The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-18

rropriatsd By the biz for railway trans
porfatioa OF the mall from sss. $40. 600 to
$50, as coo and directing the postmastez
general 30 red zee tie compensation % b
paid railroads from and after July 4.
1900, for the transportation Of mails By
% least 10 ger cent per annum from chs
present rate. y
Mr. Butler said he proposed again to
submit facts as to the excessive cost Of
transporting the mails. He believed the
postal commission was scheme to delay
the reduction of this cost Of transporting
mall
Br. wolcstt characterized some Of the
statsmsnts Of Mr.. Butler and Mr.. Pet
siRrew - "wtld vsaariss"
Mr.. Clay Of Georgia declared that simply
TO name the Ssnats members Of the pos
tai commission, Senators wolcott, ALI
son, Chandler and Martha. not TO men,
tion the House msmbsrs-Msssrs Loud,
Mo3dy, Cstohings and Tieming-was q
SUFFICIENT refutatioa CT any charges
against the commission.
The amendmsnt Ct Mr.. Butler was rs-
jsoted II 60 IL.
The eommittss amendE,snt extending
the life Of the postal commission was
then agrssd 70 without division.
Mr.. Butler made q point OF order
sgainss the connie ittee amendments sp-
propriating $4,000 for the transporta-
tion Of malls by pneumatic tubes, on
the ground that 10 Was new legislation.
bus the point OF order was overruied BY
the chair. (Mr. grya)
MIR. woicott, speaking against the
amendment said the entire scheme Of
sending mail BY pneumatic tubes was
covered by patents except the kole in the
ground and that had to be obtained from
the municipal authorities. The scheme.
too. was monopoly and the service in
New York, Brooklyn. Boston ana Phila-
dolphin was very limited.
He declared that the member of the
House who had lsu the attack upon the
pneumsties tubs service had been assaiiea
by New York newspapers and yet he
had refrained from saying things In op.
position 20 the monopoly that no might
, have said. He pointed out that the
company controlling the pneumatic tubes
had figured upon putting down 80 miles
OF them In Chicago. and yet, he said, the
postmaster Of Chicago. until recently,
ras opposed to the service, and now he
was Just a. violently In favor Of 1t. This
| was true, be said. OF many other pest.
masters.
"We all want good mail ssrvics." said
MIR. woloott, shut we do not want 10 at
the expsnse Of jobbary and corruptioI-
we do not want to be held up to secure
It."
MIR. Woloott declared the government
simply was throwing away money on the
pnsumntie tube sphsne.
Mr.. Mason made an extended reply to
t.Mr. woioots. He presented petitions
and memorials from trade and CONNER.
cinl bodies In Chicago showing that the
people Of that oity were In q unity In
demanding the service.
scout in Chicago" he said. Eve want
| what you have given TO New York, Bos-
ton and philadelphia. There Is no job
tsry CT corruption possible. because the
mattsr rs always easily within the DON.
troll Of Congress"
MIR. Mason yielded the floor. promisins
to conclude his remarks tomorrow.
The conference report on the sgrioui'
turai appropriation bill was agreed To.
The SeaAts then. after brief exeoutivs
session, adjourned.
IN ThE HOUSE.
Washington, May 17.-Th, House TO-DAY
passed a special river and harbor bill
carrying four hundred thousand dollars
for surveys and emergency work and de-
voted the remainder Of ths day to tn,
Alaskan code bill. Very nttis OF the thrs'
hours debAts was pertinent to the meas
ure. General debate was closed and foul
pages Of the e17 pages OF the tiii wers dis
posed Of before adj ,urn msnt,
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