The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-04
LOUD BILL ON THE Shell
LAID AWAY IN THE HOUSE BY AN
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY
Nearly Fifty Republicans Joined
With the Democrats and POpulists
in Opposition to the Proposed
Postal Changes-The Decisive
Motion to Lay on the Table.

WASHINGTON, March S.-The Loud
bill, to correct alleged abuses of the
second-class mail matter privilege,
which last year passed the house by a
majority of IA to 104 was buried by an
overwhelming majority by the house
today. The vote was not taken direct
ly on the bill, but on motion to lay
1t on the table. By vote of 1852 to 119
the motion was carried. Forty-seven
Republicans Joined with the Demo-
| Gratis and Populists in accomplishing
this result, and ten Democrats voted
with the majority Of the Republicans.
The refusal Of Mr.. Loud to permit a
| vote on an amendment at the last min
| ute was responsible, in a measure, for
the result, but the strength Of the
| measure undoubtedly waned through
out the three days debate.
BY the terms of the special order, I'M
der which the house was operating, at
the close of the debate, the bill was
read for amendment under the five
minute rule
Mr.. Van Deliver Oem., Mo- offered
an amendment to exclude from the
operation of the act books and reprints
of books designed for the use of school
children and students as texts for
study.
After an extended debate, the amend
| e..
Mr.. Griggs Oem., Ga.) offered the
amendment Of which he gave notice
| yesterday to allow newspapers and
i periodicals to transmit at pound
rates 1000 sample copies. He offered
this as an amendment to Mr. LIQUIDS
amendment to permit the transmission
or sample copies to the extent of 10
per cent of the bona f1de circulation
OF publications entitled to second-class
privileges.
After some discussion the Griggs
amendment, slightly modified, was
adopted.
Mr.. Quigg Rep., N. " moved to
strike out the clause providing that
news agents should not be allowed to
return to publishers at the pound rate
unsold publications, but shall pay
postage at the rate Of l cent for four
| ounces.
1t was defeated, 24-99
| The Loud amendment as amended
was agreed to without division.
On the Table.
An amendment to include the publ
cations Of state medical associations
within the list of those entitled to Sec
ond-class privileges was lost.
At p. M, the hour set aside for
the vote to be taken, Mr.. Richardson
| (Dem., Temp moved to lay the bill on
the table. A rising vote gave the vic
tory to the opponents Of the measure,
125-101, and, on Mr.. LIQUIDS demand. the
roll was called
But the record-making vote only
confirmed the rising vote. BY a vote
| of 1872 to 119 the bill was laid on the
| table.
The following Republicans voted
with the majority of the Democrats
and Populists to lay the bill on the
| table:
Mass.), Beach (ohioJ, bingham pa. Bou-
tele (Maine). Broderick Kan). Brown
lOhio), Brownlow (Tenn), Brumm (Pa0,
| Bull TX. ~, Burleigh (Maine) Capron (R
-, Codding pa, Cooper wis.,, Curtis
| GAM, Davenport pa, Davidson (WisD,
Dayton CIV: Va), Dingley (Maine), Dove
nsr CIV: Va, Gibson Tenn:) Hopkins
| (ohio), Kirkpatrick Pa), Knox (MassJ.
kulp Pa.). Linney IN. c., McEwan IN,
! ~. Olmstead Pa.), Pitney IN. JC Pow
ers (Vt.), Pugh (Ky.), Robins Pa0. Rus
| sell Comm, Sauerhering wis.,. South
wick IN: ", Stewart IN. J.), Sulioway IN.
H), Updegraf Qowa), Walker (Va.). Weay-
er tOhiol, White IN. Co. Wilbur IN. ",
and Williams Pa.). -"
The following Democrats voted
against the motion:
Allen (Miss.), Davey Ha.), Fleming (Ga).
Hinrichsen Qll), Howard (Ga.), Love
MISS; ogden Qa:), Taylor (Ala.), Under
AL 4;35 p. m. the house adjourned.