The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-11
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DEBATE IN HOUSE: !
North Carolina, Arkansas and.
Kentucky Members Have
Clash Oil Floor.
OVER RAILWAY MAIL PAY BILL
Introduction Of Letter Trom4thc
Vicc-Prcsidcnt Of Southern
Railway Causes Stir.
nv Associated I,ress.)

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WASHINGTON, d. G., April lo.--For
seven hours to-day the House had Under
consideration tho postofllco appropriation
bill, but in only few instances were It's
provisions considered. During tho debate
on tho special appropriation for railway
mali pay Dittor words were exchanged
between representatives from, North
Carolina, Arkansas and Kentucky, but
MI were within the rules of tho House.
A humorous speech was made BY j.,
Adam Eede (Minnesota, and Charles ~.
,rowne (New York;, spoke In behalf OF
tho Jamestown Exposition.
Against Subsidy.
Mr.. Johnson (south Carol!na), SAD
that Notwithstanding tho receipt Of many
letters from constituents OF his, whose
Judgment he respected, he would be com
PEELED to antagonize the special ma.
subsidy carried by the bill III favor OF
certain lines Of railroad IN the Sou1h
and West. lIe said that he did NOE go
into n frenzy when the word "rnilroad'
was mentioned. lie resented the inslnua-
ton on the part Of some Of the members
of the House that tho subsidy for the
Southern Railroad was due to the sparse
~ settled sections Of the South. lie SAD
satirIcally that sparsely settled New Eng
land with slow going ox-tralns, ne pre-
sumed had not railroad IN all IT'S
dominions that received as much mall
nay as the Southern received between
Washington and Danville, Va.
Mr.. Bartlett (GeorgiO, spoke III re-
u = i,,,>r
else Of the power of the third assistant
postmastcr- general - in excluding from
the second-class rate a number of p'lbli-
cations in his and other districts. lie
called special attendtion to the case OF
the Union News Company, Of Thomas
ton. Ga, which was denied the second
class rate and which was the subject
of investigation by the House Not con-
tent with the report made IN this case.
Mr.. Bartlett insisted that the power OF
the third assistant postmaster-general
was despotic and should be curtailed.
Sharp Words.
Mr.. Small North Carolina) defended
the mail subsidy which the bill carries
for Southern railroads. He said his
district was not affected
by the subsidy in question. but knowing
as he did the !nestimable service fur
nshed by the Southern railroad the
which We're hurled ut this
cornor.t,on came with bad grace.
Dnrinr the discussion on the mart Of
Mr. Small, Mr.. Hay (Virginia) had read
= Letter from the FIRST yice-president OF
tho Southern Railway Colonel A. 3.
An1rews stating that If the special ap-
nrnnr,,tion was not voted by the House
thc mail train in question would be dis
continued as the railway company could
NOT maintain the train and the schedule.
Mr.. Macon (Arkansas) broke in to ask
,,b,t kind or q renly would he expected
IRON, railroad president to a friend of
no co,nnanv
NJ small replyinr. said: II understand
thnt ,hn rentlemnn jnfers that vice
prs sident Andrews has uttered a false
hood r. he choose to draw that conclu-
sion no Is entitled to it,"
A. M.cor resn6nded that II was n nero
confossion and avoidance.
AZ sm,l, said that Mr.. Macon had
c,,a ry,d thnt therc vas not member
40 the House for the subsidy who had not
ra,o;,.cd henoft. He snid tho gentleman
vented Tho integrity and manhood of
~ uouse "r am not surprised, !" no con-
,i,,,ad .rb,t hei should libol tho man