Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-13
FIVE ROLL CALLS ARE NECESSARY
House by Decisive Voc Refuses to
Further Consider Bill Providing for
Arbitrary Settlement OF Disputes
Between Employes-Ariens Protee-
ton Measure Passes.
CRv Associated Press

WASHINGTON. ID. G.. Dec. IL
The House Of RepreSen ,atives today
wa in It's cd zine form. No par.
iiruIar program had been mapped
ont. fui under a cali OF committees
several Ill. as,lreS in which the mem
beers were especially interested ana
in some. cases vitality concerned, were
cOrs;h, "a.
With few eXc"p, Ions they engen-
der, d the liviie>:t sort Of debate. aaa
il WAS disclosed that the forces for or
agains, them w,re fully Lined up for
tn" fray
Parliamentary tactics were freely
r"SCrtcd 10. with the rnsnlI that I'VE
times The roll VS. called.
The first wranrl' occurred on
resolution fixing the boundary line
between the states Of Colorado. Ok
lahcma and New Mexico which was
adopted by big majority bu; not
without two roll calls.
Compulsory Arbitration Defeated.
The House then by a decisive vote
refused TO further consider the bill
providing for arbitrary settlemen; or
Disputes between employers and en-
plCyes
Next turning attention to the till
providine for the protection of aliens
in the United States. the subject was
threshed cut at length.
The measure had rough sailing ana
ii was passed bv slim majority az
ter the roll had been called twice.
At 5:21 D. N. the House adjourned
until Monday
States Rights Question.
The question of states rights fig
urcd promine ntly in the debate in
the House on the bill providing for
the protection of aliens in the United
States in accordance with treaties en-
tered into with foreign powers.
Thu bill is designed TO relieve the
United States from what was stated
on the floor ky Mr.. Sherley (Ken-
tuckv, TO be the embarrassing and
often humlia:in ing position arising
from its inability to make good the
LEGATIONS Of its treaties for the pro-
lection OF foreigners in this country.
The opponents of the measure prac-
ideally were a unit in cOntending that
the laws OF the several states were
ample to meet the situation whenever
il presented itself
Decla ring himself against the multi
plication Of federal oifense. Mr.. Clay
ton said there was rot an alien in the
country who had rot already rem
edv in case he is injured or threat
ened
SherIey Takes Issue.
Mr.. SharIty took issue with Mr..
Henry and said there was no law
guaranteeing 10 aliens rights superior
to citizens.
The bill! found support also from
Mr.. .Ienkens wis, who asserted
that the Horse would he der lict in
its duty if II did not pass the measure
1T IS an absolute necessity b" de-
clared.
After further discussion the bill
was passed 100 to q? The vote was
so ccsc that the speaker ordered
recapitula ion upon the suggestion OF
Mr.. Henry IT. yasI.
Speaker Breaks Tie.
This disclosed that the vote actual
" stood 100 10 10a. The tic was
token BY the vote Of III. speaker in
the affirmative which again passed
the hill
Mr.. He Almond. Missouri. chal-
ground that h had no right TO cast
i, at or the zoe ha6 been c.oscd. He
conttndtd that tho cHly duty CT III"
sneaker in such case was 10 ar
rouuce the result q. the reCapiiUla
ton
In an elaborate decision. Supported
nv rrcc. 1cn:e which r" read. ihe
srcakc- he'd that h. had the also
-" right 10 vote arn ne declare:
tn hi vote would s'and.
ON he sp"akrr's decision w
n" Almond appco Icd. hu' in ~
m, ariine MI Jon HiTs moved to ad
10 m
N that proposition roll can was
fnrcri av"s 80. NOES H'-and th'
Housc accordingly at 5:2' p. m. nd
journ"d.