The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-03
| STEADY SESSION
MARKS CLOSING
HOURS Of
CONGRESS
Mass and tumble Of Work Con.
fronts Members and Many
Important Measures May
Fail Of Passage.
SHIP AND PHILIPPINE
BILLS MUST GO OVER
House and Senate Conferees
Deadlocked Over Rural Cred
its Amendment to Appropri-
alton Bill.

alton Bill.
Washington. March 3.-The sixty
third congress swung into the last
twenty-four hours of its life today.
confronted with mass and tumble
OF work which must be done before
noon tomorrow. Both house and SEN
ate will he In practically continuous
session until adjournment. one b.
one the accumulation OF bills and res
olutions was being disposed OF and
sent to the White House for Presi-
dent Wilson's signature. out the clos
ing hours were not without threats
OF failure fer some measures.
Today house and senate conferees
were deadlocked over the rural cred
It's amendments 10 the agricultural APP
preparation bill; there was likewise a
deadlock over the railway mail pay
provisions IN the postofice pill. Ulti-
matums TO abandon the disputed
points or let the bills fail. were oelng
exchanged between the contending
sides. No differences appeared In the
other large bills which were not sure
to be composed.
So much work on the appropriation
bills remained TO be done, that ad-
ministration leaders did not nope to
see any OF the Democratic Legislative
program pnmod They expected the
ship bill. the Philippine bill and
other measures would have 60 go over
for the next congress.
Senators Root. Burton. smoot and
Lodge, who led the Republicans oppo-
sition 10 the ship bill, arranged to
watch the closing hours OF the senate
to meet any attempt 20 pass the bill
when the opposition was not watch
full.
At G;37 q. m. today the senate
passed without amendment the river
and harhor bill. the last Of the big
supply bills to come before Il and then
recessed until n o'clock.
During the all night session the
senate passed the til,2O0.OOO Indian
appropriation bill.
The senate dropped the Indian bill
for time about midnight 10 take up
nominations. When Il came to the
federal trade commission. Repubii-
cans sprang a surprise by withdraw
Ing their opposition To VIII n. Perry,
OF Seattle. wash. progressive Repub'
llcan, and fought only the nomination
OF George Rublee of New Hampshire,
a Progressive. Parry with the three
Democratic members was confirmed.
The Democrats are Joseph u. Davies
of Wisconsin. Edward \. Hurley OF
Illinois, and w. j. Harris Of Georgia.
4 long list of consular officers ana
pos masters were confirmed.
Appropriation IsiIl Signed.
President Wilson today signed the
sundry civil appropriation bill. car
rying sI26,s22.7BO. and the fortiflea-
tions bill carrying s6,Os0.2is.
IsuhIce's Appointment.
George RuJlee OF Cornish, y. NJ.
| whose nomination TO the federal trace
commission has not been confirmed
by the senate. viii get o recess APP
pointment from President Wilson Fri
day. Administration leaders today
said they did not expect his conhrma'
tion at the present session OF tn'
senate.
The senate, after spending tW'
| hours on the tohieteutN itfNih 'H -"
naval bill. debating the abolition OF
the plucking board. finally aeeepte'
il.
Then In short order the senate
agreed To the reports ON the lesisla
tive bill and the diplomatic and con
sular appropriation bill, putting t"'
more OF the principal supply meas
ures out of the way.
The house agreed to the conference
report OF the Legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation hili. ac
ceptlng the senate's provision to pa
mileage as usual for travelling ex
penses OF congressman. then took al
the river and harbor bill ana atte
some heated discussion accepted th
senate amendments and sent tina
measure to the president.
|, Meanwhile the disputed points j
the army Indian, general deficieno
, aud other bills were being taken u
lin conference committees