The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
OUT OF THIS CONGRESS
Would Have Injured the Cause OF
Cheap Literature.
THE APPROPRIATION FOR PORTO RICO
Democrats of the Senate Criticise Restoration
Of House Provision of the Bill Cov,rng
Future Collections Of Revenue. Ba-
cons Speech.

Washington, March 22.-After a spirited
Loud Bill relating to second-class mail
matter was recommitted by the House to-
day to the Committee on Postoffices. The
majority in favor of the motion to recon-
NIT was so decisive that it is regard d
as unlikely that the measure will appear
again during the present Congress- Mr..
Loud said after the vote was announced
that this was the third time and out, SO
far as he was concerned. The vote on
the motion was 14S to SO with sixteen
present and not voting.
The final vote was preceded by lively
debate on the general features of the
bill, the principal speeches being made
by Mr.. Moon, (Tenn.) in opposition to the
measure and by Mr.. Moody (Mass.) in
support of it.
Mr.. Moon urged the value of the litera-
ture now sent as second-class matter as
instructive to the people, point more
important than a small bit of revenue to
the Government. The express companies
he said, would have a monopoly of the
carrying of cheap literature if this bill
passed.
Mr.. Talbert Is. CO. declared in opposing
a mania for new legislation or for re-
enacting old legislation. He believed tn
present law sufficiently covered the sub
jects touched upon by the bill He quoted
Mr. Griggs, (Ga) as saying the pending
bill did not change existing law.
Mr.. Griggs entered a denial of this
statement and Mr.. Talbert retorted thai
the Georgians ground and lofty tumblinf
had made it impossible for even himself
to tell what he meant by his speech. II
conclusion Mr.. Talbert declared the coun-
try editors would be the heaviest suffer-
ers by the passage of the bill.
Mr. Cummings IN. Y) said he opposed
the bill in the interest of every man who
wants cheap literature, every typesette'
and every book-binder in the city of New
York. The city of New York, he said
paid $5,000,000 every year to the Post
office Department for second-class post
age, and by the enactment of the pending
bill Congress would take work from every
man interested in the printing trade.
The Senate amendments to the Diplo
matte and Consular Appropriation Bill
were non-concurred in by the House, ard
the bill sent to conference with Messrs
Hit, Adams and Dinsmore as confer es
At 2:10 o'clock p. M, discussion of tn
Loud Bill under the five minute rule W.
begun Mr.. Ridgeley (Kansas) declared
that railroad companies were today tel
graphing members to support the bill
He deemed this particularly significant o
the interest railroads had in the mea
sure. The fight, he said, would never
end until Government ownership of rail
roads had become an accomplished fact.
Mr.. Clark (Mo.) proposed an amendmen
which he said was in the interest of tn
country editor, allowing sample copies Vi
to 100 per cent. of the subscription list
and not exceeding 1000 sample copies il
place of the committee provision of 81
per cent. of the subscription list, and {
limit of 500 sample copies. The amend
ment was agreed to without division.
Mr.. Ray IN. W offered an amendment
admitting college and school papers and
periodicals Except those of business col
1eges) and the periodicals of student fra
ternities not to exceed 1000 copies to tn
mails at second-class rates.
Mr.. Hull Iowa) offered an amendment