The Washington times., 1913-03-02
CONGRESS HOLDS
SUNDAY SESSION
Both Houses Wrestling With
the Rivers and Harbors and
Public Buildings BiIls.
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senate. Senator whI:ams wanted to
cut the amonnt, bus the Senate re-.
/ fused.
The conference report on the postoffice
appropriation bill was adopted by the
Senate. The breaking OF the fi3ibustsr
on the rivers and harbors bill relieved
the anxiety Of those who thought
number Of the appropriation measures
would get caught in the jam and fail
Conferees IN Session.
One of the features Of the discussion
yesterday afternoon was the plain
speaking on the public buildings bill.
House conferees served motive on the
Senate conferees that unless the Dis
trict items were struck out and also
the $3,000.000 item for the New York
postoffice, they would confer no further.
to the senate. The outcome was that
Senators Root, Lodge, and Bristow
served notice that unless the House
gave serious consideration to the amend
ments for Identification Of the Capital.
the bill would fail.
Senator Root said:
Il consider some Of these large items
put into the bill by the Senate as con-
stituting the chief reasons for the pass
age of this bill These improvements
provided for are for the benefit Of IL
whole country, and all the people are
interested in the Improvement and beau
tifcation of the National Capital I am
not willing the bill shall pass with items
in It in which only certain. districts are
Interested. Unless the items Of general
public interest here in the District Of
Columbia are retained. i say that IL
1t. Is within my power acting under the
rdles Of the Senate. shall prevent this
bill from becoming law
Ine outcome was that the Senate sent
the bill back to conference and insisted
on its amendments. The eonferees are
in session further today in the effort
to straighten out the public buildings
bill tangle buut the general belief now
is that the bill will fall
With a vast amount Of work yet to
be done. the House found II necessary
today to hold a Sunday session and
that body met at 80 O'Clock p- m. to
resume the legislative grind which al
ways marks the close Of q Congress-
The House remained I'm session until
1 o'clock this morning, when g. recess
was taken in order that tired members
might obtain rest and return to their
duties this afternoon. II Is probable
that the lower branch of Congress will
remain at work almost without inter-
ruption until noon of March 4
Congressman Hardwick's filibuster
against the workmens compensation
and employers liability bill was checked
late last night when Mr.. Brantley
moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill
Passed by Tvo-thirds Vote.
The bill was passed by two-thirds
vote. AS approved. the senate bill con-
tains several House amendments and
II Is understood that Senator Hoke
Smith. of Georgia. will talk against
time to defeat the measure. when the
conference report IS presented il the
Senate sAsr.-c go 80 rtr5
The prospects of the bill becoming
Iaw at this. session are Therefore re-
mote. s,-ts.
Practically all of the night session
last night was consumed in the, con-
sideration of the workmen's compensa-
ton bill and the Jones-Works excise
bill. inserted on the District budget
When the House met this AFTERNOON
it faced a crowded calendar of private
ports
Awaits Conference Report.
Conference reports are awaited on the
naval, sundry civil. general deficiency.
postoffice. Indian and riverS and harbor
bills and the House will speed up
their consideration TODAY and tonight
A desperate attempt will be made to
clear the legislative decks by Monday
night.