Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-03

uni-rs his nominations for the Fed
eral Trade Comnission were con-
hrmed before ndjournmrnt
WASHINGTON. March o-Concress
settled down tonight for what leaders
expected TO be a continuous session
until tho gayel signalizes its end at
noon on March L.
Tho House marked time for a few
hours after sending the government,
ship purchase bill back to conference
while committees laberch on final
agreements on the 81 .ooo. 600, 600 appro-
priation for government expenses
Meanwhile. the Senate sought encr.
Retically to catch UP on tho legislative
program.
The days Developments virtually
sealed the fate OF the ship purchase
bill. administration leaders agreeing
mat ~ would be almost impossible to
act on the conference rcpor, In Tho
Senate after /, IS disposed OF b. m.
House.
The ship purchase bill vas sbun,ea
aside late In the day In the House
and returned TO conference on n noi,-
OF order made by Representative Mann.
the minority leader. who contended
mat me conferees had exceeded their
authority In increasing to three ycrrs
'he period TO elapse following Tho
ciose or the European war before tho
weeks naval auxiliary provisions
should become effective
speaker Clark sustained the polnt ~
order. and further conferences win
inc senate was requested to make thu
report conform to the rules
HOUSE TAKES RECECsS
UNTIL THIS MORNING
House leaders discovered lo,a no.
'hat on account OF the tangled
situation In the Senate. there was n,
tie business demanding immediate ar
tehtion on their side OF the cap!tol. and
at ll:25 o'clock the House recessed ~,
T.! Tomorrow morning
IT was understood that af,er to
night there will be no adjournnen,
and probably no recess before III. ses
sion ends on Thursday
Inc House agreed TONIGHT 10 IN.
conference report on the naval bills
with n provision directing the Score
tarS or the Navy TO report to the next
congress plans for four naval vessels
based on European war observations
reports or the military academy and
the diplomatic and consular bills also
were agreed to-
In agreeing on tho legislative, eXccu-
tive and judicial bills, conrerces to-
night eliminated all provision FOR
money 10 be expended by the President
In connection with the formal opening
OF the Panama Canal. They conclud-
ed that II the President made the trip
thorugh the canal, the expenses could
be paid out of some Legislative funds.
CONFERENCE REPORTS
on SUPPLY MEASURES
Greatest activity In both houses CEN
tered upon conference reports on APP
propria ton bills. Agreement was
reached during tho day on the naval
and Legislative, executive and judicial
supply measures, and on the army bill,
except as to House provision pro
hibittng the use of Speeding up
methods in army shops The Senate
conferees yielded to the House on n
similar provision In the naval meas
ure Conferees on the army bill agreed
to all the financial features, and both
a
port which carries total outlay of
SOL. 974.165. House conferees won q
point in having stricken out provision
for an aviation plant at San Diego. Cal.
II was provided, however. that n COM
mission OF army officers be appointed
to look into the selection Of a site for
such n plant.
An agreement on tho naval bill leaves
the naval building program for the
year as follows:
Two battlcships. six or more tor
pcdo-boat dcstroycrs. two seagoing
submarines, sixteen coast defense sub
marines and one oil ship. The bill
carries n total of sl4S. 900, 900, the total
amount for the building program ag
sregatinG s45.053.SOl The Senate
amendment appropriating $1,000. 600 to-
ward construction Of an armor-plate
factory was stricken out by the con-
ferees.
GENERAL DEFICIENCY
MEASURE is PASSED
Late In the day. tho Senate passed
the general deficiency appropriation
bin, carrying sS.092.S72 An amend
ment empowering the Interstate Com
merce Commission to have access to tho
correspondence files OF carriers was
stricken out on point OF order made
by Senator Oliver, who declared that
such eleventh hour legislation in an
preparation bills was unwarranted Tho
Dill carried amendments making $780,
600 Immediately available for use OF
the now Federal Trade Commission.
and appropriating $4,000 for the use of
the President in executing the neu-
trality law and for unforeseen emer-
gencies arising in tho diplomatic and