Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
TO AVERAGE s9O,OOO,OOO>
A DAY FOR ELEVEN DAYS
Congress Begins Work on Measures
to Supply $1,000, 100000 Need
cd TO Run Government
HOUSE PASSES PENSION BILL
Conferccs on Ship Purchase Named.
Amendment Approprinting $780,
600, to BE Used by President Mt
Canal Opening, Adopted.

WASHINGTON. February Econ
fronted with the necessity OF appro-
priating mn average OF s9o.000,o00 a
day for the next eleven Legislative
days. Congress- to-day began hurrying
through the measure which will supply
the .Ooo.oOo.oo0 needed to run the
government during the nex; fiscal
year.
This Senate passed the S39. 900, 900
legislative. executive and judicial Sp-
preparation bin, and the House passed
The pension bill. carrying slG4.o00. 600.
and took up the Diplomatic and consular
measure. appropriating s4.6oo.ooc.
Beyond the naming OF the House
conferees. the ship-purchase bill re-
ceived no attention. reposing In the
custody OF the conference committee,
where II will remain until February q
under the agreement reached yesterday
IN the Senate. Tho conferees probably
Will not met this week. The ship bill
investigation also was at standstill,
but the special committee will resume
Its hearings tomorrow.
PRESIDENT WILL
CHOOSE HIS GUESTS
a committee amendment to the execu-
tive and judicial bill. appropriating
100000 to be used by the President
In connection with the formal opening
Of the Panama Canal was adopted by
the Senate after a sharp debate. Scna-
tor Fall sought to establish the basis
on which the estimate of expenses had
been made. Chairman Martin, OF tho
Appropriations Committee, said that at
n conference of Democratic and Repub-
lican leaders, called by the President,
II had been agreed TO ask for s250,000
to defray the expense OF the President
and his party, which was to include
diplomats and 200 or 800 members OF
Congress. The Appropriations Commit
tee, upon being advised of some crIti-
c!sm Of this last provision. however,
had reduced the appropriation $4,000,
leaving II TO the President to invite
whom he would.
Chairman Martin said he understood
the President proposed to invite former
Presidents Roosevelt and Taft and a
small committee from Congress to make
the trip TO San Francisco with him.
Senator Kenyon proposed an amend
ment providing that none of the money
be expended TO pay the expenses of
members on the trip. but 1t was laid
on the table by a vote OF 80 to go.
With the ship-purchase bill out OF
the way, Senate leaders were giving
some thought TO matters other than
appropriation bills which might be
urged 1T this session. II was under
stood the administration was particu-
larry DESTROYS that the treaties with
Nicaragua and Colombia be ratified. and
would like to see some conservation
Legislation.
PHILIPPINES BILL
HAS "FAIR" CHANCE
Chairman Meyers, of the Public
Lands Committee. said o-day, however.
that opposition to the powcr-site and
nonprecious metal land-leasing bills
probably would make II impossible 10
pass them. Chairman Hitchcock, OF the
Philippines Committee. said he thought
the Philippines bill had "a fair chance"
Of passing, although considerable OPP
position to the preamble declaring the
purpose OF the United States ultimately
TO grant eventual independence was to
be expected
Administration leaders indicated
clearly that no bill would be permitted
to interfere with action on the appro-
priation measures SO as to make an
extra session of Congress necessary.
The House conferees appointed on
the ship-purchase bill to-day were:
Representatives Alexander, Padgctt
Hardy and Talbot (Democrats) and
Greene. OF Massachusetts: Roberts. of
Massachusetts, and Kinds (Republi-
cans).