The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-06
IN THE HOUSE.
Debate on second Class Matter-Note
on Loud sifI Today.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-The house en-
tered upon its work Immediately after
reassembling today. by taking up the
Loud bin to amend the laws relating TO
second-class mail matter. The whole day
was devoted TO general debate on the
measure under a special order. which viii
bring the bin to a vote tomorrow after
noon at o'clock. Loud. the author of
the bill. is its champion on the floor. and
Mr.. Quigg. of New York, has charge of
the opposition. Those who took part in
the debate today were Kyle. of Missis-
sippi Burton OF Ohio. Bromwell of Ohio.
and Ogden of Louisiana. in favor of the
bill. and Quigg OF New York. Johnson Of
California. and Cummings Of New York.
against il.
Quigg directed his argument chiefly
against the provisions of the bill which
cut of serial publications and newspaper
sample copies from the malls. denying
emphaticaliy that the transmission OF
books as serial publications was an abuse
of the present law. He argued that II
was impossible TO approximate the saw
ing TO the government involved in the
bill The friends of the bill claimed ii
would effect saving of sSo00.0o0 and up
wards. while the ex-postmaster general,
Wannamaker. estimated the saving at
only s.. 600, coo
Kyle followed Quigg in advocacy of the
measure, He said that be was unwilling
TO differ on such case as this with the
ex-postmaster general who had studied
the abuses OF the present law. each OF
whom had recommended some measure
for their correction.
Johnson made characteristic speech
In opposition 10 the bill. ridicullng Loud's
statement that the bin would effect a saw
ing OF $40 30 coo annually. and scoring the
arguments Of the other advocates Of the
measure. The cheap distribution OF the
English classics. he said, would outweigh
an the injury that could be done by the
dissemination OF bad books. II people
wanted bad books they would get them.
HI did not care he said. IL IL cost sls5 70
send a letter TO Alaska. II there was an
American citizen in Alaska the govern
ment should get his mail TO him At any
cost. lie said every country newspaper
and every cheap magazine IN the country
was opposed 70 the pending bill
Mr Bromweil. a member OF the COM
mlttee which prepared the bill, advocated
It's passage on the ground that the post
onice department should be run within
its income and that its passage would oe
in the interest OF public morality.
Cummings, in vigorously antagonizing
the measure. denied that the newspa pers
of the country favored the bill. He pre-
seuted a petition signed by loo news
dealers ot New OK against ile usi4-
This bin" he SAID, is drawn in the
interest OF de luxe publications and ex-
press comps ntes. and 7 warn every me m
Der representing an agrsCWtural district
that K no votes for thls bill his consult
uents viii remember him
Before the house wen; into committee
or the whole. the following resolution.
on motion % Broder.ck. was adopted:
Whereas. There are large and valus-
Die tracts " land in Kansas embraced IN
tire grant 10 the Union Pacihc Railway
Company 20 which patents have not been
issued. and.
whereas Most % these lands have
been sold by said company 10 purch asers.
wbo are in possession and VINO have made
lasting and valuable Improvements there
on and.
whereas. The land office az Topeka
has allowed and is allowing homestead
nInEs 20 be made upon Theses lands with
out apparent legal authority. therefore,
Resolved. That the secretary o. the
tatari1r be directed - report 20 the house
the cause of Issuance ~ patents 70 said
lsr1s and the authority under whica the
iEud officers pretend to act tl permitting
Fr-sa entries 10 be made"