Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-15
58TH CONGRESS.
District Of Columbia Legis-
Iation Heard in House.
Rural Free Delivery Service Also Re-
csives Some Attention.
Fertilization Appropriation Bill Heard
in Upper Branch.

Washington. March 1i-Legislation
for the District OF Columbia and the
Post Office appropriation bill occupied
the attention Of the House Of Repre-
sent2tives today. The rural free de-
livery service received much affection
Credit for the establishment Of this
service was claimed by speakers for
both parties and both sides declared
their friendship for it.
Mr.. Patterson, of Tennessee, suggest
ed Mi. Williams. the minority floor
leader for the presidency but he also
coupled it with the names of Carlisle
and Senator Bailey of Texas, as good
Southern candidates.
The House, today. ordered recon-
mitted 10 the judiciary committee the
jenkins bill making the statute of lim-
itations five years instead of three in
case OF application of offenses by gov
ernment officials. The motion for re-
COMMITTEE! was made by Powers, Maine
VINO reported the bill. 1t was explained
that the bill as introduced did not ap-
ply to persons already protected from
prosecution by the three-year statute
of limitations and that its amendment
making the statute extend back five
years from the date of the passage of
the bill. was made under a misunder-
standing. 1t was to correct this pro-
vision and have the bill reported as
originally drawn that the recommit-
ment was authorized.
The House then began the considera-
ton Of District OF Columbia business.
The House then resumed the consid-
Grafton OF the post Office appropriation
bill in a committee of the whole. with
Boutell. Ills. in the chair.
Powers. Mass, referring to the
scenes III the House last week, asked il
it was surprising that some temper and
resentment should have been displayed
in view Of the fact that the report af-
fected $50 members of the House.
The House listened to a political eu-
logy of Mr.. Cleveland by Patterson of
Tennessee. and n moment later q eulo-
gy Of the late President Mckinley by
Patterson. President Cleveland, he said,
had not hesitated to listen to political
and other advice from the South and
President Mckinley had done much to
heal the breach between the North and
South.
The blight of the 18th amendment to
the constitution had reversed the pre-
viOus great record of the South in pro-
ducing Presidents, but Patterson ex-
pressed the belief that 4 Democratic
nominee from the South would not lose
n single ELECTORAL vote to the party. In
this connection he mentioned as pos
sible candidates John Carlisle, Repre-
sentative Williams, the minority floor
leader ard Senator Bailey Of Texas. The
latter names were applauded.
Crumpacker. Rep. Ind, read letter
from +. Fl. Cunningham. president Of
the National Carriers Association. urg-
Ing rural free delivery carriers to tel
egraph Immediately to the members of
Congress to vote to increase the sala-
rics Of rural free delivery carriers.
Maddox, Dem, Ga, demanded to
know where Cunningham was. and
when told that he was a carrier In
Omaha, Neb.. he wanted to know IL the
civil serviCe regulations did not pro-
hibit the interfering in legislation.
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