The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-22
The LOUD BILL.
Vote Will Be Taken On II
Today.
All Hands Agree 1t Will
Be Close.
Sensational Incident Of Yesterdays
Debate.
Accusations Made
Against Mr.. Lentz.
Charged With DeTng Attorney
for Lobby.
Accusations Made
Against Mr.. Lentz.
Made
Charged With DeTng Attorney
for Lobby.

WARhlngtou, Marcn Sl.-Ourlng tno
debate In the House today on the Loud
| bill relating to second class mall matter,
there was q sharp exchange between Mr..
MCPHERSON, Republican Of Iowa, and Mr..
Lentz, Democrat Of Ohio, over . charge
made by the former that the latter was
the attorney of the lobby which is fight
ing the bill; otherwise the debate was
without incident. Both the friends and
opponents Of the measure express the te-
lief that the vote tomorrow viii be close.
MIR. Loud had agreed TO accept two
amendments, one to increase the number
Of sample copies waioh newspapers can
send out ct second class rates from five
hundred to two thousand and tbs other
to limit the provision requiring news
papers to separate their mail 10 those
having In excess of i've thousand circula-
| tlon. These are all the concessions he
will make. He Gays the debate has
streng thsned the bill, and hs believes II
will pAss. The speakers today were
Nsssrs. Cromwell Of Ohio Griggs Of
Georgia, Mcpherson Of Iowa, Burke OF
Texas, Bingham of Pennsyivanis. Heat
1 WOl8 Oh MluuOBubh anu 4@obtAhOE Va 1eatA
| Carolina, In favor Of the bill, and Messrs.
Moon, OF Tennessee, Lentz Of Ohio, Van
Diver of Missouri, SnodgrAss Of Tennes-
see, Cochran Of Missouri and Neville OF
Nebraska. against IL.
| When the House met today. mir. Dalzell
of PsnnsylvAnia. from the committee on
rules. presented the report Of that COM
mittee for the appointment Of special
committee OF nine to consider all proper
legislation relative to this celebrate on OF
the Tooth anniversary of the purchase oil
the Luuisiana territory at Sc. Louis In
1893. The Speaker appointed the follow
ing committee: Messrs. Tawney Of Min
nssota, Stsele of Indiana, Sherman Of
New York, joy Of Missouri Corliss OF
Michigan, Burke OF South Dakota, Rs-
publioans; and Messrs. Williams Of Mis-
sissippi, Bartlett of Georgia and otey Of
Virginia, Democrats.
| The House then resumed the considera
ton Of the Loud bill relating to second
GLASS mail matter. Mr. Bromwell Of Ohio
was the first speaker today. He advooat.
ed the pa ssage Of the bill.
Gentlemen, he said, were very solioltoui
of the good and cheap literature that
went through the mails at the cheap rate.
but they said nothing Of the tons Of vile
trash that got the same rate. He had
bssn informed that two tons OF Daudet'i
Sapho had recently gone through the
New York postoffice. Why should such
books be entitled to second class rates
when Bibles and text books paid third
class ratess
MIR. Griggs of Georgia also supported
the bill. He said that two thirds Of the
members who would vote against II
would do so under Misrepresentation.
MIR. Moon Of Tennessee and Mr.. Lsnts
of Ohio. opposed the bill The latter
adduosd figures to show that the deficit
In the postal revenue decreased with the
increase in sscond-class mail matter. He
gave the experience Of q magazine which
showed that in a single quarter over
SIS, COO In frat and third -nlass postage
Was paid TO the government as An indt
rect result Of the government carrying
about s1,s0O worth Of matter at pou1d
rates.
Mr.. Lsntz argued that recond-cl,ss
privileges for mall matter must be con-
sidersd pert of the educational system of
the country. He mad his desk and The
surrounding desks piled high with The
books Of standard authors and poets
which he said were placed within the
reach of the humblest boys and girls be-
Gauss they had access to the mails at
pound rates. He created considerable
entb usiasm 10th on the floor and the
galleries as he appealed for continue
ton of thsss privileges,
MIR. Mcpherson of Iowa, in support of
the bill, denounced the lobby which, he
said, was infesting the corridors and gall
IerIes Of the House carrying on a corrupt
campaign against the measure. During
the course Of his remsrks Mr.. Hill or
Conasotiout. rising to question Of priv
iIsge, stated that literature In opposition
to the bill was being distributed on the