The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-20
POSTOFFCE BILL PASSES.
EFFORTS TO REDUCE RAILROAD
APPROPRIATION FAIL
Opposition Not So Marked - In
Former Years-War and Naval
Supplies 60 he Admitted Free


today passed the puss0.Ace appFopT iaI-ssi
bi... ea4e3 oeen under c04s.s.xei Lon
since Wednesday. The main points or at
tax touas ~eae the APPROPRIATIONS OF 49,
us.lso TOR railway uanspos tatGon vi n!ai4s
and <iil.apy foT specials IAcilisaes between
New l. ork ano New ORGANS AID s-sese
soE SPECIAL tdc.Gt4es from naIisas Clly 10
Newton. nan. 1aeSe items annually at
tact more or less O. 4 cou&rsl. THIS
year lAe opposition seemed 10 be less En-
tense. All esaof - 10 sealce the appropr.a-
ton for rssiE0at Transportation g..2.iy
fa..eu, aEu ne vote ola i1r Southern mail
subsidy was 4 TO IS against sl .nsas CUT
by faeai parliamentary L..a4.elserft-g, the
Opponents o. Inc SUBSIDY we're prv.en,ed
from getting a direct vote on motion 10
rccognai.s Win Instructions
At tire opening OF the session today
Dltgiey oAersd tae bill reported from tie
ways and means committee. providing Tor
the tree entry into ,ais country CT guns
ammunition and other naval supplies and
%ar material purchased abroad until Jan
uary ], isss. HE explained that the com
N atse unanimously reported the bill. 1t
Was asked for 10y the secretaries o. war
ana the navy.
Some Democrats undertook 70 poke fun
AT Dingiey oy asking him why those sup
plies should be admitted free OF duty il
the foreigner paid the tax.
Dlngiey replied rather sharply that Il
was perfectly understood that where ar
tcies were purchased abroad and iru-
ported the purchaser paid the duty
McM.iiin said he believed the govern
nent should always have the right 40 inn
port. and he thought there should be 4
general statute for that purpose.
The Dill Was passed vi, n0s.t division.
Henry or MISSISSIPPI. Ia met the floor
as a question Of personal privilege, and
sent 10 the clerk desk .or .ile pufsost. i
having Il read 10 the hose a quotat on
from an interview with tie SPANISH am
bassador Al Vienna, conta.ned In an Assoc
ciared Press dispatch. in wn.ch the am
basS2dor sale that # the In ted States in
event OF war should !neite the Philip aes
10 revolt, spain could revenge herself b.
raising revoits In the American Southern
states.
Before the reading of the interview was
concluded DlnsIey made point that Il
oid not constitute questi II Of privilege
III contains reflection against a u r
uon OF the people OF the United States
which desire TO repei." said Henry.
The speaker held that he had not pre-
scented question OF privilege, and he
mousse resumed consideration of the post
office Appropriation bill II was agreed
that there should be IN hours debate On
me paragraph appropriatins So. 800 Geo for
Inland transportation OF mails. The de-
bate was rather lively
Bland OF Missouri chaTnpioned a reduc-
ton or the rates paid sne railroads .0r
transmitting the mails. The rates on al,
otaef classes OF freight had been greatly
reduced since ls.S. set there Lau l,r,s .
reduction in mails. He thought there
Should be a reduction of at least % Der
cent
GasIe Of California offered an amerd-
msns 10 reduce The appropriation to $751;
600.
Gresvenor defended the approximation
WHICH fnougn vast. was well expended IN
the splendid expedition with which our
mails We're everywhere hurried % their
destination.
Loud, chairman Of the postosrice commit
tee. pointed out the fact that all such
amendments as that OF which Bland had
given notice had been ruled out on points
of crder in past congresses
The Castle amendment to reduc. the ar
preparation from Sex. 5oo, 800 10 s24, 800. 900
was defeated. Il to S.
Lewis OF Washington moved 10 strike
out the appropriation Of SS0eoD for tho
transportation OF mai. by cAols ana s.c-
TIC cars. He contended that the real pur-
pose OF the appropriation was 10 insure
government protection fer cable and cleo
TIC car nnts in the event OF STR kes. The
amendment was defeated. - 10 s.
The paragraph appropriaiing s72l. SIS for
specials mai facilities from New York and
washington TO Atlanta and New Orleans
precipitaied the annual fight against Tbs
appropriation Bromwe:i Of Ohio moved
70 strike II out. This appropriation was
considered in connection with similar
one Of So go for spec al facilities from
Kansas CITY To Newton. Kas The de-
bate on both paragraphs was limited by
agreement 10 one hour
Fleming OF Georgia vigorously opposed
the appropriation
simpson Of Kansas advocated tbs ammo
prfaton of 81 90 for specfa; facilities fror,
Kansas City TO Newton. He said tina. m
issS th.s appTopr alton was made the mails
from Western Kansas. Northern Texas
and Oklahoma would be de.ayed twelve
hours
a I. MINUTES afterward Barlow OF Cal
nornla bittec.y attacked Simpson for .In
porting a subsidy
Mercer or Nebraska offered an amend
men' 10 appropriate Ssoo on t. snac,a.
n'aA faculties from Chicago 10 Omaha.
IL was ruled ont or point Of f1rd.-
Fischer OF New York made a min, -
order against the provision IN the b,I an
'hoFizing the postmaster general N coz,
Sohdate the Brooklyn office with the Nav-
YORK Office. The point was sustained ard
L went out.
me OIL was reported to TIE house with
ou{ foTt@er amendment. The friends ~
ne appropriation for special mail fac
!iles then. hy an adro;i move. presented,
u vote n the house on a motion - re.,.,-n-
1n.t TIE bill, with instructions IN str,.a
out these appropriations C,uiv one mo-
non 10 ~econE11it Is IN o@ier ard living
Ston of Georgia. n friend of -. sDora-
prlatinr, n1sde this nation ard ..D-re,g.a.
IY demanded the previous question. THIS
Cni II ne motion n -cComust with fr.
s'rIeiions and then the motion % -,f,4. y.
Fnit svas oFo 11p.ly waited down, Tho On
p7ren's az The subsidy thereuUoa ien1an,;-
~ q record vote or the passaRe o. ne Nil
20 emphasize their opposition. Tae hi
WIS passed. 10 20 81. and AZ : o.eI,r. 80
house adjourned