The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-07
CHANGE IN NAIL LAW
The Loud Bill Pass,s The HOuss By
a Large Asjlrity.
1T INTERESTS PUBLISHERS
sample Copy Privileges Denied
and unsoid Publications Can't
BE Returned at Regular Rates
OF Newspaper Postage.

anu OnsOid PUBLICATIONS. can't
Be Returned at Negular Rates
OF Newspaper Postage.
Washington, Jan. 6-The Loud bill 10
amend the law relating 10 second-oiasa
mail matter was passed by the house
to-day after two days of debate, by a
vote of IA To l05. The opposition to the
bill made strong fight against IL. The
statements made on the floor as TO IT,
effects in certain particulars was very
conflicting The most important pro-
visions of the hill denies the serial pub
liz 'atlons admission to the malls az 1
cent per pound rates II IL as follows.
That nothing herein contained shall
De so construed as To admit the second
class rate publications purportlng to
be issued periodically and 20 subscrlb-
ems, hut which are merely books or re-
prints NJ books. whether they be issued
complete or In parts, whether they be-
bound or unbound whether they hc
sold by subscription or otherwise. or
whether they purport to be premiums
or supplements or parts ot regular
newspapers or periodicals" The bill
also denies to newspapers the sample
copy privilege and the privilege en-
J0yed Ivy uewsdcalcTs of returning un-
sold publications at the second-clas
rate. The only other important change
In the present law provides that pub
lishers whose publications are ad.
mittcd as sccondclass matter shall lie
required before depuslting such mail
matter In the postofIce 10 separate the
same into United States mail sacks or
bundles by states. cities, towns and
counties. as the postmaster general
shal direct.
MIR. Grusvcnor, republican OF Ohio,
created a small furry al the opening ot
the session of the house to-day by Sc
curing the adoption. as question ot
privilege. of a resolution calling IN the
several departments for statements az
to why they had failed To comply with
n former resolution the house had
passed AZ his instance on June ). re-
questing Information of the several de-
partments relative to the administra-
tion of the civil service law. He made
sarcastic comments on the matter.
Mr., Terry Of Arkansas showed dis
position to- contest the point as to
whether the resolution involved a ques-
tion Of privilege. but when he ascer-
tained that it related To the civil serv-
Ice he acquiesccd with gceIling alacrity.
III there IL anything YOU can ind out
about the civil service" said he. Il
shall be very glad To have YOU discover
IT,"
The resolution calls for Information
"a to the number Of employees In each
department who have died. resigned or
been removed since March 4. 1898: the
number appointed under the civil sery-
Ice rules and the number not appointed
under such rules who are now covered
by the extension Ot the civileservice
rules.
The general debate on the Loud bill
tn amend the law relating tn second
class mail matter was then resumed.
Messrs, Mlliken. republican OF Maine.
Wagner, republican Of Pennsylvania:
Tracey. republican of Missouri; Morse
OF Massachusetts and Mr., Bingham. re-
publican of Pennsylvania, made brief
speeches against the hill the latter
calling attention to the vast sums ex-
pended by the government for the gem
cral welfare, the thousands ~ tons of
mail matter carried free under franks
for the information of the people. the
millions of acres and dollars expended
for the development of commerce. the
vast sums expended at the centennial.
worlds fair and other cxpositions for
the enlightenment of the people Cheap
rates for books We're. he argued. "A
necessary part ~ the governments
general scheme for the education of the
people.
Mr. Loud closed the general debate
In advocacy of hts measure. The bill
was then read for amendment under
the iNe-minutr rule.
Tracey. republican of Missouri, Of
f,rcd an amendment. the purpose OF
- hich was To permit the transmission
as second class matter ~ serial publ
cations and books when sent as parts
of regular newspapers. Mr. Loud said
the amendment would defeat the pur-
pose of the I'M MIR. Moody. republican
of Massachusetts. made "A very bitter
attack ON the opposition To the bill. He
charged that the return privilege
now enjoyed by neWsdealers was In the
interest of large news company and
that the country newspapers, which
were protesting against the bill, were
hs ing made cntspaws Of by this com
pany and the publishers of serial publ
cations. The Tracey amendments were
withdrawn when the committee rose at
I o'clock and the vote was taken on
tn. engrossment and third reading OF
the bill.
This was q test vote on the NIL The
motion was carried. lii-i05. The oppo-
sltion made no further EFFORT in the
face of this defeat. The bill was passed
without division and at $50 y. M. the
house ad touTued.