The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-04
THE LOUD BILL
IS DEFEATED.
The Vote Taken on a Motion to Lay
on the Table.
BANKRUPTCY BILL AMENDMENTS
Non-Concurred in By the Senate on
Mr.. Hoar's Mofion--The Lake City,
sc, Murder Discusscd--Efort
to Pay the Family 81, 900.

was not taken directly upon the BILL but
Oh a motion to lay It on the table.
BY a vote of 162 10 ll9 the motion was
carried Forty-seven Republicans joined
| with the Democrats and Populists in ac-
| complshing this result. and ten Demo
Gratis voted with the majority OF the Re-
publicans The refusal of Mr.. Loud 10
permit vote on an amendment at the
| last minute was responsible in "a measure
1 for the result. but the strength OF the
| measure undoubtedly waned throughout
| the three days debate.
TO PAY FAMILY
Representative White. REP. Of North
| Carolina. the only colorcd member of the
House. asked unanimous consent FOR the
co sideration of the following resolution:
Whereas on or about February 2lst,
one hundred or more armed men fired
upoI and killed the postmaster at Lake
city. s. g.. killing one Of the family ana
woundng several others and burning all
! they had. and
whereas. the said family Is now suf-
fering even for medical treatment and
for other necessaries OF life,
Resolved by the Senate and House,
that the sum of $1,000 is hereby appropr-
ated and made Immediately available for
the relief of the said family
Speaker Reed put the request Of White.
Mr. Bartlett Dem. of Gar demanded
the regular order. Many of the Republic
can members cried ont no No. but
the Georgia member did not yield.
The gentleman from Georgia demands
the regular order" said the Speaker.
That is equivalent to an objection
The Loud bill was then resumed.
off amendment To
allow newspapers and periodicals 20
transmit az pound rates 1000 asmple
copies. lie offered this as an amendment
10 Mr.. LIQUIDS amendment 10 permit the
transmission Of sample copies 10 the cN-
tent of 10 per cent. Of the bona iide CIR
culation of publications entitled 10 second
class privileges.
After some discussion. the Griggs
amendment, slightly modified, was adj
mitted The Loud amendment was agreed
to without division. At 4 o'clock the
hour set aside for the vote TO be taken,
Mr.. Richardson. Dem. OF Tenn) moved
to lay the bill on the table.
THE DEFEAT.
rising vote gave the victory 10 the
opponents of the measure l25 10 lOl. and
on Mr.. Louds demand, the roll was cali
ed. But the record making vote only
confirmed the rising vote.
~ vote of 162 to ll9 the bill was laid
on the table The announcement was
greeted with "a burst OF applause.
The following Republicans voted with
the majority of the Democrats and Pop
ulists 10 lay the bill on the table;
Baker OF Maryland Barney OF Wiscon-
sin. Barrett. of Massachusetts Beach OF
Ohio. Bingham Of Pennsylvania. Boutelle
Of Maine Broderick Of Kansas, Brown
Of Ohio. Brownow of Tennessee. Brumm
of Pennsylvania Bull Of Rhode Island,
Burleigh of Maine Capron of Rhode ls-
land. Coddng of Pennsylvania. Cooper Of
Wisconsin, Curtis of Kansas. Davenport
of Pennsylvania. Davidson Of Wisconsin.
Dayton of West Virginia, Dingley OF
Maine. Dovener Of West Virginia. Gibson
Of Tennessee Hopkins Of Illinois. Howell
of New Jersey. Hurley Of New York.
Kerr of Ohio, kirkpatrick Of Pennsyl-
vania. Knox Of Massachusetts,. Kulp of
Pennsylvania, Linney of North Carolina,
McEwan Of New Jersey. Olmstead Of
Pennsylvania. Pitney of New Jersey
Powers Of Vermont. Pugh OF Kentucky.
Robbins OF Pennsylvania Russell OF
Connecticut Sauerhering II Wisconsin.
Southwick Of New York Stewart of New
Jersey. Suloway of New Hampshire. Up
degran of Iowa, Walker. of Virginia,
Weaver Of Ohio White of North caro-
lima. Wilbur Of New York ana Williams
Of Pennsylvania.
The following Democrats voted against
the motion:
Allen Of Mississippi Davey Of Louis
lana. Fleming Of Georgia. Hineichcns of
Pennsylvania. Howard Of Georgia. Love
OF Mississippi. Ogden of Louisiana. Tay-
Tor OF Alabama. Underwood of Alabama.
and Young of Virginia.
At 1885 =. NJ. the House adjourned.
In the senate.
WASHINGTON. March 3-Durng al
most the eneire session to-day the Senate
had under consideration the Alaska home
stead and railroad right Of way bill.
one Of the features OF The discussion
was a speech delivered by Mr. Vest. of
Missouri in which ne ridlculed the idea
of demonstrating any part OF Alaska or
constructing railroads in that district.
His motion % eliminate The homestead
feature of the bill 10y striking ont the
first section was defeated.
The resolution providing for a congress
sional investigation into the murder of
the postmaster al Lake city, ;. c.. and
his family and the burning Of his home
was laid before the Senate.
MI. Lodge, or MdHSdcnuSetts. sent 70
the clerks desk 10 have read a communi-
cation from William Henry Ferris. OF the
Harvard Divinity school. giving the par
ticulars of q mass-meetng of colOred
people Of Boston to express adherence
of the action OF the South Carolina muir
derer.
NOT POLITICS.
Mr.. Allen. Of Nebraska. charged Mr.
Lodge with introducing politics into the
discussion OF the resolution and said that
the communication ought not 10 be- read
by the clerk. The communication was
read. however. and then Mr.. Lodge said
there was no question of politics in the
communication so far as he was aware
The act referred to, he said. met with the
disapproval OF men Of all parties
Mr.. McIaurin. OF South Carolina. said
he had hoped the resolution would go TO
the committee without discussion. The
State authorities were exceedingly active
IN their investigation OF the crime. and
ne was assured that every effort was be
ing made to bring the perpetrators OF the
outrage 10 justice.
He then had read 2 clipping from the
Columbia CS. Co. State newspaper to
show that the people OF South Carolina
were not in sympathy with those who
committed the crime and keenly repudi-
ated tit.
Mr. Hawley. Comm. said the crime
was clearly brought within Federal ju-
risdlction by the fact that IL was a Fed