The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-04
WAS NOT A PARTY VOTE
IT'S DEFEAT WAS GREETED By \
BURST OF APPLAUSE.
RELIEF APPROPRIATION is OFFERED
The Negro Congressman offered a Resolution
10 Appropriate $1,000 for the Relief
of Family of The Negro Post
master Killed at AXE Citv,
master Killed at Lake City.


master Killed atLake City.
Washington, D. c., March 3.-The
Loud bill to correct alleged abuses of
the second class mail matter privilege,
which last year passed the House, III
TO 104, was buried under an Overwhelm-
ing majority 10y the House to-day. The
vote was not taken directly upon the
bill, hut on motion to lay it on the
table. BY a vote of 162 to 119 the mo-
ton was carried. Forty-Seven Rcpubli-
cans joined with the Democrats and
Populists in accomplishing this result,
and ten Democrats voted with tire ma
jority of the Republicans. The refusal
of Mr.. Loud To permit u vote on All
amendment at the last minute was re-
sItonsiblc IN Il measure for the result but
the strength of the measure undoubted-
ly waned throughout the three days de-
bate.
Mr.. White. (Rcp. y. ca. the only
colored member of the House, asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
OF the following resolution:
one hundred or more. armed men fired
upon and killed the postmaster at Lake
City. South Carolina. killing one of the
family and wounlin@ several others and
burning all they had. and,
"Nhereas, The said family is now
suffering even for means for medical
treatment and for other necessaricS of
We
,"Rcsolycd. by the Senate and the
House, that the SUN of $1,000 is hereby
appropriated and made Immediately ayil-
able for the relief of the said family"
Speaker Reed put the request of Mr..
White.
Mr.. Bartlett Dem Gal. demanded
the regular order, Many of the Re
publican members cried No" No,
bnt the Georgia member did not yield.
'Thc gentleman from Georgia demands
the regular order" said the Speaker.
''That is equivalent to an objection"
The consideration of the Loud bill
was then resumed.
Mr. Griggs Dcm.. Ga.l, offered the
amendment of which he gave notice yes
terday to allow newspapers and periodi-
Gals to transmit ut pound
rates 1000 sample copies. He
offerc this as an amendment
to Mr. LOnd's amendment TO per-
nit the transmission of sample copies
to the extent of ten per cent of the bona
tidc circulation of publications. entitled
to second class privileges.
After some discussion the Griggs
amendment, slightly modified, was
adopted.
The Loud amendment as amended was
agreed to without division.
At o'clock, the hour set aside for the
vote to be taken, Mr.. Richardson Dem,
Tebn), moved to lay the bill OH the
table. \ rising vote gave the victory to
the opponents Of the measure, 12j to
10I, and on Mr.. LIQUIDS demand the
roll was called.
But the rccord-making vote only con-
firmed the rising vote. BY vote of
1872 to 119 the bill was laid on the
table.
The announcement was greeted with
a burst of applause. The following Re
publicans voted with the majority of
the Democrats and Populists to lay the
bill on the table:
Baker, Md; Barney. (Wis.l; Barrett,
(MaSS.b: bPdcn, NOJtlOD; Db!kHHui- - "'t'
Boutelc, (Mainc); Broderick. (kans.);
Brown. Ohio: Brownlow, Crenn);
Brumm. PaD: Bull, U. L.: Burleigh
(Mainel; Oapron, 0. -; Codding. Pal;
Cooper, (Wis.); Curtis, (Kans.); Daven-
port, (Pa.): Davidson, (Wis.); Dayton
(W. Va1: Dinglcy. (Maine); Dovener
CW. Va.l; Gibson, (TennD; Hopkins,
nllD; Howell, (N. j.; Hurley, (N. Y);
Kerr, Ohio: fitzpatrick. (PaD; Knox,
(AIass.); Kulp, Pa0: Iinncy. (N. Co;
McEwan, N. j.; Olmstead, (Pa0; Pit
ney. n. j.; Powers. Nt); Robbins,
(Pal: Russell, (COnnl; SauerhcrinG,
(Wis.1: Southwick. (N. W; Stewart, IN.
j.; SullOway. IN. H.; UpdegraiT, lTnwa);
Walker, NaD: cWaver, Ohio; White,
N. @; Wilbur, IN. "; and Williams,
(Pa0
The following Democrats voted against
the motion:
Allen. NIiSs.); Davcy, Ha); Fleming,
GcorsiaD; Hinrichscn, QllD; Howard,
((icorgiaD: Love, (NIiss0; Ogden, Nal;
Tavlor. (Ala); Underwood, (Ala.); and
Young, (Na.)
At 4:3O y. M. the House ADJOURNED.