Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-08
Sixty.first Congress.
Second Session
SENATE.

Tho ACCESSIBILITY OF appointing spe'
cisl commiitse Of five senators to con-
slider the conservation OF wttsr resources
was discussed today by Senstr Bank
head, who addressed the senate al
length. He recently introduced resc'
luton providing for committee to ir
ves.igats all nssigsble waters, consider
their improvement, the availability o.
water p1wer st,s and general conserVt'
ton as applied to wat r.
A bill requiring ocean going vessels to
be eq1'ppsd with wireless telegraph sp'
psralus, perfected by subcommittee Of
the s ,nsts committee on commerce, VISA
In reduced 10 TIE SsnIts by Mr.. BJurne
It applies 10 sll octaa-goiug steamers
csrrJiog fifty or more persons and plJ
ing bttRten ports separated By more
than 200 miles. The spparttu, must be
capable OF handling messages over a
distance OF 100 miles The penalty fol
violl on Is a a 10 OF 81 900 to IS. 600.
Toe resolution WAS referred 20 the COM
mi TIE on commerce.
Confederation OF the agricultural ap.
Precipitation bill was resumed.
An amendment was adopted permit
ting the seer tuy Of agriculture to erect
fences along tle international boundary
lima to prevent the entrance Of diseased
amin ale.
Another amendment was adof ted re-
quriug the secretary of agriculture 10
hereafter submit detailed estimated esti
n stes for sill executive officers, clerks
aud employees now paid from lump sums
HOUSE.
A bill providing for new govern
nett OF Porto Rico vas introduced In
tae House by Mr. Oimsted ('ep. Pa. },
chairman OF the CT mn lee on insulsr
affairs. The measure u into effect the
recommends tons made In Presider
Tais's recent special message to Congress
gives tae islanders American CT zenshlp;
provides for the election OF Eve mem.
bers OF the SENT prevents heads of de
pa tnstts from sitting 10 the Senate;
GREATS q department Of health; and
places the island ulder be r legal gu
psrvisiou:
Party lines went down on both sides
of the pol cal fence In the IL ju;e this
afternoon when the sut ect Of rural free
delivery extension came up for vote.
By a ii,ing v,t', Mr.. SmaIPs (dsm. N
o., amendment ID the postOffiee bill
providing for an increase Of 81, 2l5, 900
10 the luisl free delivery spprc-
priation, was passed by vote Of l27
to 102 Tellers were demanded and
the frat vote was affirmed By vote
of 1853 t. 90. Mr.. Miller Yep, Kss J.
offsred en- amendment to the amendment
alreadv passed 10 further increase the
free delivery fund by about Sc, 600
aud was beaten by lndiDg vote ofl29
t, 109 and a tell yot OF l3l to 1913.
An sltempt t repeal the Law that gives
the g.. Lori, Terminal Company $50,
600 q yesr for carrying mail scroas 9
bridge at st. L,us was deiesttd 10 the
II ,uss iod,y. NJ. O., uiiey (reP., No
made point OF order tgsinst q section
of tho po tfice bill that rtPssls the old
Law aud the seetion welt out OF tAe bill
Oh q rulIug by the chair.
The provision was pI t 10 the bill be-
cause Il 6gtt made by Mr.. Murdock
{ en-, Kan.), vh declared ha! the pay.
ment OF 5000 3 year carrying the
mails scross this bridge wBs graf
Several attempts to establish parc,ls
post on rural routes for packages origi-
INST ug 10 the towns from which the iu'al
routes start, BY tscking provisions on the
postoffice appropriation bill were de-
fsat.d by Mr.. Weeks, (rep., Mass
chairman OF the II u.e conmlttse on
posiofiices aud port roads.
Mr.. Weeks objected 10 every amend.
ment on the ground that they change
exiting law and were not 10 order on 40
sppro ,rIation bill. h was sustained
by tse chair.
Oit1 dWelIem can get mall without
tuyiug lie te:-boxeP. A section OF the
postoffics bill requiring hter.boxes to
be PLACED on sl residences was knocked
oct on a paint Of order made BY Mr.
Mann.
The anti sl appropriation b il for the
posiofics Depart nent passed the House
at 2:lS p. m.
New York Stock Market.