The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-23

kilograms addressed TO different members
OF the House. all opposing the bilI
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
to permit college periodicals to pass as
second-class matter. as at present. In re-
ferring to the two tons of 'Sapho
mailed the other day Mr.. Cummings said
Anthony Comstock had been fastened on
New York and it was his business to stop
ths 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 1t 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
the country newspaper publishers. and he
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
mn tbTr Iyf 70
send through the mails at second class
rates unlimited issues of sample copies,
which was defeated
Call for n Vote.
Mr.. Ray of New York offered an amend
nent 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 1000 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 1Oi to
50. As amended the amendment was
adopted.
An amendment offered by Mr. Morris
VI SiluuesOld WIS agreed 10 extending tne
second class privilege to the publication
of state boards of health and experiment
and scientific stations and it was adopted.
This brought the bill up to the hour OF
o'clock, when the previous question
operated to the passage of the bill upon
all pending amendments Two offered by
Mr.. Clark OF Missouri were Ggreed to.
changing the word Legitimate" as ap-
piled to lists of subscribers to bona
do md vii ont tho foo Htnr,
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 1000 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 Postoffices and
Postroads. and it was so ordered-Yeas
i4S nays 96. -ssrr.r
The vote in detail was as follows:
Yeas kdamson, Allen OF Kentucky, Baker,
Bankhead. Barney. 5Sastlett, Bell, Bellamy, Ben
ton. Berry, Boreing. Brantiey. Brenner. Brewer,
Brnsius, Brown, .Bnindidge, Burkett Burieson,
Burnett, Caldwell, Chanler, Clayton Of Alabama,
Clayton ri New York, Cochran Of Missouri, COch-
rane OF New York, Cconey. Cooper Of wiscon-
CuacS, Cushman, Dahle. Davenport (Saiuucl.
Davenport Stanley, Ddvey, Davis, De Arncnd,
De Gfafenreid, Dinsmore, Dougherty, Doyener,
briggs Of New York. DTiscoil. Elliott Finley,
Fitzgerald OF New York. Foster, CASTOR Gil
bert, GlynB Green OF Pennsylvania Crosyenor,
Hal, Hay. thnry Of Mississippi. Henry Of Texas,
jenkins. Jet, JOhr =tun. Jones OF Virginia, Jones
Of Wa hington, kitchin, Kleberg, kluttz, Lamb,
lands, Lanham, ientz Levy Lewis Little,
LLOYD Lorimer, Lybrsnd. Mcclellan. Mcculoch.
lsDoweil. Aciae. Maddox, Marsh, Meekison,
Mercer Of Minn
Morgan, Morris. NuGd. Muller, Nsphen. Neville.
NeNlauds, Norton Of Ohio, Norton Of South
Carolina, o,Grady; otcy, Pierce of Tennessee.
Pesrre. Phillips, Rhca of Kentucky, Rhea of
Virginia, Riclrardso1. Ridgely. Rordsn, Rixey,
Roberts, Robertson Of Louisiana Rodenberg
Rupert, Ryan OF New York, Ryan of Pennsylva-
Slayden, Small, Smith Of Kentucky. Snodgrass,
Spalding, Spiglf Stark. Stephens Of Texas.
Stokes. sulzer. Sutherland. Tslbert, Thayer,
Tompaips. Turner. Nandiver Van Voorhis
wachter, Watson, Wheeler. Williams (Iames RI,
Williams (WiilIm Eiza), Williams OF Missis
sippi, Wilson OF Idaho. Wilson Of South Carolina,
Zenur, and Zeigler-liS
ys-Aldrich, Alexander, Allen OF Maine
Bailey OF Kansas. Ball, Barber, Barham, Bing-
ham. Boutcll Of Illinois, Bower,ock Brick
Bromwell. Burke OF South Dakota. Burke Of
Texas. Burleigh of Maine Burton. Butler. Cal
derhedd, Campbell. Capron, Clark OF Missouri
Clarke OF New Hampshire, Cooper Of Texas
Cousins, towherd Crcmer, Dalzcil. Dick. Dol
liver Emerson. ESch, Fleming. Fletcher. Ford
my. Fo :, Gardner OF New Jersey. Gill.
Gillet Of New York, GiIlc.t Of Massa-
ehnsett', Graf. Greene Of Massachusetts,
t.riSgs Of Georgia. Haugen. Hawley. Heatwole
Hedge, Henry OF Connecticut. Hepburn, Ill.,
Hit. Howard, HUH. Jack Ketchau. Knox. La.
cey. laac, iatimer, Lawrence. Linney Little
field, Long. Loud McCIelry. Mcpherson Mann.
Nletcalf Miller. Mendel. Mocdy Of Massachnsctts
Moody Of Oregon, Needham. olmsted Often
pycrstreeJ. Parker of New Jersey. PAYNE Raw of
New York, Russell. Shattuc, Shelden sherman.
Sperrl. Sprague. steele, stevens ci Minnesota
stewart Of New York. Stewart of Wisconsin