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containing the same appropriation. Mr.
| Fitzgerald again raised the point of
! order which was not decided.
| About a dozen members of the ma
jority refused to sign the call for a
caucus on the postal savings bank bill.
Representative Hardwick, of Geor-
gia, introduced a resolution to recall
the parcels post bill from the Post Of
flee Committee.
C. P. Taft, the Presidents brother.
was a visitor on the floor.
The House adjourned at $50.
Senate.
May 24-The Cummins amendment
to the railroad bill, prohibiting putting
into effect increases in rates until ap-
proved by the Commission, was under
discussion all day.
Senator Martin suggested substitute
which seeks to accomplish practically
the same thing by extending to six
months the period during which rates
may be suspended by the Commission,
The debate was general, but set
speeches were made by Senators Cum
minis, Dolliver and Borah.
The Martin substitute is generally
taken as compromise on which a ma
Jority OF the Senators will agree.
House.
of the Appropriations Committee, sue
ceeded in getting an amendment pro-
viding for an appropriation of $3.50, 900
for the Tariff Board approved by Chair
man Mann, of the Committee of the
Whole. and the House adopted it by a
party vote of 10 to SO.
By vote of 81 to 106 the House re-
jected an amendment offered by Repre-
sentative Fitzgerald. of New York, cut
ting down the appropriation for the
Tariff Board to $4,000.
The House adjourned at p. m.
Senate.
May Ex-senator La Toilette con-
sumed the entire day with a speech on
the railroad bill. ,,
While the Wisconsin Senator had
taken up and a few unobjected bills
agreed to-
The session was devoted to the con-
sideration of bills on the Wednesday
calendar. Measures of interest to Alas
ka and Hawaii were passed n
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor; Secre-
tary Morrison, and Representative Sui
Zer appeared before the House Commit
tee on Labor in support of the proposal
to establish Department of Labor.
After three hours debate on the pos
tai savings bank bill the Republican
caucus adjourned. En1 s'l. .-
The House adjourned at. o'clock.
Senate.
May 26.-The Cummins amendment
to the railroad bill, which has been the
subject of debate for weeks. was de-
feated by vote of 43 to 29
conprOmise onapJ,napt vol.
to the control of rates was agreed on.
The sections relative to capitalization
were stricken out
After an exceedingly acrimonious de-
bate, marked by tilts between Mr.. Taw-
ney and various Southern Democratic
members, the provision of the sundry
civil bill providing that an appropria-
tion of $4,000 for the Presidents trav-
cling expenses shall be available imme-
diately went out on a point of order by
Representative Macon, of Arkansas.
Chairman Bartholdt of the Public
Buildings Committee, after a conference
with the President, Ia said to be con-
the preparation OF a public
bill
Speaker Cannon addressed a dslega-
ton of school boys. and gave practical
advice on the subject of the high cost
of living.
The Republican caucus on the postal
savings bank bill did not complete its
work.
The House adjourned at p. m.
Senate.
May 2T.-The Dolliver amendment to
the railroad bill, requiring Government
scrutiny of the issuance of railroad
STOCKS and bonds, was defeated in the
Senate yesterday. Senator La Follette's
new section. including telegraph and
telephone lines as common carriers, was
The hope that a final vote on the bill
would be taken before adjournment
went glimmeripg in the face of notice
from numerous Senators that they
would require considerable time for dis
cussion of certain amendments. 1t now
seems likely that a vote will not be
taken before Tuesday
The Senate adjourned at sos p. m.
House.
The House made very little progress
on the sundry civil bill yesterday. i
Efforts made to have the canteen re-
at National Soldiers Homes
failed.
Representative Thomas, of North
Carolina, delivered a speech Urging fay-
orable action on the bill providing for
the erection of monument at Guilford
Court House, N c., to the memory of
Gen. Nathaniel Greene.
The House adjourned at 5:09 p. m.
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