The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-26

the committee on appropriations It
"Giye his name" shouted Mt. LiviBgs-
ton Of Georgia.
al win not" replied Mr.. Moody.
Then be added another sensational
statement 10 the effect taat large block
Of the stock Of the Coucsrn had been sent
a near relative VI . prsminent member of
the House as a New Years gift"
"But an proud 10 say" said Mr..
Mccoy. "tbat the return mail carried
back that dishonoring and diahonorabis
gift"
when the applause that greeted this
statement had died out. Mr.. Moody sp-
pealsd 90 the House not to endorse "this
sort Of . transaction"
He charged that companies In all the
large cities Of the country were preparing
TO raid Congress In behalf of further sx-
tension Of the tube service.
Mr.. Roberts Of Massachusetts, entered On
emphatic portsst against the elimination
Of the pneumatic tube service In Boston.
IL had the endorsement Of all the busi-
ness men Of Boston he said. He was NOS
here to defend or condemn anyth Ing
'rottsn" In connection with these con-
tracts, but, II all the charges were true.
that would have no effect on the value Of
the service.
Mr.. Bingham of Pennsylvania said
that Congress was not concerned with
the question Of morals involved in an
ex-sssiEtant postmaster general taking
servios with q corporation, but with che
question whether the tube service was
valuable Ia expediting the mails. He
earnestly favored the extension Of the
service. The proposed appropriation. he
said, would extend the services TO Chicago
and extend the service in Philadeiphia
New York and Boston.
Mr.. Cummings of New York supported
the proposition to extend the services.
MIR. Loud closed the general discussion.
He thought the service should be oontin-
ued or..stranglsd. II It was to become the
&c t led policy Of the government to main
tain the tube service, 1t should be ex-
tended.
Mr.. Noon Of Tennessee, moved to ell
inmate the entire paragraph. Adopted
eishty-ssven to fifty.
When the paragraI b relating to railway
mail service was reached, Mr.. Tiernsy of
Minnesota, offered for y substitute for IL
his bill for the re-oiassification Of rail-
way mail clerks which divides the clerks
into ten classes. the highest grade TO re
oeive eighteen hundred dollars per an
mum aud provides q general system of
promotion.
While this subject was under discus
sion, the conference asked for by the Sen
ate on the FORAKER resolution, was agreed
to and Messrs. Caopsr Of Wisconsin. Can
non OF Illinois and Jones of Virginia
were appointed oOnferees.
Mr.. Tawney made an extended argu-
ment In favor Of his amendment, which,
he said, was designed 70 do justice to one
Of the most deserving GLASSES Of govern
ment employees.
Mr.. Cummings of New York. de-
nounoed the appropriation adopted yes
terday to give extra compensation to let.
ter carriers who work over forty-eight
hours week. he said 1t was part Of the
scheme Of the post office department to
svade the Ell ght hour law and he gave
aotice that he would demand an aye and
nay vote when the pill was reported TO
the House.
Mr.. Load. defending the provision In
the bill relating to pay of railway postal
clerks, said that 1t provided an increase
of six hundred thousand dollars. the
largest increase In the history of the ser
Woe.
Mr.. Alexander Of New York, advo- |
Gated the adoption OF the Tawney supsti- |
tute. MIR. Dalzell Of Pennsylvania, who |
was in the chair, finally ruled the Taw-
ney amendment out Of order.
without com plotting the bill the House
adjourned