The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-02
LOUD BILL IN THE HOUSE
Vote Will BE Taken on Thursday a,
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Washington, March 1.-The house today
entered upon the consideration of the
Loud bill, relating to second-class mail
matter. The bill is identical with the
bill passed by the last congress, but Mr.
Loud, its author gave notice of an amend
ment permitting the transmission at
pound rates of sample copies up to 10 per
cent of the bona fide circulation of the
newspaper periodicals. This amendment
removes much opposition to the bill. Only
three speeches were delivered today. Mr.
Loud made an exhaustive speech in its
favor, claiming that the government prac-
tically paid a subsidy of $40, O0O,O 900 to the
proprietors of publication which now
get access to the mails at pound rates, as
the cost of transporting mail and it's
handling averaged eight cents per pound.
Mr.. Moon Dem, TENN spoke in oppo-
sition to the bill, and Mr.. Perkins Rep.
la in favor of it. The debate will con-
tinue until Thursday, when the vote will
be taken at o'clock.
Washington, March Rev. ]. S. Dolli-
yer, the father of Representative Dolliver
of Iowa, delivered the invocation at the
opening of the house today.
The house then entered upon the special
orders which set apart today. tomorrow
and Thursday for the consideration of
the Loud bill relating to second-class
mail matter.
The bill is identical with that which
passed the house about a year ago. It
excludes from classified ton as second
class mail matter which pays postage at
the rate of one cent per pound. books and
reprints OF books printed in serial form,
sample copies of newspapers or period
| icals, unsold copies returned from agents
and all publications designed primarily
for advertising purposes. All such pub
locations, by its terms, would 60 into the
third-class, which pays eight cents per
pound.
Second-cass mail matter, by the bill. is
restricted to newspapers and periodicals
issued at least four times year from
known office OF publication, and publica-
tons issued under the auspices of benev-
client or fraternal organizations, trades
unions or others having a membership not
less than one thousand. All publishers
whose publications are admitted as sec
ond-class mail matter are required by the
bill before depositing such mail matter in
States mail sacks or bundles, states.
cities. towns and counties, as the post
master general may direct.
Mr.. Loud, chairman Of the postoffice
committee, who had charge of the bill.
/ explained before the debate opened that
! the committee would offer an amendment
at the proper time 10 allow the transmits
sion of sample copies by newspapers and
periodicals. not in excess Of 10 per cent
| OF their bona fide circulation. He yielded.
I before taking the floor, to Nh HinTichsen
! Dem, I'D who presented some resoiu-
( tions adopted by the Illinois Press asso-
( citation, endorsing the bill, with the
amendment Of which Mr.. Loud had given
! notice He read letter from Mr. Day
Of the National Editorial association.
( which declared that with this amendment
: the bill would work 10 hardship 20 the
/ newspapers. and net with the approval
/ or the pres saSsoclation OF Illinois. In
/ diana and Michigan
Mr.. Loud then took the floor and sub
mitted general argument in favor Of the
bill. dwelling particularly upon the vast
/ saving the bill would effect annually The
deficiency in the postal revenues was
I steadily increasing. In Ises * was 3 90 =
90; last year il was $1,000, 90: this year
I & would be a million and q half more
/ all because Il cost the government 80 ,97 =
/ 90 10 transport the second-class mail
/ matter OF the country which yielded 20
. the government a revenue % but t5.ss9 10.
He charged that much OF the opposl-
/ ton TO this measure in the country press
had been reused By the publishing houses
Of New York. and was hl-founded in
! fact
It had been charged. NJ Loud said.
! that this biz was in the interest 0. The
! express companies
IF We don't get this business said
Re. Il don't care who gets IL
Mr.. Loud displayed TO tn house 4 grsz,
amount Of the literature with which cor
gress had been flooded By the opposition
10 The bsl. and ne produced evidence that
mos, Of it had been inspired directly ~
publishers who were the oeneaci2rtss ..