Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-08
Intellectual Effort to Get the Senate
to Fix a Time for a Vote.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL UP
House Devotes Itself to Consider
alton of Private Pensions.
INFO T1ON W AN TIE D

Soon after the Senate convened today
resolution previously offered by Mr. Petit
grew Is. D. calling upon the Secretary of
War for copy of General MacArthur's re-
port as to the conditions in the Philippines
and for other papers relating to the Philip
pines was adopted.
At the instance of Mr. Frye (Me.) consid-
Grafton of the shipping bill was resumed
Mr.. Frye then made an appeal to the Senate
that a time be fixed for vote upon the
pending measure. He was exceedingly de-
sirous for vote Personally he had no
more desire for night sessions than any
other senator He hoped that the Senate
might agree upon some time for vote-a
time far enough off to permit the necessary
latitude for proper debate.
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) said he did not think
that. at this time, any agreement could be
made for Vote.
Majority Responsible.
Mr.. Hale (Me.) said he could understand
perfectly the views of those opposed to the
measure. but he believed the Senate would
be indulgent it always had been, with
senators who desired to prepare speeches
upon the measure. He suggested that SEN
ators should bear in mind that the pending
measure was in effect a political measure
and that the majority would have to as
sumo the responsibility for it, He did not
believe there was any desire to tilibuster
against the bill
Mr.. Tilman (S. c. expressed his admira-
ton for the wisdom and diplomacy always
exhibited by the senator from Maine (Mr
Hale) and for the placid way in which he
mas attempted to smooth the troubled wa
terS here He inquired. however how sem
ators could prepare speeches when they
were now under full head of steam from /
O'Clock in the morning until IL o'clock at
night.
Mr.. Hale believed those who desired to
prepare speeches would find time to do so.
Mr. Chandler Suggests Extra Session
Mr.. Tillman said he had no great obiec-
tions to a vote upon the bill, provided he
could be absolved from any responsibility
for permitting the passage of the measure.
because, in his opinion, the more rope the
republicans Were given in drawing money
from the treasury, the sooner would they
hang themselves.
Mr.. Chandler On. H) thought the solu-
ton of the pending question was to be
found in an extra session Of Congress He
did not think the passage of the appropri-
alton bills a this session was vital 1t was
an injurious custom to try to force through
Congress at a short session much import
ant legislation in addition to the appropri-
alton bills.
Mr.. Money Miss) declared his willingness
to accept responsibility for extra session
called to pass appropriation bills which
might fail by reason of the debate upon the
shipping bill. THE extra session viii be
your affair" said ne, not ours. We can go
fishing
IIr. Pritchard FuvOrs Measure.
Mr.. Pritchard On. O. spoke in support of
the measure, dealing particularly with it
in connection with the advancement of
southern industries and southern aGricul
ture 1t was In his opinioa the most vital
measure presented to Congress in recent
years as ii proposed to build up an industry
rot only valuable in itself, but specially
valuable in advancing the interests Of the
entire country. He produced facts and fig
ures to prove that the south was particular
ly interested in the enactment Of the pend
ing measure.
Naval Appropriation Ell.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Pritchard's
speech Mr.. Hale asked that the shipping
bill be laid aside temporarily in order that
the naval appropriation bill might be con-
sidered. There was no objection, and the
lii ,f he hppl