The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

precarious condition today involved to-
tai appropriations of over S1,000,000,-
900.
The House late today adopted the
conference report on the army appro-
priation bill, carrying S94,0O0,000, and
the pension appropriation bill carrying
$3.50. 600, 900.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
sent to conference by the House today
after motion of Representative Murdoch
of Kansas to disagree with the Senate
amendment increasing the pay of the
railroads for carrying the mail by about
50, 100000 had been voted down.
The Senate amendment to the Indian
appropriation bill to pay claim of the
Pottawatton'ac Indians amounting to
about $5000oO, has tied up that supply bill
in conference. The conferees have dis
agreed and the House will be asked to
insist upon elimination of the amend
ment and further conference.
Carrying a total of S2S,04S.624, an in
crease of $S,S24,514 over the House total.
the general deficiency bill was reported
to the Senate tonight by the Senate ap-
preparations committee, with the inten-
ton of pressing it for passage before
adjournment. The committee fixed the
salary of the secretary to the President
at $500 a year instead of $4,000, as au-
thorized by the House.
Claims Buildings Bill Dead
"The public buildings bill is dead-as
dead as a door nail,' announced Chair
man Burnett of the House public build
ings committee tonight. Mr.. Burnett said
that the Senate had insisted upon its
amendment for many millions of dollars
for various projects and that it had been
impossible to reach an agreement.
BY vote of 81 to 26 the Senate at
80 o'clock tonight refused to re-enter
upon consideration of the conference re-
port on the rivers and harbors appro-
priation bill. The negative vote was due
to a combination of general opposition
on the part of some senator's and of a
desire to take up the general deficiency
appropriation bill and the seaman's serv-
itude bill. The action was generally con-
sidered as indicating the ultimate fall
ure of the rivers and harbors bill at this
session. although some of its friends re-
fused to accept this view
The Senate passed the general defcien-
cy appropriation BILL the last of the great
supply bills to be acted upon by that
body, at I:45 O'clock this morning. A
number of amendments were made, one
of them appropriating 100000 to carry
into effect the railroad physical valuation
bill, which became a law yesterday. The
After working until nearly O'Clock this
morning. passing the workmen's compen-
satipn law and handling a mass OF rou-
tine appropriation bills, the House took
recess until 2:30 this afternoon. Major
ity Leader Underwood announced during
the evening session that it would be nee
essary for the House to resort to the
unusual expedient of meeting for reg
ular business on Sunday, owing to the
lcif linn, a IN
obviate the necessity of Sunday ap-
pearing as a legislative day In the rec
Lord recess was taken, preserving the
Legislative day Of March l.
At 220 a. m. the Senate agreed ia
1.-THE conference report on the postoffire
appropriation bill covering all differ
lences between the two houses exoopt
one. The exception was the amop1-
'ment Of the Senate directing the Wot11r