The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
Participated in by Many Of the Re
presentatives.
PROCEEDINGS OF The SENATORS
Almost the Entire Session Was Spent
III Discussion oc the Con ference Re
port on tho Porto Ric:,n Tariff
Bill-Oljcct;on Made 10 the
Changes Insis.edin by
the Ii o use.

WASHINGTON, March 22.--After q
days, the loud Bill re.ating TO second
class mail matter was recommitted by
the House to-day to the Comm ttce on
.Postof1ices.
The majority in favor OF the motion to
recommit was 50 decisive that it is re-
garded as unlikely that the measure Will
appear again during the present Con-
gress. Mr. Loud said after the vote wtss
announced that this was the third time
and out, so far as he was concerned.
The vote on the motion was las TO sc
with sixteen present and not voting.
The final vote was preceded by lively
debate on the general features OF the
bill, the principal speeches beng by Mr.
Moon, of Tennessee. in opposition to the
measure. and by Mr.. Moody, OF Mas
sachusetts, in support of it.
Mr.. Moon urged the value of the
literature now sent as second class mat
ter, as instructive to the people,: point
more important than a small bit Of
revenue to the Government. The eX-
press companies, he said. would have a
monopoly Of the carrying of cheap
literature IL tnlS Olll passed.
Mr. Talbert, of South Carolina, declared
in opposing the bill, that the House
seemed to have a mania for new legis-
lation. or for re-enacting old legislation.
He believed the present law sufficiently
covered the subjects touched upon b.!
the bill. He quoted Mr.. Griggs, of Geor-
gia. as saying the pending bill did not
change existing law.
MAKE DENIAL.
aIr. Griggs enterad denial of III S
statement. and Mr. Talbert retorted that
the Georgian's grand and lofty tumb-
zlings had made it impossible for even
himself, to tell what he meant by his
speech. In conclusion, Mr.. Ta.bert de-
clared the country editors would he the
heaviest sufferers by the passage of the
bill.
Mr.. Cummings, of New York, said he
opposed the bill in the interest of every
man who wants cheap literature, every
city of New York. The city of New
York. he said. paid s5,0oO,0Oo every year
to the Postofiice Department for second
class postage, and by the enactment of
the pending bill Congress would take
work from every man interested in the
printing trade.
Mr.. Moody. Of Massachusetts, analyzed
the bill, presenting, as he proceeded, ar
guments of each positio Of the money
which the government had lost on second
class matter during the past ten years,
Mr.. Moody declared it could have con-
structed the Isth1nian Canal or a fleet Of
modren battleships
Repulying to Mr.. Otey, of Virginia, Mr..
Moody maintained that the only men
who were benefited by the present situa-
ton, as to second-class mail matter, were
those who were plundering the Treasury
and cripplng the operation of the Post
office Department.
The Senate amendments to the Giplo-
matte and consular appropria ton bill
were non-concurred in by the House, and
the bill sent to conference with A1essrs.
Hit, Adams and Dinsmore as conferees.
At 2:10 p. NJ. discussion of the Loud
bill under the five-minute rule was be-
gun.
RAILROAD INTER DsTDD.
Mr. Ridgley, OF Kan as, declared that
railroad companies were to-day telegraph
ing members to support the bill. He
deemed this particularly suggestive OF
the interest railroads had in the measure.
The fight he said. would never end un-
til government ownership of rail- oads had
become an accomplished fact.
Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, proposed an
amendment, which he said was i'll the
interest of the country editor, allowing
sam pie copies up to 100 per cent Of the
subscription list and not exceeding 1900
sample copies, in place OF the committee
provision OF 80 per cent of the Subscrip-.
ton list and limit OF 800 sample copies.
The amendment was agreed to without
division.
Mr. Snodgrass, of Tennessee, offered
substitute for section =, doing away with
rot
Mr.. Loud opposed the substitute, point
inC out that it would permit a newspaper
with one subscriber to circulate million
sample copies. Inc amendment was
slost-a3 to Il.
Mr.. Ray, OF New York, offered an
amendment admitting college and school
papers and periodicals Except those of
business colleges, and the periodicals of
student fraterni:ies not TO exceed 1900
comics to the mails at SecondIclass rates.
Mr.. Hull. of Iowa. offered an amend.
nlent to the amendment providing that
the publications of business and CONNER
cial colleges be admitted to the mails as
sccond-class matter, and that the circu-
lation of all college publica tions should
be unlimited. This was lagreed to.
AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
Mr.. RAYS amendment was adopted.
Mr., Heatwoid, of Minnesota, offered an
amendment providing that all publica-
tions which, by this act, are admitted as
second-class mail matter, "having sub
scription list exceeding five thousand
.conie..,' snail separate the same by
states. cities, towns and counries. The
amendment was agreed TO
Mr. Morris, of Minnesota, offered an
amendment to section !, including in the
ncr;odicals admitted by the bill as second
s class. mail matter publications of "all
regularly incorporated institutions of
learning and all strictly professional, lite-
srary, historical. or scientific societies, in
cluding bulletins issued by State boards
of health and State experiment and scien-
life stations; provided that such publica-
tions or any particular.issne shall not be
designed for advertising purposes
BE- The amendment was agreed ITO.