The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-28
BILLS RECEIVE
VIGOROUS PUSH
Annual Appropriation Measures
Now Well Along Toward
Completion.
CALENDAR CLEARING UP
1t May Be, However, There Will
Be Crush at End of
Session.
CALENDAR CLEARING UP

Washington, February 27.-House
preparation bills vigorous push to-
ward completion and made marked in
roads upon mass of legislative mat
ter that has crowded the calendars of
Congress. The last appropriation
measure. the general deficiency bill.
passed the House early in the day, and
that body has only conference reports
to act upon from now until adjourn
ment.
After session lasting until A. NJ.
to-day, the Senate reasscmblcd at 10
o'clock and moved rapidly through tho
agricultural and the sundry civil APP
preparation measures. Tonight the
legi siattvo deck presented more OF a
cleaned up appearance than the CON
grcssional leaders had dared to hope
for.
Only two of the appropriation bills
were finally prepared for the President
up to an early hour this evening, as
the majority of the measures rest in
conference committees, which are
rapidly adjusting the differences be-
tween tho two houses. Flights over
the public buildings, sundry civil and
naval bills may force n crush of work
at the end of the session next week.
a condition that will be aggravated
If President Taft carries out his orig
inal purpose of vetoing tho public
buildings bill.
The Senate had not acted on the
naval or general deficiency bills to-day
and lively fight was expected over
the battleship question when the naval
bill comes up. II was expected to-
night, however that 1T would be pos
sible to complete all of the bills car
rying the s1,0Oo,ooo, 900. or more Of
Federal appropriations before adjourn
ment next Tuesday unless the two
houses become deadlocked in the con
ference committees over some of the
controverted matters.
Struggle In Bitter.
After an all-night session, filed with
a bitter struggle over public build
ing expenditures, the Senate at 3:5n
o'clock this morning passed tho pub
lie buildings appropriation bill carry
ing an Increase OF nearly $4,000, 900
over the S25.0o0,o00 bill as passed by
tho House.
One sweeping amendment. inserted
just before passage at the suggestion
OF Senator Kern, OF Indiana. prohibited
INC erection of a building or the pur-
chase OF site for post-office MIR
poses exclusively in any city where
the postal receipts were less than
$1,000 year. This change would
hoid up indefinitely the erection OF
slAty or seventy buildings authorized
In the bill. The all-night session was
repiete with fractional argument. aris-
ing over appropriations made for
memorial buildings at washington
ana over alleged preference given to
loyal women" of the Civil War. in
control of the affairs Of tho American
Red Cross
The Seiatc adopted an amendment
TO the sundry civil bill. proposed bv
senator Lea, of Tennessee providing
Tor a government exhibit at the ma
uonal conservation exposition tn he
held at Knoxville, Tenn. in the fan
or rms year. The amendment carries
an Appropriation of so50.000 and pro
V'ocs for the exhibition OF articles and
materials that VIII illustrate tho adj
minlslratiNc functions of government
ana tho educational value in connec
tioh with the development of natural
resources
me general deficiency approximation
bill carrying $24,65s,245 passed the
rouse with practically no opposition
Ihe measure supplies DEFICIENCIES in all
Oh ihe various appropriations for
previous Years, including sl5.1O0. 90
Tor pensions. An item of s19.a77 IS
carried to provide for the Commerce
court for the remainder of the present
fiscal year.
The House agreed 10 the Senate
amendment to the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill. carrvinr
approximately 100000 Conferences
We're asked on the rivers and barhors
Indian and public buildings annronri'
alton bills.