The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-04
KANSAS STOOD SOLID.
Curtis and Broderiok Helped the Pop
ulists Defeat the Loud Bill

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! ulists Defeat the Loud Bill
! washington, March 4.-The Loud bill.
| to correct alleged abuses of the second
class mail matter privileges, which last
I year passed the house by majority of
IA to 1O4 was buried by an overwhelm-
ing majority in the house yesterday.
The vote was not taken directly on the
| bill. but on a motion to lay it on the
table.
BY a vote of 1852 to 119 the motion was
carried.
with the Democrats and PopuIists in
accomplishing this result and ten Dem
ocrats voted with the majority of the
Republicans. The refusal of Mr. Loud
to permit vote on an amendment at
the last minute was responsible in a
measure, for the result, but the strength
of the measure undoubtedly waned
throughout the three days debate BY
the terms of the special order under
which the house was operating, the bill
was read fer amendment under the five
minute rule.
Mr.. Vandiver Oem. MOI offered an
amendment to exclude from the opera
ton of the act books and reprints of
books designed for the use of school
children and students as texts for
study.
Mr.. Clark (Rep. Ia.) in opposing the
amendment, said that the country owed
the school book publishing companies
nothing, and if given this bonus they
would use their profits in increasing
their Hobbies at state capitals.
After an extended debate the amend
ment was voted doWn-47 to r.
Mr. Griggs Dem- GAP offered an
amendment to allow newspapers and
periodicals to transmit at pound rates
1000 sample copies. He offered this as
an amendment to Mr.. LIQUIDS amend
ment to permit the transmission of
sample copies to the extent of 10 per
cent of the bona fde circulation of pub
locations entitled to second class priviI-
eyes.
After some discussion the Griggs'
amendment, slightly modified, was
adopted.
Mr.. Quigg Rep. N. " moved to
strike out the clause providing that
news agents shall not be allowed to re
turn to publishers at the pound rate
unsold publications, but shall pay post
age at the rate of one cent for four
ounces.
1t was defeated-24 to 90.
The Loud amendment, as amended,
was agreed to without division.
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-
Tenn) moved to lay the bill on the ia
BILE
A rising vote gave the victory to the
opponents of the measure TO 101,
and on Mr.. LIQUIDS demand, the roll was
called.
But the record making vote only con-
firmed the rising vote. By a vote of 1872
to 119 the bill was laid on the table.
The announcement was greeted with
a burst of applause. The following Re
publicans voted with the majority of
the Democrats and Populists to lay the
bill on the table:
Baker of Maryland, Barney of Wis
cOnsin, Barrett of Nassac husetts, Beach
of Ohio, Bingham of Pennsylvania-BOu-
teIle of Maine, BrOderick of Kansas,
Brown of Ohio BrownlOw of Tennessee,
Brunn of Pennsylvania, Bull of Rhode
Island Burleigh of Maine, Capron of
Rhode Island. COdding of Pennsylvania,
Cooper of Wisconsin, Curtis of Kansas,
Davenport of Pennsylvania, Davidson
Of Wisconsin, Dayton of West Virgin
ia: Dingley of Maine, DOvener of West
Virginia, Gibson of Tennessee, Hopkins
of Illinois, Howell of New Jersey Hur-
ley of New York, Kerr of Ohio, Kirk
patrick of Pennsylvania, Knox of Mas
sachusetts, Kulp of Pennsylvania, Lin
ney of North Carolina, McEwan of
New Jersey, Olmstead of Pennsylvania,
Pittney of New Jersey, Powers of Yer
mont Pugh of Kentucky, Robbins of
Pennsylvania, Russell of Connecticut,
Sauerhering of Wisconsin, SOuthwick OF
New York Stewart of New Jersey, Sui
Ioway OF New Hampshire, Updegraf OF
Iowa, Walker of Virginia, Weaver OF
Ohio, White of North Carolina, Wilbur
of New York and Williams of Pennsyl-
vania.