Show COOliDGE SIGNS Bill ILL BOOSTING I i iP POSTAL STAl WAGES AGES I I J. J I IMore More Than Persons Per Per- sons ons Will Benefit by per per-I Addition Addition Addition Ad- Ad I of to Annual I p Pay y Action Ends Fight I Increase crea e in Postage Rates to Bring In Additional i of Revenue I Effective April 15 Next WASHINGTON r Feb 28 By U. U i.- i. The postal pa pay and rate inase inease inease in- in ease ase bill bilI was signed by President at S 8 30 tonight It Inc In- In c eases the pa pay of or postal clerks and numbering more than 2000 0 o by about each year ear adding out to the gove government ro The raises are effective at nce ce and back pa pay r from January 19 1925 5 under the new scale will wUl j paid as soon as possible Revenue He from postal rates incased in- in eased cased by the tho new v law will win bring bringan an n additional A new two-cent two service charge on reel post will raise and andOne andine andone one ine rates on newspaper reading atter alter in m the second class will be creased E considerably The rate on cards is in increased from froni one oneto to p 0 two cents but otherwise the f first st cUss class rates tales are unchanged NEW rEW gw RATES IN APRIL The revenue increases are effect effect- ve e April 15 J 1025 A new corrupt election practices t t. t proposed by Senator Walsh Senator Walsh of ot Massachusetts Democrat was en- en ted ted as a rider to the postal bill bUl ls Is s law which goes into effect 30 ays ys from today provides for tor comete compete com com- pete Jete ete publicity for all congressional contributions and expend- expend ures Urea together with the filing of ot n n itemized statement of ot accounts t r c each candidate for tor either houze hou e r with officials of congress Sounder lUnder Under the new law congressional candidates cannot spend more than the amount obtained by multiply multiply- ing pg ng three cents by t the the- e t total t number l r. r ft ot votes cast in the last general genera election lection for the office The law provides also for a Joint subcommittee of three members of the house committee and three thres members of the senate zIce tice committee to start an investigation invest invest- gation gatlon at once Into postal rates andreport andreport and andreport report back to congress next December December De De- cember Its Us recommendations for a a. permanent schedule of rates ENDS YEAR TWO-YEAR FIGHT Final disposition of the bill end- end id ted d a a. year two legislative fight by bye he e 7 The first bill providing for the straight pay increases without in increased increased in- in creased revenues revenues was passed overWhelminglY over- over and vetoed by President Coolidge last spring The senate upheld his veto eto by one vote ote after the house had voted to override it and frantic attempts were made to pass ass iss another bill The senate originated a bill increasing in- in creasing rates only to have It re refused reI re- re I fused used consideration and returned to the house louse which resented violation of f its constitutional right to mate inato revenue legislation The house passe l Its own measure which the theS senate S nate changed and passed The bill vent ent to conference and came out in Virtually the same form as the house Ill and was approved and sent to the president |