The record-union., 1898-03-04
Many Republicans Join the Democrats in
Accomplishing the Result.
"A Vote Taken on a Motion to Lay
the Bill on the Table Carried
by Majority Of Forty-Three-
The Senate Devotes It's Time to
Consideration of the Alaskan
Homestead and Right Of Way
Bill.

bill to correct allie ged abuses OF the Sec
ond-class mail matter privilege, which
last year passed the House by ma
jcrity of 144 to 104, was buried under
by an overwhelming majority by the
House to-day. The vote was not taken
directly on the bill, but on a motion to
lay it on the table. By a vote of TO- 10
40 the motion was carried. Forty-seVen
Republicans joined with the Democrats
and Populists in accomplishing this re-
suit. and ten Democrats voted with the
majority of Republicans. The refusal
of Loud to allow a vote on an amend
ment at the last minute was responsible
in a measure for the result, but the
strength of the measure undoubtedly
waned throughout the three days de-
bate.
a bill was passed to authorize the
Mississippi, Hamburg and Western
Railroad to construct a bridge across
bayou Bartholomew. Ark.
White (R) of North Carolina, the only
colored member of the House, asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
of the following resolution:
Whereas. on or about February list
one hundred or more armed men hred
upon and killed the Postmaster at Lake
. City, South Carolina, killing one OF the
family and wounding several others and
burning all they had, and
Whereas. the said family is now suf-
fering even for means for medical treat
ment and for other necessaries of life;
Resolved. BY the Senate and House,
that the sum of 81 900 is hereby appro-
priated and made immediately available
for the relief Of the said family.
Speaker Reed put the request OF
White.
Bartlett CD of Georgia demanded the
regular order.
Many of the Republican members cried
out mo. no. but the Georgia member
did not yield.
The gentleman from Georgia de-
mands the regular order, said the
Speaker THAT is equivalent to an
objection"
The consideration of the Loud bill was
then resumed.
BY the terms of the special order under
which the House was operating the bill
was read for amendment under the five
minute rule.
Tanderver Cd of Missouri offered an
amendment to exclude from the opera
ton of the Act books and reprints OF
books designed for the use Of school
children and students as texts for study
Clark (R) of Iowa. in opposing the
amendment said the country owed the
school book publishing houses nothing
They We're engaged in the business OF
taxation. and if given this bonus they
would use their profits in increasing theis
Hobbies at State Caoitols.
After an extended debate the amend
rnent was voted down-4I to a..
Griggs CD of Georgia offered an
amendment of which he gave notice
yesterday to allow newspapers and peri
odicals to transmit a pound rates l,ooo
sample copies. He offered this as an
amendment to LIQUIDS amendment &c
permit the transmission of sample copies
10 the extent of 10 per cent. of the bona
fide circulation of publications entitled
to second-class privileges.
After some discussion the Griggs
amendment, slightly modified, was
adopted.
Quigg (2.) Of New York 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 al
the rate of ] cent for four ounces.
1t was defeated-24 10 80.
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 Sec
ond-class privileges was lost.
At D. m, the hour set aside for the
vote TO be taken, Richardson ODD OF
Tennessee moved to lay the bill on the
table.
A rising vote gave the verdict TO the
opponents of the measure, and on
LIQUIDS demand the roll was called. Buf
the record making vote only confirmed
the rising vote. BY a vote Of 162 to
l19 the bill was laid on the table.
The announcement was greeted with
q burst of applause
The following Republicans voted with
the majority of the Democrats and
Populists TO lay the bin on the table:
Baker. Maryland: Barney. Wisconsin;
Barrett. Massachusetts,; Beach. Ohio;
Bingham, Pennsylvania; Boutelie
Maine: Frederick Kansas; Brown
ohio: Brownlow, Tennessee; Brumm
Pennsylvania; Bull. Rhode Island;
Bur,eigh. Maine Campron. Rhode ISL
and: Cedding. Pennsylvania: Cooper
Wisconsin: Curtis. Kansas; Davenport
Pennsylvania: Davidson. Wisconsin:
DAYTON, West Virginia; Dingley. Maine;
Dovener West Virginia: Gibson, Ten
nessee: Hopkins. Illinois; Howell. New
Jersey: Hurley. New York; Kerr, Ohio;
Kirkpatrick, Pennsylvania: Knox, Mas
sachusetts: Kulp Pennsylvania: Lin
ney. North Carolina; McEwen. New
Jersey: Olmstead. Pennsylvania; Pit
ney. New Jersey: Powers, Vermont;
Pugh. Kentucky: Robinson. Pennsyl-
vania: Russell. Connecticut; Sauerher-
ing. Wisconsin: Southwick. New York;
Stewart. New Jersey; Subway, New
Hampshire: Updegraf. Iowa; Walker
Virginia: Weaver. Ohio: White. North
Carolina: Wilbur. New York. and VIII
Hams. Pennsylvania.
The following Democrats voted
against the motion: Allen MISSISSIPPI
ri: Davis. Louisiana: Flower. Georgia
Hinrichsen. Illinois: Howard. Georgia;
Love. Mississippi: Ogden. Louisiana
Taylor. Alabama: Underwood. Ala,
bama. and Young. Virginia.
At 4..}5 %. m the House adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON. Mar. :.-During al
most the entire session to-day the Sem
ate had under consideration the Alas
kan homestead and right OF way bill
One Of the features of the discussion
was a speech delivered by Vest OF Mis-