Evening star., 1906-04-08
ARRAIGNS O0RTELYOU
PoU SAYS HE TOOK MONEY FROM
INSURANCE. COMPANIES.
Discusses Corrupt Uss Of Money in
EIections-Pay Of Rural
Carriers.

The House OF Representatives did not In
dulge itself In the usual Saturday half hoIf-
day yesterday. but continued the coHsidera-
ton OF the post Office appropriation blll
and In the latitude accorded under general
debate the discussion took on q wide range.
including railway mail pay. increased pay
for rural letter carriers. the American
smeiter trust and tho corrupt use OF
money in elections. with side lights on
naturalization laws
After Mr.. Perkins' speech on the tariff
printed In yesterdays Star, Mr.. Smyzer
tOhio1 offered an amendment to the post
offfca bill. making the appropriation for
rural free delivery $a2 100000 instead of
$28,2O0Oo0. the increase OF 81. .200 600 being
paid to rural mail carriers for horse hire
and wagon equipment.
Pay Of Rural CARRIERS.
Mr.. Foster vermont) pronounced himself
In favor Of increased pay for rural carriers,
but owing to tho deficit in the Post Office
Department saw no help for the carrier at
this time. He thought the deficit was
largely due to the amount of frankabIe
matter being sent out by the other depart
ments of the government. If this was
diminished. MT Foster thought. the rural
carrier could be given an increase In pay
Mr.. Foster said that az a matter OF fact
there was no dsficit In the Post Office De-
partment; that 1t was fiction of Iegisla-
ton. He suggested that If q rural parcels
post stamp should be created for the carry
ing of packages up to twenty pounds be-
tween local merchants and patrons on the
route, and the amount above actual cost OF
carriage be placed to the credit of rural
mail carriers. 1t would not be long before
that branch of the postal service would be
self-supporting
Money Used in Elections
Mr.. Pou On c., In discussing the corrupt
use of money In elections said that life in
surance officials had stolen the money which
really belonged to widows and orphans and
had given 1t to Mr.. Cortelyou, the chair
man of the republican national committee.
Gould there be- anything worse?" he
asked. The taking of this money was
morally stealing. 1t ought to be given back.
Certainly in 1904 Mr. Corteiyou did not
need IT."
Mr.. Pou charged that great corporations
and trusts contributed money during the
campaign ard then expected a guarantee
that no law hurtful to their interests should
be passed.
why don't you revise the tariff?'' he
asked. Why don't you pass q railroad
rate bill worth something? Why don't you
strike at the trusts? I believe these inter
ests have contributed money and hope for
protection.
Mr. Keliher (Massl spoke in favor of a
less rigorous naturalization law and urged
reduction in fees for naturalization pa
psrA
under unanimous consent the following
bills were passed:
Senate bin providing for the holding of
term of the United States circuit and dis
trict court at Evanston, Wyo.
House bill directing Secretary OF the In
terror to convey q certain parcel OF land
to Johnson county. wyoming.
House bill granting the Corinth and
Shiloh Electric Railway Company authority
to construct an electric railway through
Shiloh National Park.
House bill to provide for the entry of
agricultural lands In the Black Hills forest
reserve.
Without touching any paragraph Of the
bill under consideration the House at 40
o'clock adjourned until Monday.