The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-04

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| l44-l04, was buried under an overwhelm.
ing majority by the house today. The vote
wsis not taken direct upon the bill, but on
a motion to lay it on the table. BY vote
OF l62-112 the motion was carried.
| Forty seven republicans Joined the dem
ocrats and populists in accomplishing this
result and ten democrats voted with the
majority of the republicans. The refusal
| of Mr.. Loud to permit a vote on the
| amendment at the last minute was re-
| sponsible IN measure for the result but
| the strength of the measure undoubtedly
| waned throughout the three days debate.
Washington, March 3-4The debate on
the Loud bill, relating to second class mail
matter. closed in the house today.
bill was passed to authorize the Mis-
sissippi, Hamburg and Western railway to
construct bridge across Bayou Bartholo-
new, Arkansas.
Mr.. White tRep, n. CO., the only col
ored member of the house, asked unani-
nous consent for the consideration of the
following resolution;
Whereas, On or about February II, 100
or more armed men fired upon and killed
the postmaster at Lake City, s. c., killing
one of the family and wounding several
others and burning all they had, and
Whereas, The family is now suffering
even for means of medical treatment and
for other necessaries of life; therefore be it
Resolved, by the senate and the house.
That the sum of $4,000 is hereby appro-
prated and made Immediately available
for the relief of the said family.
Speaker Reed put the request of Nj
White.
Mr.. Bartlett Dem, Ga.) demanded the
regular order.
Many of the republican members cried
out: "Oh, no. but the Georgia congress-
man did not yield.
The gentleman from Georgia demands
the regular order" said the speaker. THAT
Is equivalent to an objection
The Loud bill was then resumed.
BY the terms OF the special order under
which the house was operating, the III
was read for amendment under the fivc-
minute rule.
Mr.. Vandiver (Dem., MOI offered an
amendment to exclude from the ope cation
of the act books and reprints of BIO jks de-
signed for the use of school children end
students as text books for study.
Mr.. Clark (Rep,. lowa), in opposition 20
the amendment said the country owed the
school publishing companies nothing. They
We're engaged in the business OF taxation
and IL given this bonus they would use
their profits in increasing the lobb'ss at
State capitols After an extended debate,
the amendment was voted down III y
Mr.. Griggs (Dem., Ala.) offered an
of which he gave notice yes
terjay. to allow slips and periodicals TO
be transmitted at pound rate not exceed
ing 1000 sample copies. He Offered This
MS an amendment to permit the transln!s-
sion of sample copies to the extent OF 10
per cent of the bona fide circulation OF
entitled 10 second class IriVi-
leges
After come discussion the Griggs
amendment, slightly modified was
adopted.
Mr.. Quigg (Rep., ~ " moved to strike
out the clause providing that news agents
shall not be allowed to return TO publishers
at the pound rate unsold publications, but
shall pay postage at the rate of j cent for
four ounces. 1t was defeated-2i % 49,
The Loud amendment, as amended. was
agreed to without division.
An amendment to include the publica-
tions OF medical associations in the list OF
those entitled 10 second class privileges
was adopted.
At 4 o'clock. the hour set aside for the
vote to be taken. Mr.. Richardson CDem.,
Tenn moved to lay the bin on the table
A rising vote gave the victory to the OBJ
ponents of the measure-125 to 10l-and on
Mr. LIQUIDS demand the roll was called. but
the record making vote only confirmed the
rising vote.
BY vote of 162 to ll9 the bill was laid
IN the table. The announcement was |
greeted wa.h a burst of applause.
The following republicans voted with the !
majority of the democrats and populists to
ay the bill on the table: Baker, Barney I
IWis.) Barrett tMas.). Beach, Bingham. /
Boutelle (Me.), Broderick (Kan.). Brown. i
Brownlow (Tenn.). Brumm PENN. Bur
eigf tMe). Capron (R. -, Codding
PENN, Cooper (Wis.), Curtis (Kan.).
Davenport tPa). Davidson (wis.l, Dayton
wv. Val, Dingley tMe.), Dovener NV.
\ In.Alr linz
lowell IN. -. Hurley IN. W. Kerr
-ohio) Kirkpatrick fPa.). Knox tMassD.
<ulp fPa). Linney IN. c.. McEwen IN.
-. Olmstead tPa), Pitney IN. j., Pow
rs (vt.). Push XVI, Robbins Pa.).
RUSSELL Comm, Sauerhering twis).
'outhwick IN. W. Stewart IN. j.. Sullo-
way IN. HI. Undergrad tIowa). Walker
va.). Weaver (oho,. White IN. CO.. Will
,ur IN W. and Williams tPa.).
The following democrats voted against
he motion: Allen fMiss.) Dayey na.).
fleming nGa.). uinrlchsen Clll.,. ovtil
Miss.), Ogden DAD Taylor Ala.), I'm
erwood (Ala.). and Young wal,
At 4:35 the house adjourned.
Goes with the ". and o.
Cincinnati. Ohio. March 3.-word has
cached here that A. B. Carroll OF this
ity. formerly general manager OF the
,ueen and Crescent railroad has been
lected second vice president and general
OF the Mobile and Ohio road He
nh probably have headquarters at st.
.ouis.
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