Evening star., 1925-01-04
SEEKS TO ADVANCE
POSTAL PAY BILL
Moses Asks Action on Admin
istration Measure Ahead
of Test Vote.

Failing to obtain immediate Senate
action yesterday on the administration
measure to increase postal salaries and
rates Senator Moses, Republican, New
Hampshire, in charge of the bill, gave
notice that he would press for action
tomorrow before there is opportunity
for consideration of President Cool
idge's veto of the salary bill passed
last session.
With many Senator's favoring a
straightout test arst on the Executives
veto, some leaders were doubtful that
the majority required 10 bring up the
new administration measure could be
obtained
When Senator Moses. after explain
ing in detail the provisions for rate
increases, asked unanimous consent
yesterday for Immediate consideration
of the bill, Senator Norris. Republican.
Nebra ska. objected. He previously had
asked the reasons for action on this
measure before the veto was voted
upon.
Oddfe to Fight Increase.
Meanwhile Senator Oddie. Repub-
lican, Nevada, a member of the post
office committee, served notice he
would make a fight against the pro-
posed 1 cent a pound increase on ad-
vertising matter in publications sub
ject to first and second zone rates.
Publishers have protested vigorously
against this rate change.
Readjustments OF second class
rates ordered by the committee will
yield an additional $500. 900 in rev.
enue annually as against $4,000 900
proposed by the administration. SEN
ator Moses said in explaining the
bill. The readjustments affecting
first, third and fourth class mail
schedules as proposed by the Post
Office Department are satisfactory to
President Coolidge, Mr.. Moses said,
after visit to the White House. a
Under a previous agreement the
Senate will take up President Cool
idge's veto on the pay bill on Mon
day not later than 2 o'clock and vote
on 1t by Tuesday not later than 4
o'clock
Race for Consideration.
Thus If the double-barreled admin
istration bill, increa sing rates as well
as salaries, is taken up Monday 1t
must be passed within two hours or
for consideration.
Should the new measure be ap-
proved it is considered doubtful that
n vote will be taken on the veto. Dis
cussing this vote yesterday, Senator
Moses declared his faith that the veto
would be sustained. If it was not, he
announced he would press for early
action on the rate increase measure.
Otherwise. he also favored action on
the pay and rate increase bill with
the provision for hearings on rate in
creases to be held in the Summer
Senator Norris suggested that the
postal pay bill be passed over the
veto and that the committee then con
tinue hearings Immediately on the
rate increases, to be considered later
Seeks to Recover Losses.
Explaining provisions of the new
bill, Senator Moses said changes in
zones on portions of publications de-
voted to advertising were made in an
effort to bring back into the mails a
large class that went out when Sec
ond-class postage rates were increas-
ed as war measure. Hearings or
the bill DEVELOPED that large publish
ers were sending their periodicals by
freight to distant points for re-entr,
| In post offices there SO as to take ad
vantage of the lower postal zonine
rates.
Senator Moses said It was Difficult,
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