The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Urea Contest For tiie f%s.e
Hoona-He Was ~ Cbapuits no.
tspecIal Cornnsnonaenee.l

bill To authorize the use Of reply enyol.
opes and postal cards without the pre-.
payment of postage.
There IL a demand throughout the
country on the part Of merchants. pub.
fishers aud Others whose business iIt-
ferests prompt them 10 pay postage Ga
orders, subscriptions and other replies
for more economical postal facilities. ="
urges the postmaster general, AT
present many business establishments
aud persons In order 10 secure patron,
age send 10 solicited aud prospective
patrons ana correspondents prepaid
cards and envelopes. Practical expe.
rIence shows that only about 10 per
cent OF these are returned, entniling n
loss 10 the senders OF $40 per cent OF the
postage value Of the cards ana enyel
opes SO distributed, The proposed
change In the present law ~ embodied
IN the blu which ! submit provides TINT
the postmaster general may arrange
with private persons, lirnls ana eorpp.
rntioDs for the use Of reply cards and
envelopes, the postage to be collected
M the regular rates when the enyeE
opes Oh cards are returned 10 those who
issued them,
II PROPOSE, continued Mr.. Smith,
thai the envelopes and cards shall be
SO marked as 10 distinguish them and
that they be given the privilege Of the
rogular system The plan ~ simple aud
effective, free from complications and
VIII require the employment Of no nd
dlliopnl force, II Is nothing moro than
an extension Of the postage due sys-
tom new IN operation"
\ Contest Fer tho spare itoom,
N ~ only \ matter OF time before
an extensive reorganization and re-
modelling VIII take place IN the United
States capitol, The removal VI The
Congressional library from this strue-
tplw into ~ new home left a number
81 highly desirable rooms In spa enpl'
tol, and u lively fight IL now IN prog
for possession ~ the yaonted quar-,
Tho senate and house both want The
space lefl by tho Congressional "
brary for conversion Into committee
rooms, Win the addition Of new
states to tho Union and tho acquisition
oolonlnl territories has been nee
pssnry 10 form new committees and
otherwise expand the working force Of
congress, and the question ~ lndlng
lnprgors for them has grown 70 DO y
problem, Already y number
~ large buildings near to The capitol
have been leased IN order TO hnld the
overflow, hnt This method ~ nnsatls'
Factory, us no senator OF representative
likes 10 have bis workshop y square OF
Two from the main building, The
OF tho sennta library are alse
. desperate effort 70 obtain \
Of the spnna vacated by The
Congressional library, In the division
" tile rooms II ~ more lhnn likely that
,prl of them VIII 30 10 the senate and
l0nso tor general committee purposes,
While additional spnpp viii hn granted
or tho nsa of tho senntp library,
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