The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-06
Naval Bill Passed

s priation bill carrying s13S6osse74 and the two battleship provision was passed by the Senate today. It now goes to confer ence with the House to thresh out the naval increase programme and other Sen ate amendments.
 It threaded a lively course in the Sen ate. Senator Johnston of Alabama pro posed a sub-provision for che battleship and gave notice he would propose when the Panama canal administration is con sidered to deny the use of the canal to all nations which do not agree to build only one battleship a year. He said the United States should end the wasteful battleship competition with Europe by en- tering into treaties with them to cease building such vessels. The Johnston one battleship provision was rejected 12 to 43. Senators Bacon, Fletcher, Johnston, Kern, Pomerene. Smith of Arizona, Till man and Williams (democrats). and Bris- tow. Burton, Clapp and Gronns lrepub- licans) voted for it.
 An amendment was adopted to make the recently enacted eight hour law applicable to work on new ships which Senator's Gallinger and Hepburn con ' tended would Increase the government expense by s4000.000 or $5.000000. X
 
 creation of q national council for de- fense was defeated on point of order made by Senator Overinan of North Carolina. who did not withdraw his point, notwithstanding a whispered suggestion that the plan was indorsed by the new democratic platform Sen ator Bacon of Georgia, in the chair. sustained the point of order.
 The Senate rejected the amendment that proposed reviving the grades of admiral and vice admiral.
 Working Agreement Over
 Washington, July 5-The working agreement between the democratic and insurgent republican senators Is at an end. It has been abrogated as the re- suit of conferences ever since the metal bill was passed by the democrats in the absence of regular republicans and without the aid of the insurgents.
 The probable result will be that the House sugar and wool and excise bills will be presented to the Senate and voted down by a strict party vote. All the republicans are expected to vote gainst them and it is probable some of the democrats to join them Tn opposition to the House sugar bill W which would admit sugar free of duty.
 After passage of the metal bill the democrats appointed committee to confer with the insurgent republicans regarding future cooperation. Finally the democrats of the committee were notified that they could expect no fur ther cooperation because of the inn possibility of getting consideration ot the insurgent measures. This condi- tion was produced by the decision of the regular republicans to disappear from rhe chamber in sufficient numbers to allow the democrats to get their own bills through without the aid of the insurgents. This programme rendered 1t impossible for the insurgents to get even vote on their measures and they decided not to play any longer
 In view of this position of their tar if allies the democrats have about made up their minds that nothing is to be gained by further concessions.
 In this emergency the democratic leaders of the House are urging that the best party course is to accept House measures and stand or fall by them.
 The subject was considered by the democratic senators much of the time today and the conferences extended ilto the evening.
 The democrats decided tonight 10 pro- ceed alone in presenting their tariff meas ures. Senator Simmons will tomorrow move to have the wool bill made the un- finished business in the Senate and fail- ing in that will call up successiyely the excise and sugar bills.