The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
House ACCEPTS INCREASES
Senate Additions to Appropriations
Concurred In.
Chairman Tswney Pleads for MOder-
alton, but Is Net Sustained-FOr-
est Reserve Plan wins.

Almost every proposition specifically
brought TO the attention Of the House in
the consideration OF conference reports
yesterday wherein the Senate increased
the amounts of appropriations as made
by the House, were accepted by that
body.
This was done despite appeals by Chair
man Tawney of the Committee on Ap-
preparations, TO keep the total Of appro-
pTiations down. Mr. Tawney warned the
House that the action taken would inevi-
tably lead to untold drafts upon the
Treasury and TO arguments that the
policy of the dominant party. with refer
ence TO appropriations. tended 20 pater-
nalism and Capitalization Of government.
During this session Of Congress-" he
said, the Senate has increased the ap-
populations carried in the bills as they
passed the House to the enormous extent
Of S5l0o GEO."
In the conference report on the sundry
civil bill, the House agreed to the SEN
ate amendments increasing the appropria-
ton for tests by the Geological Survey OF
Goals. to determine their fuel value. 10
$4,000, and broadening the field Of inves-
LEGATION SO as to make It include all coal
deposits. public and private. The House
refused, however, to accept the appropria-
zion OF $4,000 made by the Senate to con-
tinue the examination Of black sands.
The House also voted So TO 81. to insist
that the proposed investigation into con-
ditions Of woman and child labor should
be made by the Census ONCE instead OF
the Bureau Of Labor. as desired by the
President. Further conference was asked
on other amendments still in controversy.
Because the conferees on the agrlcultu-
raj appropriation bill had exceeded their
powers by amending "a provision I'm the
bill relating 10 the employment by the
Forest Service Of persons in the District
of Columbia. the report submitted by Mr.
Wadsworth was invalidated on a point OF
order made by Mr. Fitzgerald Before
sending it TO conference again, the House
concurredd In the Senate amendment au-
thorizing a survey of the proposed Appa-
lachian and White Mountain forest re-
serves preparatory 10 purchasing the
areas necessary to preserve the water
L.
The legislation, Chairman Tawney said.
opened the way for an expenditure Of
S2900G9,000
The House also coacurred in the Nelson
amendment increasing by $4,000 a year
the appropriation in aid Of State agricul-
tuTal colleges. There are fifty of these
institutions, and Mr.. Gardner of Aiichi-
gan, asserted that in twenty years the
donation TO each college $4,000 annually
al the end Of five years. would be equiva-
lent to an endowment Of 100000.
Mr.. Wadsworth vehemently opposed this
action, prophesying that it certainly would
be followed by appropriations for normal
schools, mechanical schools. and high
schools, bills for which and other Ike
projects are now pending before the Com
mittee on Agriculture It meant. also. in
the end, he said, Federal supervision and
control of all public education.
The vote on concurring was 100 yeas. 81
nays A further conference was asked
on other amendments, and at $50 the
House took a recess until $50
The House last night sent the pension
appropriation bin back TO conference
with instructions 10 insist upon the aboH-
ton Of seventeen pension agencies
throughout the country. The Senate yes
terday, by a vote of g to /. voted In favor
Of its conferees adhering to its amend
ment continuing these agencies.