Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-23
.AARBOR BILL DOOMED
Senate in u Pact to Talk APP
preparation Measure to
Death
MUST ALLOW AMENDMENT
MUST ALLOW AMENDMENT
Additional Dam in the Ohio River is
Cause of Trouble-Grazins Lease
Provision to Be Eliminated From
Agricultural Measure = Democrats
Will Oppose sundry Bill.

Washington, Feb. 23-Congress will
close with the usual revolt in the SEN
ate against the river and harbor Dill.
A number of the senator's are threat
ening to talk the bill to death II the
house does not recede from its position
and permit the Incorporation OF q
number of amendments which have
been attached to the bill by the senate
committee on commerce
The supremacy Of Chairman Burton
on river and harbor matters Is irritat-
ing to many senator's. All appropria-
ton bills are remodeled in the SEN
ate. The house committees usually
make an allowance an increase OF
all appropriations Chairman Bur-
ton refuses to su, hit to such prac-
tees.
Some OF the house leaders, including
Representative DalZell Of Pennsylvania,
have threatened to form an alliance
with the senate in fight against Mr..
Burton. Mr.. DalZell, urged on by the
large shippers of Pittsburg, Is endeav-
oring to secure an amendment to the
house bill for an additional dam In the
Ohio river. This amendment has been
made to the bill in the senate commit
tee and when the bill goes into confer
ence pressure viii be brought to bear
on Chairman Burton to recede from
his position on the amendment
P,,t Mr. pprtnt, hoS dac1a rod that ha
will not agree to another lock in the
Ohio river and will permit the senate
to talk the measure to death rather
than to accept such large increase In
the, appropriation as will be required
for this improvement.
1t was conceded yesterday by sena-
tors in charge OF the agricultural APP
preparation bill in the, senate that tho
grazing lease provision will be elimin-
ated from the bill on a point of order.
The reading of the agricultural bill
was completed after most OF the day
had been spent in debate on the fores-
| try system and the grazing land pro-
vision and the measure will again be
considered today for final action.
There Is to be decided objection ac-
| cording to Senator Lodge on several
provisions relating to the chemistry
department Of agriculture and these
| were passed over until today An
amendment was agreed to at the sug-
gestiop OF Senator Nelson which Will
add $4,000 each year to the appropr1a !
ton for agricultural colleges until the
total amount for each state for these
calleges shall be $4,000 annually In
stead of $4,000 as at present.
Senator Patterson has given notice
of an amendment to segregate forest
reserve lands according to their adapt
ability as forest lands, mining lands
and agricultural lands.
Senator Warren srather warmly re-
sented the charge which he said had
been made in the press and by one OF
the government departments that cer-
tain senators had fenced in the public
domain. Personally he said he did not
have an acre of illegally fenced land.
The farewell address of George
Washington will be read in the senate
today by Senator Burkett of Nebraska
Senator Dubois introduced resolu-
ton yesterday instructing the commits
tee on judiciary to prepare an amend
ment to the constitution to be SUBS
mitted to the two houses OF congress
and by them to the various states
| which shah also require all persons
filing national state offices to take an
oath that they are not, and will nos
become members Of any organization
the rules of which require them to dis
regard their duty to support the consti-
tuition. Mr.. Dubois will call up the
resolution today.
Smarting under what they consid-
cred unfair treatment the democrats
resorted to a systematic series OF OBJ
jections against provisions in the sun
dry civil bill yesterday in the house.
They compelled the republicans 10
maintain 100 members a quorum Of the
committee of the whole. The house
passed a number of bills and resolu-
tons including one charging the act
relating to shanghaiing. Both the riv-
ers and harbors bill and the naval ap-
preparation bill were sent to confer
ence.
When Mr.. Tawney, of Minnesota,
chairman of the appropriations com
mittee. moved that the house resolve
into the committee Of the whole Tor
the consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill and that general de-
bate be limited to an hour, the motion
was antagonized by Mr. Sulzer OF New
York, because 1t excluded proposed
speech of Mr.. Clark, of Florida, on the
management of the st. Elizabeth gov
eminent insane asylum. Mr.. TaWney
explained the necessity for speedy ac-
ton but Mr.. Sulzer persisted in his OBJ
lection and the house resolved ltselt
into committee Of the whole.
The opposition, under the lead ofsMr
Sulzer, demanded the first reading OF
the bill, and then for the first time at
this session of congress the house lis
tened for nearly three hours to the
reading Of measure. Then Mr.. TaW-
ney explained the bill, Mr.. Tor Of AL
ALBANIA followed. and the reading OF
the bill was begun under the five min
ute rule.
Both Messrs. Clark and Sulzer made
points of order against sect1onsS and
generally were overruled. Several times
on demand, a quorum was counted at
last nights session. At 10:45 the COM
mittee rose, having completed So pages
Of the bill, and Immediately thereafter
adjourned.
Tawney startled the house as he inn
pressively said that a rough estimate
Of tho appropriations already made and
to be made showed that this last ses-
sion OF the fifty ninth congress would