The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-08
Railway MAIL PAY
osroFFIcE APPROPRIATION PASS
Es HOUSE.
RE OPPOSITION DEFEATED.
"A rIEJNIATIC TUBE SYSTEM FOR
BIG CITIES.

concentration Of $193,OOO for
sneciaI Facilities Between New
,,rL, and New Orleans Remains.
-.rona Fight Made Against Certain
...,ions, but the Bill Passed by n
,aroc Majority-Thc Electoral Vote
- Ne Counted in Joint Session
Teb. 10.
u-,sbineton. Feb. THE postoffice APP
,,.,or,5tion bill, debate on which has con-
.l almost an entire week in the
o,s. was finally passed to-day The
.ot,t. lowered about three topics, rail-
,..,,. mail pay, pneumatic tube service ana
,..iaI fast mail facilities, but it bore no
,..n The amendment to reduce the rate
=, galway mail pay was ruled out, on a
...trt of ordcr the amendment to continue
.ho oncumatic tube service in New York,
l,oston and Philadelphia was abandoned,
with The purpose of making the fight in
.ho Senate. and the motion to strike out
tb, ,pDropriations for special mail facili
Ties were defeated.
Mr. Noon of Tennessee spoke against
.ba spoctal facilities proposition. He said
n the people of his district should DELHI
erateIv and knowingly instruct him to
,ots lor this subsidy he would throw
down his commission and walk out of
,be House. (Applause)
Mr. Fleming Of Georgia, member of
The Joint Postal Commission, closed the
General debate with an argument along
the lines of the minority report submit
led by him in favor of certain modifica-
ions and reductions in the rates of rail-
way mail pay.
The first vote was taken upon the
amendment of Mr.. Burke of Texas, to
strike out the appropriations of $l93,OOO for
special mail facilities between New York
and New Orleans. The amendment was
defeated, 70 to 123.
The amendment 40 strike out the appro
priation of $4,000 for special facilities be-
tween Kansas City and Newton, Kan,
was beaten without division. The com
mittee then rose. The opponents of the
appropriations for special facilities car
ried the fight into the House, where there
could be a record vote. Mr.. Swanson
moved to recommit the bill and upon that
motion he demanded the previous ques-
tion. As only one motion to recommit
is in order ths cut off Mr.. Burke, who
desired to move to recommit, with in
structions TO strike out the appropriation
for special facilities.
The ayes and noes were demanded and
ordered upon the demand for the previous
question.
The previous question was ordered, 100
to s..
The motion 90 recommit was then de-
feated, SO to 70, and the bill was passed
The Electoral Vote.
The Speaker laid before the House GER
titled copies of the electoral vote in the
several states, excepting those Of Colo
RADIO and Tennessee. The vote will be
counted at joint session of the House
and Senate Feb. 49, The Speaker APP
pointed Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio and Mr..
Richardson of Tennessee to act as tellers
on behalf of the House upon that oc-
cason.
The Senate amendments to the military
academy bill were disagreed to and the
bin sent to conference.
The bill for the adjudication of the
Spanish war claims was sent to confer
ence.
The diplomatic and consular approprl-
alton bill was then taken up in commit
tee Of the whole. 1t carries $1,SOS,S sos.
Mr. Adams of Pennsylvania took ad
vantage of the latitude allowed in gen.
eral debate to discuss generally the
broader scope of American diplomacy.
The committee rose without action.
At 5;25 p. m. the House adjourned.