The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-31
THE BIG ONES
IN DISPUTE
COnfereeS Discuss Amendments to
The Railroad Rate Bill.
DISPOSED OF TWENTY-FIVE

Reputed Abuses in the Second. lass
Mail System Pointed Out by sena,
tor 6siley-call for Report on the
Condition Of Packing Plants-Lona.
worth's Idea Ruled Out
Washington, May 30 When tue
conferees on the rats bill adjourned
at the conclusion VI a session every
amendment in the bill had been gons
over More than score OF amend.
ments have been disposed Of either
by acceptance or rejection. the indica.
ton being that most Of them have
been accepted The important amend
ments are still subjects Of considers-
ton and the indications are that a
speedy agreement cannot be hoped for
! The express company amendment is
still disagreed to- the pipe line amend
ment is also one Of those unsettled
likewise the amendment forbddng
common carriers ownership in produc
ing properties. the Jim Grow" car
/ amendment is also in dispute; also the
| pass amendment and that relative to
| the size of the commission
/ During the consideration Of the dip
! lomatic and consular bill in the house
an interesting debate was had on the
| amendment proposed by Mr.. Long
! worth (O) to appropriate 81 900, 900
| for the acquisition in foreign capitals
| Of proper sites and buildings for the
embassies and Legations OF the United
States for the residences OF ambas.
sadors and ministers to for ign coun-
tries Mr., Longworth, in urging his
amendment, which went out on point
of order, insisted that by providing
residences for our ambassadors the
question of rent would be eliminated
He said this was now the largest neces-
sary expense. With a residence pro.
yided by the government a man of
moderate means could live in q dig
nihed way on his salary. All other ma
tions, he said. either own their own
residences or allow literally for rent.
Mr. Shirley CKyD discussed the
wasteful extravaganza, the outrageous
and I'M American method OF living OF
some Of our representatives. abroad
He spoke OF the representative or
America TO the court OF St James,
paying $4,000 year for house rent in
London and remarked that he was
not representing but misrepreSenting
the country that honors him"
The senate heard criticism OF
the secondclass mail system, which
was begun by Senator Bailey in con.
nection with the consideration Of the
postoftice appropriation bill He stated
that the bulk Of the second class mat.
ter had grown to such an extent as to
require an appropriation of $4,000
900, and cOntended that the people
who read the magazines and papers
should pay this expense. not the peo-
pie at large. Speaking OF the religious
publications he said that the cost OF
their transportation could not be be
srudsed, but protested against making
the nOn-Christian taxpayer share the
expense of their distribution. Senator
Penrose agreed with the Texas sena-
tor, saying that the abuse OF the sec
ond-class mail privileges are becom'
ing SO colossal as to startle the imag-
iuatiOn and even our credulity." He
said that the present bill carried $l92
100000, and predicted that in a few
years the amount necessary to meet
the demands would be double that
amount, Indeed, he predicted that the
time would come within the legislative
lives Of present senators when the
appropriation for the poStortice depart
ment would not be less than 100000
600 He also spoke OF the increase ia
the west of the rural delivery service.
and summing up predicted that unless
the original purpose of the second
class system is restored it will oper
ate to break down the entire postal
system. He said that much of the eN-
pense is due to the excessive weight of
advertising matter carried by the
periodicals while much OF the read
ing matter was feeble and ineffective"
The sena passed the postoftice APP
preparation bill, carrying an appropria
tion of So $4,000. aud Immediately
afterward adjourned over Memorial
a.