Show FIGHT AGAINST PARCEL POST IN SENATE FAILS amendments to Post postoffice office dill bill pr pro posing to curb postmaster general do down to defeat wash washington ington all attempts to limit the a authority ut hority of the postmaster general to change the weight aratea or zones in tho the parcel post service were defeated friday in the senate during consideration ton of the post postoffice office appropriation pria tion bill I 1 an amendment to the bill an it passed the house proposed by the senate committee to prevent the postmaster general from making these changes was defeated 33 to 24 then senator bankhead Dank hea chairman of the committee sought to forestall a proposed increase in maximum weight of packages to pounds by an amendment providing that postal funds should not bauser to fo transport packages of more than fifty pounds this was defeated by one vote the roll call standing 23 28 to 27 when senator bankhead Dank head asked for a limitation of go 60 pounds for packages on star routes senator dark clark of wyoming who had fought for the original committee amendment asserted this would be an unjustifiable dio discrimination crimination against rural patrons the amendment was voted down 31 to 18 |