The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-05
SENATE SPENDS SIX HOURS
AAoGLiNo OVER POINTS OF
THE MEASURE.
ADJOURNS UNTIL TODAY
Consideration and Discussion of Pro.
posed Changes VIII Bc Taken Up
This Morning Again, but the Pros.
poets for a Ballot on tho Act Before
Adjournment Are Said to &c Slim.

Washington. March AFTER labor
Ing for almost six hours today ia
atmosphere sureharge1 with the clcc-
triclty generated by conflicting opin
ions. the senate again failed to reach
vote on the postal savings bank bill
and took Il recess until tomorrow
morning. Ey this action tie executive
day Of March 3 II continue | until t.
morrow. There II some uncertainty
whether final action viii ~ reached
even then. When the recess waH
taken. Senator Garter said sevcl or
eight senators desired to speak and
lie did not want - say bow many
speeches might follow.
The flow Of oratory today continued
without interruption until after
o'clock when In despair of reaching
u vote. MIR Carter moved recess
until 1i:i5 a. IN. tomorrow.
During the day there were speeches
10y Senators Root Carter, Cummins.
Rayncr, Clapp and Borah. Clay, New
lands and others. representing almost
as many views as there were speak
crs. The cumnns amendment to the
Snoot amendment limiting to times Of
war the cxigcncles In which the postal
funds may be withdrawn from the
banks In which they are deposited.
was the technical subject of discus
sion during the entire sitting. and
during that time there were many
rather acrid exchanges or views.
Protection.
Senator Root dwelt strongly on the
necessity Of protecting the credit of
the country. Mr.. Carter strongly see
.ondcd Mr. Roots appeal and drew an
even more vivid picture of the possl-
bility Of AN unexpected national need
for funds. Both Senators Clay and
cummins charged Mr. Smoot with In
consistency In originally presenting an
amendment prohibiting the with
drawal OF the postal funds from the
local banks and following that up
with another provision authorizing
such Withdrawals. should the govern
ment need such funds. Mr.. Smoot
defended his course on the ground
that he had been convinced of the un-
constitntlonalty of the proposed law
without provision bringing Il within
the borrowing clause OF the constitn
tion. Senator Carter said frankly that
his change of position was due to the
parliamentary necessity of putting the
bill In shape To insure Its passage.
Answering questions by Mr.. Capp
Mr.. Root said his amendment eontem-
plated the Investment Of the postal
funds In bonds to be issued hereafter
lie said he hardly thought the postal
savings bonds would approach invest
lnent IN the 30,000,0DD existing ? pei
cent bonds as some had feared.
Appealing for candid treatment oi
the question. Mr. Carter. In charge oi
the bill. said even if the postal funds
cnrities no harm could result as mosl
of the funds could consist Of money
NOW boarded.
He declared that the acceptance oi
the Cummlns amendment would in
sure the defeat of the bill and ap
pealcd to all friends of the Legislation
to yield their personal -nplnlons.
Mr.. Borah supported the Cumnin'
amendment. He said the Smoot pro
vision would be Il constant threat Il
every bank taking the postal money
that those who would divert the leg
islation from the purposes for Whicl
1t Was Instituted must take the re
sponsiblity for the defeat of the bill
The proposition pending. Mr.. Clap
declared, was totally different from
the original savings bank design. ant
he warned the republicans that tn
time would come when excuses Woul'
not be taken for broken part.
pledges