Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-19
FOR MAGAZINE CHARGE
Postmaster General Hustles About
Capitol for Votes.
POSroFFTCE hill NAY BE HELD UP
Proposed Postal Charge fer Large
Magazines. official Says. Does
Vet Affect Agricultural
Publications at All.


WASHINGTON. Feb. IR-gspeciai rele-
gram. )-Postmaster General Hitchcock was
the busiest individual about the senate cor
ridors today He was on the senate side,
OF the capitol for the purpose Of securing
VOTES for the senate amendment % the
postofflce appropriation BIN providing that
during the fiscal year ending June %. 49,
the rate Of postage on tsxfusl and general
reading matter contained in periodical
publications other than Newspapers shall
be I cent per pound OF fraction thereof.
ard on sheets OF any publication % either
~ said classes containing IN whole OF
mart any advertisements. whether display.
descriptive or teztual. cents per pound or
fraction thereof; provided that the IN
crease rate shah not apply 70 publications
mailing less than 4ooo pounds Of each Is
sue.
'srhe amendment does not apply to agTi-
cultural magazines or farm newspapers
They are in the category Of newspapers
for they most largely print news Of value
10 the interests which they represent In
Guiding market reports which puts them
directly in the newspaper class" said M
Hitchcock. The magazines Of the coun-
trv. Who are fighting this amendment, have
rnisreprssented il wherever possible and
Jun the agricultural press against the
amendment. which is along The lines OF
( economy in public service
( views 81 Mr.. Penrs-e.
senator Penross. chairman OF the post
office and poEtroads COMMITTEES Of the sen
ate. oorroboratinE the statement OF the
postmaster general. said that agzicuitural
publications we're exempt from the amend
meur BY Interpretation q the Dodds act
as laid down BY law Officers Of the govern
ment He said agricultural magazines ana
farm journals we're exempt and thai Il
was the intention OF the postmaster gen
eral ia place a wider eonstructioa upon
publications Of the character referred "a
than heretofore. and he even inrimated
nat shey would be permitted 20 club theil
pubiicGrions % associations. which DriVi-
IeEa d now denied them.
The magazines are putting uD the nEhl
q their lives 70 defeat the amendment
while the postmaster general. Representing
the administration and friends % IN,
amendment are battling just a. strongly
20 secure rs passage.
Win these forces aEraged against on
another Il Is not at all without the rams
81 probability that the post0ffios appropr
alton hil may be defeated and another rea
son creates for an extra session Of con
sress.
water sale aim Paaaea.
The senate hlu introduced b. Warrsl
Of Wyoming proFidinE authorization q
the sscretaIy 81 the interior 90 make con
+ tract Cor disposition q excess or surpiu
p water stored under the reclamation a.
passed the house today and having pre-
. Fiousiy passed the senate. noE goes 10 th
; praE,denr Tor approval
ThR president todag uomnHted me fol
lowing 10 an misunderstanding in Nebraska
AKteu Noble Sanford Baden. WIliiaI
p Bennett, Hoihruok. Herhsrt G. Milier.
Z senator BriztoE to-day introduces a
Z amandment be proposes 20 the aETiruiturr
appEopEiatian III. Which provides that