Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-03
CLERK READS VERY SWIFTLY
senator owen Insists On Formal
Reading of Bills 60 XIII Time,
but Clerk Makes Rapid
Progress.

WASHINGTON, March 2-The death
knell Of the bill creating permanent tariff
board Of five members probably was
sounded late this afternoon in the session
Of the senate The democrats had con
Quoted what they believed to be success
ful fnibuster against IT, although they
strenuously protested that their tactics
should not be 80 considered. Senator after
senator on the democratic side arose 20
speak. There was nothing but talk and
more Of Il IN sight and from the leisurely
way the Senators were going about their
remarks the proceedings might easily have
been mistaken for the dun days Of De-
cember rather than as within forty hours
of the constitutional time Of adjournment.
The regular or "standpat' senators who
had yielded the conduct Of the tariff board
bill TO the ''progressives and who had
agreed that the bill creating the tariff
board should remain the unfinished bust
ness as long as there seemed a chance
Of passing H. began to realize they were
backing what appeared 20 be lost cause.
The democrats had been insisting in the
afternoon that they would be glad to CO.
operate TO pass the appropriation bills but
that II these bills were 10 be held back
OF the tariff board measure they still had
some very Important speeches to make.
owen wants Extra Session.
Senator owen OF Oklahoma. however.
would not be bound even by this agree
ment He said ne would do all in his power
TO force an extra session and desired
several Of the more important appro-
priauon bills 20 go into that session.
IL was 4.55 o'clock when the attempt TO
force the tariff board bin TO a vote was
abandoned.
Mr.. Nccumber called I'D the pension ap-
preparation bill This had the effect OF
laying aside the tariff board bill inde-
finitely.
The democrats offered no objection to
the pension bill. carrying sl5s.OoOOO, until
Senator Scott attempted TO put the suTlo-
way general service pension bin on the
appropriation measure as a rider The
Suil0way bin would add about sHDoe0o00 TO
the annual roll snd Nould grant pensions
70 all veterans o. the civil war who had
served ninety days and had reached the
age Of g years
senstor Lodge saw trouble coming and
had made a point Of order on the amend
ment. declaring II to be an attempt to put
general legislation on an appropriation bin.
While the point was pending. Senator Cur
tbs pleaded for the amendments adoption.
He said II was but an act OF justice TO the
old soldiers and asserted that in a few
years the extra expense would be entirely
wiped out due TO the high death rate
among the veterans
Vice President sherman sustained the
point Of order and the regular appropria-
ton bill then was passed.
BIIIs Quickly Passed.
FohoWing the disposition OF the pension
bill the senate took bp aad Quickly dis
posed OF the diplomats ami consular bin
carrying about s4O1O0o. ana the fortifica-
tion biil. carrying 100000 II had REQUIRED
just fifteen minutes TO get these three SUD-
ply measures out Of the way. This was loo
rapid work 10 suit the plans Of senator
owen. and when the military academy
appropriation bill, carrying s. 10000. was
taken up be began a little nlibuster. He
first insisted that he would not consent 10
dispense with the first formal reading OF
the bin covering thifty-four pages. Sew
eral senator's democratic and republican.
gathered about the senator's desk and
pleaded with him not TO stand in the way
Of the supply bills
4 want TO force an extra session. he
told them This congress has no moral
right 20 pass these measures.
"H'e Nhe senator was engaged in ex-
planning his attitude the reading clerk
throash pure insdventense" overlooked
about nheen pages Of the bHl and IN.
first thing senator owen knew the nm
was being read a second time for amend
ments
Along toward 9 O'Clock when il was an.
nouneed that recess until Sl5 would be
asked for. Senator owen said he would Iet
the Military academy bill pass
But" he added. IL these big bills are
20 be hurried through in this fashion Z
shall insist that every item in each bin
be separately read and separately voted
upon"
AT $40 the recess until sis was ordered.
NiEht session.
The postoffioe Appropriation bin was
'skea gP shen ths senate resumed busi
ness at S.l5 B. m. Senator owen who he
san a lone hiibuster against the suppI,-
oihs In the afternoon. indicated ne would
souunue Obstructive tactics
Under his demand the postofnce hin
vas ordered read. lie trisd aiso 20 OH
tain an explanation Of the various items
but Vice President sherman ssrd he bs5
no power 20 compel members 10 make
speeches
The senator from Oklahoma is a mem
her OF the postofnce commission and II
he f. not familiar with the bin IL Is his
own fault, sharply interposed Chairman
Penrose. who was in charge Of the meas
ure.
The reading continued and when Mr.
ovens attention Was taken by converse
tion with one OF his colleagues. the clerk
managed 20 get through about thirty pages
in less than five minutes. when Mr. Owen
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looked skeptical,, but apparently he realised
that an objection would be useless.
HsIt Peace President.