Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-04
CONGRESS THRU,
No SHIP SUBSIDY
-.
Filibustering Tactics Of Demo
Gratis and Republican oppon-
ents Succeed
WORN OUT BY SUNDAY SESSION
ssnass rakss Recess Immediately A..
ter csnvsnins, Because Of No Quo.
rum-se.sions Hold Sunday and
Sunday Might in Ener. 70 Pass Sub
sidy Measure Busy in Heuss.

= No scenes out or the SOrdlnary 0ccuEIeu
An either branch. In the house the
members sang and told stories and
boistsrously filed in the last hours.
& sarosvsnor. OF Ohio, who retires from
the house, was presented with hand
some silver service by his colleagues
In the senate the proceedings were
entirely decorous. Resolutions were
adopted thanking Vice President Fair
banks and Speaker Cannon for their
unvary1ng impartiality. Responses
were made by these presiding OIL
GERS. The galleries Of both houses
were crowded.
Washington, March 4.-Both houses
Of congress met today at $3.50 for the
last sitting of the session Of the Fifty
ninth congress. The attendance was
slim both IN the senate and house, due
to the almost continual meetings since
last Saturday morning. The house pro-
ceeded with business az IL the entire
I session was still before It, but the SEN
ate finding itself without quorum and
with al absolutely necessary business
disposed Of, took q recess four min
utes after assembling, and 1t was made
evident there would be no further SER
ious effort to secure action on any dis
puted measure.
Senator Carmack was in his seat
when the session began and prepared to
continue the fight against consideration
OF the subsidy bill. He openly declared
his purpose of speaking until - II nec-
essary, but the motion for recess evil
IDENTIFY was welcome news to him and
slight sigh of relief escaped his lips as
he took his seat
The ship subsidy bill finally received
Its duietus after the senate reassem-
bled. Gallagher, in charge Of the meas
ure. arose and announced his decision
not to press 1t for further considera-
ton. Before making the announce
anent he entered into furious tho brief
argument in support of the bill.
No Deficit in Treasury. I
Tawney, chairman Of the COMMITTEES
ON appropriations, announced IN the
house today, that instead of facing
defcit in the treasury at the close OF
the fiscal year 1908, as seemed immin-
ent at one time, there would be g sur
4 plus Of $4,000, 900 at that time. Tota.
appropriations made at the present ses-
sion Of congress, hensaid. aggregate ap-
parently ss1s s,s4s,00o.
Allison. chairman Of the senate COM.
mittee on appropriations, also made
statement to the senate along the line
ef Tawney's presentation. His sestt-
mate Of the aggregate appropriation
agreed with that OF TaWney:
-. Shorter Hour Bill Agreed To.
Both the house and senate today
agreed to the conference report on the
bill limiting the hours OF service OF
railway employees, as agreed upon by
the conferees last night me agree
n,ent limits the daily service Of rail-
way teIegraphers to nine hours with
provision that the requirement may be
extended as to any particular cases,
when proper showing is made TO the
interstate commerce commission
President Signs Forty Bills.
Congress adjourned sine die at 1920.
The president reached the capitol about
Ill today and began the task OF signing
bills. In all he attached his signature
10 forty measures. Delay In engrossing
the bill limiting the hours of railway
employees prevented the president COM
pleting the task before noon 1t was
exactly three minutes after u when he
signed that measure.
The Sunday Session.
Filibustering, pure and undisgulsed,
against the ship subsidy bill wasted
the entire session of the senate Sun
dav and never before has the senate
anneared 20 relish dilatory tactics SO
much. Sc. ator Carmack, as the direct
sor Of the. minority movement against
the bin, kept the members convulsed
With his sallies and at no time did ne
try to hide the fact that his effort was
- flibuster, pure and simple. He
scorned subterfuge, and at the outset
Uf his remarks came into the open by
addressing himself principally to the
tar,,, .filibusterers," which Senator
Gallinger only Saturday applied to the
democratic senators who have under-
taken to defeat the measure.
Inst as Senator Tillman had pro-
duced a burst of laughter during the
discussion of the amount Of steel in a
ship by asking how much "steaT there
was in ship subsidy, Senator Frye, OF
Maine. took occasion to rebuke the
whole proceeding as unseemly and un-
aignified. For the senate to hold ses-
sion on the Sabbath day, ne remarked,
for the sole purpose of frivolous debate
FOR the amusement of the galleries,
was about the most unseemly proceed
anp ra had ever witnessed. While he