The times., 1899-01-20
mail subsidies KILLED
POstOfice Appropriation Bill
Debated in the House.
SOUTHERN ROAD AFFECTED
Blow at Fast Train Service to New
Orleans and Other Southern Points
Pneumatic Tube Provision Rein
stated. Approprin;ing Saoe,o00-
Present System In the Colonies.

The postoffice appropriation bill was
amended in several important PARTICULARS
in the House yesterday. The provision for
continuing the pneumatic tube szrvice in
New York and other cities of the country,
omitted by the bill as reported. was re-
inserted by the House, and the amount was
increased from S225. 600 TO $500. eco. The
subsidies of s172 10 for sp -cial mali ia
cilities on railroads from New Yo X ami
Washington TO Atlanta and New Orleans.
and Of $4,000 for SPECIAL facilities from
Kansas City, Mo, TO Newton. kas., We e
both stricken out on motion OF Represen-
tative Moody of Massachusetts,.
Since the committee struck out the pro-
vision for pneumatic tubes, 1t has been
overwhelmed with requests to restore II,
and did so in d committee amendment.
Upon the urgent solicitation of Rep. e.
sentative Lorrimer of Chicago the commit
tee decided to remove the restri- tiols as
to the cities where the appropriation was
TO be expended and to increase 1t to 80,
600. This will give Chicago and other
cities an opportunity TO fgnt for po- ton
of the appropriation.
Representative Moody offered an amend
ment striking out the special facility ap-
preparation from Washington, on the
Southern road, and asserted that the Sees
ond Assistant Postmaster General had in
formed him that the mails would be deliv
cred with equal Tapidity if no such pro-
vision was inserted in the bill. On the
other side il was argued that the fast
trains so provided for were run at a loss
and would be discontinued If the subsidy
were cut off. After a long wranGle, in
which the Southern members generally
took the side of the subsidy, the motion
to strike out was carried by vote Of IS
TO AZ
The subsidy for the Missouri road then
went cut after a last despairing effort by
Jerry Simpson to save it.
An amendment offered by Representa-
tive Dockery, providing that no money Or
der shall be made payable to bearer, was
adopted.
Representative Swanson, who is a mem
Der of the Postoffice Committee discoy-
cred late in the day that one of the carly
paragraphs of the bill appropriated $500, O0J
for postal service in the new colonies. He
had rot been present when the item was
discussed in committee or when it was
passed in the House. He asked that the
House should GO back and reconsider its
action. The House refused to do so. after
an explanation by Chairman Loud, WHO
said that the bill would not have been
taken up had the Swanson Brown contest
ed election case not been settled so speed-
lily in Mr.. Swansons favor, thus leaving
the time free.
The Committee of the Whole then rose
and reported to the House. Mr.. Swanson
then moved 10 recommit, with instructions
TO report back with the provisions for
postal service in the new territories
stricken out. On this the yeas and nays
were ordered. but the House adjourned
without taking the vote, therefore it will
come up this morning after the reading o.
the Journal. 1t will be interesting as
showing the feeling of the House 10 ard
expansion.