Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-18
NAVAL BILL SED
Measure Carrying Hundred Six
Million Goes Through S,
FOE TWO BIG BATIL
zsuBe Provision Which Was Amended
Restored to Original Form
PENAL CODE BILL IN HOUSE
Move 10 Abolish Capital Punishment
for Federal Crimes Blocked.
LIQUOR SHIPMENT BILL PASSED
Packages I'm Intcrsfate Commerce
Must Ne Correctly Labeled ~ 60
Contents and Ne sent 20
Bona Fiae ConsiEzees.
zpube Provision Which Was Amended
Restored to Original Form
PENAL CODE BILL IN HoUs
Move 70 Abolish Capital Punishment
for Federal Crimes Blocked.
LIQUOR SHIPMENT BILL PASsEI
FOE TWO BIG BArr1

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The naval bill.
carrying total appropriations Of shout s17S.-
no 10. was today passed by the senate
Efter having been under consideration for
three days. The hill EaE changed by
reEtoratinn Of the house provision for two
battlsships OF 1850 tons displacement. 90
cosf ssDga.0oo each
An intellectual effort was made 20 de-
feat the amendment for restoring the
marine corps TO battleshins and cruisers.
which was placed IN the measure while
the senate VAS proceeding in the com
mittee of THE whole
During the last hours ~ the session to-
day Senator IAFollette severely criticised
the methods Of the navy. declaring that
senatorial Influence IN the work Of the
seperfment caused an unbusinesslIke de-
velopmen. Of navy yards and stations.
Penal ceAe Bin in House.
An attempt 70 abolish capital punish
nent as 4 penalty under federal laws
today blocked the conclusion OF conEidera-
tion OF the Tssaal code bin in the house.
Eitting IN cornmittee Of the whole This
bill was taken UP after the house had
become eutAngisd In the Knox eligibility
Question and had laid the question aside
sor the day.
The most important amendment incor-
porafed in the bill wRs one 10 regulate
the anferstate shiFnsnt of Intoxicating
liquors Representative Mccall OdsSs)
led the fight against capital punisbmsnt
and when he was voted down. made n
potnt Of no quorum. Just before this by
vote Of 3 TO p the committee had de-
clinsd 20 substitute electrocution for hang
ing ~ aeath penalty.
ny the enemies OF the bin and filfbuster
resulted. The doors were finally closed
and the sereeanf-at-arTns sent after absent
member Nearly two hours later, At "a
D. m. when Representative Madden Of Ini-
nuis answered the roll cali. a quorum was
sscured and the house was declared in re-
cess until tomorrow at II O'Clock
Liauor shipment Bill.
Laqnor Legislation WAS the subject OF con
sfasrnftsn ~ the house lHie aedsy. :
when the penal CODE hin was talrsn Up
Representative Humphreys offered an
arnendment sEresd upon ey house leaders
20 reE7iiats the interstate shipment OF in
toxicsflne liquors.
The amendment which is the Knox bill
that passed the senate. foT'bidE the trans
rortation of liquors In interstate commerce
unless II is consigned 20 bona fide con-
signses ana unless the package is labeled
plainly with the name OF the oonEignee and
the exact character Of the contests is
shown. Tho amendment prohibits shipments
OF hancF cash on delivery.
Mr.. Rartholdt Of Missouri sought tr
amend the amendment 90 as 20 include
.'cider. so-cslled temperance drinks and an
beverages containing more than per cent
of alcohol"
The Barthnldt amendment was voted
down. a 10 s4
The Humphreys amendment was then
adopted. 12s 10 a.. Speaker Cannon took hts
place on the floor and voted every time
with the stemparance force.