The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-13
THE DAY In CONGRESS.
Wanamaker Excludes All Advertising
From tho Mails Except His Own.


wanamaker Excludes All Advertising
From tho Mails Except His Own.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.---The speaker laid
before the house communication from the
secretary of the treasury calling attention
to the illness OF Gen. Roaecrans and trans
mittinga q joint resolution authorizing tho
secretary to delegate authority to act as
register of the treasury temporarily during
the illness OF the register. The resolution
wns passed. committee on military
affairs reported the army appropriation
bill, which was referred to the committee
of the whole. The committee on labor re-
ported the bill to prohibit the employment
OF convict labor on public works.
Cummings. of Now York, offered for ref
erence resolution recitinR an editorial in
the New York Sun Of the Both ultimo.
headed Outrage by the Postofice."
Washington are in the habit Of excluding
newspapers from the privilege of being
carried in tho mails 40 second clas8 matter
without previous notice to the publisher.
and that it has been discovered there are
persons residing IN the nasional capital
who will attempt the adjustment of dill.
culties of this sort for money considera-
tion. 1t is further stated that the ostensible
reason for interference with the distribution
OF trade journals is the desire to keep
the mails from being loaded down with
advertising matter for which the people
have not subscribed; yet during the months
preceding election many million campaign
documents were carried in the mails at q
rate not allowed publications for businesa
purposes or in the interest of temperance
or religion. 1t il asserted that the post
master general and superintendent of the
census each has taken personal advantage
of the opportunity to use the mails In a
manner the department pronounces illegal
| for other citizens.
| The committee on postoffices was di-
rscted to investigate the charge.
| A bill was passed for the disposition OF
certain abandoned military reservations in
| Wyoming.
In the senate to-day Stewart introduced
bill amending the Sherman act 80 as to
provide for free silver coinage and the coin
age of bullion now held in the treasury, and
in addition for the issue of treasury notes
based on silver deposits which notes are te
be redsemable in gold OF silver coin at thu
option OF the government, and are made
legal tender. The anti-option bill was laid
before the senate, but was informally lait
aside to allow the discussion on lndial
Territory to be continued. The iudiciar,
committee reported and the senate passe'
a bill to punish members OF ships Grew
disorders on the high seas Vest
by request, introduced bill =
encourage the construction Of electric rail
roads, promote the interests of commerce
and travel, facilitate the rapid transporta
, ton of mails, and in demonstrating tn
feasibility of the distribution of electrica
; power for agricultural and other purpose
, along the line of electric roads. and espe
cially to aid in the construction Of til
) proposed electric railroad between ChicaR
) and st. Louis. Referred to the com,nitte
on commerce.
joint resolution authorizing the score
tary of the treasury to appoint temporsr
: register of the treasury was passed. I'll
Joint resolution introduced by Vest Tues
day for the appointment of commissio
to treat with the civilized tribes of the Ir
dian Territory with view to induce the
. to take homesteads in severalty, was take
. !. up and discussed, but went over withol
action. The Washburne anti-option bi
then came up but went over again till t.
morrow for reprlnting.