Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-25
LEADER UNDERWOOD TRIED
TO FORCE \DJOl

TO FORCE \DJOtRNME\T
Washington, Aug "a. The house
agreed to adjourn at midnight, but It
availed nothins, as it soon became ap-
parent that the differences between
the two houses on the appropriation
! bill We're almost irrecuncilablc and a
| filibuster led by Senator LaFollette
threatened TO hold the senate indef-
| initely
Leader Underwood. Of the house.
Went 60 the senate chamber and pro-
posed that thc sessi,i be BROUGHT 10
an end at midnight. Notwithstanding
the condition of legislation III the two
houses
Representative Fitzgerald. reporting
the disagreement on the deficiency
| hlll in The house. said that but Of a
great number Of amendments pro-
posed by the senate, only about Il doz-
on could NOT be harmonized. The
house, he said. had receded on items
aHgresating upwards OF $l,lO0,0 600.
while the senate had receded from
items carrying approximately only
S400,o 600. The senate, he pointed out,
had added $5.515.607 to the house
bin, which originally carried So
Isl a,23S There were in disagreement
items agsregating $4034.l33 to which
he said, the house did not under amy
circumstances agree.
Ilt IlibH 10 tUJoUIU tbnlttnDlHltu
also the ending Of the I.aFollette fiji
buster in The senate on the Penrose
campaign contribution resolution, The
house and senate during the day and
early evening took recess after recess
in the hope that the conferees could
settle their differences. Part of the
afternoon session in the senate was
dNoted to the penrose resolution, but |
senator HeNhurn prevented action. |
han Ia. :
Nened AT : 80 senator LaFollctte led !
the fight for the adoption OF the reso-
luton and, meeting the objection of |
senators Hey ana Smoot, openly !
his purpoS. of holding the {
senate in session until it did some
thing on the resolution
The conf@recs on the general de-
ficiency bill. which carries $4,000
600 had worked almost without ces-
sation during the day. The measure
as il passed the house, contained less
than SIX million dollars ana this sum
was almost doubled by the amend
ments attached in the senate Be
cause Of these tig Increases, the
house conferees insisted that the sen
ate must recede from many of them
President Taft arrived al the CAPT
tol at ll;45 o'clock and Went at once
to the marble room to approve the
first to which the president touched
his pen was one authorizins memor
,l fountain To the late Major Archi-
bald Butt. his personal aide, who was
lost in the titanic disaster
Among the matters in dispute in
HE deficiency bills are Claims Of
state against the United States
Legislation regarding waterworks in
Hawaii.
IN extra months pay for senate
md house employees.
A provision to repay the persons
Nho paid the ransom Of Miss Ellen
stone
senator LaFOllette at $3.50 upset the {
'lans for an adjournment Of congress .
onight by demanding the adoption Of I
he amendment To the resolution fof /
ne Investigation Of the Roosevelt y
'enrose- -Archbold campaign contro- a
ersN and asking that action be taken q
ipon it, Angercd by efforts 10 dis d
uadc him from his purpose. he an
iounced that he would not permit ad-
ournment until his resolution was !,
dopted. Leaders at both ends of the y
apitol were unable to predict the .
utcome.
When Mr. I.aFolIette presented the Z
mendment which would compel the =
ummittee to investigate all coniribu =
ions to the present campaign. an OH u
-ction Was lnterpuscd hy senator
ieyburn. who had fought the pro-
osai earlier in the day
Senator Snioot protested that he
ad yielded The floor tn Mr. Is Fol -
cite for The purpose for asking I.
unanimous consent for the considera-
ion and of the resolution and not to 81
ermit the making Of a formal mo- NJ
ION. In return the Wisconsin sena
81 served notice hs. would object to G.;
ny unanimous consent made hy sen NJ
tor Smoot or other senators. without
-h5ch business could not proceed. vi