Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-04
LOUD BILL KILLED.
BURIED UNDER AN ADVERSE MA
JORITy OF 43.
HoMESTEADING in ALASKA.
The Idea Ridicaled by senator Vest
Proposed Congressional Investiga-
tion of the Lake City Murders
The bankruptcy Bill.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. March s.-Th'
Loud bill. to correct alleged abuses o
the second-class mail matter privilege
which last year passed the House by {
vote of ia to 104, was buried under az
overwhelming majority by the House to
day The vote was not taken directly
upon the bill. but on a motion to lay
1t on the table. BY a vote OF 162 TO 11o
this motion was carried. Forty-sever
Republican, Joined with the Democrat:
and Populists in accomplishing the re
suit, and ten Democrats voted with tho
majority OF the Republicans. The re-
fusal Of Mr.. Loud to permit a vote on
the amendment at the last minute was
responsible in a measure for the re.
suit, but the strength OF the measure I'M
| doubleday waned during the three days
| debate
White Republican), of North Carolina,
the only colored member Of the House,
asked unanimous consent for the con-
| sideration of the following resolution:
whereas, on or about February 2lst,
100 or more armed men fired upon and
Killed the postmaster at Lake City. s. c.,
killing one Of the family and woundng
several others, and burning all they had
and
whereas, the said family iS now suf-
fering even for means for medical treat
ment, and for other necessares of life
Resolved, by the Senate and House.
That the sum of $1,000 is hereby appro-
priated and made Immediately available
for the relief Of the said family"
speaker Reed put the request.
MT. Bartlett DemocraO, Of Georgia.
demanded the regular order Many of
the Republican members cried out, Nor
MOI! but the Georgia member did not
yield.
The gentleman from Georgia demands
the regular order" said the Speaker.
anat Is equivalent to an objection"
Inc Loud bill was then resumed.
MI Griggs offered an amendment TO
ahoW newspapers and periodicals to
transmit at pound rates 1000 sample
copies. He offered this as an amend
ment to Mr.. LIQUIDS amendment TO per.
mt the transmission of sample comics
10 the extent of 10 per cent. of the bona
hue circulation of publications entitled
10 the second-class privilege. After some
discussion the Griggs amendment,
sHghtly modified, was admitted. The
Loud amendment was agreed to without
division.
THE VOTE.
AT o'clock, the hour set for the vote
10 De taken, Mr.. Richardson Democrat.
vi tennessee, moved to lay the bill on
the table. A rising vote gave the victory
10 the opponents of the measure--125 IN |
"l-and on Mr.. LIQUIDS demand the roll
was called. But the record-making vote
only confirmed the rising vote. Rv a |
vote of l62 to 119 the bill was laid on the |
taDle' The announcement was greeted |
with a burst of applause.
The following Republicans voted with
the majority Of the Democrats and Popu |
llsts to lay the bill on the table: Messrs.
Baker, OF Maryland; Barney, of WscOn-
SIM Barrett, OF Massachusetts; Beach. |
Oh ONO; Bingham, Of Pennsylvania; Bou-
leIe' Oh Maine; Broderick, of Kansas;
Brown, of Ohio; Brownlow, of Tennessee.
Brumm, 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 Virginia;
Dlngley, OF Maine; Dovener, of West Vir-
slnai; Gibson, of Tennessee; Hopkins of
Illinois; Howell, of New Jersey; Hurley.
Of New York; Kerr of Ohio; Kirkpatrick.
Of Pennsylvania; Knox OF Massachu-
;etts; Kulp, Of Pennsylvania; Lnney. of
North Carolina; McEwan, Of New Jersey:
Jlmstead, of Pennsylvania; Pitney. of
New Jersey; Powers, of Vermont; Pugh
IF Kentucky; Robbins, of PENNSYLVANIA:
Russell, Of Connecticut; Sauerhering, of
Wisconsin,; Southwick, Of New York:
stewart, of New Jersey; SulIoway. of
New Hampshire; Updegraff. OF Iowa.
Walker, of Virginia; Weaver, of Ohio;
White, of North Carolina; Wilbur, of New
York; and Williams, Of Pennsylvania.
The following Democrats voted against
he motion: Messrs. Allen. of Nississippi.
)avey. of louisiana; Fleming of Geor-
ia; Hinrichsen, OF Illinois; Howard. of
Georgia; Love, of Mississippi Ogden. OF
Taylor, of Alabama; Under
good, of Alabama, and Young, of Viz
inia.
AT 4:3j p. NJ the House adjourned
HOMESTEADS IN ALASKA.
During almost the entire session TODAY
ne Senate had under consideration the ,
.laska homestead and railroad right-of-
ray bill. One of the features of the dis ,
lssion was speech delivered by Mr.
est, of Missouri, In which he ridiculed :
lie idea of homesteading any part of >
laska, or constructing railroads i'm that ;
strict. His motion 10 eliminate the
feature of the bill by striking /.
ut the first section was defeated.
The resolution providing for a congress '
onal investigation into the murder of
lie postmaster at Lake City, S. c.. and =
Is family, and the burning. Of his home. .
as laid before the Senate a
Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts, sent to '
e Clerks desk to have read COM L
from William Henry Ferris D
the Harvard Divinity School giving
lie particulars of massmeeting of COL II
ed people Of Boston TO express abhor- o
nee of the action of the South Carolina &
p
Mr.. Allen, OF Nebraska. charged Mr.. Il
)dge with introducing politics into the q
scussion of the resolution. and said s.
at the communication ought not TO be
ad by the Clerk. The communication N
as read, however and then Mr.. Lodge
i'd there was no question of politics I'm P
o communication, so far as he was a
ware. The act referred TO, he said. met Il
tn the disapproval of men of all parties.
Mr.. McLaurin. of South Carolina, said n
had hoped the resolution would go to
e committee without discussion The
ate authorities were exceedingly active
their investigation OF the crime. and he
Is assured that every effort was being tt
lde TO bring the perpetrators Of the "
TRACE TO justice. m
lie then had read a clipping from the a
lumbia Is. CO State newspaper 10 ey
ow that the people OF South Carolina
re not in sympathy with those who