The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-04
Calendar Will Be Fairly
Well Cleaned Up
To-Day.
SEVERAL BILLS
STILL IN DISPUTE
Retiring Members Say Their
Farewells and Clear Out Their
Desks to Make Way for New
comers-House Stops in
Closing Rush to Eulo-
gize John Lamb.

Washington, March 4.--At = o'clock
THIS morning the confcrecs on the
nnvnl bill reported a complete agree
,ncnt. The Housc contention for ono
hnttlcHhip HBs victorious. The House
imm edintciy adopted the conference
report. The senate probably will adopt
Indications arc that both houses will
recess for breakfast.
Washington. March 3.-Ovcrshad
owed by enthusiasm attending the ar
rival of a Democratic President elect
aud a suffrage carnival. the Sixty-scc-
ond Congress to-day began to say it's
iarcwells and TO prepare for termina-
ton its business at noon Tomorrow
by fiction OF long standing. the leg
islative day Of March 3 will run
through tonight and terminate short
~ before noon tomorrow. with the
impressive ceremonies attending tile
! Inauguration OF Vice President Mar
shall.
Retiring members. who have been
in Congress for a score or more OF
ycars. badc good by to their colleagues
tonight. and cleaned out their desks
for the exodus from the Capitol
Scores OF new Senators and Represen-
tvcs. who are to come into ofice to-
morrow. mingled throughout the day
with their future associates Of tho two
houses. and took mental stuck Of their
environments and friends ~ the ncw
i'ciloNfail' tDHS rCSS,
I.nmb EuloaIzcd.
Former Speaker Cannon and Sena
tor ChcIby NJ Cullom vctcrans of
many Congresses; REPRESENTATIVES
Nicholas iouEworti. John Dalxcll. John
Lamb. Samuel w. Mccall. Senator'S
Crane. Dixon. Bourne and others who
lave been prominently Identified with
legislation in recent years, were the
recipients OF farewell greetings from
their associates. The House spent "a
fcwmoments il eulogiaing Mir. Lamb.
OF Virginia, who las been chairman
of the Agricultural Committee for the
last two years. til" fiicudl,. dcmoustra
ton hcinS led hy iicpublican Leader
Mann
Eoth houses recessed at 6 o'clock to-
night, the Senate for two hours and
the House for three. They were pre-
pared 10 sit well through tho night If
necessary to dispose Of conference re-
ports on appropriation bills.
Sin appropriation bills remained in
dispute when the afternoon session be
gan. and fights were threatened over
tho hattlcship proGram in the naval
till and over the Indian. public build
ings, Legislative and sundry civil hills
Notice had been issued in the Senate
early IL the evening by Senator iIolc
Smith THAT he would talk all night and
until tomorrow noon, il necessary. To
prevent any Affirmative action being
taken on the workmcu's compensation
bill. Coupled with this threatened iiii- :
buster was another. led by Senator
Fan, OF New Mexico.
He also promised L. talk The old
Congress out rather than permit IL to
approve the Indian appropriation bill.
in the form agreed upon IN the confer
cncc committee. Ills fight WAS against
the provision directing the removal
into New Mexico OF the Apache Indians,
now prisoners Of war at Fort sill.
Tense Feeling tbrcnt.
The tense feeling usually character
iSttc OF the close of a short session Of
Congress WAS noticcably absent to-
night. Democrats of the Senate. fight
ing President Tafts appointments to
the end. had succeeded in preventing,
action upon all civ,i appointments. and
the senate took up its work behind
closed doors again tonight To complete
action on the army appointments Which
haYc been in dispute.
Little feeling WAS exhibited in the
Senate. however, over either the Till
busters or the confirmation light II
was the belief OF leaders Of tho two
houses carly tonight that none Of the
appropriation bills would fail. with tho
possible exception of the public build
ings and naval bulls. If these should
not be passed, they would bc reintro-
duccd In the special session To bc call
ed by President Wilson for April !,
was finally disposed Of to-day. when
the House adopted the Senate amend
incnt for Il . per cent a year incrca sc
In the allowance TO railroads for carry
ing the mails because Of tho great
bulk OF traffic added by the parcel
posts. The bill was sent to the Presl-
dent.
Tie Military Academy conference re
port Was adopted III the House and the
niIi prepared for the Presidents sigma
turc
The House to-day instructed its CON
lcrecS on the SunGry civil bill to agree
to an appropriation of $500. 900 for gov
crnmcnt participation in the Panama
Pacific Exposition. and rejected the
Senatcs proposition of, S2.0O0.oO0 On
mat basis negotiations between the
TWO houses were resumed.
Love Fenxt Held.
During a general political love feast
IN the House tonight. the Republicans
of that body presented a gold watch
to Representative James r. Mann. of
Illinois. the minority leader, and the
democrats presented a silver fruit dish
to Charles r. Crisp, parliamentarian.
who enters the next House as a mem,
Der from Georgia. A recess of fifteen
minutes was taken by the House TO
allow time for the presentation. and
the members Joined the galleries I'm a
storm of applause.
The post-oifice appropriation Hill
struck sharp opposition when the con-
ference report was taken up in tho Sen
ate late Tonight. Senator Bristow OBJ
iected to the plan in the bill to in
crease the pay of railroads pcr cent
because of the Increased business dire
to the parcel post Flo also objected
to a continuation of tho "bluo tag sys-
TEN" under which many second class
periodicals are sent by fast freight by
tho department.
further conference on the public
buildings bill failed to overcome MANY