Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-22
ON POSTAL MATTERS.
The Loud Bill Favorably Acted Up
on BY the House Committee.
WANT Tue DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION


Get It-C01otltuttoa1l ADen0meut -
Psiygany- sssstors In
Caacss-M serlm'a Allegations.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE bill gen
orally known as the Loud bill, relat-
ing TO second-class mail matter, was
fayOrably acted on by The house COM
mittee on pest Offices yesterday. Az
finally agreed on uniform rate Of
one cent per pound is fixed, the pro-
posed clause making the rate two
cents in case of extreme distance be,
ing omitted. The mailable matter
Of this class includes all newspapers
and periodicals issued at stated inter-
walls and as frequently as four times
year, but provision is made against
books and reprints purporting to be
issued periodically. A new provision
as to sample copies allows such copies
up to 50 pei cent of the bona ide
subscription list and not above 500
of any one issue. The committee also
directed favorable report on bill
revising and codifying the postal
laws. The first draft of the bill was
prepared by postal commission, but
as now to be presented the revision
has been gone over by the post office
department and much amplified.
Want the Democratic Convention.
Washington. Feb. 17.--The contest
for the honor of entertaining the
democratic national convention Of
1900 is beginning to assume practical
shape by the arrival in Washington
of representatives of the cities offer
ing their hospitality. The committee
will meet at the Raleigh hotel on
Washington's birthday and the head
quarters of most of the delegations
will be there. The city Of Milwaukee,
which intends to make strong bid
for the convention, already has sew
eral OF its representatives on the
ground in the persons Of ex-Gov.
Peck, of Wisconsin; Mayor David S.
Rose, of Milwaukee; National Com
mitteemsn Wall and ex-Congrcssman
Summers. With the exception Of Mr..
Wall the committee. reached the city
yesterday from New York. Monday
about 100 gentlemen from Milwaukee
will arrive here to supplement the
work Of those already on the ground.
The Milwaukee people believe their
principal competitor in the effort to
secure the convention will be Kansas
City, Mo-, which intends to make al
earnest effort to obtain it.
Constitutional Amendment on Poiygamy.
Washington, Feb. i7.-'rhe house
committee on election OF president
and wee president yesterday submit
ted a report in favor of joint resolu-
ton for constitutional amendment
disqualifying polygamists for cleo
ton as senator's or representatives in
congress and prohibiting polygamy
and polygamous association between
the sexes. The report says THIS
amendment to the constitution is
designed to remove all doubtful con-
structiOn of the law and to effectually
provide a means of extirpating the
evils of polygamy by making 1t UNI
lawful in any place. IT refers to the
Roberts controversy and says that
while the decision of the house es-
tablishes a precedent II is not one
of absolute binding force, so that
constitutional enactment is desir-
able.
Democratic Senators In Caucss
Washington. Feb, 1.-THE demo-
cratic senator's we've in caucus some
time yesterday afternoon discussing
the general lines to be pursued in
opposing the policy OF the republicans
regarding the island possessions OF
the United States and Legislation in
relation to them. The discussion was
general in character and further than
the determination 10 continue omo-
sition nothing definite was decided.
The committee annointpd Mt the last