The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-16
IN THE HOUSE.
Another Cuban Resolution Calling
For Intervention.

Washington, Dec. .15.-1hc House to.
uay entered upon the consideration of the
LOUD Dill TO amend the law relating to
the transmission of second-class mail
matter. The bill has been widely dis
cussed III the public press, and has met
with the most intense opposition from
certain quarters. 1t denies the rirht of
serial novels to admission to the mails at
the newspaper cent per pound rates, de,
mes to newspapers the sample copy
privilege, prohibits the return of unsold
publications. ut pound rates, and makes
some other changes in the present Inv
designed To correct existing abuses. \
changc in the sccond-class mail matter
law has been repeatedly urged by success
slVe postmaster generals. II was esti.
mated that the abuses of the law had cost
the Government $2i0,000, 900 i'm the last
ten years.
Mr.. Loud, of California. the author of
the measure, brought it forward to. dny
quite unexpectedly to majority of the
members of the House. The opposition.
let by Mr.. Quigg, of New York inaugu-
rated IL iilibuster and attempted to pre-
vent a consideration by adiourning, but
me House stood by Mr.. Loud on two
Iotes' defeating the Opposition 1874 to
iVS, ana lll to So. The opposition, how
ever, are hopeful of defeating the meas.
ure when 1t is put on its final passage.
Mr. Loud made IN opening speech on
the measure, during which he declared
that the bill would save the Government
~, u0O,O0O annually. He also said that
1T had received the endorsements of the
Newspaper Publishers Association. and
was only opposed by those who partici-
pnted in the bounty obtained under the
present law. The exact status of the bill
is questionable. Tomorrow the appro-
priation bills will be brought forward
to displace it,
Before this bill was brought up the bill
to reorganze the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad Company was called I'm and
passed. with some amendments after an
hours debate. The bill rs passed gives
TO the purchaser under foreclosure sale
MI the rights of the old company under
It's government charter, but it provides
that 1T shall assume all the debts and OBJ
legations of the old company and that the
lands unearned July 6, 1886 along the
then uncompleted portions of the road
shall, as condition precedent to reor-
San'Zation, be relinquished in writing by
the purchasers.
Representative Woodman, of Illinois,
introduced II joint resolution directing
the President To intervene in Cuban
Affairs. The resolution, after recitinpt
General Maceo's assassination and Span
ish crueltcs in Cuba, says that the Pres
ldent has failed to carry out the wishes of
the people; that the honor of the United
States is ut stake, and that history gives
no precedent on which to base n hone
that Spanish operations will change to
compliance with civilized warfare The
PRESIDENT is directed to express severe
condemnation Of the Spanish methods of
warfare, especially the murder of Maceo;
to recognize the independence of Cuba
and to demand cf Spain the withdrawal
of MI troops from Cuban soil He is also
directed to take proper steps to see that
this demand is carried out.
AT i:32 the House adjourned.