The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-02

the Loud bill relating to second cIas
mail matter The bill is identical wit
the bill passed by the last congress. bu
Mr. Loud, its author. gave notice of al
amendment permitting the transmits
sion at pound rates of sample Comic
up to 10 per cent of the bona fide cir
cuiation of the newspaper periodicals
Ihis amendment removes much opposl
ton to the bill
Only three speeches were deliveree
to-day Mr.. Loud made an exhaustiv,
| speech in It's favor claiming that III,
government practically paid subsjd,
or S40000.o00 TO the proprietors of publ.
cations which now get access to the
mails at pound rates, as the cost ot
transporting mail and IT'S handling av.
sragea eight cents per pound. Mr.
Moon. dem. Tenn. spoke in opposition
10 the bill and Mr.. Perkins. rep, Iowa.
in favor of 1t. The debate will continue
| untli Thursday. when the vote will be
taken at I o'clock
Key j. ;. Dolliver. the father of Rep
fesentatlNe Dol1iver of Iowa, delivered
the invocation at the opening of the
| mouse to-day. The house then entered
| upon the special order which set apart
| to-day, Tomorrow and Thursday for
| the consideration of the Loud bill, re-
iating to second class mail matter. The
Dill Is identical with that which passed
the mouse some time ago. 1t excludes
from classification as second class mail
matter which pays postage at the rate
OF one cent per pound books and re-
prints of books printed in serial form.
sample copies" Of newspapers or peri
aulcals, unsold copies returned from
agents. and all publications designed
primarily for advertising purposes All
sucn publications by it's terms would
go into the third class which paws eight
cents per pound
second class mail matter. by the bill,
n1 IA
Gals issued at least four times q yea,
from known office of publication and
publlcauons issued under the ans
plces OF benevolent or fraternal organ
izatlons, trades unions or others hav-
ing a membership not less than / 00o
All the publishers whose publications
are admitted as second class mail mat
ter are required by the bin before de-
posting such mail matter in the post-
ONCE TO separate 1t into United States
mai sacks or bundles. states, cities
towns and counties as the postmaster
general may direct
Mr. Loud chairman of the postoffiee
committee, who had charge of the bin
explained before the debate opened that
the committee would offer an amend
meht az the proper time to allow the
transmission of sample copies by news
papers and periodicals not in excess of
~ per cent. Of their bona fde circula-
tlon. lie yielded before taking the fioor
10 Mr.. Hinrichson. dem. ILL.,. who pre-
sented some resolutions adopted by the
iiilnols Press association endorsing the
blli, with the amendment. of which
Mr. Loud had given notice. He read n
Iettef from Mr.. Day Of the National
Editorial association which declared
with this amendment, the bin would
work no hardship To the newspapers.
ana met with the approval of the press
associations Of Illinois, Indiana and
Michigan
Mr.. Loud then took the floor and sub
milted a general argument In favor of
the biil dwelling particularly upon the
vast saving the bill would effect annu-
any. Inc dehciency in the postal reve-
nues was steadily increasing In 1895
It was $s,O00,000, last year 1t was sl2 600. :
oVo, tnis year II would be Il million and
haif more. all because Ii cost the gov
ernment s43,o00,000 to transport the sec |
ond CLASS mail matter Of the country. |
@ Miilch yielded To the government |
revenue of but $4,000 600 He charged |
that much of the opposition to this |
measure in the country press had been |
aroused by the publishing houses of |
New york. and was Ill founded in fact. /
IL mad been charged Mr.. Loud said. |
a.ta ttiat tills blii was In the interest of the /
express companies
II we don't get this business" said
ne. Il don't care who gets it,"
AR. Loud displayed to the house n
great amount Of the literature with
Nhleh congress had been flooded by the
opposition to the bill and he produced
evidence that most of 1t had been in
splred directly by publishers who were
the beneficfaries of what he termed the
governments bounty"
Mr.. Loud was besieged with nues
,ions towards the close of his remarks
lie spoke for about Two hours
Mr. Moon. dem. Tenn. followed in
opposition to the bill. He declared that
the congress should discharge its duty
not 10 the press of the country. but II
Ihe people. lie conceded that there had
peen an abuse Of second class mail
matter privileges. Advertising papers
should be excluded from this privilege
'5nt ne contended that In striking down
me eSil TINS bill destroyed much of the
good II the existing law ard its CON
sdfucton cost the government $50. .O00,-
Mr.. Perkins. rep. Tenn. supnortea
he bill. He had been inclined. as =
newspaper publisher. to support the bin
lefore the amendment proposed by Mr..
1oud mad been offered. Now he felt /,
nat this amendment would remove any
,ould have To ii.
Mf. Kitchen, dem. N c. attempfed
Q make general political speech. but
vas called TO order by the speaker who
hnounced that hereafter he proposed
Q hold members strictly to the subject
lnder consideration by the house. The
uie ne said. should be enforced i'm
iarfaliy against both sides.
Mr.. McMiiltn. dem. Tenn. suggested
nat the enforcement Of this rule. which /
s considered d departure from the
ractice Of the house. might lead to q
enial OF the right Of speech.
me speaker said thar during his %
ears OF service in the house he had ,
ever seen any danger of such con-
ngency. ~o'i-
At p. m the house adjourned until
. o-morrow s4
Agreed the Report