Arizona republican., 1911-02-03
SUNNY JIM
 BROKE TIES For First Time In History
 Vice-PPesident Voted SAVED MAIL SUBSIDY BILL
He Also Postponed Action on the Resolution for Con
 stitutional Amendment
 Providing for Election of Senators by Direct Vote.

Washington, Feb. 2-For the first time in the history of the government the viee-president of the limited States today exercised his constit,- tlonal prerOgative of casting A vote to break the ties in connection witb three successive roll calls in the senate
 By the first he saved from i'm pending defeat the Pacific Mail subsidy Dill and by the third he forced an adjournment of the sen ate in a vote having a direct bearing on the resolution looking to the cleo ton of senators by the direct vote of the people.
 The vote on the subsidy bill. both in the committee of the whole and In the senate proper stood 39 to 3s, and on the adjournment 37 to 37. On all three occasions the vice president voted in the affirmative
 When the vice president again cast a deciding vote. thus accompIishing the final passage by the senate of the mail subsidy bill the situation was so unusual that it aroused intense interest As passed, the bill author ized the payment by the postoffice department for the carrying of mails S4 a mile on outward voyage to second class American built vessels plying between American ports and ports in the Philippine islands. Japan. China and Australia, and between American ports and ports in South America south of the equator, and the payment of g. a mile to third class American ships similarly en- gagged.
 Stops at American ports in the south Atlantic are provided for It Is explicitly declared that no con tract shall be awarded to any per son or corporation engaged in any transportation by rail roads or who is employed in export ing or importing merchandise in his own behalf
 There is also a provision limiting he expenditures in any one year -o S4000.0 .000 or to the surplus earn ngs of the ocean mail carrying busi- ness.
 subsidy bill been announced than an other sharp conflict was precipitated. Senators Nelson and Borail were both
  obtained recognition.
 T move that the senate take up he bill authorizing the leasing of 'oal lands in Alaska" he said
 ''Is that motion subject to amend nent?" asked Borah.
 The result of the adoption of Nel- on's motion would have been to i've the Alaska bill the place of un- finished business on the calendar which had been vacated by the sub idly bill, and Borah had counted on ,etting a point of vantage for his esolution providing for the election f senators by the direct vote of the 'eople. Evidently he was discomfited " NelsOn's move.
 The motion is not amenda5le.' uled the chair
 There was an awkward predica- lent and in an instant the senate Tas thrown into confusion. The ituation was relieved by a motion 0 adjourn. offered by Hale. BOrah Yas not disposed to quit. and he and many of his followers voted against djournment
 The vote is g to 37. a tie," again the vice-president. and tes he cut the Gordian knot by cast lg his vote in the affirmative.
 As a result the senate adjourned fter an exciting day and in the full that the conflict over he resolution for the direct election f senators had only been postponed.