The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-04
Subsidies Killed, Railroad
Hours Bill in Danger
MOUNTAIN RESERVES HIT
A wrangIe Over the Agricultural Ap-
propriation Bin = The Capital
by Electric ana Star
Light.


Mashiagton, D, q, March 4.--The ship
subsidy bill Il apparently beaten by a
Democratic flibustsr III the senate.
When the bin was brought up Saturday
afternoon On motion to concur IN the
House amendments Che Democratic sen.
atoFs inmediately began dilaiorg tactics.
senator Eaynrr. Senator carmael. sen,
atar Cllberson ana Senator Mhyps Wa9c
the leaders, ard we4e apparently pre-
pared 10 aid one another in the SOM
lparatiyelg easy task al defeating tina
bill either BY loug sVperhes 81 ntfe par
siamentarg delays. With hut rs hours
between them and the tiTne OF adjourn.
ment today, they were plainly masters
az the situation since i'll years past 4
single senator has made a filibusteT Of
greater duration After repeated efforts
10 secure an agreement for confederation
Of tho bill, Seaator Eallingar asked that
/ il 40 over uatil today nj n o'clcck.
Unless at this bate day the Republicans
can Cad something which they can offer
Az basis for trade with The Dema-
Ecsets, tie subsidy bin Is probably beaten
once more,
Aside firm the struggle over the sub
sidy bill. the most interesting feature Of
the session in the senate was ever the
proposition 70 reimburse senator Smoot
with $4,000 for expenses incurred in de.
tending himself. The bill limiting the
hours Of railroad employees gas reported
frnm conference ana discus -ed In its
amended and improved form BY Senator
Daniel, but no action WAS taken, and
some apprehension il felt uYeE the fate
of the bill in the meantime word came
from the House that Speaker Gsnnon's
cdict had gune ont against the Philip
pine agricultural hank bin. and that It
WAS dead. despite Secretary Tafts best
undeagors. thus leaving che session with.
ont line 70 point in the way Of general
legislation benefcial TO the Philippine
islands.
/ A sharp fight was made in the House
Saturday afternoon TO knock out fronl
the agricultural bill the provision for
$4,000 fer a survey OF the proposed
White mountain and Appalachian forest
reserves. The provision had been agreed
/ to in conference. bat Representative
] 0Yerstreet AZ Indiana tried to defeat the
conference report hy an amendment "a
make the s25,a00 applicable to survey
of the whole country. This would have
made the appropriation farcicslly small
and of no value for the two reserves
I Representatives Mccall, McAary and Sui
/ Ivan Of Massachusetts. Littleheld oi
Maine ami Gurrier ct New Hampshire
iall spoke against the amendment ana
1 defended the provision. By comhina
tim between tie New EngIanders alsd
southerners, and an industrious skir-
mishing for votes, the 0yerstreet amend
merit was defeated, ard the $4,000 Tor
the survey Of tire reserves was agreed
ito.
The House wrangled for some time
over the Senate amendment to the agri.
cultural bill. making appropriations "a
the agricultural colleges This amend.
ment was finally disagreed to and tho
hill sent back again 70 conference.
Last night the House took up the
matter Of granting street railway fran
chises to the plaza IN fnont Of the new