The Portland daily press., 1898-03-04

| washington, Marcn o.-Ine Loud Dill
to correct alleged abuses of the second
GLASS mail matter privilege which last
year passed the House by u majority of
IA to 1O4, was buried under an over
whelming majority by the House today.
The vote was not taken directly upon the
bill, but on motion to lay it on the
table. By vote of 1862 to f19 the motion
was carried Forty-ssven Republicans
Joined with the Democrats and Populists
in accomplishing this result and ten
Democrats with the Tuajority of the Re-
publicans. The refusal of Mr.. Loud to
permit vote on an amendment at the
last minute was responsible IN a measure
for the result but the strength of the
measure undoubtedly waned throughout
thesthree days debate.
Rev. C. E. Stengle, chaplain of the
House Of Representatives of Delaware de-
livered the invocation at the opening of
the session.
! Mr.. White, Republican of North Caro-
lima, the only colored member of the
House asked unanimous consent for the
4
! Whereas, On or about February /. one
hundred or more 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 said family is now suffer
| ing even for means for medical treat
rnent. and for other necessaries of life.
/ Resolved, BY the Senate and House that
the sum of 81, 600 is hereby appropriated
and made Immediately available for tAe
relief of the said family.
The Speaker put the request OF Mr..
| White.
Mr.. BARTLETT of Georgia, demanded the
regular order.
MANY Of the Republican members cried
| out ''No,'' but the Georgia member did
not yield.
the regular order said the Speaker.
| ssThst is equivalent to an objection"
The consideration of the Loud bill was
| then resumed.
By the terms of the speci i-order under
I which the House was operating the bill
! was read for amendment under the hvs
minute rule.
Mr.. Vandiver Democrat of Missouri,
/ offered an amendment to exclude from
| the operation of the act books ana re-
nrints of books designed for the use OF
| school children and students as texts Tor
| study.
Mr.. Clark, Republican of Iowa, opposed
the amendment.
After an extended debate the amend
mept was voted down, AZ to u.
Mr.. Gnggs, Democrat OF Georgia,
offered the amendment of " hich he gave
notice Yesterday to allow newspapers and
periodicals to transmit at pound rates one
thousand sample copies. He offered this
as an amendment to MIR. Loud's amend
ment to permit the transmission Of sample
copies to the extent of ten per cent of the
bona flde circulation of publication ell
titled to second class privileges.
| After some discussion the Griggs
amendment, slightly modified. was
adopted.
Mr. Ouigg, Republican of New York,
moved to strike out the clause providing
that news agents shall be allowed to re-
turn to publishers at the pound rate m
at the rate of one cent for four ounces. 1t
was defeated, "a to ~.
The Loud amendment as AMENDED was
agreed to without division:
An amendment to include publications
OF state medical associations In tho list OF
those entitled to second CLASS privileges
was lost
At four O'Clock the hour set aside for
the vote TO be taken. Mr.. Richardson.
Democrat of Tennessee, moved to lay the
bill on tho table. A rising vote gave bne
victory to the opponents OF the measure,
1875 to 101, and on Mr.. Loud's demand the
roll was called. But the record taking
only confirmed 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.
Tho following Republicans voted with
the majority, the Democrats and Popu-
lists, to lay the bill on the table: Baker
of Maryland, Barney of Wisconsin, Bar
rett of Massachusetts,, Beach or ONO,
Bingham of Virginia, Boutelle OF Maine,
Broderiuk of Kansas, Brown of Ohio:
Browniow of Tennessee, Brumm of
Pennsylvania Bull of Rhode Island,
Burleigh of Maine Capron OF Rhode
Island, Codding of Pennsylvania, Cooper
of Wisconsin, Curtis Of Kansas, Daven-
mort of Pennsylvania, Davidson of Wis
oonsin. Dayton of West Virginia. pingley
Of Maine, Dovenor of West Virginia, Glib
son of Tennessee, Hopkins of Illinois,
} Howell of New Jersey. Hurley OF New
, York. Kerr of Ohio, Fitzpatrick OF Penn
svlvania. Knox of Massachusetts, Kulp of
, Pennsylvania, Linney Of North Carolina.
/ NicEwan of New Jersey. Olmstead OF
: Pennsylvania, Russell of Connecticut,
Sauerhering Of Wisconsin, Southwick of
} New York, Stewart of New Jersey, Sullo-
way of New Hampshire, Updegran of
t 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, Davey
of Louisiana, Fleming Of Georgia, Hin
risoben of Illinois, Howard of Georgia,
Love of Mississippi, Ogden Of Louisiana,
TayIor of Alabama Underwood of Ala
bama and Young of Virginia.
At 4. So the House adjourned.