Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04
Comes on Conference Report.

Comes OH Conference Report.
The operation of the filiDuster came on
the conference report on the agricultural
blll. Usually the conference reports are
adopted after the formal reading of the
report. but the fiiibusters insisted that
zach amendment should be read. ex-
= and voted upon separately. That
would take hours and houis-and the
consumption Of time to the exclusion of
other business is the essence of a filibus-
ter in the Senate.
An ultlmatum was issued to Senator
swanson. who had moved that the Senate
recede on the Rock Creek Park and New
ofk courthouse site question, as we'll
as on the District .Armory and Red Cross
building items-they being the four that
were preventing a complete agreement
upon the bill and its passage into law
ny Congress Senator SWANSON wanted
the Dill passed. because it started work
on the Memorial bridge across the Po-
tomac river between Potomac Park and
Arlington.
AS the afternoon wore on and the tire
some 1ilibuster proceeded, Senator Swain
son relented.
Il am convinced he told the Senate.
that the bill will be expedited by hav-
ing 1t go to conference again and | with
draw my motion to recede.''
That cleared up the skies: the filibuster
was temporarily called off and the pub-
lie buildings bill returned to conference
The adoption of the conference report
ON the agricultural bill soon followed.
and for minute the dove Of peace perch
ed over the Senate chamber
Senator Gamble then asked the adon-
ton of the conference report on TIE In
dian appropriation bill. Senator Fail
jumped to his feet and obtained the floor
He had a big pile Of papers and docu-
ments on his desk The dove of peace
fiuttered it's wings and flew out of the
chamber.
Senator Fail was on with a fiIibuster
against the adoption of the Indian con-
ference report. He hoped the BILL as it
became law. would prevent the transfer
of certain Apache Indian prisoners to a
New Mexico Indian reservation The con-
ference report failed to make provision
for that, and he appeared to be prepared
to talk the session out rather than let
the report be agreed to-
His speech was interrupted many times
by routine matters. such as the reception
OF messages from the House and action
on minor bills. But he kept on talking
whenever there was opportunity for the
His speech dealt with conditions in
Mexico.
Another filibuster started when Senator
Sutherland called up the workmen's COM
truce was declared at O'Clock, when
a recess was taken until O'Clock.
Status of Important Bills.
When last nights session began-the be-
ginning of the end-the status of the f1f-
teen appropriation bills and two other
pending measures Of Importance was:
legislative. executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill-Two houses deadlocked
over continuance Of assay offices in the
west.
indian appropriation bill-Active fill
buster in Senate to prevent it's passage.
Post office appropriation bill-Confer-
ence report ready to be acted upon by
both houses.
Army appropriation bill-Passed and ap-
proved by the President.
Fortifications appropriation biil-A law
Agriculture appropriation bill-COnfer-
ence report agreed to-
District of Columbia appropriation bill
Conference report agreed to.
Diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill-A law.
Military Academy-Conference report
agreed to.
Observation-Disclosures report agreed to.
Naval appropriation bill-Deadlock in
conference over battiesnlps
Sundry civil appropriation bill-In con-
ference.
General deficiency appropriation bill--In
Rivers and harbors appropriation bill
Conference report agreed to.
public buildings bal-Conferees In dis
agreement over four items. three Of them
District projects.
Worlsmen's compensation bill-Active fill
ib,1ster against 1t in the Senate.
Seamen's bill-In conference. with radi-
cal differences to be adjusted
Hoke Smiths Filibuster Succeeds.
The first real capitulation of the day
came shortly after the Senate met, after
the dinner recess Senator Sutherland in
charge of the workmen's compensation
bill foresaw its doom.
II realize that II will be impossible to
force action ON the bill before noon to-
morrow he declared ''If it were DOS
sible, / would insist upon its cohsidera-
ton. AZ it is not possible. l will with