New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-01
HOUSE SANCTIONS TWO
PARCELS POST PLANS
Adopts q General MakeShlft
Measure and an Experimental
Scheme for Rural Routes.
.FAVORS A JOINT INQUIRY
Dozens of Amendments Advanced
and Lost Before Compro-
mise Is Reached After
Hot Debate.
Ppm m. Tribune Bureau

From 'rhs Tribune Burc,H
Washington, April 3o.-Authori|lng
the appointment of joint committees u
the two houses. which shall report
general parcels post bill ut the bes'hf''ne
Of the next session Of Congress- NV
House tonight. after long and spiritc"
debate. agreed upon an experimental
nnrcoIs most for strictly rural routes ana
a makeshift general parcels post WIN y
extends 10 domestic shipments OF lou' 4"
cIoss mail matter AT the international
Postal Union rate Of f. cents pound
for packaRes Weighing not NOR" IMAM
oIovon hounds. The rural route parcels
most will handle packages OF inc SAh''
weight limit at n rate OF hNe CENTS VI
the first pound aud one cent for ea'h '"-
ditional pound.
The action " tho Hous" ~ - com
promiso between the different ad'o's''S
of various schemes Of parcels posi- l"e
isIat,on These divergent plans rang"
all the way from the condemnation ~
tho oyprcss companies and tn" "stan-
Ushmont Of an express post I" VIZ
zone system" and unlimited parcels
post bills.
Many Amendments Lost
Dozens Of amendments vor" proposep
and lost before the substitute propose"
hv Chairman Moon of the House Posi-
onico COMMITTEES was finally adopteH
The parcels post battle, however "''
fought ont while the House was in com
mi,tec of tho whole, and roll'aI N''"
may be taken when the postofi,c' ap-
preparation bill is acted upon III thr
House proper on Thursday
The Joint committee which is ~ he
charged with Investigating the entlr"
parcels post question will be composed OF
three members Of the House and three
Of the Senate. This committee VIII con
slider the various plans suggested for
parcels post. including the L""is-Go"ke
bill for the condemnation "f the express
companies. and viii report 10 congress
ut the beginning Of the next session a
bill FOR the establishment OF pcrma-
Representatives Moon and Lewis ar
gucd tonight that tho question was Dig
enough 10 admit Of slight dclaj. and
Mr.. LOWS. who IL a consistent advocate
Of the plan to take over the express
companies. agreed to the compromise
ARRANGEMENT Mr. Moon explained that
the postofice COMMITTEE" had proposed
only a skeleton" Of a parcels post meas
ure and that the debate IN tn" House
had demonstrated the need ot further
study Of the subject.
Representative Lcnroot. . Wisconsin
insurgent insisted that tho House
should dispose Of the question without
further delay. and asserted hotly, There
IS no need waiting until after the cl"c-
tons" The votes on tho various amend
ments proposed 10 tho bill Were. how
ever. along non-partisan lines.
Approves Good Roads Idea
The House also adopted several other
legislative features Of the postofi'Cc bill.
and the measure is now ready for fnal
passage. Among the "snags' finally APP
proved is the Shackclford good roads
amendment which provides that the fed
eral government shall contribute to the
upbuidinS OF public highways by pay
ing "A graduated toll FOR the use II all
roads over which the rdral mails are car
rled. The estimated annual expenditure
is from $7.ODOOO 10 Sl4 .OO0,0n
The Barnhart amendment requiring
all newspapers and periodicals TO publish
nspiCuously the names OF IN -ir edi-
tors. owners and stockholders Was also
adopted. with an amendment which pro-
yidcs that such publication need be Only
once in seven DAYS and that trade union
papers and publications published for
benevolent purposes shall be exempt
Another amendment provides that ad-
Vertising matter carried as reading mat
ter shall be labelled advertisement.
One feature Of the bill Is an abrOga-
ton Of tho rule, described By Democrats
as a gag" rule. which prevented federal
employs in the postal service from com
planning To Congress Of Their treatment.
Ottawa. ont. April 3O.-The Canadian
government will establish parcels post
tomorrow with France. Algeria and
Corsica.