Show FIGHT AGAINST PARCEL POST IN SENATE FAILS amendments to office bill pro pacing to curb postmaster general go down to defeat washington all attempts to limit tho the authority author ltv of tho the postmaster general to change tho the weight rates or zones in tho the parcel post service were defeated friday in tho the senate during consideration of ot the postoffice post office appropriation pria tion bill an amendment to the bill as it passed the house proposed by the senate postoffice post office committee to prevent the postmaster general from making these changes as was defeated 33 to 24 then senator bankhead Dank head chairman of the committee sought to forestall a proposed increase in maximum weight of packages to pounds by an amendment providing t that at postal funds should not bo used to transport packages of more than fifty pounds this was defeated by one vote the roll call standing 28 to 27 when senator bankhead asked for a limitation of 50 pounds for packages on an star routes senator dark clark of wyoming who had fought for the original committee amendment asserted this would be an unjustifiable discrimination against rural patrons the amendment was voted down don 31 to 18 |