The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-09
I.|B[:||.E||AVERS'S
CONTRACT.
Senator Culberson Declares 1t.
II II Effect Regarding Rental
Of Gancclling Machines.
REPUBLICAN, PARTY oDlous.
S1"es, Senator Money Says lie Wants,
Republican Authorities to
Bring This About
(By Associated rress.)

A'y FktboOCldIcu 1~S''r
WASHINGTON y. c., April Sine
contracts for cancelllng machines used
by the Postoffce Department. consu-
tut.ed the, principal question OF debate y: IN
the Senate to-day in connection with the
postoffice appropriation bill The SUD
ject was sprung by Mr.. cubersor, who
intr reduced an amendment reducing tho
rem tai Of the machines. In tho course
o. the debate. that followed, the Demo- &c
cratic senators charged that the rental
now paid was the same that was paid
under the contracts made by George W.
Beavers. when he was chief OF the sal
airy and allowance division OF the POST
office Department, and that they were
excessive. N Mr.. Lodge denied this charge,
saying that there was no proof OF It's
truth. ,G
Mr. Clay supported the amendment,
quoting from Mr.. Bristows report, IN
which the Beavers contract for tho ma.
chimes was denounced. and saying th f,t
now in spite OF the denunclatlon, the
contracts were continued.
Mr.. Bristow,'' said Mr.. Clay. "tells
us that we pay 200 per cent. on these
machines each year, and It Is no reason 'ass'
for continuing the arrangement. !,
UNLESS they want to vtndlcate hl1h'
said Mr. Culberson.
Mr.. Scott expressed the opinion that
twas not right to attempt to deprive
patentees of their rights under the law
Mr. Clay said that the cost OF keeping
Iii, repair $50 machines was about *l2.oo
per year. while the retnal was $l5o eacn
year.
Mr.. Scott replied that the Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General had just teie-
phoned to the Senate that 500 was the
cost of keeping in repair the machine on
which a rental Of $500 was PAID.
II don't care what Is phoned, W re-
sponded Mr.. Clay; there is not word
OF testimony to that in effect" He sug-
gested that the machines should be
bought.
machines could not be bought. and SAID
that to fall to use them would very ma
terially increase expense for clerk hire.
The amendment was lost
CARPET-BAG iPOSTMASTERs.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Hoar'
repeating existing law requiring pos1nl -
tcrs to reside in their own delivery dis
tricts aroused opposition on the part or
Messrs Moneytand Culberson'
Mr.. Money said that the statutes should
De- restricted rather than extended, and
he said that in his State postmasters
were carpet-baggers brought from one
part of the State to the other. He added
that he had no desire to take from the
Republicans the privilege Of appointing
their own men to office Because, he
said. 'every time you appoint a Demo-
Graf NE lose q. man, and you gain.
want tho Republican authorities to make
the Republican party $ odious as pos
sible in my State, and ! may add thai, as
in the case of Bill Jones's epitaph, they
have done their best and angels could
do no more.
The amendment was declared out OF
order, but was afterwards accepted IN
modified form. SO as to require post
masters to reside in the towns or clues
which they officially serve.
An amendment, suggested by Mr.. Sim.
mons prohibiting the Postmastsr-Gener
from refusing to establish rural free de
livery routes on account OF the condl-
ton OF the roads. also was accepted.