River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-02-19

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t sENATE.-The day was mostly devoted to the
Indian appropriation bill The provision for
the payment of claims for Indian depredations
was struck out
The nomination of b. A. Kriedler,
to be marshal of Montana was
taken up, and, at the request of Senator
Cameron of Wisconsin, was laid over till
Monday.
The house passed the postoffice appropria-
tion bill to-day The advocates of the steam
ship subsidy clause made the most de-
termined efforts to overcome the adverse
vote of yesterday in committee of the whole,
but their efforts were unavailing. The prtn-
cipal objection to this clause was that the en-
tire amount of the appropriation-$60 600
would be absorbed by the Pacific Mail
Steamship company, in whose special inter-
est it was charged the clause was drawn.
This allegation was given color by the fact
that Mr. Louderback, prominent director
of the company, has been here most or the
winter nursing this scheme, and itwas given
further confirmation to-day by his presence
| in the corridor surrounded by professional
lobbyists and notorious strikers all of whom
were actively working for the subsidy clause
under Louderback's orders. Considering
the persistent and bare-faoed operations of
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house that the action of yesterday in elm
mating the subsidy clause was confirmed by
an increased vote to-day Many of those
who voted against this clause are favorable
to granting proper aid in the form of liberal
compensation for carrying the United States
mails. but in the case under review no ben
eft would have followed TO the commerce of
/ the country, and no additional facilities
would have been furnished the postal ser
vice.
The paragraph of the bill which provides
for the reduction of postage on letters, as
passed by the house. reads as follows
Upon all matter Of the first class, as defined by
the laws of congress declared subject TO postage
at the rate of three cents for each half ounce or
fraction, postage shall be charged on ana aIter
the LIST day of July, 1883, at the rate OF Two
cents for each ounce or fraction thereof ana
drop letters shall be mailed at the rate OF Two
cents per ounce or fraction thereof. including
delivery at letter carrier offices, and one cent for
each ounce or fraction thereof where their de-
/ livery by carrier is not established.
The paragraph providing for the reduction
of the rate on newspapers reads as follows,
and forms part of the paragraph above
/ quoted:
That upon all publications of the second class,
except as provided in section 25 of the said act,
/ when sent by the publishers thereof ana from
the office of publication to bona 1de Subscribers
/ or when sent from news agency to actual sub
4 scrbers thereto or to other news agents, shali
on and after July 1, 1885, be entitled to trans
/ mission through the mails at one cent a pound
/ or fraction thereof postage to be prepaid as now
! provided by law; provided, however, that pub
/ fishers of second class publications may mail
/ sample copies of such publications at the rate OF
/ one cent for each four ounces or fractional part
! thereof. to be prepaid by ordinary stamps af-
{ fixed thereto; and all acts, far as they fix a
4 different rate of postage than herein provided
! upOn such first and second-class matter. are TO
/ that extent repealed on and after July /, 1850.
4 and any article or item in any newspaper or
\ other publication may be marked for obserYa-
/ tion except by written or printed words, without
I increase of postage.