The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-23

Moon OF Tennessee opened the discussion
ior me opposition.
LOUD In charge - 49, A,,
~ noody OF Massach,isa,fs vro,,iS -
,r Tor tho supporters % ~ III,
IN an hours speech ot the Dill
ana .r discussed at length fhe banAl,-r
taI-, transportation Of mar rns,.ar ..at-s
mere could be no evil enc, sror,
privilega1 'ne second GLASS matter the
plea o. a. mas now He made a strong
49, LOT the retention as second ,i-ts
- u,i OF me literature which no as,a 80
~ uaole TO the people and sprb 80.
,r,h uStion and education to the nsort.
,r1r.., euucation OF the people was y.rra
,r,portant' he said. than a small ~. :,
-r.,. 10 the government.
eta, ~ declared the present law s,,fs-
oy the bin. and said the co,,,. .ln'u upon
"ouid be the heaviest surersra ~. "
passage OF the bill. ny tne
cummings, I'm A Characteristics ,
opposeu the bill in the in,ereS, ar e,.or 60.
. VINO wants cheap literature go,
c ,,pe'ter and every bookbinder in ,bs
~ y. we" York He declared mat Nv,
wonIa .s o,inent OF the pending bill congress
"ouIa take work from every man tnta,..,
ca IN the printing trade ''''ei es'-
moody closed the general debate r.
poIl OF the bill. He carefully anaIvvas ~
DIVISIONS or the bill, presenting as 90 -.
eeueu, arguments in favor OF e,ch ,,,r,,,.
IoH. Inc weight Of his early ,r,,,,,,....
was IN support OF the bill because IL ,va,,,s
20 20 tne government an enormous s,,n
"nohsy per annum. with the money
cra. sle government had lost on second
lass man matter during the na., 80,
years, Moody declared. II could h,yo 80.
s'Fucted the Istnmian canal or n a.. =.
modern battieships. neet OF
IN conclusion, Moody made a stror. -,
peal TOT the passage Of the b,lI ss
measure on the side Of the naorio -
pis ,ne special and selfish Interests
r,,,ta ueciared that railroad com
panles were today teiegraphtne n,a,,ha-,
20 support the bill. He deemed tbis n.,.,.
sisnincant Of the interest tho rail.
roaas mad In the matter The eyb. ~,
saIu, would never end until government.
ownership or railroads had bacopra a., -.
complished fact "a" ac-
o"herd' speaking In support OF tq,e hill
etsry oIhcial who had investigated
the subject had given his spnro,,ai - ~,
measure. He held up 10 the ,,,a,, - ny
mouse COPY OF THE Velvet Hand ~. ~
l'Ie OF lnjun Dick" paper bound Witch
ne said was admitted to secors -.
rates, while clothbound COPY Of "eoh
Roy which he rad purchased for sva
cents. could not be sent as second orass
plause. '''~" aP-
Clark proposed and the housa aoon...
an amendment which he said was 4, ~.
interest OF the country editor. allowing
sample copies 10 100 PEI cent of the suh.
serlption list and not exceeding 1000 sam
pie copies sum-
snodgra-s offered n substitute for SEQ
lon = doing away with all limitations en-
sample cories. lost. % 10 n
An amendment WAS ado,+na .x-.t...
college and school papers and period,ca,a
including business and commercial colleges
ana the periodicals. Of student fraterniti.s
not TO exceed 1000 copies. 70 the mails a,
second class rates
Heatwole offered an amendment provjs.
ING mat alI publications which by this act
are admitted as second class nafl mate
having a subscription list exceeding o0a
copies shall separate the same by states
cities towns and counties; agreed TO. IIs
TO q. W. A''
Morris offered an amendment To section
T. Including In the periodicals. admitted Va
the Dill as second class mail matter nuhli-
cations o. all regularly Incorporated lnSti-
tuuons OF learning, all strictly profess ot,ai
literary. historical and scientific soeieties,
including bulletins issued by state boards
or health and state experiment and scienti-
nc stations provided that such puhl,ca
lions or any particular issue shall not he
designed for advertising purposes" The
amendment WAS agreed 20
Moon moved to- recommit mo measure TO
the postoffiCe committee without instruc.
lions The motion 10 recommlt prevailed
on yea and nav vote, t4S 20 &C sixteen
being present and not voting
The diplomatic and consular apprcoria-
ton bin was sent 10 conference with
Messrs. INT, Adams and Dinsmore as con-
ferecs
The house then. az AIS p. m. adjourned.