The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02
SUNDAY SESSION
PASSED ONE BILL
District Of Columbia Measure
is Put Through
DEMOCRATS STILL ACTIVE
Underwood Raised Point of Order That
Call of House Was Not complet-
ed But Was overruIed-lt
is Still Thursday.

ed BuI was ONSFruieu-lL
is Still Thursday.
washington, March 1.-The house OF
representatives held a four hours session
today and put the District Of Columbia
appropriation bill through its last par
llamentary stage in the face of the demo-
cratic filibuster. The previous question of
the conference rerirt on the Alaskan
homestead bill was ordered and the vote
on its adoption will be taken when the
house eonvenes at Il o'clock tomorrow.
That was the net result of the Sunday
session. Although II was Sunday by the
calendar. 1t was still Thursday, February
&c, according to parliamentary fiction.
The democrats put block in the legisla-
tive wheel and 1t required six roll calls
to accomplish what was done today
When the house convened at noon Mr..
Richardson, the minority leader. an
nounced that there was evidently no
quorum and call of the house was or
dered. At the conclusion of the call 24l
members had appeared-more than
auorum-and point of order by Mr. I'm
derwood, Alabama. that the call had not
been completed was overruled. The con-
ference report on the District of Column
bia appropriation bill was then adopted
1H to 40, and the Alaskan homestead
bill was presented by Mr.. Lacey. repub-
liran, Iowa.
At 1856 p m. lac house recessed until
II o'clock tomorrow morning with the
motion to adopt tie conference report on
the Alaskan bill tending.
Senate Forecast.
washington, March 1.-The senate has
more than enough work to keep It occn-
pied during the last week of the session
and there will be much more left undone
at the close of the final sitting Wednes-
day noon when the last session of the
ffty-seventh congress will close. The cal
endar is quite full and there are many
more bills in committee than have been
reported out. In the present congress
only about 10 or u per cent of the bills
were introduced by the committee on laws,
but 1t is also to be said that the record
of bills introduced far exceeds that of any
previous congress. Tuesdays session will
be continued until noon Wednesday and
the senate will be In almost continuous
session day and night until then.
OF the supply bills, the sundry civil,
postoffiee, naval and fortilicatfons bills
are still In the hands of conference COM
mittees, but there are no points in dis
pute in connection with any OF them
which are likely to be difficult of adjust
ment. The general deficiency bill Is the
only one of the appropriations that has
ha
passed some time tomorrow.
Aside from the appropriation bills ana
conference reports, preference will be
given to the Aldrich bond deposit BILL
Aldrich Has Confidence.
Senator Aldrich expresses confidence
that this bill will pass during the day
but some of the democratic senator's say
| its passage tomorrow - out of the ques-
ton. There is also great anxiety to get
action the Philippine tariff bill, and
while there is also opposition to this
| measure Ii Is intimated that this an
tagonism might cease in case of cessa-
ton of the efforts to pass the bond de-
post bill Senator Aldrieh, however, is
not disposed to yield to this kind of argu-
ment 1t therefore seems probable that
the greater part of the day tomorrow will
be devoted to the Aldrich bill and to ap-
! propriations number of democratic
/ senators are scheduled for speeches on the
Aldrich bill, and in all probability the
consideration of the measure will run
| well into the night.
There will be determined effort to
get the Philippine bill in shape to send
to the President before the final disso-
luton of congress ON Wednesday, but
this may depend on the fate of the fin
ancial measure. All senators understand
the fact that at this time in the session,
| any one or two of their number can pre-
vent the passage of any individual meas
ure A final attempt will be made to press
the Panama canal treaty to a conclusion
| In the hope that Senator Morgan may
| relent In his opposition and allow the
| treaty to be ratified, rather than force
an extra session of the senate. His
| friends say, however, that he has no such
intention and they add that he is willing
to accept the full responsibility for a
| called session.
Extra Session Unavailing.
Senators generally, therefore, have CIV
en- up all hope of avoiding the extra ses-
sion. and now are concerned principally
as to the time it shall begin and the
| length of time 1t shall occupy. Some of
them are advising the President not to
| ask the body to re-assemble before Mon
| day, the 9th instant. while Senator Aid
rich is urging that the call be issued for
| the 5th instant, the day after the disso-
luton of the present congress
The principal, If not the only duty Of
| the extra session. will be the considera-
! ton of the Panama treaty ard the Gu
| ban reciprocity treaty, but the senate
| may If 1t so desires. take up the question
| of the reorganization of the commit
| tee.
| On the first day of the new session. the
| new senators will be sworn in. Among
| those who will take the oath of office will
| be Mr. Smoot of Utah, against whom on
| account of his connection with the MR.
mon church, and his alleged adherence
| to its tenets. old and new, a number Of
| protests have been fled These protests
| do not constitute proof, and as Mr..
! Shoots credentials are entirely regular,
| he will be allowed to take his sent ard
| the investigation, If one is to be made,
will be postponed until the regular ses-
| sion of congress beginning In December r
| next. If there should be objection to Mr.
Shoots taking his seat the ceremony
! under the rules of the senate, might be
| postponed for day. 1t is intimated that
| there may be some discussion oI his case
| during the extra session, but If SO it
would precede all committee action an1
would come up either as a question OF
| privilege or in connection with some 9th
! er question.