The age-herald., 1898-03-04
LOUD BILL KILLED
 IN THE HOUSE Has Lost by a Vote Of IA Yeas to
 iO4 Nays. SOUTH CAROLINA MURDER Brought Up in Shape of Resolution Ap-
 prOprlatinS Money to FAMILY OF THE DEAD POSTMASTER Alaska Homestead Bill Discussed in the Senate. Resolution to Investigate South Caro-
 lina Murder Also Caused Some
 Talk in This Body.

Washington, March 3.-The Loud bill to correct alleged abuses in the second-class mail matter privilege, which last year passed the house IA to 1O4, was buried un- der an overwhelming majority by the house today. The vote was not taken directly upon the bill but on motion to lay it on the table. By vote of 1e2 to 11s the motion was carried. Forty-seven re- publicans joined with the democrats and populists in accomplishing this result and ten democrats 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 measure for the result but the strength of the measure undoubtedly waned throughout the three days debate.
 Mir. White (rep. N. CD, the only colored member of the house, asked unanimous consent for the introduction of the follow ing resolutions:
 .sWhereas, on or about Feb. IA one hund- red or more armed men fired upon and kill ed the postmaster at Lake City, S. C., kill ing one of the family and wounding sev- eral others and burning all they had, and
 .'Whereas, the said family is now suffer- ing for means for medical treatment and for other necessaries of life,
 Resolved, by the senate and house, That the sum of $1 900 is hereby appropriated and made immediately available for the relief of the said family"
 Speaker Reed granted the request of MT. White.
 BartIett's Objection
 Mr. Bartlett (dem. Ga.), demanded the regular order. Many of the republican members called out "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 consideration of the Loud bill was then resumed.
 MT. Griggs (dem. Gal, offered the amend ment of which he gave notice yesterday to allow newspapers and periodicals to trans init at pound rates 1000 sample copies He offered this as an amendment to MT Loud 8 amendment to permit the transmission or sample copies to the extent of 10 per cent. of the bona fde circulation of publications entitled to second-class postage.
 After some discussion the GrlggS amend- ment, slightly modified, was adopted.
 The Loud amendment, as amended, was agreed to without division.
 Att 4 o'clock, the hour set aside for the vote to be taken, MT. Richardson (dern) ing vote gave the victory to tine opponents of the measure, 125 to 101, and on Mir. Lsoud's demand the roll was called.
 But the recorded vote only confirmed the rising vote. By vote or Ioz to LiS liio pii was laid on the table.
 The announcement was greeted Wuth a burst of applause.
 At 4:SO D. m tine house adjourned.
 IN THE SENATE
 Washington, March 3.-During the aN- most entire session today the senate had under consideration tine Alaskan home stead and railroad right of way bill. One of the features of the discussion was a 1,xy ri. in which Inc rdiculed the idea of home steading any part of Alaska or construct ing railroads in that district. His mouon to eliminate the homestead feature of uhe bill by striking out the first section was defeated.
 The resolution providing for an investi- eation into the murder of the postmaster at Lake City, S. C., and hds family, ana the burning of his home was laid before the senate. clerks desk to have read communaca- tion from Wilriam Henry Ferris. of the Harvard Divinity scarooo, giving the pro ceedings of a mass meeting of colored can- gems of Boston, held February 2S to ex- press adherence of the action of the South Carolina mob.
 Politics Rung In aa
 Mir Allen. of Nebraska charged MT. Lodge with introducing politics into the discussion of the resolution and thought the communication ought not to be read by the clerk. The communication was read, however, and MT Lodgel said there was no question of politics in the com munication so far as he was aware.
 The matter it referred to met the rep robation Of men of all parties and he would not In any way introduce politics into 1t.
 MT. McLaurin, of South Carolina, said he had hoped the communication would go to the committee without debate. The state authorities were Investigating the crime and he was assured that every eff fort was being made to bring the perpe- trators of the outrage to justice He then had read a clipping from the Columbia (s CD State, newspaper, to show that the people of South Carolina were not in sym pathy with those who committed the crime, but keenly reprobated it.
 MT. Hawley said the crime was clearly brought within federal Jurisdiction by the fact that it was a federal official who had