Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-02-11 | Page 1 | Increased Rate on Magazines Blocked

INCREASED RATE ON MAGAZINES BLOCKED Provision Affecting Both Newspapers and Periodicals May Come Up Later. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. The provision pro-vision in. the postal bill increasing postage post-age on newspapers and periodicals and reducing to 1 cent the rate on drop letters let-ters in cities, towns and on rural routes, was thrown out today in the senate on a point of order made by Senator Hitch-cof-l;, Democrat. Senator Bryan (PemoeraO for the committee, ave notiic that on Monday he would move to chanae the senate rules to permit such legislation or appropriation ap-propriation bills and would tlien again offer the provision as an amendment. A provision forbidding the mails to publications containing liquor advertisements advertise-ments going into territory where such advert isements arc unlawful was stricken out on a point of order by Senator Hughes. Senator Jones pave notice he would move Monday to suspend the rules and then move to have the provision inserted. in-serted. A two-thirds vote is required to suspend the rules. A separate bill to accomplish the same end has already passed the senate, but not the house.