The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-06
The SENATE AND HOUSE,
The Postoffice Approrr iation Bill Is
Under Con sidcration.
SEVERAL AMENDMENTS PROPOSED
The Labor Arbitration BiIi
Passes the House.

Washington. May Soon after the SEN
ate convened today Mr.. Money tMIss) gave |
notice that on the 25th instant he would !
ator Walthall.
The postofficc appropriation bill WAS
taken up. The amount carried by the bill
as IL passed the house Yves 500. 800. As
reported TO the senate 1t carried $4,000
mere. The committee amendment provii-
Ing that no govtrnmcn; contrasts should
be entered into Tor pneumatic tubes unless
authorized by law. ives adopted.
Mr.. Stewart tNev) offered an amendment
10 the star route section in the bill. pro
yidug that no part OF ;hs sum appropriated
| should be paid to any subcontractor pnd
that the government must require affidavit
| from contractors that they did the work.
The amendment was antagonized b. Mr.
Money (Miss-)
| Mr.. Teller (Colo,) said IT the government
would pay directly to the mail carriers the
sums given the contractors who sub5t ;heir
contracts it would give good service rea-
| sonably.
Mr. Cockrsll (No) declared tho adopton
| of the amendment would cause a loss To the
government of 100000. The amendment
| was agreed 10,
Tho amendment OF tho committee. s,rilt
Ing out the appropriation OF 100000 Cor
rural free delivery, created considerable
| discussion,
Mr.. Quay explained that in the opinion
OF the committee the resolution for expert
ment scarcely warranted congress in going
forward with It.
MIR Stewart and MIR. Teller opposed the
rural free delivery plan, the latter main
tanning that 1t meant simply the eNpendi-
ture of an enormous sum OF money upon
scheme Tor which there was no real de-
mand The discussion continued for about
two hours Finally the text Of the bill
was so amended as TO present the PROPOSE
ton in the following form.
For oxperimtn tal rural delivery under
the direction of the postmaster general in
GLIDING pay of carrier and horse MIRO al
lowances. $500 -"
Mr.. Quay insisted upon the committee
amendment to strike out the proposition,
and he demanded the yeas and nays rho
clause was stricken OUTS to -.
Mr. Tillman offered an amendment pro
lviding that no more than four mall deliV-
cries should be made in any city during
any ono day, aud that any amount thds
saved shall be turned back into the treas-
ury.
MIR. Hoar (Mass) antagon2ed the amend
ment. holding that 1t amounted to class
/, legislation.
, Mr. Quay's motion to lay the amendment
= on the table wss lost The amendmant WIS
then adopted,
, Mr. Chandler On. II Wov.d :. W.
, alnoun, to he Appropriated for free delivery
PURPOSES be reduced from Sl3,0s5,iOo 10
sl2 200 600
E MIR. Faulj<n>r CW va thought that in
The absence OF definite information the
senate ought net IN act hastily in the mat
/ ter. as any emount saved by the iinoi en-
aotment o. Mr.. rlllmans amendneh
should accrue to the government III any
? event. a.
: MIR. Quny said that the senate IN us
present temper probably would adopt the
amendment offered by Mr. Chandler pu,
| merely a protest against such blind ana
dumb legislation. He moved TO lay the
amendment on the table The motion was
defeated.-2g TO 20. The amendment WAS
: then adopted.
Mr. Pettigrew IS. D. offered an amend-
| ment. directing the postmaster genera 10
@ roadjust the compensation to be paid ior
n the TRANSFORMATION Of mails on railway
. routes. regarding the compensation TO al!
= railway companies 90 per cent year from
q tho rates OF such transportation on the
) basis Of the average weight heretofore
fixed aud allowed by law.
Pending action upon the amendment Inc
bill WAS laid aside untn tomorrow.
Mr. Hansbrough IN. ID presented tha
report of the conterees on the Alaska
homestead bill aud 1t was agreed TO the
bill now goes to the president
Mr. Hawley (ConnD called up the con
ference report on The bill suspendhg inc
operation Of certain provisions OF law re-
hating to the uuartermaster's department
of the army Mr., Ilawley said the whoic
[ | question had been most carefully consid-
| cred by the committee and expressed the
belief that il properly covered every point
The report, after brief discussion WAS
(. laid aside tomorrow.
= Mr. Cockrell (No reported bill to
4 provide assistance for the inhabitants OF
Q Cuba and arms and ammunitions anu hrc-
essary stores 10 insurgent forces ana Tor
4 other purposes The text OF the Dlli loi-
lows:
Section I. That while serving In Cuba
during tho existing war officers OF the
! army or the United States expressing com
! mapds may by special order cause subslst-
ence, medical and quarteFmaster's sup
| plies to be issued TO and other ala rem.
dered to inhabitants OF inc isiaha OF
Cuba who are destitute and in imminent
danger of perlshing unless they receive
the same.
Sec. ,. That the President aud general
= officers commanding troops IN CUBA are
hereby authorized to furnish 10 the proper
officers CT the Cuban insurgents such arms
ammunition equipments ana military
stores and supplies ne thev NAV require to
render tho services Of That arm as allies
IN the existing war available and may en-
list not 10 exceed hft. FIR = brigade IN
habitapts of the leland NJ cnh9. qualified
to serve az interpreters guides. scouts
and assistants
The bin was passed without debate
The senate then. o. s;2S went into ey-
eeutive session and shortly afterwards
adjourned
THE UoUsE