Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-03
Sixty-first Congress.
(SecOnd Session
Washington, March 8.
SENATE.

Seutt)r Cunplins today presented to
the Senate Que OF the minority reports
on tle administration bill TO create q
commerce court and amend the inter.
ttsle commerce lave. 1t was signed By
Senators Gu nmins and Olapp, both
leading progressive republicans.
Senator Oammins requested that the
report be printed 10 the Record, which
vas done.
Senator Hale later said the majority
report should be prll t ID in the same
uu nber OF the Record Hs waited
Mr.. OGmmins to withhold bis nport.
Senator Cu'lom said Senator ElkiDs Is
absent from the city and canuol file bis
report until late Ia The week.
Seuatyr Bale said "the beiu.ies oil
the two reports cen be better appreciated
II preseI d together"
Senator Cummins said tae mi lrlty
report Is Intended ~ be brief. H'w.u' d
defer printing bis report In the Record.
~ would not impesch my own report, "
said Mr.. Gu nmins, "by admitting that
1t ctu'd no: stand comparison WITH The
o her,"
Senator NeHlsuds said he YOU'D file 3
report on the proposition TO give rail-
roads o federal license aud desired II
printed with the others,
The frat big feature OF President
Tails legislative programme, The postal
savings bank bill, was put on final trial
10 the Senate today and before az lnro-
ment 0 coDclusive vet, will be taken on
the measure and all pending amend
ments. The indications are that |. will
have a comfortable mtjority, the chief
opposition st the last coming from den-
ocrstI who regard the legislation ss un-
CONT tu ionsl. The New England repub-
leans will support The bill II lder protest
to please the president and the western
progreislyes will accept the measure as
better than nothing.
The postal savings banks bill Was
taken up at TIE first oppor unity today,
pending amendment being that offered
By Sens tir Page to creste a reserve fund
ID pay u lforts;en lcssss aud meet lniertsl
7 qairements whtn accumulated money
cannot be lOsntd at renu 1erative raies.
TIE su,nd ent WaI mod f I'd 80 that
lbe fund VI uld only Offset "cbarges aud
LOSSES" the words ito ,sa1lish an ado
qua.e reserge" being eliminated.
Senator Furlon said provision should
be made fer a reserve The govern
inert be tald, was going into the bank
ing business and reserve was essential
to its sut CO sful prJsec',o. lie did not
regard the pending bill satisfactory and
predicted that lie operation would prove
q fsfu,e He believed all the funds
should be inveit,d 10 government, state
or municipal binds. He promo iced
the Smoot amendment mere make
shift to make tle mtasure unconstllu-
tional.
Senator Oummius renewed bis motion
to strike out the adequate reserve pro-
vision. He attacked the other feature
Of the Psge amendment fixing the mini
mum rate Of iutereit at two aud one
fourth per cent aud emf Sering the
trut ,es TT raise tie rtt, to cover charges,
Losses and The reserve, II necessary.
The Oummins amsndmtrt was ADOPT
ed, 3S syes, 81 noes.
The vote clearly indicst,d that the
progressives and resr-progressiye, acting
With the democrlt', will be able t. pre-
vent amendments cslculsttd to remove
the funds IRON communities where COL
leeted.
"Wben this bill Ia lu' into practical
operation" said Senator B iey, there
NUT be ct least fifty thonsand additional
postoffice employees t. handle the bank
log business. That would be one extra
employe for each postOffice."
HOUSE.
A charge that The directors Of the Msr.
chsnt Marine League have entered into
O conspiracy to !nlinidste members oil
Congress Who are opposed to ship sut
siGy and that touign ship owners have
entered into conspiracy to itau nee
members gao favor ship subsidy, was
made by Mr. Steenerson (tep., MinD.) },
today and he dem snded an investigation.
MI. Stevenson declared that dtt G.
tiges bad been Eu! on his tail and that
be had been threatened. The resolo ton
was referred 10 the committee on the
iu iciary.