The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-06
TAFI'S CHERISHED
BILL GOES THROUGH
Senate Finally Passes
His Postal Savings
Bank Measure.
SUCCESS is WON
AFTER HARD FIGHT
Vote Is Along Strictly Party
Lines, but One Democrat Leav-
ing the Fold-First Definite
Action Taken on Any
Legislation Urged by
President.

w ashingtoan, NJ iaThe postal
savings bank bill was passed by the
Senate this afternoon by a vote OF so
to 22, the division being on strict party
lines. Tho vote was taken at 4:35
o'clock after three days Of continuous
debate. preceded by intermittent dis.
cussion running over weeks.
Without preliminaries of any kind.
the vote on the Cumrnins substitute to
| limit the authority of the President to
invest postal savings In government
securities only in case OF war. and
striking out the words Tor any other
exigency." was taken and the Cumnllns
modification defeated ny a voto OF 40
to IS.
How They Voted.
Those who supported the Cummins
proposition were: Beveridge. Borah.
Burkett. Brown. Chamberlain. Clapp.
Clarke. OF Arkansas: Crawford. Cum
minis. Dixon Dolliver. Gamble. La Foll-
cite. Mccumber, owen. Shively. stone
and Taliaferro.
or these eighteen. six-Chamberlain.
Clark. owen. Shively. Stone and ITALIA
AS soon as the crumbling OF the
strength of the Cummins proposition
was seen. Mr.. Borah submitted an
amendment providing that these pos
tai funds should be invested only in
securities OF the government bearing
not less than 2 Ia per cent. interest.
This would have the effect of eli,ni-
mating the s700,0o0.O00 outstanding 2
per cent. bonds from consideration as
an Investment for these bonds.
Mr.. Borah's amendment was accept
ed by Carter without protest, but Mr..
Borah5 insisted upon a record vote,
and 1t was taken. with the result that
This amendment was inserted in the bill
by the decisive vote of 40 to II. The
adoption OF this provision and the
defeat Of tho Cummins modification
forecasted the success OF the measure
in the final vote. and but little in
terest was manifested in the speeches.
The Smoot amendment as amended
by the Borah proviso was next put to
vote and carried by 46 to- "a. Re-
tpublicans who joined the Democrats in
voting against the Smoot amendment
were: Bourne, OF oregon: LaFollette.
HlcCumber, McEnry. OF Louisiana. the
latter was the only Democrat to vote
with the Republican organization.
Amendments Bovled Over.
| A number OF minor amendments
were offered chiefly from Democrats.
but they were bowled over as fast as
| presented without the formality of a
vote. Senator Gallinger submitted an
amendment putting trust companies
doing a banking business on the same
plane as national. State and savings
/ banks in8the matter OF receiving pos
/ tai deposits. 1t was vigorously OPP
posed by Mr.. Hepburn. but was ac-
4 ceptcd by the leaders on a viva voce
! vote.
The last Important amendment de-
/ feated was that of Mr.. Owen. In the
1 shape OF a substitute providing for ma
i tional bank deposits.
Senator Bacon took the floor for the
j final onslaught on the bill. He re-
I fcrred to the influence exerted by the
4 President in pushing this bill and
, asked II there was any Senator SO
oredulous as to believc.that the Borah
amendment would be found In the
measure when it came out of confer
5Iience. This amendment, he said. s,vas
4 particularly obnoxious to Republican
Headers and the President and never
4 would be permitted to stay in the bill
Il when it became a law. s
The Final Vote.
II On the nndlSVote% one %DcmOcrat,6 Mr..
\ chamberlain. OF Oregon, supported the
i Republicans, and not one .'insurgent''
voted against the bill. The full vote
4 stood:
Yeas-BeveridEe. Borah, Bourne,
Bradley, Brandegee. Brown, Bulkeley,
4 Burkett. Burnham. Burrows, Burton
|Carter, Chamberlain, Clapp, Clark
I tWyomlng,, Crane, Crawford, Cullom
4 Curtis. Cummins. Depew, Dick. Dill.
.|lingham,s Dixon Dolliver, Dupont, Flint
Frye, Gallinger, Gamble, Guggenheim
Hepburn, Jones. Kean. La Toilette,
Lodge, Mccumber, Nixon, clo 60,
Perkins, Piles. Root, Scott, Smoot, ste.
A phenson. Sutherland, Warner, Warren
i and Wetmore; 4total, so,
Nays Bailey. Bankhead. Clark, Ark, /;
Davis, Fosterm. Gore. II ughes, ] Johnson,
.AIcEnry, Money, Overn1an, owen. Pawn
ter. Purcell, Rayner, Shively, Simmons,
Smith, Md; Smith, s. C.;$ stone, ITALIA
ferro and Taylor. Total, 90.
| All Senators not mentioned we're
1 paired. 5S
Four months OF the regular session
|of the sixty first Congress will expire
Tomorrow. To-day's action on The pos
Stal bill is the first to be taken of tho
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