The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-02

the transmission OF sample copies Of
newspapers and periodicals not in ex
cess Of 10 per. cent of their bona-fide
circulation He yielded. before taking
the floor. to Mr.: .Hinrichsen Cd of Il
linois, WHO presented some resolutions
adopted by the Illinois Press Associa-
ton indorsing the bill with the amend
ment of which Mr.. Loud had given no
tice. He read q letter from Mr.. Day Of
the National Editorial Association.
which declared with this amendment
the bill would work no hardship to the
newspapers, and met with the approval
of the press associations Of Illinois, In
diana and Michigan.
Loud then took the floor and sub
Initted a general argument in favor OF
the bill, dwelling particularly upon the
vast saving the hill would effect an
nually. The deficiency in the postal
revenues was steadily increasing. In
1896 ii. was So. 900. 900; last year il was
So. 100000; this year il would be q. mil
lion and half lmore-au because II
cost the Government SD COO, 900 10
transport the second class mail matter
OF the country, which yielded TO the
Government a revenue of but 50, 000. 900.
He charged that much of the opposi-
ton TO this measure in the country
press had been aroused by the publish
ing houses of New York and was ILL
founded in fact II had been charged,
Loud said, that this. bill was in the in
terest of the express companies.
If we don't get this business" said
he, Il don't care who gets il.
Loud displayed to the House a great
amount Of the literature with which
Congress had been flooded by the oppo-
sition TO the bill. and he produced evil
dence that most of it had. been in
spfred directly by publishers who were
the beneficiaries Of what he. termed the
Governments bounty
Loud was besieged with questions to-
ward the close OF his remarks. He
spoke for about two hours.
Moon followed in opposition TO the
bill He declared that Congress should
discharge its duty, not. TO the press Of
the country, but. to the people. He con-
coded that there had been an abuse of
second class mail matter privileges.
Advertising papers should be excluded
from this privilege. But he commended
that IN striking down the evil this bill
destroyed much Of the good. If the
existing law and its construction cost
the Government SIC, 900 000 annually the
people were the largest beqeficiaries-
Perkins (R-) OF Tennessee supported
the bill. He had been inclined, as a
publisher. 70 support the bill before
the amendment proposed by Loud had
been offered Now ne felt that this
amendment would remove any objec-
ton any legitimate newspaper could
have 10 it
Kitchen Cd OF. North Carolina at
tempted TO make general political
speech. He was called 10 order by the
Speaker, who announced that hereafter
he proposed TO hold members strictly
/: 10 the subject under consideration by
the House. The rule. he said. should
be enforced impartialiy against both
sides.
McMiilin CD Of Tennessee suggested
that the enforcement of this rule. which
he considered q departure. frora the
practice OF the House. might lead TO de-
NAL of the right OF speech.
The Speaker said that during his
twenty years services in the House he
had never seen any danger Of such a
contingency.
AT p M the House adjourned