The San Francisco call., 1898-03-04
Failure of an Attempt to Correct A Abuses in the Mails.
By an Overwhelming Vote the Measure Is Buried for
 the Present.
Forty-Seven Republicans Join the Democrats and Populists in the
 Decisive Vote.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House, Washington. March 8.

CdIi OIIIce, hlBSS House,
 Washington, March 3.
 The Loud bill to correct alleged abuses of the second-class mail matter privilege, which last year passed the House by a majority of IA to 104, was buried under by an overwhelming ma jority by the House to-day. The vote was not taken directly on the bill, but on a motion to lay 1t on the table, By d vote of 162 to 119 the motion was car ried Forty-seven Republicans joined with the Democrats and Populists III accomplishing this result, and ten Democrats voted with the majority or Republicans. The refusal Of Loud 10 allow a vote on an amendment at the last minute was responsible In meas ure for the result, but the strength oI the measure undoubtedly Waheu throughout the three days debate. =. Bv the terms of the special order under which the House was operating the plil was read for amendment. Unuer lne nv; nNS minute rule NanderVer (Dl or Mlssoqill .iI | offered an amendment to exclude rom lhS operation of the act books and reprints 0l books designed for the use of scnool l cIE- dren and students as text books TOT stu4s :,
 Clark (R.) of Iowa, in opposing, tLe .. amendment, said the country owed the . school book publishing houses nothlne' They were engaged in the business or o9,15 o1H5
 
 use their profits in increasing thelr Iop- bies at State capitals. After an extended debate the dihellu- ment was voted down, 47 to F.
 .Griggs DD of Georgia offered the amendment of which he gave notice yes terday to allow newspapers and perlod- fcals Io transmit at pound rates 1000 sam ple. copies. He offered this as an amend ment to Loud's amendment to permit the transmission of sample copies to the eX- tent of 10 per cent of the bona fide circu- latiOn of publications entitled to second class privileges.
 After some discussion the Griggs amendment, slightly modified, was adopt ed.
 Quigg CR) of New York moved to strike out the clause providing that news agents shall not be allowed to return to publish CTS at the pound rate unsold publications, but shall pay postage at the rate Of cent 99. The Loud amendment, as amended . was agreed to without division.
 An amendment to include the publica- tions of State medical associations within the list of those entitled to second-class privileges was lost.
 At D. m, the hour set aside for the vote to be taken. Richardson (D.) of Ten essee moved to lay the bill on the table. A rising vote gave the verdict to the op- poEents of the measure, and on Loud's demand, the roll was called. But the record making vote only confirmed the -s rising vote By vote of 162 to 119 the bill was laid on the table.
 The announcement was greeted with a burst pf applause. The following Repub- Ncans voted with the majority of the Democrats and Popuists to lay the bill on the table: Baker of Maryland, Barney of Wisconsin, Barrett of Massachusetts Beach of Ohio, Bingham of Pennsyl- - Tania, Boutelle of Maine, Frederick of Kansas. Brown of Ohio, Brownlow of Tennessee, Brunm of Pennsylvania, Bull ''Of Rhode Island, Burleigh of Maine, Campr0n of Rhode Island, Codding of Pennsylvania, Cooper of Wisconsin. Cur tis of Kansas, Davenport of Pennsyl- Yania, Davidson of Wisconsin, Dayton of West Virginia, Dingley of Maine, Dovener of West Virginia, Gibson of Tennessee, ~' Hopkins of Illinois, Howell of New Jer- sey, Hurley of New York, Kerr of Ohio : Kirkpatrick of Pennsylvania, Knox of Massachusetts, Kulp of Pennsylvania I.tnney of North Carolina, McEwen of New Jersey, Olmstead of Pennsylvania Pitney of New Jersey, Powers of Yer mont, ~Pugh of Kentucky, Robbins of Pennsylvania, Russell of Connecticut Sauerhering of Wisconsin, Southwick of New York, Stewart of New Jersey, Sul- loway of New Hampshire Updegraf of Iowa, Walker of Virginia, Weaver of Ohio, White of North Carolina, Wilbur of New York and Williams of Pennsylvania. The following Democrats voted against the motion: Allen of Mississippi Davis of Louisiana, Flower of Georgia, Hin rtchsen of Illinois. Howard of Georgia 'Eo%e of Mississippi, Ogden of Louisiana, Taylor of Alabama. Underwood of Ala bama and Young of Virginia.
 At 4:S5 D. m. the House adjourned