Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-03
SlXTY-FIRSI' CONGRESS-.
SENATE

finally was broken NJ i AM, ny lnt
abseace OF a quorum, The Senate met
ut 10 O'Clock today under agreement
10 vote on President Tait's permanent
tariff commissions I'LL at $40 a. m
tomorrow ana a prospect al disposlng
Of practically ell Of its business. eNcept
tho Canadian reciprocity, before final
Adjournment at noon tomorrow.
Senator Stone held the floor most 0!
the night. Re blocked consideration
Of the postoficc appropriation bills by
4 long speech III which he arraignet
postofiirc inspectors Is spies who
abuse their power and cilied numerous
instances OF alleged misuse of author
;iy. The whole bill, Including The in
crease Of magazine postage. went over
until today.
Senators Owen ana Ovc:man aiding
Stone, successfully held the majority
at bay until 5 O'Clock this morning,
when at length they gave in and agreed
to vote IN The tariff board bill, which
was one OF the chief objects OF their
attack.
There was slim attendance when
the Senate was called 10 order ut IL
O'Clock This morning. Almost all tie
senators present IT todav's opening
wire moi III Attendance at The i O'Clock
adjournment. The s,.ndry civil appro.
prialion bill VA: taken up for consider.
a,ioa II covers $50 pages AIN, carries
sl4h, COO, 900
Notice WAS given By Senator Stone
that Al the close Of the consideration "f
the naval appropriation till, scheduled
t. follow he snndry civil Lil ht wouI
make motion 10 lake np the rccipro'
city agreement sith Canada.
Late this afternoon Senator, Stone
and Percy addressed The Senate. sen
ator Stone denied that iilitu,ler WAS
hcins conducted, hut he spent consider,
able tine in reading extracts from the
Congressional Record. Percy declared
that the presentation nf the tariff hoard
Hill ut this stage Of The session WAS ah-
solutely indefersi tie.
The Senate Of the Sixty first Con
gross entered upon It's last session 10
day and passed the sundry civil appro-
priation ILL: carrying Sac, o0c 900
otter three house ii discussion. A
recess will be taken late tonight. but
the concluding meeting will be virtually
This was assured hI the
agreement II vote on the tariff hoard
bill At 20 tomorrow morning
An amendment by Senator Owen.
dem. Qkli.) increasing the salaries OF
all public health and marine hospital
service officials was adopted.
1t makes the salary Of the surgeon
2 neral Sc, 00a per year.
Senator Culberson succeeded III re-
Iucing the appropriation for the pres
ent tariff board e%psits from s4QQ, 900
TO $500. 0n1, and limiting lis use to
one year. II WAS adopted 80 to q.
Much mer'iment was created when
Senator Lofimer, who vas reading :
paper closely followed Serator Lodge
as his "bellwcthcr" in The voting
Another amendment by Culberson
ordering report from the tariff board
bill the wool and wnolen schedules he
fore the frs, Monday in December,
1911. was accepted after much wrang-
ling.
An amendment offered BY Scnotor
Jones, apnropriating $1,000 for sup
pressing the liquor traffic in Alaska.
was adopted.
a motion hy Senator Burton I"
eliminate the appropriation fnr fortlfy
ing the rlraml canal, Was defeated hy
/ >ira voco yoic.
An amendment 10y Senator Lodge 10
the naval hi |. !" reward Captain
Robert T.. pcary Tor the discovery al
the North Pole was killed in The Senate
on y point uf order that il was mol =
proper subject for The naval bill
The naval appropriation bill, carry
ing Sl26 h0o, 600 VAS passed. in ~
minnlrs. The House provision that
lhrt 5 hour l,w shal! apply in The con
Of AL l,altleshipS and four
VAS restored.
a provision that profit on armor
plate Shal! be limited 10 100 per cent.
was stricken out ~ The request az Mr.
Owcn. Whrm pressed TO explain it,
Mr. rrnro>r. sail /, VAS inserted by
some House himoriSt.
Mr.. Owen sal The prohibition
against purchasing s!eal from lhn trusts
should remain in HE bill. az the con
spiracy would nnt t.: l,roEen. +" The
remark greatly angcr,l Mr.. PenTo5e,
sho AID AR. Gwen should not talk
aloiit conspiracy liz warmed Nh.
Owen - marx lis words. and declared
that equally guilty parsons" ware not
IA: removed from the Senate chamber
Air Owen told All Penrosa not to he
come angry rs lis proposition was not
which MIR nanroSe sail he
admitted
Thr custom Of sending coal from
The Atlantic IL the Pacific c6asts by the
government st 4 cost oi 81, 900. 600 an
aualy vas arraigned by Senator Jones
The postofnce appropriation bill was
aiken UP next. Postmaster General
remained or the floor while
tie bill vas under consideration.
WEea the Tait-Hischcock- fcI.csa
plan &c .a;ss TIE postal rate Oh mage
lines came Up in the Senate his after
noon. Senator Fenrose said he realized
t was inpossibls TO press It 20 sue
,essfvl issue aud --::thdre~ the amend
r,cnt. he asked as Substitute that q
commission, &c S.o-ided 70 Investigate
he sub;s.1.
HOUSE,
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