American Fork Citizen | 1912-08-17 | Page 2 | Act Launches Parcels Post

ACT LAUNCHES PARCELS POST. I Postoff Ice ' Appropriation Bill, Carry- B ing $160,000,000, Passes the Sen- B ate at Night Session. I Washington. Tho senate on Tues I day night passed the post office appro- I printlon bill, carrying In tho neigh- I borhood of $160,000,000. Tho hill hnn I established n parcels post and also I permits employes of the postofflco de I partmcntito organize, provided thoy I do not ufflllnto with any outsldo labor I organization. "v I The only change made in tho bill I nftor It was reported to tho senate I was an amendment providing thnt whenever postofflco employes work overtime they shall bo paid In tlmo instead of money. Scuntor Smith of Georgia endeavored endeavor-ed to havo tho parcels post provision reconsidered, but failed. Only two senators voted against fho parcels post. Thoy were Scnntor L'urtls of Kunsas and Senator Bailey of TexaB.