Show SHARP DEBATE IN SENATE Questions Connected With Postoffico Supply Bill Caused Dil Caue It Washington Feb 20Thc Senate spent the day on the postofilce appropriation appro-priation bill making some progress but not completing It The amendment Mr Butler proposing a reduction of about 9 per cent In the pay for tIre railway postal service was defeated IS to 51 after a debate In which Mr Dc pew answered Mr Butlers criticisms on the large profits made by American roads PNEUMATIC TUBE QUESTION Late In tho day a sharp controversy on the pneumatic tube question was participated by amendment offered by Mr Mason extending that service to Chicago and one by Mr Vest extending It to St Louis Mr Hale severely criticised those promoting pro-moting the system referring to n Job and lobby When he made n point of order that n committee had not passed on amendment he I advocates of the extension quickly circulated l call for a meeting of the Committee on Postofilces and the session closed with Mr Wol coLts humorous announcement of the committee meeting In response to the Imperative demands made on him PARIS PEACE COMMISSION Mr Pcttlgrcw offered a resolution which was agleed to directing the Committee Com-mittee on Printing to ascertain why jie public printer had not delivered to the Senate the Instructions and papers cent to the Paris peace commission 1 Bills to grant land warrants to descendants de-scendants of the New York Indians who served In the war of 1818 and to pay an award of the Secretary of the i Interior in favor of the Cherokee In diansi wore referred to the Court of rl at Claims Hi I a i Clalnls 1ff the Senate adjourned 0 1 1 |