The times., 1900-03-23

| kilograms addressed to different members
OF the House, all opposing the bill.
Representative Bromwell OF Ohio pre-
sented newspaper articles favoring the bill
Mr.. Cummings of New York read letter
| from the Chancellor Of the New York Uni
Versity asking him to oppose the Loud bill
/ unless an amendment was adopted SO as
10 permit college periodicals to pass as
second-class matter, as at present. In re-
terring to the two tons of 'Sapho' 8"
mailed the other day. Mr.. Cummings said
Anthony Comstock had been fastened on
New York and it was his business to stop
the sale OF pernicious literature He
! thought the House might as well have a
/ law suppressing all theatrical exhibitions
/ because Olga Nethersole had overstepped
the mark as to suppress all cheap litera-
ture because some OF IL was bad
Mr.. Clark OF Missouri offered amend
ments authorizing the publisher OF a pa
per to send sample copies through the
mails at second-class rates equal to the
full number Of it's circulation. provided
that the maximum number at any one
time shall not exceed 1000. These amend
ments and one other he proposed to offer.
defining the term Legitimate subscription
list Mr. Clark said. would fully protect
advised friends of the publisher to secure
these interests now. for the bill would
pass some time or other and then the pub
Usher might suffer.
Mr. Cochran of Missouri opposing the
amendment. said that the discussion had
plainly shown that instead of restricting
the second-class privilege there should be
greater liberality in that regard.
The amendments were agreed to-
Mr.. Snodgrass of Tennessee moved an
amendment authorizing newspapers to
send through the malls at second class
rates unlimited issues Of sample copies.
which was defeated.
Call for Vote.
Mr.. Ray of New York offered an amend
ment giving the publications of universi-
ties. colleges. and schools. except Of So
called business and commercial schools,
second class rates and giving them the
privilege of sending 1900 sample copies
of each issue as second class matter.
Mr.. Hull of Iowa moved to amend the
amendment by including business and
commercial schools and colleges with
other institutions OF learning and to re-
move the Limitation Of sample copies.
This was agreed to, by vote of 1O4 to
49, As amended the amendment was
adopted
An amendment offered by Mr. Morris
Of Minnesota was agreed to extending the
second class privilege to the publication
of state boards of health and experiment
and scientific stations and 1t was adopted
This brought the bill up to the hour OF
1 o'clock, when the previous question
operated to the passage Of the bill upon
all pending amendments. Two offered by
Alr. Clark OF Missouri were agreed to,
changing the word Legitimate" as ap-
piled to lists of subscribers to bona
iide. and striking out the qualification
who voluntarily order and pay, or agree
to pay for the same"
Another amendment offered by Mr.
Heatwole OF Minnesota was also agreed
to. limiting to publishers who have a
circulation exceeding 5000. the necessity
CT separating their second class mail
matter. before depositing 1t in the post
offices. into packages by States. cities.
towns and counties.
Mr. Moon then moved to recommit the
bill to the Committee on Postofices and
Postroads, and it was so ordered-Yeas
i4S. nays 96. -s.l-.-
The vote in detail was as follows
Neas-bdamson. Allen OF Kentucky, Baker
Bankhead Barney, 5sagtleit Bell Beamy. Ben. !
ton Berry, Boreng. Brauticy, Brenner. Brewer
Brcsius, Brown. BGrdidge Burkett. BurlesUn, |
Burnett, Caldwell, Charler, Clayton Of Alabama, /
Clayton nj NeG York Cochran Of Missouri, CJcl- /
raDc OF New York Ccouev Cooper of Wi-con-
sin. Cos. Crawford, Crowley Cumming. Curtis /
ca acN, eastman, Dshle. davenport tSaiuucn /
Davenport tst1nleyl, DJvey, Davis, De Armcnd /
De Gr1fenIeid Dinsmorc, Dougherty DoveEer, |
b1igB5 of Ntw York, DI=c0i Elliott. Finley,
fitzgerald OF New York Foster. CASTOR. Gil |
BERT GlynE. Green OF Pennsylvania, GrosYeuor, |
.iail, Hay tknry Of Mississippi Henry Of Texas, |
Jenkins Jet, Johf st1n. Jones Of Virginia, Jones |
f Wa hington, hitohin. Klsberg, kluttz, Lamb, |
Landis, LGHham. ieutz, Levy. Lewis. Little |
Lloyd, Lorimcr, Lybraud, Mcclellan. NcCulloch. |
lSDowel. McRae. Maddox. Marsh Neckison
Morgan. Morris, Nudd Muller. NapheH. Neville, |
NaniIu's, Norton Of Ohio, Norton ui South /
arolira, OGrady. ote5. Pierce Of Tennessee.
'eafrc. Phillips Rhel Of Kentucky, Rhea Of
.rairia RicIariioI. Ridgely, Riordsn, Rivey,
Roberts Robertson ut Louisiana Rodenberg.
RUPERT, Ryan oi New York, Ryan Of Pennsyya-
.,I, salmon, Scudder Shgiroth, Sheppard. Sims,
'Hflti small, smith OF Kentucky. Snodgrass.
'paldirg. SpigIf stark. stephens of Texas I
'tckes. Sul1cr sutherland. TslbeTt Thayer
Complains, Turner. Nandiyer. Van Yoorhs,
lacHur, Natso7, Wheeler. Williams lJsmes r.,
u illim. tN NiillIm Eiza1. Williams OF Nissis- |
Ippi. Wilson OF Idaho. wilson OF South Carolina.
.enur, and Zeigier-l4s
Nays Aldrich, Alexander Allen OF Maine.
iiiiey OF Kansas. Ball, Barber. Blrham. Bing-
ham. Boutcu 0t Illinois, BoweriJcG. Brick
iromUcII. Burke OF South Dakota. Burke of |
eNas. Blr.egh ot Maine, Burton. Butler. Cal
crhcad, Campbell, CapTou. Clark OF Missouri |
larkr ui New Hampshire. Cooper OF Texas II
'7uS.us, toVheri. Crcmer. Dalzcll. Dick Dol
.ver Emerson. E>ch, Fleming, Fletcher. Ford
.iIlct OF New York, Cillclt Of Nassa-
husett, Graf, Greene Of Massachusetts.
.rgg, ot Georgia. Haugpu. Hawey. HeirvoIe.
ledge Henry of Connecticut. Hepburn, IiH,
iljt Howard Hun, Jack KeJcham. Knox. Ia
ey. lanr, latimer, Lawrence. Iinncr. Little
ed. Long, Loud, McCltlry MCPHERSON Mann.
et'glt Miller Moudcli, Mocdy ct Massachusetts,.
Ioldy OF oregon, Nesdham, Olmsted Often |
Jersey pfI-f .4F !