The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-10

News, S3OO0OO, to SO0O,OOO. The
House will accept the report.
II. +. q. b.
Scored by Bailey.
Washington, June a-The Confer
ence report in the river and harbor bill
was adopted in the Senate by a vote
of As 10 1o.
Mr.. Bailey criticized the course of
the army engineers, saying that .they
Disseminated in favor of one place as
against another. This" he said, 'ls
monstrous, and If there were no other
reason, I should vote to reject the
report on this account
Speaking in support of the Senate
provision for canal connecting the
Sabine and Neches Rivers In Texas.
which was compromised by the con-
ferees. Senator Bailey asserted that
members of the House had been swarm
Ing into tie Senate and telling Senator'S
that the defeat of the conference re-
port meant failure of the bill in the
House,
Admitting that some Senator's had
been influenced by these representa-
tions, Mr.. Bailey exclaimed: God pity
a country that is to be governed by
such men,.
Mr.. Bailey referred to the abolition
of the waterways commission and said
that the House had taken it's course to
punish the chairman of the commits
sion, Senator Burton. for attempting
u make the bill. He declared such
course TO De disgraceful.
rhc failure OF Senators to listen to
spe cctcs In opposts!on 10 The adoption
of the conference report was brought
home to them later in an executive
session. The Senate was prepared to
confirm large number of presidential
nominations when Senator Bailey an
nounced that to do so, they would have
to get quorum. Not more than twen-
ty or twenty-five members We're in
their seats, the Others having left the
Capitol for the day.
Several Senators told Mr.. Bailey that
it would be impossible to recall mem
bers. and asked him to withdraw his
demand for quorum.
I'll not do it, he said, u am thor
oughly angry
During Mr.. Bailey's speech against
the rivers and harbors conference re-
port he had called attention to the fact
that few members were present during
the proceedings although large num-
ber were certain to vote In favor OF
the adoption of the report.
Postal Savings Bill Passes.
Washington, p. c., June a.-By the
! Overwhelming majority of 1875 to 1ol.
the House tonight passed the postal
savings bank bill as recently agreed
upon by the Republican caucus of the
House Not single Republican voted
against the measure on the final roll
call
Prior TO this action, the House, by
1l3 to 1876 rejected the Democratic sub
I<,y h a
minority.
The voting upon the several motions
involved in the disposition of the meas
ure Followed six hours of debate, in
which many Republicans and Demo-
Gratis recorded their views upon the
bill of the majority and the substitute
| supported BY a large portion of the
| minority
The large detection among the
Democrats was shown when the DEM
ocratic substitute was voted upon
twenty -one of them Joining the Re
publicans in voting against the meas
urc, most of whom were opposed TO
postal savings system OF any kind
Among these Democrats were Grant
ley, of Georgia; Broussard. of Louisi-
ana; Burgess, of Texas: Carltn, OF
Virginia; Flood of Virginia: Garrett
or lenneSSee. 1lA1eSpie, VI io+Nu'' iA-'
of Virginia. Lamb of Virginia: Moon.
OF Tennessee: Slayden, of Texas. and
Turnbull. of Virginia.
Norris With Democrats.
On the Republican side. Norris, of
Nebraska Insurgent, was the only
member who voted with the Demo
Gratis for their substitute.
On agreeing to the bill as proposed
hy the majority of the House as a sub
stitute for the Senate measure, the
vote was 1T5 to los. On this vote 26
Democrats Joined the Republicans. and
among them were Aiken. of South Car
olina; Henry, of Texas; Johnson, OF
Kentucky; Pou. of North Carolina, and
| Ransdell, of Louisiana,
six Republicans Joined the Demo
Gratis In voting against the proposed
bill OF the majority.
After motion of Mr.. Moon, of Ten
nessee, to recommit the bill to the
committee. which reported It had beer
defeated, the House voted upon flnh
passage, the vote being 1875 to 1o1, g
Democrats voting with the Repub,
licans as follows:
Aiken, Of South Carolina; Ansberry
Of Ohio; Ashhrook, OF Ohio; Cox. o
Ohio: Foss of Massachusetts; Foster
of Illinois; Hammond of Minnesota
Havens. OF New York; Henry, o.
Texas, Hitchcock, of Nebraska
Hughes. of New York; Kinkaid, of New
Jersey; MacGuire. of, Nebraska; Mar
tin. OF Colorado; Moss, of Indiana
Nichols, Of Pennsylvania: o'Connell
| OF Massachusetts; Ransdell, Of Lou,
lsiana. Rucker OF Colorado: SABBATH o
Illinois; Sharp. of Ohio; sulaer Of New
York Taylor VI Colorado; Tou Nelle