The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-03
SHERMAN BREAKS
THREE TIE VOTES
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any Senator, Can SQUARE his c0,,scIenc..
SO as TO Favor discriminating duties
as asa!ns, direct aid, When The one
pollcE takes The money from Tho trc:-
sury before II is paid IN. and tie other
afterwards; ] do not see tile difference.
In principle Senator G1i!inser clos
cd b. saying:
= have dane the best could do
Req t!as Is he las, G!for; + shall make
In this direction. Ii this legislation
fails i, Will be :. long time before
anything more will be done 10 place,
our aS upon the seas ana 20 restore
the prestige Of American Shipping"
Not even was any great general In
tcrest manifested when at last the
ivoting began In committee OF the
whole on the bill itself AS ile roll
proceeded /, was recognized, the
real situations was not lrasp.d until
! the PRESIDENTS announcement Of
tie Was nude. Mr. sherman per
formed his part cXpedltioUsi?
.On this question. the vote stands
80 TO 80. a tie lie said. without hesita-
ton, ne added, 'thc chair votes in the
affirmative. the ayes have II; the sub
:stitutc is adopt ted"
The Till was then transferred speed
on Its passage was repeated The
! Vice President again cast tic ,lccitl.
| Ing vote. thus accomplishing the final
passage of the bill by tho Senate.
Unusual situation.
aurouscd intense interest. AS passed, the
| Ii; authorizes the payment by the
I; Pest Office Department. for the carry
Ing Of mails 81 81 per mile OH the out
I, yard voyage 10 second class American
built vessels. plying between Amer.
lean ports in the Philippines. .lapat
| Australasia, China and between Amer
| lean ports and ports in South America
| south of tile equator, and the payment
! Of s. per mile to third class American
| ships similarly engaged Stops at
American ports in the South Atlantic
| are provided for. II is explicitly de-
clared that no contract shall be award
! Ell 10 any person or corporation en-
| gaged in any competition transporta
| ton by rail. or who is employed III
| exporting or importing merchandise III
| his own behalf. There also is n pro-
! vision limiting the expenditures in any
one year to Sl.ooo,ooo OF to the surplus;
earnings Of the ocean mail carrying
, business. no sooner had tic result OH
the subsidy bill been announced than
another sharp conflict was precipitatcd
Senator's Nelson ard l3orah were both
on their feet. but the Minnesota vet
eran first obtained recognition
Il move that the Senate take up the
| bill authorizing tho Leasing OF coal
lands in Alaalsa,'' lie said
us the motion subject to amend
r.clt?" asked SIR Bornh
The result OF the adoption CT Mr.
Nelson's motion would have been 70
give Inc Alaska bill the place OF III.
finished business; on the calendar whicl.
had been vacated by tic subsidy bill
! and Mr. Boral, had counted on getting
that point or vantage for the resoiu..
ton providing for the election OF Sen
atoTs by direct vote Of tile people i;vi.
IDENTIFY he was somewhat discounted
by Mr. Nelson's move.
| The motion was not amcndable,'.
ruled the chair,
There was an awkward predicament.
end in an instant the Senate was
thrown into scene Of confusion The
situation was relieved, however, by 4,
motion 10 adjourn. which was offered
BY Senator Hale. Mr.. Borah was not
disposed TO quit and he and many OF
his followers voted against adjourn.
ment
THE vote is 81 to 81. Il tie" again.
anrouncrd the Vice President. ana for
the third time within thirty minutes.
he cut the Gordian knot by ca&ti,:.:
his vote in the affirmative.
AS the result. tho Senate adjourned
a ftcr an exciting day. and in the fun
consciousness that the conflict over.
the resolution for the direct election OF.
Senator'S had only been postponed. #