The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-26
WORK OF
APPROPRIATIONS AND THE ST. LOUIS
EXPOSITION.

Louisiana Purchase, at St. Louis, in
1903, and appropriating $1,000, 900
therefor, was passed in the House to-
day, under suspension of the rules,
by the vote OF 1871 to Al. The OppO-
sition was hOpelessly in the minority
and the struggle over the bill was
brief. The question of closing the
exposition on Sunday was not men
toned. The sundry civil blll was
under consideration late in the day
and MIR. Cannon, Chairman OF the
Appropriations Committee, took &c
casiOn to make a statement of the
appropriations already made. He
figured that the appropriations would
total S6O4, 11S, 595 exclusive of the
sinking fund requirement of S53,-
OOO, 900, against $657, l5O, 1862 for the
current year. He fired some hot
shot at the minority for prating OF
economy and not helping to uphold
the hands of himself and others
when they were trying to keep ap-
preparations down.
In the Senate, the p~ostOffice ap
preparation bill, carrying Sl24,3 O0,-
U08 was taken up and read. An
amend nent apprOprlatlng 5 1000 for
testing the practical use of return
coupon postal cards and envelopes
was rejected.
HOUSE NOT IN v OF HEAVY PENAL
TIES o HAZING.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-By the en-
phutlc vote of Is to AZ the Senate late
this afternoon rejected the confer
ence report on the Military Academy
appropriation bill. This concluded Il
spirited debate upon the provisions
against hazing inserted in the report
by the conference committee of the
two branches of Congress. Discus
sion OF the provision, which was
precipitated at the close of yester-
days session by MI. Daniel, OF VIr-
glnia, occupied the greater part of
to-day's Sc 4siOn and the report of the
cOnferes was rejected because it was
regarded by d large majority of the
Senate as too drastic, and while no
instructions could be given the con
feres by the Senate, it was under
stood that to secure favorable action
by the Senate, Il modified provision
as to the penalty for hazing would
have to be presented and agreed
upon by the conferes.
THE POsTOFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-The post
office appropriation bill was cOnsid-
cred in the Senate.
Mr.. Butler, of North Carolina,
offered an amendment reducing the
sum appropriated for inland trans
p%OrtatiOn of mails by railroad routes
from $34, 200, 600 to $32, 900, 900, and
authorizing the Postmaster-Genera
to re adjust the cDst of carrying the
mails over railroad routes and reduce
it at least 5 per cent. below the fig
ures paid at present.
Mr.. Butler said he would rather
see the Shi O-subsidy bill become a
law than to have the pending bill
pass, containing the present prOvis-
ion for railway mail pay, as under
the pending appropriation bill d
bigger hole would be made in the
treasury than would be made by the
Subsidy bill.
He pointed out that according to
the report of Professor Adams, the
expert of the postal commission,
which he was having read, 48 per
cent. of the amount paid to the rail
roads for carrying the mails actually
was paid for carrying mail pouches.
Mr.. Buffers amendment failed 18
to Il.
THE UBIQUITOUS FAST MAIL SUBSIDY
AGAIN ATTACKED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The Senate
today discussed the postoffice apprO-
priation bill. Mr.. P%ettigrew offered
an amendment to the paragraph Of
the bill authorizing the Postmaster
General to pay $171, 238 for necessary
and special facilities on trunk lines
from New York and Washington to
Atlanta and New Orleans, instruct
ing the Postmaster General to with
hold the appropriation if he can do
so without injury to the postal ser
vice.
Mr.. Pettigrew denounced the pro-
posed appropriation IS a gratu-
ity-a subsidy, or bonus to the South
ern fast mail.
The amendment was rejected, 10