Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-05
At An END.
SHIP SUBSIDY HELD BACK
Senator CalIinser. In Charge II The
Measure. Announced That Its Fur
thsr Passase Would Not Be Pressed
By Those Fsvovabls.

session Of the Fifty.nInth congress has
expired by Limitation. The senate ad-
journed sine die at noon. The house
did not adjourn until 1920 o'clock.
owing TO some error In the Lafollette
bill regulating hours OF service OF
trainmen. The president left the white
house at 1880 n. m. for the capitol.
arriving there about IL o'clock. The
first measure he signed was the Aid
rich currency bill and next one author
king an Immigrant station at Charles
ton. 8. c.
The ship subsidy bill. which has
been before congress In a more or less
prominent way for the past two years
and for the past few days Ia n more
active form. finally received It's quietus
in the senate. Senator Callinger. In
charge OF the measure. arose and final.
~ announced his decision not 70 press
u Tor further consideration. Before.
however. he came to this announce
ment he entered into furious, though
brief. argument In support OF the bill.
Two days OF frivolous debate. he said.
nad occurred on the measure. and he
feit II TO be his duty TO call attention
TO the salient points involved In con.
nection with the subject.
Both houses OF congress met a, the
unusually early hour OF $3.50 O'Clock
for the last sitting OF the session. The
attendance was slim both In the senate
and house. and those present showed
unmistakable signs OF fatigue. due 10
the almost constant meetings since
last Saturday morning. Both Vice
President Fairbanks and Speaker
cannon were among the most prompt
In arriving and each called 10 order
the body over which he presided. The
mouse proceeded with business as II
the entire ression were still before Il.
but the senate. finding itself without
a quorum. AID with all absoiutly nee.
essary routine business disposed OF.
TOOK recess for few minutes after
assembling. and II was at once made
evident that there would no further Sc
rious EFFORT to secure action on the
ship subsidy bill. OF, for that matter.
on any OF the disputed measures.
Senator cermaek was In his seat
when the session began and his desk
was piled high with a formidable ar.
ray OF documents. just as II had been
all day Sunday. showing HIS prepared.
nedd TO continue his fight against the
consideration OF the ship subsidy bill.
He openly declared his purpose of
speaking until ~ o'clock. n necessary.
but the motion for a recess was evi.
IDENTIFY welcome news 10 him and a
slight sigh OF relief escaped his iips
as be took his seat.
Early as was the meeting. the first
OF the senator's and members of the
house TO arrive found they had been
preceded by q great many sightseers.
and when the houses were called 10
ordr there had already assembled In
th galleries an audience which would
have been an inspiration TO oratory on
almost any other occasion. As usual.
ladies predominated. The crowds con.
tinued TO arrive until soon they were
overlooking the galleries into the cor
ridors. and the session had not pro
gressed far when the passageways be.
came thronged. There was an air of
relief on the part not only OF sena.
tors and representatives.. but the cler.
ical forces Of the two houses over the
fact that all appropriation bills had re-
ceived their finishing touches Sunday
night. This was an exceptional nc.
complishment. Only the important
measure aside from the ship subsidy
bill. which I'm the air." ss Il were. was
the Lafollctte railroad employe bill.
The senate agreed to the conference
report on the bill limiting the hours OF
service Of railroad employees as agreed
upon by conferees Sunday night. The
house agreed to the conference report
and In both houses II was adopted by
unanimous vote. The agreement lin.
It's daily service Of railway telegraph.
ers to nine hours, with the proviso re.
Quirement that 10 may be extended in
any particular case when proper
allowing Is made tolthe interstate com
morce commission.