The Washington times., 1901-12-31
HAD TALK ON
POSTAL IDEAS.
Mr.. Loud Gives His Views
to the President.
is OPPOSED TO PENNY POSTAGE.
Thinks New Book Rate VIII Stand
President to Attend Charleston
Exposition February 12-School-
mate of President Visits the
White House.

The future policy OF the Postofice De-
partment under the administration Of ,hc
new Postmaster General. Henry c. Payne.
was discussed at length by Representa-
tive Loud Of California. Chairman Of the
Committee on Postofiices and Postroads.
and the President at the White House
yesterday. Representative Loud does not
favor the system OF penny postage advo-
Gated by Mr.. Payne. He says that under
the existing rate deficit ensues each
year and that to cut the rate in half
would multiply the loss.
It would be necessary. he points out in
order to gain the same revenue as is now
derived. to handle twice as many let
ters. The expense of carrying would then
be ut least 10 per cent greater than IL is
now.
Thinks New Book Rate VIII stand.
Regarding the crusade by certain pub
fishers against the recent order Of the
Postmaster General, which prohibits
paper-eovered books and novels being sent
through the mails as second-class matter.
on the ground that they are serial maya
zines, Mr.. Loud said that he thought the
present ruling would stand The Presi-
dent is said to be thoroughly in sympathy
with Postmaster General Smith in the
stand ne has taken.
Representative Loud is opposed TO any
move on the part Of the Government 10
acquire possession and operate telegraph
or telephone lines.
Philippine Government BuI.
Senators Lodge and Spooner were also
In conference with the President for some
of the bill for the civil government OF
the Philippines, which is being prepared
by Senator Lodge and Secretary Root
The hfll will be introduced Immediately
after the holidays. AMI taken up in the
Senate as soon as ,he Philippine tariff
bill. which has already passed the House,
is out of the way.
There we're not many callers at the
White House yesterday. The rule that
the President will see only those callers
who have important business is still in
effect. and will be until after TOMORROW.
The Rev. E. c. Wolf, of Gettysburg. Pa,
invited the President TO attend the big
Memorial Day exercises on the old battle
ground there on May 80 next, but. Of
course the President was not able to
promise that he would do so.
To Go to Charleston Exposition.
While the details have not been ar
ranged. il is definitely decided that the
President will go to the South Carolina
Interstate and West Indian Exposition
at Charleston, s. c.. on February Il next
That date is the anniversary of Lin
coins birthday and its celebration in
what was the cradle OF the rebellion
attended by the President Of the United
States will be an effort TO wipe out what
remaining tinge of bitterness there may
be.
The members Of The Cabinet and their
families will probably be invited to ac-
company the President on the trin.
George Asta Buruaga, Of Santiago de
Chile. former Charge d'Afaiges OF the
Chilean Legation in Washington. called
On the President yesterday and renewed
an acquaintance formed when the Presi-
dent was attending school in New York.
The two were close friends then. Buru-
aga's father, q. 5. Buruaga. was then
Chilean Minister TO Jhis country.