Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-18
IN CONGRESS TODAY
Post Office Appropriation Bill in the
Senate.
DISCUSSING PNEUMATIC SERVICE
Mr. Mudd Wins His Point on the
Naval Academy
EULOGIES on NORTHWA1

When the Senate convened today bills
were passed as follows:
Extending the time for the Arkansas and
Northwestern Railway Company to con
etruct a railroad through the Indian ter
ritory.
Granting an extension of time for the
construction Of railroad through the In
dian territory to the Gainesville. McAllister
and st. Louis Railway Company.
Giving a preference right of entry TO
persons procuring cancellation of fraud
ulent or double alIotments to Indians.
Providing for the acquiring Of rights of
way by railroad companies through Indian
reservations. Indian lands and Indian al
lotments
Amending section 1896 Of the Revised
Statutes so than when an applicant for
patent becomes insane. pending the grant
ing Of a patent. the guardian, CONSERVATION
or representative of the inventor shall pro
coed and obtain the patent and hold it in
trust for his estate.
Authorizing the commissioner of the gen
eral land office to cause public lands 10 be
surveyed in certain cases.
Providing for the construction of p tele-
phone line from Table Bluff to salmon
Greek in Humboldt county. California, at
a cost not exceeding 81 ..alp.
Granting a life saving medal to Michael
F. Barry Of New York city, for distin-
guiSheI heroism in the saving of several
lives.
Providing for the sale of the surplus
lands on the POttawatomie and KickspoO
Indian reservations in Kansas
ON the Post Office Bill.
Consideration Of the post office appro-
priation bill was then resumed.
Mr. Cul!om GrD offered an amendment
appTopriating SEQ 0uD instead of S22I. 900, as
provided by the bill. for the extension OF
the pneumatic tube mail service. either by
purchase or otherwise He presented a
long petition from business men of Chi
CagO urging that that city be given the
benefit of the pneumatic tube service, and
the idea of his amendment was that il
should be extended 10 Chicago.
Mr.. quay, in charge IF the bill, favored
the use of pneumatic mail tubes. but was
inclined not To admit the propriety of put
ting the amendment on the bill.
Mr.. Allison made the point of order
against the amendment that it was new
legislation.
Mr.. Chandler strongly controyerted the
point of order. holding that the proposition
Of Mr.. CUllOm was simply to increase an
appropriation carried by the bill.
Mr. Allison th-n pointed out that the APP
preparation Of S22J.Oau carried by the bill
was one simply to pay for contracts for
pneumatic tubes in New York city entered
into by the Postmaster General and under
provision Of law was subject TO increase.
After some parliamentary sparrins be-
tween MY Mason ana MT. tNdnlleT the
point of order was Withdrawn Temporal rily.
in order that senators might express their
views upon the merits Of he proposition to
install pneumatic mail tube service.
Mr.. WolcOtt. chairman of the postal COM
mission appointed by Congress, in opposing
the amendment declared that il would cost
So uutoGu a year properly to maintain Il
pneumatic tube service in the princi-
pal cities Of the country.
Mr.. Wolcott said the pneumatic tube
service had come to stay. but there should
be well-cOrsidered plan devised by the
government for the Introduction Of the
service lest il become involved in serious
difficulties.
Mr.. Pettigrew vigorously opposed the
adoption Of the service unless il could be
operated under government ownership. as
ii would serve only to build up gigantic
corporations, upon whose watered stock
taxpayers of the United States would have
to pay enormous interest.
He declared that TIE company opera ting
the New York plant was receiving now an
amount which was per cent on 5000 Gso.
Vet the plant, he said, cost only about
SSHhOn.
Mr. Mason and Mr.. Cullom advocated the
amendment, the former quoting in support
Of his argument the testimony of Second
Assistant Postmaster General Shallenber-
ser before the postal commission.
The amendment was tabloid to %.
The bill was amended by extending the
franking privilege 70 the Hawaiian Islands.