Show KNOCKED UUT I L Loud Measure Relatii l t n to SeGollllClass Mail Mat I ter i is Killed BILL S RECOMMITTED This Settles its Fate for the I Present Session VOTE VERY DECISIVE ONE Discussion of tho Measure Has Consumed Con-sumed Three Days At Times it Has Been Very Spirited Bill Had tho Support of Every Official Who Had Investigated the SubjectIt Permitted Transmission Through tho Mails at Pound Rates or All Legitimate Publications But it Shut Out Books Bearing Title of Tho Velvet Hand or tho Life of Injun Dick and Others of That IlkThis is the Third Attempt of Mr Loud to Get the Measure Through Congress Washington March 2Artcr a spirited spir-ited discussion extending over three days the Loud bill relating to second class mall matter was recommitted by the House today to the Committee on Postofllces The majority In favor of the motion lo recommit was so decisive that It is regarded as unlikely that the measure will appear again during the present Congress Mr Loud said after the vote was announced this was the third time and out so far as he AUS concerned The vote on the motion Wi9 14Sjlo 90 with 1C present and not r1ji MOON OPPOSES BILL Mr Moon discussed l at length the handling and transportation of mall matter malnlalning there could be no evil effect rom permitting the second class mailer tIme privileges it has now He made a strong plea for the ietenfl lion as secondclass matter of the literature lit-erature which he said was so valuable to the people and such a means of Instruction In-struction and education to the people The education of the people was more important he said than a small bit ore o-re nuc to the Government Mr Talbert South Carolina declared the present law sufficiently covered the subjects touched upon by the bill and said the country editors would be time heaviest sufferers by the passage of I the bill Mr Cummings New York In 1 a characteristic speech opposed the bill In the interest of every man who wants cheap literature every typesetter and every bookbinder In the city of New York lie declared that by the enactment S enact-ment of the pending bill Copgrcss would take work from every man Interested In-terested In the printing trade MOODY CHOOSES THE DEBATE Mr Moody Massachusetts closed the general debate In support of tho bill He carefully analyzed the provisions I pro-visions of the bill presenting as he I proceeded arguments In favor of each provision The weight of his early argument ar-gument was In support of the bill because be-cause It would save to the Government an enormous sum of money per annum an-num With the money which the Go einment had lost on secondclaims mall matter during the past ten years Mr Moody declared It could havo constructed con-structed thu Eslhmian canal or a fleet of modern battleships In conclusion Mr Moody paulo a strong appeal for the passnge of the bill as a myasuro on tile side of the people and against the special and selfish Interests Mr RUIgeley Kansas declared that railroad companies were today lelc graphlng members to support the bill He deemed this particularly slgnlil cant of the Interest the railroads had In tho matter The light ho said would mver end until Government ownership of railroads had become an accomplished fact COWHERD SUPPORTS MEASURE Mr Cowherd Missouri speaking In support of the bill said every official who had Investigated the subJect had given his approval to the measure He held up to tho view of the House a I copy of The Volvo Hand or the Lite I I of Injun Dick paperbound which he I said was entitled to secondclass rates II while It clothbound copy of Rob Roy which he had purchased for 5 cents could not be sont as second class mutter His argument elicited nluch applause Mr Clark Missouri proposed and the House adopted an amendment which he said was In the Interest of tho country editor allowing sample I copies to 100 per cent of the subscription subscrip-tion list and not exceeding 2000 sample I copies Mr Snodgrnss Tennessee offered a I substitute for section 2 doing away I with all limitations on sample copied losl 91 lo 77 I i COLLEGE PAPERS An amendment was adopted admitting I admit-ting college and school papers and periodicals including business and commercial com-mercial colleges and the periodicals ot student fraternities not to exceed 2000 copies to the malls at scondclasi j rates Mr Heatwole Minnesota offered an amendment providing that all publications I publica-tions vb l HV th4q net ire Emitted as secondclass mall matter having a rnbsciiiI JOII Ilil llLUIIlt Jlv euc4 f shall jtsparotc I the same by States I pities towns and counllf agreed to l1Gto1 I Mr Morris l Minnesota offered an junundmont to scctloa L I Including In the 1 periodfials admitted Co the bill as fcscondclaas mall matter publications or all legulariy Incorporated Institu t i tions of earning all strictly profesSional profes-sional literary historical or scientific Bocltles including bulletins Issued by Stale boards of health and State experiment I exper-iment and scientific stations provided provid-ed that publications or any pari tlcular Issue shall not be designed for advertising purposes The amendment was agreed to BILL IS RECOMMITTED i Mr Moon moved to recommit the measure to the Postoffice committee without Instructions The motion to recommit prevailed on a yea and nay vote US to 06 sixteen being present and not voting rhe diplomatic and consular appropriation appro-priation bill was sent to conference with Messrs Hltt Adams and Dlnsmore as conferees The House then at 1 lip I li-p in adjourned |