The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
WAS NOT A PARTY VOTE
ITS DEFEAT WAS GREETED BY 4
BURST OF APPLAUSE.
RELIEF APPROPRIATION IS OFFERED
The Negro Congressman offered a Resolution
10 Appropriate $1,000 for the Relief
of Family CT The Negro Post.
master Killed at Lake CITY.
master Killed at Lake CITY.


Washington. D.. c., March 3.-Thc,
Loud bill to correct alleged abuses Of
the second class mail matter privilege.
which last year passed the House. If
to 104. was buried under an overwhelm-I
Ing majority by the House to-day. The
vote was not taken directly upon the
bill, but on Il motion to lay it on the
table. BY Il vote of 1G2 to 40 the mo-
ton was carried. Forty-scven Ropubli-
cans joined with rhe Democrats and
PopuiiSts in accomplishing this result.
and ten Democrats voted with tire ma
jority Of the Republicans. The refusal
Of Mr.. Loud To permit a vote on an
amendment at the last minute was re-
Sponsihle III 4 measure for the result but
the strength Of the measure ~undoubtcd-
~ waned throughout the three days de-
bate.
Mr.. White. tRcp.. y. c.. the only
colorcd member Of the House. asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
OF the following resolution:
"Whercas. On or about February u.
one hundred or more armed men fired
| upon and killed the postmaster at Lake
City. South Carolina. killing one of the
family and w%ounding several others and
burning all they had. and,
"WhcrcaS, The said family is now
suffering even for means for medical
| treatment and for other neceSsarics Of
life.
"sesoIved. BY the Senate and the
House, that the sum Of 1000 is hereby
! appropriated and made Immediately avil-
able for the relief OF the said family"
Speaker Reed put the request OF Mr..
White.
NJ. Bartlett Dcm.. CAD, demanded
the regular order. Many of the Re
publican members cried No" No,
hut the Georgia member did not yield.
The gentleman from Georgia demand,
the regular order" said the Speaker.
THAT is equivalent to an objection
The consideration Of the Loud bill
was then resumed.
Mr.. Griggs Dem. Ga.). offered the
amendment OF which he gave notice yes
terday to allow newspapers and periodi-
Gals to transmit at pound
rates 1000 sample copies. Hc
offere this as an amendment
to Mr.. LIQUIDS amendment to per
NIT the transmission Of sample copies
to the extent of ten per cent Of the bOn;
| fitt clrcUiitlOn OF plitllctlllollS tI1tilttt
to second class privileges.
After some discussion the Grigg>
amendment. slightly modified, was
adopted.
The Loud amendment as amended was
agreed to without division.
At O'Clock. tho hour set aside for the
vote to be taken, Mr.. Richardson Dem.
Tenno. moved to lay the bill on the
,oJln r;cipr Tpfp Uoya tho victory &c
the opponents Of the measure, 10 to
1O1. and on Mr.. LIQUIDS demand the
roll waS called.
But the rccord-making vote only con
tirmcd the rising vote. BY 4 vote OF
1872 to 10 the bill was laid on the
table.
The announcement was greeted witt
a burst of applause. The following Re
publicanS voted with the majority OF
the Democrats and Populists to lay tho
bill on the table:
Baker, Md: Barney. WiS): Barrett
CMass.D: Beach. (Ohio): Bingham. I".J
Boutellc. lAIaine); Broderick, 'Nars.)
Brown. Ohio: Brownlow. CIenn)
Brumm, pa.): Bull. 1t. ~: RurlciSh
/ Maine): Capron. Or. H.: Codding. IA
Cooper. WIS.,: Curtis. u\ans.): Daven
port. Ta.): Davidson. Wis.); Dayton
CIV. Na.0: Dinglcy. CAlaino): Dovcner
wv. Na.o: Gibson. CTenno; Hopkins
Ill.o; Howell. N. j.: Hurley. N. ~
Kerr. tOhio): fitzpatrick. tPa); Knox
NIass.D: Kulp. CPao: Iinncy. n. Co.
r McEwan. a. j.: Olmstead. pa.); Pit
ncy. N. j.: Powers. VT: Robbins
pa.o; Russell. Comm: Sauerhcrlng
:, Wis.); Southwick. n. "; Stewart, N
!, j.: Sulloway. n. IL: Jpdegrhf. ,1nNa)
Walker. Na.): eWaver. tOhio): White
N. c.: Wilbur, q. "; and Williams
t Pa.)
The following Democrats voted agains
the motion:
Allen. NIisS.): Davcy, Ia.): Fleming
Gcorgia); Hinrichsen. Gid: Howard
Mcorgia): Love. tMiSS.): Ogden, tLa.)
Taylor. (AlaD; Underwood, tAla.): AM
Young. Na.)
At 1870 =. m. the House ADJOURNED.