The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-03

planning his attitude tho reading clerk
Through pure inadVertcnCe' overlooked
about fifteen pages of the bill and The
first thing Senator Owen knew the bin
was being rend second time for amend
ncnt Along toward O'Clock, when II
was announced that recess until sis
he would let the military academy bill
pass.
10 be hurried through in this fashion:
shall Insist that every item in each bill
he separately read and separately voted
Al 6:l0 the recess until Sis was or
dered.
One Man FiHbuster.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
takcn up when the senate resumed busl-
ncss at S:l5 p. IN. Senator Owen, who
Logan lone hlibus:er against the sup
he would continue obstructive tactics.
Under Ills demand the postotfIce bill
was ordered read fIe tried also 10 OBJ
tain an explanation OF the various items
no power 20 compel members 10 make
speeches.
member Of the postofHce committee and
Il he is not familiar with the bill IL IS
his own fault" sharply In,ergosed Chair
man Pcnrose. in charge OF the measure.
The reading continued. and when Mr.
Ovens attention was taken by CONVEX
sation with one OF his colleagues, the
clerk managed to get through thirty
pages in less than five minutes.
When Mr. Owen learned OF the clerks
rapid progress ne looked skept!caI, but
apparently he realized that an objection
would be useless.
Stone Takes the Floor.
The reading OF the postofflcc appropr!-
alton bill over, senator Stone. VINO has
figured In several nlibusters. took the
Iloor to speak. arousing the anxiety OF
the Republican senators who
certain as to his intentions. The amend
mcnt before the senate was 10 increase
the number OF postoflicc inspectors from
siXty-hye to seventy five,
Mr. Stone increased the fears OF the
other side when he began to talk. not
about the addition OF inspectors but
assured the senate that no harm would
come II the bill went over 10 the extra
session.
senator Beverldge wanted TO know II
the senator intended TO defeat the bin.
Mr.. Stone replied he did not Intend
10 ohstruct the passage OF the appropr"
President Taft that no great harm would
come 10 the country II the big supply
bills were not rushed through with hasty
consideration.
lie assured the senate he Intended to
perform his duty Of scrutinizing the bill
without asking any senator's permission
and not be a party TO "dishng out the
peoples money with binders on and
without asking questions,
owen Next to Speak.
Senator owen followed Senator Stone
not explained tho measure carrying
$40, 100000. so nc would do SO.
nEo With the house rHtnd hearnss So. on the 3tlL
Owen proceeded TO read and talk on
postal affairs and postal methods.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock the Okla
tor Bankhcad OF Alabama. 'to point out
some of the errors in the bin" Scna-
tor Oven gave the senate Ia understand
that he again 10 be heard from.
Mr.. Bankhead charged that there was
Joker in the bill that practically
ruined the rural delivery service. This
Joker" was the consolidation OF the stai
route and rural delivery appropria tions
the senator said.
After Senator Bankhead's remarks sew
eral amendments were agreed 10 infor
maly. The first big hole In the bill
Knocked out on a point Of order the pro-
vision for the installing OF an expert
mental parcel post service on few
Toward midnight Senator Stone inter-
rupted consideration Of the blJ with
remarks about postoffice inspectors as
subject. eventually yielding to Sena tor
Penrose. who suggested that the post
office bill be laid aside. That was done
by unanimous consent, and Senator Bev
eridge asked that the permanent tariff
board bill be taken up.
Senator Hale moved 10 take uD the
naval appropriation blu and a roll call
was demanded. the motion being lost by
a vote of IS TO 81.
The tariff board bill being up. Sena
tor Simmons OF North Carolina then be-
gan an address on reciprocity with Can
ada and continued at length being re-
peatcdy interrupted by requests that the
roll be called for a quorum.