The San Francisco call., 1898-03-03
The Loud Bill Occupies Another Day in
 the House.
Partisan Speech by Lentz of Ohio in Opposition to
 the Measure.
Sees a Serious Menace to the Country Editor and Death blow to
 BryanisrIa.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, rch2.-The House spent another day in debate upon the Loud bill relating to second-class mail matter. The speeches. as a rule. at tracted little interest The speakers were Messrs. Brownell (R.) of Ohio and ogden (D.) of Louisiana in favor of the measure, and Messrs. Bell (Pop) of Colorado, Simpson (Pop) of Kansas, Clark (D.) of Missouri, Brown (Ro of Ohio and Lentz (D) of Ohio in oppo- sition to it.
 The latter gentleman was once edi- tor of a weekly newspaper, and he de- 1ivered eulogy on the country editor.
 He is as faithful to the people as is the needle to the pole" he said. Tn the monotonous campaign of 1896, when a vast majority-not all, mark you, but a vast majority-of the Democratic metropolitan newspapers basely de- serted their colors and went bag and baggage. horse, foot and dragons, into the camp of the enemy, the country Weeklies, with rare exception, stood by the cause of Bryan, Democracy and hu-- manity with unshaken fidelity, superb courag ge'and commendable self-abnega- tion, thereby vindicating the patriotism, wisdom and. independence of the Amer ican press. Upon this same country editor we must depend largely for hon. est, courageous, patriotic press service in the campaign now pending as well. as that of 1900, and surely upon the Democratic side of the House we would be acting with. unwise wisdom to de-. prive him of. any of his prerogatives. The Loud bill might justly be entitled An act to. diminish the supply of anti RanI1h1iaor1 no, iory,r' [. it would be true to its name. The Re- publicans. having nine-tenths of the great metropolitan papers, may find some excuse for supporting a measure which will squelch the country week liesr but certainly Democrats, Populists and Free Silver Republicans cannot af- ford to do SO unless they are meditat- ing political suicide"
 LentZ in opposing the bill declared that the deficiency in the postal reve- nues was due to the fact that the rail- roads were paid extravagant rates for the transportation of the mails.
 Bell lPop) of Colorado, Simpson Pop) of Kansas and Clark D.) of Missouri opposed the bill. mainly on the terests of the country editors.
 Grfggs (D) of Georgia gave notice of an amendment to the amendment of which Loud gave notice yesterday, providing that newspapers and peril odicals should have the right to send out. sample copies at pound rates to the: number of 1000 copies.
 A resolution of inquiry was adopted asking the President to transmit to the House a. copy of the proceedings of the. International Commission on the question of the equitable distribution of the waters of the. Rio Grande, re- quired of said commission by the proto- col of May 6, 1896; also the protest of MT. Hcrcasitas; representing citizens of Mexico, against the construction of dams by the Rio Grande Dam and IT, rigatfon Company and the action thereon.
 A bill was passed creating Knoxville, Tenn, port of entry.
 At b:2O D. m. the House adjourned.