon this question is well hHOWu, IOI l nave TepedIeQly Sa1Q that the pay of railroads for such service should be reduced. I have never yet seen the time when I could not afford to lse honest, and when that time comes I hope to God that I may sink down to perdition where dishonest men properly belong. The gentleman from Missouri, as every member upon that side of the House knows, has simply been playing to that part of the gallery which in a theater is kDOyvp the 'nigger heaven When I was a boy the gentleman from Missouri was a member of Congress and our people believed him to be a great, good, hon. orable and honest man. We hardly jingled anything else in our pockets but Bland dollars. The great trouble with public men is that they live too