Speech #460066667

But I would call the attention of the Senate to the fact that this money that is provided for here was practically appropriated by the PostOffice Department months ago. and when they have appropriated this money. when they have enlarged the serviceon these long routesand am not complaining of that at all. Ithink on the whole it was done wisely. except in a comparative waythey then propose to out wn on the smhl routes in the different States. So for months there have been accumulating in the PostOffice Department petitions for the increase of service that is required for immigration that has gone into that country during the last live or sex months. and during that period of time there has been no increase whatever. In the State which I have the honor in part to represent. the entire increase of the number of trips in the last twelve months has been only to the amount of about $11.000no increase at all compared with the increase of population during that time. no increase at all compared with the actual increase of the income of the PostOffice Department within that time- none whatever as compared with the actual increase in the amount of mail matter which has been required folbe sent. It is just as important that these people should have their mails within the next three months as during any past three months. or any three months yet to come. and it would look like saving at the spigot and losing at the bung to come in here and make this large appropriation for these great routes. properly made. too. and yet to say that because we are making this liberal appropriation we will cut off these frontier people for the next three months. and so arrange that they shall not have any increase of service at all.