The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-02
MAIL TUBES WIN IN SENATE.
POSTAL BILL NOW CANNES An
$500 400 ALLOWANCE.
Foral>er's Indstcuce Wins the Day Good
Progress Made With RIg Appropriation
Blls Bale, Surs Up Trouble by Re.
ferrlng to ,t.il. Soldiers as Hlrciings.

wAsulNGrov iTch THE amend
ment to the Poa3@ Appropriation bill al
lowing for pneumatic mail tube service
caused lively debate in the Senate to-day
Mr. Foraker's insstencc led toa reinsertion
Of the amendment by the Senate after ii
had been beaten in Committee of the Whole.
Agreements were reached on several Of the
big appropriation bills.
The Philippine Tanr bill was first up.
the Post Oncc Appropriation bill being
laid aside temporarily. Mr.. HanHbrougl
made an effort TO amend tho bill by re-
voling the ruling of the Secretary of the
Treasury providing for n rebate of duty
on wheat used in manufacturing -four for
export Nr Lodge protested and tho
amendment was defeated. Mr.. HarsbrouRh
tried TO get roll call but failed The bill
was then passed
Mr. Clay opposed the committee amend
ment to the Postal bill, authorizing pneu-
matte tube service contracts aggregaung
8, 500 900. The Department has been al
lowed $500 roo heretofore he said. and had
not used i, at all. we are paving for
carving mails and for car service nearly
a third Of this entire Appropriation. Sara
Mr., Clay. There "a a deficiency in q
postal service. and If we increase the pneu-
matte tube service ~ proposed there riIl
he n deficiency IN the postal revenues Of
s2o,oooooo. The total Deficiencies of the
Government h. predicted would reach
500 o0O000. lf this item were passed. Con-
gress would - a sked ueSt year Tor s. cO0.0C0.
vote was then ordered on the amend
ment increasing tho Appropriation 10 500
600 and authorizing extensions Of the ser
vice 10 81 $4,000. The amendment was
rejected, 80 to 81.
Mr.. Foraker gave notice that he would
vote 10 reinsert the amendment when the
bill reached the Senate Gt being then ~
committee Of the whole. The rest II the
amendment was withdrawn.
On a point Of order by Mr. Deliver the
committee amendment fixing the fourth
class one pound mail matter rate at one
cent for each two ounces was rejected.
Mr.. Gornan moved to strike out the pro-
vision appropriating sl726oo for under
ground electric mail service in Chicago
and authorizing q four year contract for
that seTvioe at the annual figure named
The appropriation was cut 10 $4,000.
Mr.. Foraker made his motion to reinsert
the pneumatic tube amendment when the
hill reached the Senate, and it was agreed
TO in part as follows:
For Transmission Of mail by pneumatic
tubes or other similar devices, $500 600. and /
the Postmaster-General is hereby au-
thorized TO provide for the extension Of
the service under the act OF April n. 1902.
The Post Office Appropriation bill wes /
then passed
The Pension Appropriation bill. carrying ,
sl3s, 10000, was passed in five minutes, +
and after having disposed within two hours
Of bills carrying S240oooo00, tho Senate (
then took up the River and Harbor bill. /
The bill was passed at 3.l5 j. NJ. and then /
the Senate went into executive session.
The conference report on the Agricultural (
Appropriation bill was agreed 70 after the /
open session was resumed and the con !
ference report on the Military Academy /
bin WIS submitted by Mr. Warren. Nj. 1
Bailey observed sarcastcaliy that the two /
houses had evidently matched their |
courtesy in the till. the Senate accept
ing the House provision placing Gen.
Osterha,,s on the retired list, and the House
accepting the Senate amendment placing
Gen. Joseph r. Hawlev on the retired list .
Of the army. AIr. Bailey asserted that If .
this thing went on every old and poor man 4
who has served hs country in any capacity .
will be retired on pension.
In the course Of the discussion Mr., Bailey .
described private soldiers rs -hirelings
and when Mr. Warren criticised the re-
and said he had no patience with discipline
which prevented brother. in the army from
eating at the same table because one v as
private and the other an officer.
The conference report was agreed to.
The Srmdrv Civil till was taken up when
the Senate reconvened al O'Clock. and two
hours were con Suinad in reading II. The
bill as passed by the House carries S8i.o2Os0
and the Senate committee recon mond@'
s2.isi,47O. making so7f7s,550. last year's
bill carried s57S4l,2ll
An amendment offered by Mr.. Culberson
allowing United States Judges only rea-
sonahle and actual expenses while holding
court outside Of their districts. was laid
over until tO-morrow.
The senate at 1885 adjourned out Of
respect 10 the memory of the late Repre-
sentative George W Croft of South Caro-
lima 4 brief eulogy of Mr Croft was
delivered 10y Senator lAtimer.