Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-04
are his personal property and be refuses to
t, give them to Us, they reported,l in ..efiect
Sixty-first Congress.
Second SESSION.
Washington, March 4.
SENATE.

The postal savings BANKS OIL was con
fronting defest when the 5ensts con
yened st 1880 today. The recess oil
last evening was taken TO sffjrd oppo'
tunity for compromise and The framing
up of some amendment which ecu d
save the measure. These Efforts are
siill progressing and it will not be known
until later what fate awaits one oil the
sdmiuIi t,sIioD's pit policies.
The necessity for artcsss and resllsn-
NETT of forces reiuted from tie
detection OF some senators who a.
tended the recent conference ct which II
wss sgreed to support the new Smool
amendment giving the president tutho-
rity 10 time OF war or "other exigencS"
10 invest the postal funds In govern
meat bonds. This detection seemed to
make certain the adoption OF the Cum
MINIS amendment striking Gu! the words
"other exIgency," thereby rendering the
bill unconstitutional according to tae
presidents views.
Senator Root concluded. making 90
LOO FASHIONED appeal to senators not to
rel .ct the Smoot amendment.
Only on the basis Of leaving the funds
10 the conn unities where collected,
said Mr.. Owen, could he support the
bill.
81 favor neither the Smoot nor the
Root amendment" said Mr.. Over.
Senator OsItsr declared that oppos.-
ton to the Smoot amendment was IT,
spIred By the belief that postal fupds
would be invested In Panama Canal
bonds, which would be substituted for
two per cert bonds 80 basis OF circuls-
ton and the two per cent would 30 BE-
low par.
HOUSE.
Representatives Sterling (rep. Ill.,,
Maloy (tep. N. ~, and Bfsntley
dem. Go. we're today named as a suit
committee CT the House committee on
iu ,icIary to investigEt' and report on
the question Of "personslprivilege" pre-
sen,ed by Representative Sieenerson
(rep. MIMI who charged Ex-Governor
ii srrick, OF Ohio, George Dickey, oil
San Francisco, ard other prominent meu
With having attacked him because OF bis
opposition to the ship subsidy bill.
Among the bills introduced was one
making It a mIsdemeanor ru 1isbable by
fine OF $500 aud imprisonment oil one
year for an authorized person to display
The insignia OF the American National
Red Gross or to solicit IN ads In Its name
To build wsrships on the Great Lakes
and take them unarmsd II the cosst is
the obi .ct OF Ethree resolutions by Mr..
Routel, which passed the II u'e today
At present, the Ruih.Bsgot convention,
concluded between the United States
and Greet Britain 10 1918 prevents
building any warships on the lakes.
1t was the purpose of The regu'a re-
publicaus, If the CummIns amendment
or, adopted, to vet, sgaInd the bill.
N arly all the democrats will VT against
il and he regulars cooperating witt them,
could EASILY control ms orlty.
Bib aides seem confident snd declare
Il ct before 8 vote Is reached, some mutual
compromise will be found.
Senator Bjrsh opened the debate to-
day, saying the Snoot amendment VS.
necessary and was radical departure
r N the orIginsl plOD. cit Ia so OBJ
c ioual," be said, that | cannot vote
or 1t unless some compelling reason Ii
sh ,wn for t, Incorporation"
According t. bis promise OF last even
| log, Senator Root, took Up his amend
ment, prcVidiug that all poith fund'
| must be invested 10 government bonds
aud presented bis views at length.