Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-04

aa or Hc6r@ Saf @e2p Of Daawa '@f
| delivered the Invocation at the opening
White Rep. y. c.. the only colorcd
member of The House. asked unanimous
consent for the consideration % the fol-
| lowing resolution:
Whereas. On Or about Feb. u. one hun
1rod or mor- armed men fired upon and
killed The postmaster at Lake City. 5. G..
killing one Of the family ana Wounding
several others and burning ali they had.
ana.
Whereas thu said family is now suffer-
iaE even for means for medical tratment
aud for other necessaries of life
Resolved. by the Senate and House that
he sum Of 5000 is hereby appropriated
ana made Immediately available for the
relief If the said family.
En- 4, Speaker put II" request Of White
regular order. MANY Of the Republican
members cried, out no. but the Georgia
member dia rot Weld.
The gentleman from Georgia demands
The regular order said the Speaker.
THAT is equivalent to an objection"
The constipation Of the Loud bill was
then resumed. BY the terms Of the spec
l'tl order under which the House was
operating the bill was read for amend
mhnt under the tiNe-minute rule
Nandveer Dem. Mo. offered an
amendment to exclude from the opera
ton Of the act, books and reprints of
books designed for the use of school chill
dren ana students as texts for study.
Clark. Rep. iowa opposed the amend
ment.
After an extended debate the amend
ment was voted down, Il 10 p Griggs
Dem. Ga. offered the amendment of
which he gave notice yesterday toaljaw
newspapers ana periodicals to transmit
ri pound rates 1000 sample copies He Of
tered TINS as an amendment to LIQUIDS
atno ndmcnt to permit the transmission
OF sample copies to the extent of ~ per
cent OF the hOHatlde circulation Of pub
LEGATIONS entitled to second class privi-
lt&eS. After some discussion the Griges
aaenAmont slightly modified was adoted
ttul&2, KEEP. n. ", moved to strike out
the clause providing that news agents
shall not Ice allowed to return to publish
ers at j1e pound rate unsold publications.
but snail pay postage at the rate of one.
Feht lor tour ounces. 1t was defeated
The Loud amendment as amended was
agree To without division An amend
mtht 10 close publications of state medi-
r3l associations in the list Of those en-
titled 20 second class privileges was lost.
~ . clock, the hour set aside for the
OF" /" he taken, Richardson, Dem.
rem. moved to lay the bill on the table
\ rising rot" gave the victory to the on
Eoh"ntS of tie measure % to 101 and on
Loud $ demand the roll was called But
me record taking only confirmed the ,is-
ing vote. BY vote OF 1872 to llq the bin
was taid ON the table. The announcement
WAS greeted with burst OF applause
The following Republicans voted with
the majority of the democrats ana POM
lists 70 lay the tin on the table, Baker.
Nj; Barney. Wis; Barrett Mass: Beach,
Ohio: Bingham. Va. Eoutel!e. Me:
Broierick kan: Brownlow. Tom
Brown. Ohio: Brumm. Pa; Bun r. l.:
!}urieish, Maine: Capron, r, L.; Coddng.
IA: Cooper, MIS-; Curtis, Kan; Danyen-
Port, Pa; Davidson, Wis; Dayton. ".
VA: Dingiey, Maine: Dovenor. W. val:
Gibson. Tenn; Hopkins MS: Howell!
a. J.; Hurley, \. Y; Kerr, Ohio: Kirk
patrick. Pa; Knox. Mass: kulp, PA.
l.inneE. n. G; McEwan ~ j.: Olmstead
Pa; Russell, Ct: Sauerheriud. Wis.
SouthWick. n. y; Stewart. n. j.: Sulio-
way n. H.; Jpdegraff, Iowa: Walker
a.; eaver. Ohio: white \. c.: VIII
bur n y; and Williams Pa
The following Democrats voted against
the motion: Allen, Miss; Davey. La:
Flemin&. Ga; AinnochSen. Ill. Howard
Ga; Love. Miss; Ogden, La: Taylor
Aia.; Underwood. Ala: and Young, VA.
At i.5' p. NJ. the House adjourned