New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-06
CONGRESS- AT WORK AGAIN.
~r LOUD POSTAL BILL UNDER FIRE IN
THE HOUSE.
v,ooeous ATTACKS ON THE MEASURE MADE o'
>rrssRs. ou1oo. CUMMINGS AND JOHNSON
Mr. KYLE AND OTHERS DEFEND IT.
A VOTE TO BE TAKEN TO-DAY.


r,v rr1p,RAYH TO THE TRI1uNEJ
"a, k-The so-called Loud Postal
~ nann,ored IN the House OF Representatives
W. Mr. Loud Of San Francisco came up ago" =.
x.v nv virtue Of a special ORDER ana was "e
49,, of a lively II not acrimonious running u.oa.e
~. u.asure because Of certain cruoiues anu o's
..,n.,,ons has encountered the opposluon vi
n,,.hers In all parts OF the country ana 'hiS Up
p-..,or ~s. voiced IN a most vigorous manner oy
rr-....r,.tive Quigg, Of New-York ana others'
-ho though favoring some REFORMS III 'he piese".
.~ond-cass mail service. are yet justly reiuo'ais
=. .unnort so sweeping and radical an advance III
80. a. that urged by Mr. Loud and other CRITICS
r.'. ..n, svstem Mr. Ouigg and his allies sec
~. loud measure an effort to cripple the pup
-. NJ newspapers and serials by deprvins
.,.r ~ certain mail privileges which nave Oh TO
80, wears helped materially TO cheaper the cos' Vi
SEDUCTION and to enlarge In the public interest
~. circulation Of newspaper and periodicai hteia
.u,. throughout the United States MI. Quiss
80, Wa received with marked attention ana
49,. round Of applause from the galleries
49,, IN IN. bill will be taken tomorrow afternoon.
Nv ou,eg said that the author OF the Dill mao
~ vofully misled by the statement that TINS
49,. a, matter was being transmitted at cost
If cents pound. ana that, therefore ui''
n,or,, would be saved. The fallacy of the con-
", ,o'a Law in the fact that the gentleman made
- .uorance for fixed charges In the postal service.
r,. Hill " enacted into law. would not dispense
vnh a single postmaster, clerk railway postai
clerk or a single mile OF mail service All 'nese
,,ord remain and continue 10 increase whether OF
not N. class OF matter in question was kept out OK
IN. mails The only possible saving unoer the OH
vonId he the indefinite amount actually paid 10 the
railroad companies for carrying the matter NJ
onire commended that the bill 5eopardized the IN
,.res,s Of newspapers newsdealers printers ana
whole long list of trades and industries aiied Win
the publishing business
n
mittee on Postoffices and Postroads. spoke In sup
mort Of the bill He said that no measure pendlns
IN Congress within his knowledge had oeeh the
occasion Of much interest as TINS. Inc coniiiii'
tee-room contained a great mass OF letters i'on
presidents Of colleges ministers OF the Gospel ous
nos, men and others urging the passage OF the
bill IN the interest Of morality. economy, gooo
government and clean business
Mr. Burton O2ep.. Ohio favored the DILL ana MI
johnson Rep., CALI opposed 1t In one OF his cnar-
acteristic speeches The latter raised iaush
at the expense Of Mr.. Burton. whom he apostro-
phized as the statesman from cleveland VINO hao
basked in the smiles Of Mark Hanna
Mr. Cromwell Rep.. Ohio supported the Dill IN
speech of some length. The necessity for the Dill,
he said lay first In the state OF the Government
finances which dems nded reduction Of expenses :s
DUTY Consrc.s owed to the youth Of the country try
protect It from the demoraizng Hl tns
btoadcast over the land through the mails at the
Ss 81 for said did
at cent pound; the Holy Scriptures had no such
privilege unless they were cut up into parts ana
Issued serial in order to defraud the revenues
Of the Government; tracts and similar publicatons
paid cents pound while the "Old Sleuth series
paid cent pound
Mr.. ogden Dem. LAD favored the bill
The opposition TO the bill was further expressed
in q vigorous speech by. Mr.. Cummings Dem,
n ". He said that the claim made by the friends
Of ss
paper Publishers Association: II we'll founded
might have caused him TO swallow his convictions
and vote for the bill: But the association repre-
scented but 1sl out of over 1900 daily newspapers
Of the country Eighty-hve per cent OF the news
paper circulation in the United States he said, was
that Of papers Of less than 900 copies, and II was
against this class Of publications that the bill would
MI Mahany CRep., n. " asked Mr. Cummings
II believe. Mr. Cummings answered vehemently,
that the Postofhce Department ought to obey
the law and that the Postmaster General should
not do az the Secretary Of State has done, and say
TO Congress: You can pass a law. but wen do as
We please about putting It into execution ZAP
Mr. Cummings read letters from owners and
editors Of trade. religious. agricultural and other
publications. urging the defeat of the bill. He
sands OF employees whose means Of livelihood
would be inJuriously affected by its operation.
Times are hard he said. and this bill will not
The interest Of loose BOOKS IT is bill drawn in
the interests Of express companies. and don't you
forget It. Under cover Of correcting a single al
done more for literature than any other law en-
House should remember that free literature is a
part Of free trade. and let no Free-Trader here
vote to put protective tariff upon books and
At The conclusion Of Mr. Cummings's remarks
the committee arose. and at 40 O'clock the House
adjourned until tomorrow.