Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-24

complished little beside passing the
senate bill to incorporate the American
Red Cross association. The conference
report of the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill displaced the Alaskan
code bill. After debate upon the prop
osition to appropriate 100000 for
municipal hospital at Washington and
over the question of appropriations for
sectarian institutions, the report was
voted down and the bill sent to a con-
ference. The naval appropriation bill
was sent to conference.
Washington, May 1.-THE postoffice
appropriation bill was considered in
the senate. The committee amendment
for extension of the pneumatic tube SER
vice created some debate, and was I'M
der discussion when the measure was
laid aside for the day. The amend
ment of Senator Butler On. CO. to re-
duce by 10 per cent. the amount to be
paid to railroads for the transporta-
ton of mail was rejected. IL to Al. A
committee amendment was agreed to
providing that the annual rental for
canceiling machinery shall not exceed
Is per cent. of the cost thereof. A Sec
ton of the bill providing for the con-
tinuance of the commission to investi-
gate the question whether or not ex-
cessive prices are paid to railroad COM
panies for transportation of the mails,
was agreed to without division. SEN
| ator Butler made point of order
against the committee amendment
appropriating s75O,OO0 for the trans
portation of mail by pneumatic
tubes, ON the ground that it was new
legislation, but the point was over
ruled by the chair. Senator
Wolcott (Col) spoke in opposi-
ton to the amendment He said
the entire scheme of sending mail by
pneumatic tubes was covered by pat
ents, except the hole in the ground,
and that had to be obtained from mu-
nicipal authorities. The scheme, too,
was a monopoly, and the service in
New York, Brooklyn, Boston and
Philadelphia was very limited. The
cost in the four cities for the service
varied greatly. In New York it cost
$500 mile per annum; in Brook
Ign, $12,4OO; in Boston, $4,000; in
Philadelphia, $4,000. The service,
Wolcott declared. had made a saving
OF neither expense nor of appreciable
| time. He declared the pneumatic
tube people had "swarmed the senate
corridors all winter like bees in hiv-
ing time. They did not want merely
the $250,000 necessary to support
the present service. but an adj
ditional appropriation of half
a million dollars" He pointed out
that the company controlling the pneu-
matte tubes had figured upon putting
down 80 miles of them in the city of
chicago, and yet, he said, the postmas-
ter at Chicago until recently was op-
posed to the service, but now was lust
as Violently in favor of it. This is
true, he said. of many other postmas-
tiers. We all want good mail SER
vice., said Senator Wolcott, But do
not want it at the expense of jobberv
and corruption. We do not want to be
heid up to secure it." Sem
ator Mason made an extended re-
ply TO Senator Wolcott He presented
petitions and memorials from trade
and commercial bodies in Chicago.
showing that the people of the
western metropolis were a unit in de-
manding the service. The conference re-
port of the agricultural appropriation
bill was agreed to.
washington, May 16.-The house
passed the special river and har-
Dor bill carrying 100000 for
surveys and emergency work, and de-
voted the remainder of the day to the
Alaskan code bill. Four pages of the
Dill were disposed of before adjourn
ment.