Show I REFORM IN POSTAL SERVICE I Commission Investigating Matter for Two Years Reports Washington Jar 11The postal commission oC the House and Senate which has been Investigating postal I matters for the last two yeans made its report today The committee reports re-ports in favor 6f excluding from the I secondclass mail rate first books whether bound or unbound second i newspapers and periodicals unsold sent by a i news agent to another IICVB I 0 I EL4L Vl lCLU1IIU LV LII IUUIUC1 third sample copies of newspapers I above a certain small fixed proportion j of the circulation The commission also unanimously reports re-ports against the continuance of the I system of transmitting malls In the pneumatic tubes under present conditions condi-tions The commission unanimously reports re-ports that neither a change in postage nor the establishment of a system Qr parcels post is i practicable under existing ex-isting condlonsof revenue and expenditure ex-penditure oven i otherwise desirable upon which no opinion is expressed Upon the question of railways there i j I I arc five reports First a report signed by Senators Wolcott and Allison which declares that the present rate of railway rail-way mall pay is not excessive and ought not to be changed except by the discontinuance of the appropriations for special facilities which it declares should be discontinued SecondA report signed by Mr Loud of California concurring with the last named report except that It recommends recom-mends the adoption of railway mal payments In accordance with space occupied I oc-cupied instead of by the methods now prescribed by law ThirdA report signed by Mr Moody which declares that upon the evidence the railway mal pay Is not excessive I but recommends further Investigation as to the prevailing methods of loading I I postal cars and inquiry into the question ques-tion whether tho methpds may not be corrected so as to result in i saving r without injury to thecarrier In this report Mr Catchings concurs I FourthA report signed by Senator I Martin and Mr Catchings dissenting from the views of the other members t of tho commission with regard to the discontinuance of appropriations for special facilities I Fifth A report signed by Mr Fleming Flem-ing In which he states that he thinks there should be some reduction In the present rate of railway mall pay either 1 by a 5 per cent reduction generally and a still further reductldn on the routes I where the volume of traffic Is greatest 9rfncn the suggesjtlpns are not adopted by a chang6 In the special pay for postal ears t Mr Fleming also holds that the Government Gov-ernment should pay for the transportation transporta-tion of postofilcc ofilclals when traveling travel-ing as passengers In passenger cars Free transportation for mall men should cars he holds be confined to mat President Still Improving Washington Jan 14 President Mc lfc Klnley continues to improve thpugh It is not expected he will be in his office or see any one during this week He is transacting r dUIff E but It I is confined to urgent 5ardon cases and the signing of bills |