The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-09
WORK IN THE HOUSE
A Large Attendance and The Mem
b,rs Incline 10 Business.
LOUD CALLS UP OLD BILLS
Matters in Regard to Mali Delivery
and Private Mailing Cards
Mr.. Grew Criticises Pres-
ident Cleveland

Washington, Dc. S-The attend
ancc uf members was very large IN the
Eitsr to-day hat the galleries wcre
a.ngust deserted, After thu journal
had bssn read them WAS "A hurried
CONSULTATION between Dingiey and
ether republican lsldrrs. a. RESULT
Of which II was decided To proceed
IN the regular urder-the call of
commit - Loud - California. from
the committee IN pu9tofiices ana lst
rClds. called up the llll 10 auth0flzc
tls use ~ private mailing cNris OF
THE sume weight and form as the pos
tai card. when onr-ctut stamp j.
aiiiX ~ The hill, he sad, had been
approved by the ppStollic" u part'
ment, as II would ttnd to popularile
postal cards. bt sides efrrcttng IA saving
Ia the government Cf the difference
/ tNerl IN. cost of thr cards and
stamps. This scheme has been SUE
cessfully put In operation Ia England
before. In six months the number of
cards mailed increased from 2tS.0oO,0On
To- 33i. .Oo0 900. The bin was passed II
takes effect July I, 1897.
Loud also call up The bill to pro-
vlir limited Indemnity for the loss or
regis .ersd mail matter II provided
an iEi ismnity not I, exceed $40 FOR any
one gisterCi 1T, r.. but not to cS-
c9t1 tn actual value of the let,cI
1G's III Nds a'sp approved by the
ptstoflice dAf litmcEt. Loud sdld That
On The tlsis uf East years statistics
tSe governmJrg could have revenue
cf 100000, with a liability of $4,000
Thar was cllt.cism q the bill on unc
giDuri Tat IL tr6splse l0n the. rights
of express cCmI inles, hut IL pa:sel-
7G t. t3
Loud then called NJ ~ bill of Sprr-
RS Uf cOnnsc,icm to authorize the
csllsct3cn and delivery Of mail In
towns and villages where no letter
carrier service exists by employment.
Under mutual arrangement between
the citizens of any person to perform
the service az II cost not exceeding one
cent f1r each lo;ter or package. Toe
I bill was passed and the house then
took up thc pension appropriation bill.
| Stone Of Pennsylvania briefly cx-
| plainti that the hill carried ;iil .26S, e
$50, about $4,000 les than the bin foi
! thc current yuar..- The committee. h.
said. did not feel warranted in max
/ Ing reduction on the estimates fer
I pensions. but dld reduce the amOunt
J.
| amc unit for clerk hire at tn various
agcnei 100000. TIL htter reduction
| Was made possible by the system ~
! payment by check inaugurntsd this
| ytIr. TfeiF WIS, h. slIi. no att an,
| at legis alton In he TN.
Mr.. Grow. republican 81 Penusylva.
mia, cx-sfraker Of the house. took all
| vantage Of the latitude allowed in tho
| debate on an apprcpriail1n bin to at
tack than parton of Mr.. g.. aNt'nnd' 4
message relating to the effects fiJm
a revenue standpoint Ct the enact
ment of the present law. The deficit
| fur the first ar's lif. uf the law was
/ x25 UO0 600. for the secuud St5, ,000, 600
and for the frat five months uf tbs
ycnr. $4,000 900 Yet, H. said, IN.
president had not seen ~, with the<a
| large deficits, u recommend any
nt iSurc for the in"rOrsr of th' rove
I nuc. The necessity Tor revenue. b
argued. cruld not be denied in tn f,,ro
| of tn figures submitted by the nrcsi.
| u mt himself. II was, h. DECLARED
| purely br.srUss question, III
| showed that impCrtatiuns were In
crcaiug ard the revenues decreasing
IT Indicated. H. said a lack of busl-
noes capacity In the impu usltion ~ du.
tie. Mr. Grow received 4 round oi
applause lrlm the republican sid
| whEn he concluded.
| When ths bill was taken up under
the iive-minute rule. MIR Connolly
republican. uf Ilhn|s. offered al
amendment "a the provision requiring
examining SURGEONS to state specific
ally the rating ths applicant FOR pen'
zion il entitled To, In thar tuJgm' n,
- ne To make The raiins fixed by III.
examination binding In tn" pend ~ Of
flee. II any pension should De- allowed
Thr nmendm mt was tu,Cd cut on IN,
puint Of order without amendment
IN hill was pa77 l.
Tho notice given by Thomas T.
Watson of thc conto.t against !. e
Illa'k q Georgia, who WIS elected a|
a ~. ,ii1 election last sprinF, was r'is
u Tho hnuse. and ferred - th' com
| mitcr on elections. aftsr which. a
i:2S o'clock tn houss adjourned.