Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-25
POSTAL BILL PASSED.

The amendment OF mr.. Henderson
to Put All Publications Third
class Matter Met With Opposition
and Was Defeated by n Large Vote.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-The house went
into committee to-day on the postoffice sp-
preparation bill. The question was the
amendment of Mr.. Kyle to strike out the
appropriation of $198, 900 for fast mail
service from Springfield, Mass via New
York and Washington to Atlanta and New
Orleans. This was supported by Messre.
Kyle and Loud, rep, Of California, mem
bers of the committee, and opposed by
Messrs. Meyer and Robinson, dem, of
LouIsishs, and Hooker, dem, of Missis
sippi, and others.
Mr.. Loud gave Mr.. Bingham, rep, of
Pennsylvania, time in which to make q
speech in opposition to the provision of
the bill giving to the bureau of engraving
and printing the work Of printing the
postage stamps for the next four yesrs.
Mr.. Kyle's amendment wac, after
further discussion, defeated-ayes 20,
noes 131.
On motion of Mr.. Dockery an amend
ment was agreed to, providing for the re-
demption Of postal notes and money
orders after the expiration of ten yesrs
from date of Issue, and permitting those
that have been paid and the old records re-.
lsting to them to be destroyed.
The committee rose and the bill was re-
ported. All the amendments were agreed
to except the one which, on motion
of Mr.. Henderson, the chairman, had this
made section four of the bill, providing:
That all publications purportlpg to be is
sued periodically and to subscribers,
whether they be bound or unbound, or
whether they be sold by subscription or
other wise, when offered for transmission
by mail, shall be subject to postage at the
rates prescribed for third class matter.
This amendment Was opened to general
debate for an hour and half. 1t was OPP
posed by Mr.. Quigg, rep, of New York,
who said that its passage would destroy q
large and valuable industry and deprive
| millions of readers of an instructive class
| of literature; by Mr.. Plckler, rep, of South
Dakota, who pleaded for the use of the
malls at pound rates by the publishers of
| these cheap books In the interest of the
people; by Mr.. Walker, rep, of Massschu-
sets, who said that the proposed change
in the rates of postage on these publica-
lions would increase their cost 40 per cent.
and result In abolishing the industry OF
their production; and by Mr.. Cummings,
DEM, of New York, who said that the
house would commit crime If II increas,
ed the cost of good literature to the PEG.
| pie.
Mr.. Bingham, rep of Pennsylvania, ssid
that this was the frst time in the history
OF legislation on postal affairs that It had
been proposed to go from a lower to 6
higher rate of postage. Instead of doing
this he would, as he believed congress soor
would do as an educational measure, carry
| newspaper and books through the msili
free of postage. [Applausel.
Mr.. Henderson, chairman of the DOM.
mittee, spoke in favor of the amendment
To show the necessity of Its adoption he
read from Q statement of the postmaste
general, showing that the cost of carrying
the second class matter above the posts
receipts on account of It was about $18,
600. 600 annually.
Mr.. Henderson said If these publication
were printed in Canada they could circu
late in Canadian newspapers through the
mails of the United States free of charge
The amendment was rejscted-ayes 90
noes 1873, and the bill was passed.