Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-25


The Mr.. Quay was denied q seat in
the Senate on the appointment of Gov
ernor Stone.
The Senate then, at 1925 p. M, -ad-
journed.
IN THE HOUSE.
The House to-day adopted the Foraker
emergency resolution to continue the
present officers in Porto Rico in office
until the appointments are made under
the civil government act as amended by
the Committee on Insular Affairs. The
amendments require that all franchises
snail be approved by the President be-
fore they become operative. and place
certain restrictions upon chartered corr
porations, such as the issuing of stock
or bonds except for cash, and inhibiting
real estate corporations or the holding
of real estate by corporations except
such as is necessary to carry out the
purposes for which they are created.
The House, except MIR. HILL of Connec-
ticut seemed to favor the amendments
He sought to have them ruled out on
Il point of order, on the ground that
they were not germane.
The Speaker held that they were not
germane. but overrulcd the point of or
der on the parliamentary objection that
the point came too late.
About twenty pages of the Postonic e
Appropriation bill were disposed of, the
only substantial amendments adopted
being one to give extra compensation
to letter carriers who work in excess of
forty eight hours Il week. All the other
substantial amendments were ruled out
on points OF order. An amendment to
bring the rural free delivery service
within the classified service by striking
out the word "eXpcrimcntar' was voted
down.
After the Speaker had overruled Mr..
INT Nf
charge OF the bill. explained tina. the
amendments were designed TO safe
guard franchises and correct other de-
fects in the civil government law.
Mr.. Cooper urged that watered stock
and other evils of corporations in this
country should be avoided as we were
entering upon the government of Porto
Rico.
Mr.. Hill said he was opposed to the
amendments; the first on political. and
the second Oh economic grounds. He be-
lieved the subject should be left to the
people of Porto Rico and the able off,
GERS who would be sent there by the
President.
He said our business men there were
entitled to our confidence, not treated
as rascals.
JONES FAVORED AMENDMENTS
Mr.. Jones, of Virginia, the ranking
minority member of the Insular Affairs
committee earnestly favored the amend
ments. He had hoped. he said, that
there would be no objection on either
side to measure SO imperatively neces-
sary.
After remarks by Mr. Maddox. of
Georgia, Mr.. Cooper closed the debate
With n statement rtTJt RcpuU1fcan
member of his committee had Informed
him that he had been approached by a
capitalist who had stated that a com
pany was being formed to buy up all
the mortgages on the island.
POST OFFICE APPOINTMENTS.
The amended resolution was agreed
to without division and the House then
resumed the consideration of the post
Office appropriation bill.
The bill was read for amendment I'M
der the ive-minute rule. An amend
ment was adopted authorizing the en-
ployment of temporary clerks at first
class offices at % cents an hour.
Mr.. Diggs (New York; submitted re-
marks in favor of increasing the pay
of letter carriers.
Mr.. Corliss (Michigan) offered as an
amendment the bill to grade subst-
tute letter carriers, and against it Mr..
Loud raised point of order.
Mr.. Talbert (South Carolina) protest.
ed on behalf of the taxpayers against
the attempt on every occasion to in
crease some oficeholder's salary. The
people OF the United States, he said,
were divided into two classes, the
"Skinners'' and the skinned" AS one
of the Skinned" he protested The
people who paid the taxes were entitled
to some consideration.
Mr.. Bingham (Pennsylvania) point
ed out that re- classification bills for
postoffice employees carried a total of
$4,000. 600. and Congress should con-
slider the subject carefully. The Corlss
amendment was ruled out of order. An
amendment was adopted providing for
extra compensation for letter carriers
when they work in excess of IS hours
week. work on legal holidays to be
counted as eight hours.
When the item for rural free delivery
G1, $50, 900, an increase of Sl.450,00 over
the current law was reached. MIR. Mad
dox. OF Georgia, and Mr.. Clark, of Mis-
souri, complained that in the expert
ments in free delivery certain States
had been Disseminated against.
Mr. Sperry OF Connecticut. advocated
the extension of the rural free de-
livery system.
Mr.. McRae, of Arkansas. moved to
strike out the word experimental be-
fore the words rural delivery. He said
that as soon az the service ceased to
be experimental political postmasters
would cease.
Mr.. Loud said il the word was
stricken out the employees would come
within the classified service.
The amendment was voted down.
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