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are his personal propartY and he refuses to
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Sixty-first Congress.
lSecond SeasiOn.l
Washington, March 4.
SENATE,

Inc POSTAL s87iDRs DanRB OH WIS Cou
fronting defeat when the Sensts con
vened 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
save the measure. These ef1rts are
still progressing and it will not be known
until later what fate awaits one OF the
admiDit t.ation's pit policies.
The necessity for arecass and resl'Gn'
melt of forces re,u'ted from tie
detection of some senators who a.
tended the recent conference at which il
was sgreed to support the new Smoo'
amendment giving the president sutho.
rity In time OF war or "other exigency"
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
stother exigency," thereby rendering the
bill unconstitutional according to tae
presidents views.
Senator Root concluded, making an
impsssioned appeal to senator's not to
reject the Smoot amendment.
Only on the basis of leaving the funds
in the comu unites where collected,
said Mr.. Owen, conld he support the
bill.
"I favor neither the Smoot nor the
Root amendment" said Mr.. Over.
Senator Oaltsr declared that oppos:'
ton to the Smoot amendment was IT.
spIred By the belief that postal funds
would be Invested in Panama Cansl
bonds, which would be substituted TO.
two per cept bonds aB basis OF circula'
ton snd the two per cent would 50 be.
low par.
HOUSE.
Representatives Sterling (rep. Ill.,,
Maloy (rep. N. ~, and Brantley
dem. Go. were today named as a sui
committee CT the House committee On
iu iiciary to investigate and report or
the question OF ''personallprivilege' pre-
senled by Representative Stevenson
(rep. MinD,), who charged ex-governor
II srrick, OF Ohio. George Dickey, o.
Gan Francisco, AID other prominent met
with having attacked him because OF biz
opposition to the chip subsidy bill.
Among the bills introduced was one
making It a misdemeanor ru ,isbable BY
fine OF $500 and imprisonment OF one
year for an authorized person to display
the insignia of the American National
Red Gross or to solicit III ads in Its name.
To build warships on the Great Lakes
and take them unarmed II the coast is
the object of Ethree resolutions BY Mr..
RoutelI, which passed The II u'e today.
Al present, the Ru,h.Bsgot convention,
concluded between the United States
sad Grett Britain 10 1878 prevents
building any 8arships on the lakes.
1t was The purpose of The regu' ar re.
publicaus, If the Cummlns amendment
u.r, adopted, to vet, agaIn't the bill.
N :arly all the democrats will VT sgsins'
ii aud !ha regulars cooperating WITT them.
could EASILY control msority.
B,!h aides seem confident and declare
t! at before vote Ia reached, some mntus
compromise will be found.
Senator B,rah opened the debate to-
day, saying the Snoot amendment VS.
nece sssry and was radical departure
N the orIginsl plan. at is 80 Oh
| j c iouaI," he said, "taat cannot vot'
or 1t unless some compelling reason Il
sh nwn for It, Incorporation"
According t his promise of last even
log, Senator Root, took Up his amend
| ment, providing that all poit'l fund
must be invested In government bonds
| and presented bis views at length.