Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-19
Sixty-first Congress.
Washington, March IS.
SENATE.

Senator Frye, of Maine, president
pro tempore, presided over the Senate
10 the absence OF Vice-President Sher.
man who is visiting his home 10 Utica,
N. z. Senator PeDrose, Of Pennsyl-
vsnia, presented the certificate of cleo
ton of his colleague, George t. Oliver,
to succeed Secretary Of State Knox.
Mr.. Oliver, then took the cath. he was
greeted by several Pennsylvania friends
ont be was stranger to most of the
senators.
A number of nominations were re-
ceived from President Taft aud mes
sage from the House announced tba. it
had passed the census bill and bad
agreed to a resolution providing for the
printing Of 10000 copies Of the tstiff
bill. These two measures we're referred
10 the appropriations committee and tie
Senate then, at 1908, adjourned until
Monday.
HOUSE.
At 1896 this afternoon the House be-
gan formal consideration of the Payne
tariff.
At 1924 Chairman Payne, of the
ways and means commit ee, moved that
the House 20 into committee of the
whole for this purpose. The motion
eas agreed t., Mr.. Olmsted, of Pen
nylvania, being called to the chair, the
clerk iarted in on the four hour job Of
reading the bill.
The leaders, plan was to begin con-
sderation Immediately after the House
convened. For some unforeseen reason,
however, fifteen minute recess was
taken. A democratic member explain
ed sotte voice to q colleague that may
be the machine had broken down and
they would have to tinker With It,
M. Each took the cath. He had
been away when it was administered
Monday.
Before moving consideration Of the
tariff bill, q motion vas carried that
when the House sdjourns today, 1t ad-
journ over until Monday.
The reading progressed full hour be-
fore there was IA Interruption. Then
Mr.. Simms made point of no quorum.
There were not more thsn fifty congress
men 10 the House al that time, and Char
man OImstead cent out frantic Gala for
members, to total the required one bun
dred. Mr.. Sims, however, after enjoy
ing the situation, withdrew the point
and then moved to dispense with the
reading. He was informed, however,
that reading could not be dispensed
with except by unanimous consent,
whereupOn Mr.. Stafford, objected.
The clerk again took up bis task Of
talking against time.
A! two o'clock Sims made another
Intellectual attempt 10 dispense with the
reading of the bill. He moved that
the committee rise and report the bill
back With the recommendation that it
pass. Mr.. Mann arose, considerably
amused, thst a democratic member.
should thus innocently express his sp'
proval OF the measure. He declared ssr-
Cd5blChlly tuht ~ Who uCCOoooiy thbb INC
reading 20 on because every member
should hear every word OF the bill. he
told Mr.. Sims that adoption OF his mo-
ton would practically cut of all debate
By paragraph on the bill, and had con-
siderable fun with the Tennessee MEM
Der.
Mr.. Bartlett, however, came 10 the
rescue OF bis fellow democrat by object
ing very strenuOusly to his further re-
marks. Mr.. Currier, in the chair d.
rscted the clerk to continue reading.
At the present rate OF reading 1t is ex-
pected that the bill will be completed by
Eve o'clock. The task OF reading the
$4,000 words in the measure is tre'
mendous one. Two reading clerks al
ternale every hall hour. One of them
achieved the feat Of reading 2S2 words
in a minute.