The sun., 1901-03-01
HOISE PRO1 EEDI>Gs.
Conferenc. Report oa Post ono" Eiii Rejected
Debate ON ArmN I:ill.

WAsulydroN. Feb. = The uou-~ met at
II O'CLOCK this morning. about -oyen'y-fvc
member. being Present
conference report on tho bill 10 provide
fees and mileage tor witHue-e~ before military
and naval court >-martIsl was agreed 10.
IL gives such Witnesses the s1ms fees and
mileage a. are given 10 witnesses before
Federal courts in the district where the court
martial il held.
The final conference report on the Postal
Appropriation bill was presented. There
were two items in dispute, one upproprlatius
sen.oo to experiment with tho distribution
OF mail in village. and towns not having free
delivery 10y means of compartment boxes,
and the other directing the Postrnasl err General
TO investigate aud report upon the expediency
of establishing a telegraph and telephone
system as part Of the postal service.
In lieu OF these the conference recon-
mended the adoption Of the following
The Postmaster-General Is directed ia
investigate the coast Of establishing and
maintaining tho delivery of mail In cities,
villages and towns which are not free delivery
offices and to report as to the feasibility
and best met hod thereof.
The Postmaster-General il directed. n
he have sufficient available Information "a
enable him to do 80. 10 report concernln {
the a0NlthDllllN Ol COllH'N'llS n ''lfgl dlIl
and telephone system with the postal service
and the probable cost Of the same
Mr.. Loud tRcp., cab. leader Of the House
oouferees. said that while they believed
the provis sions in their proposed shape were
not dangerous in themselves. they did not
favor the addition or such legislation upon
an appropriation bill II meant. IN his opIp-
ion. committing Congress to general free
mail delivery and the e-tabl -hmcnt Of a
postal telegraph ana telephone system NJ
a total expense Of many millions
The report was r" I"cted--42 10 sand
further cuutcreuc" asked
House hill was passed authorizing appeals
bv eth party from t'Crre- Ot lower courts
era nting or refusing 'riu0ctIDns or urru'rt-
ing or refusing 10 appoint receivers ~ amy
Mr. pslzelI Rep, Pa do~,rcl to suhn'., a
resolution from ne tuWWIj'r" on Rule
to send the Army Approrrat"r bill {"
conference objections haviug been ma ie
when unanimous consent wgs asked for
that order but. point or order havn-
besn rd-ed, the speaker held hat nothing
Was In order but to go into Commute" OF
the Whole. THIS was don" Then Mr.. Dal-
rcll moved that he committee ri," hu' N"
motion was d"foHjsi ~ - 1872, despite the
plsldiugs OF R"pghhoan leaders thar poFpon-
Ing action on the ArnS hll mSht Involve
an extra session OF I"nE,, - ,,.,,r. NJ t.,,
burn Rep. Ia : dosing win m eloquent
tribute Ia the man h"i,lud ih" gun " wu~
in connection vIh h,. r,uIuhs ION of the
suirit .xprcs,ed iu AHmIHl SAmp-ou'- in
dorseuent of Gunner NurgHu'- Application
for a commission there J., tr Said but
little oi II here. lli wherever ~ nry bc shown
II uuSit 30 be ~ti,vd .ApUlaEse
In" .cuiMuIttcr lr"n Toe. Nr PAYNE
Hlep. y. y submitted ihC couforeuo" re-
port on the War G'ycuu" Reduction n,l and
the r"adlns ui 'n" statements evoked some
spplau>e ..
Nr Ei,u1rJ-ou Un"'u.. Tenn advised
his rollea gu- 'u accept 'n" rruprt. which wss
done without H DIVISION.
lhe tpuI"r'Nl.r report on tho diplomatic
and Cuu-t,|.r Appropriation bIl was pre-
,suied hud DO greed Ip.
Mr No .dy l;,u.. NI~~l reported tho con
cusion- Of 'hc -I,c'd committee Jppotnicd
io investigate the matters ut 'UrIpymtnt
kaler tDcm Tex b, member Of IL" COM
uittee. offered a res ulutIoa authori1ing The
Arpoi r''Nrur ~ commission Of i've mem
hers ut ''.n nuvf House To take Up tie matter