Show i I PUBLISHERS PUBLISHERS' BILL BILLIs I IS NOT APPROVED I 1 Measure 1 asU Repealing Second Class Postal Rates Is Vetoed by Washington May a 3 The House p committee refused toda today to act favorably fa on the Fess bill proposIng proposing propos propos- ing lag repeal of th the graduated increase o in second Herond class mall mail rates for or 1920 19 1021 1921 1 and 19 1922 was was was' T 7 to S on the measure which was as introduced b by Representative lye live Fesa Foss Republican Ohio at the re- re duct o of the American n Publishers Publishers' Publishers Publishers' Publishers Publishers' Pub Pub- lishers' lishers association The Tho 1 1919 rat rates cs would have o bean continued in effect w while v Ii h I I e a a congressional committee worked out a policy of second class clas mall mail rate rale charges J. J Committee members said the bill ml might ht be e called up liter later for An on a substitute for or the Fess bill b the committee adopted 9 to G 6 a motion of or representative M Madden I a a. 1 d o 0 n ii Republican Illinois b by which which a flat fiat rato rate of oC l c ca a a pound would b bo be charged for tor reading matter regardless of oC dl distance tanco carried while t tho the rates on on advertising matter would range ranSe Cr from m He to Gic Gc a a. pound Under this plan the existing law bw providing pro pro- I viding for automatic Increases of or rates rateR this year car and tho the next two yearn carn would be repealed The vote of oC the committee adopting this plan was not final committee members said A final vote will be betaken betaken taken when all committeemen can cnn l be c present I |