Show I I I I I 1 I I I I I I POSTAL WAGES BEfORE HOUSE Delay In Further Action I On Bill BilI Seems Likely WASHINGTON Jan Tho 31 3 31 The tod today lY passed the tho postal pa pay and role rate Increase bill but shortly d- d af after ter Cr house leaders headers had Mn ed cr ed no- no noI notice no notice tice they would ouId ask for tor Its irn- irn Im Immediate mediate return from that th t body on the ground that It wo was n re reve revenue nue n raising legislation l and nd AS 88 such could be Initiated Initialed only In the thO house houM under the constitution Ur He Return of o the bill lo to inc tho sn sen- senate sen senate ate att It if by tho the hoe hou e lil mal malIt it Il cese In order to enact en enact act It for tor the house to inItiate tIre the legislation le Ie pas pa's pa s It II and ind nd It to lo the senate for re re-paa re p Tho measure n has hils et to bo be consid considered ered red b the tho house com corn committee committee and on corno omo time lime Is expected to clap elapse before It makes a re- re report report re report port to 10 the house houe P Lon LOnge orth OhIo I and Garrett Tenn Tennessee we e the Ito Ito- HeI Re Republican I publican and Democratic teachers el both against acceptance of the bill bitt from the tho senate and erp ers supported by the tho unanimous opinion ot or a II house houseas as is and means man sub com sub committee sub mItt that the measure constituted through Is I's rate increases revenue despite the son son- sen 1110 ate alo opinion that It had the tho right to act first on the tha bill billIS as IS ex expressed ox- ox expressed pressed In lotes iotes ot defeating pro pro- pro proposals by Senator Sanson S Demo Demo- Democrat Democrat Democrat crat Virginia to eliminate the tho rate rato h S 0 tIC fl rc I T TAs I As passed the bill pros provides ides for forthe forthe the same Increase ln In n the postal salaries foeth e as ot of JUI Jul 1 I 1924 1 24 a as Po were ere ro carried ell in 11 inthe inthe the pa bill approved Od at the lost last session but vetoed by President Coolidge It would ouid moan mean an art aHr a age er-age age Increase of annually In Inthe Inthe th the salaries Re rate rale schedules log Ing 1 e ciery esry ery class of ot mall mail also re bre are pro provided Idd to meet tho salan rILl raIses although th the of the tho postoffice dr dp- dp department for In th these ates were ere ere really greatly m modified par particularly In the te t e second ciao clas cla's Senator Moses Republican New ew Hampshire In charge chare ot of the bill today that the rate In- In increases In Increases cre creases approved ed would raise about 40 additional ree- ree nue flue nUe annual while thile the salary see see- sec section tion calls for tor an expenditure or of about additional each cach 3 ear earThe The only amendment u a change chango In tn tho the measure which aae as adopted today reduced the pro pro- proposed proposed pro proposed posed t cent two o-cont o sen service Ico charge charce on packages to one cent This cot Cost In revenue Senator Mows Mo s said declaring toe inaction action fatal fatal It was waa adopted on motion of Senator l Dem Dem- Dem Democrat Democrat oeral Tennessee Tennesse b a II vote of o 40 to 39 The ote ot ote on final passage nas as 70 to S 8 with nith tour four a and nd four Democrats Democrat opposing Several who voted for tor the bill tie tie- declared de declared dared In debate debar today toda th they would do so only because of the pro Mon tor for salar increases and In spite of the re revised ra ratO to Those who ho nib vote l agaInst It nele I e Senators Borah of Idaho Brookhart of Iowa Nor Nor- Norbeck Nor beck bock beck of or South Dakota and Is r- or orris ris of Nebraska Republicans and Glass of Virginia of Mississippi S S Swanson Sanson onson anson of irginia and Underwood Enderwood of Alabama Dem Dem- Democrats Dem- Dem DemOcrats Democrats The bill bitt was whipped shipped Into shape sl early In this Session prior to II ft I ote Ote on President Coolidge seto s a eto eto of the postal Increases bill which Po as sustained The president In his veto message Insisted that the Iho approximate amount of ot the rev ret revenues necessary to meet the Iho sal sal- salar an nl- nl ar Increases would be bo In the same sarno and anti tile the rate pro provisions were incorporated to comply compI n with Ith Rh his suggestion su en CIt Gr Senator Moses explained that Iso so rate changes chances were nere re only temporary pending a congre congressional lonill In tion this summer looking to a amoro amore amore moro more permanent re revision Such Sucha a hearIng Is authorized by the bill which limits application of othe the rate provisions be- be between be between tween April 15 16 this year and 15 13 1926 Senator Moses oes the re- re rc raI rates would bring In about 12 12 additional from the Increase to two cents on oct at and 1 mailing cards 3 3 from changes chances In second cia class rates 10 from front the cent theone-cent one cent eer Ice charge chargo char o on are post Post package 3 from the special delivery pared pared- parcel pot post service e and anti about from Increases Increase In the rates rales on mon mone money orders special delhery Insurance and anti collect on delIvery collect on Ics i a harrison read a letter leller cd toda from Postmaster General New Nen Ne however declaring I the ne non new rat rates s fOI fo s second cond class ben berice Ice actually Amounted to II a reduction and would cut the th reve re ree- ree revenue flue nue received from from publications I 3 3 a year nr ar |