The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-05
LOST--A THREE HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLAR BILL
Postoce Appropriation Measure Disappears Crucial Perot
and Is Not Found in Time to BE Acted
on by Congress.

ment was taken the Senate formally
adjourned for five minutes in order 10
BRING the Senate to the legislative day !
OF March 3, IL having been proceed !
ing in the legislative day OF Febru-
/ AIRY l9.
Thornton Writes Farewell.
A letter from Senator Thornton, the
retiring senator from Louisiana, who
has been too Ill for several days to he
present in the Senate, was presented
Senator Kern, giving the Louisiana
scnators farewell to his brother law
makers
Burton Delivers Farewell.
Z At 1925 the Senate held a short ex-
ecutive session to confirm nominations
4 When the open session was resumed |
( senator Burton, of Ohio, made a fare
well address to the Senate, urging that |
/ Congress enact obstructive legislation I
for the purpose of conserving and |
! making proper use of the water sup !
plies and the waterways of the coun- !
| try.
An unusual incident Of the Senate !
session today was the confirmation in
open session Of a number OF appoint
ments.
The conferees of the Senate and
House on the Indian appropriation
bill. after hurried meeting. reported
again to the Senate to the effect that
the House had reccded from its OPP
position to the Senate amendments
which had caused the opposition OF
Senators 9ronna and La Toilette. The
Senate adopted the conference report |
and II was hurried to tho House In a
last effort TO save tho Indian bill
Committee Appointed
The Nice-President appointed Hen-
Iators Kern, Stone and Gal'iuser as tho
Senate committee to inform the
President that Congress had com
!. | nils 90 Nd a. 4
iourn provided he had no further
/ communication to make TO II.
While tho committee was calling
; upon the President I'm the Presidents
room, just off the Senate cha rnher,
! Senator Simmons, Of North Carolina,
! ute to Senator Perkins. Of California.
, who retired from the Senate today
after serving IN that body since 1893.
; II know that I speak for the Sena-
tors on both sides OF the chamber
when / express my profound regret
: that the Senate will lose one of It's
ifnost honored and beloved nam hers
the senior Senator from California.
; MIR. Perkins" said Senator Simmons.
Senator Perkins waved his hand In
: reply.
! House and Galleries Sing.
g The House of Representatives ad-
2 journed at 1919 today. with women
I ing on the floor and the hands Of the
I Eclock having been put back so az to
q come together at noon. The House
Z had game finish. Not ten minutes
= after Speaker Clark had called down
q benediction from heaven and had
uttered heartfelt God bless us
every ONE" three OF the foremost
members fel! to wrangling over who
was responsible for the death of the
postCffice appropriation bill. and the
fine words and glowing tributes of
one leader to another were forgotten
for the moment In a slam bang bat
= tie between Representatives Mann
: Moon and Fitzgerald.
Words OF Praise Heard.
y As usual the House devoted its last
9 hours to hearing the speeches OF men
' who have been foremost In the work
of the Congress. Words of wonderful
praise fell from the lips OF the Speak
= err: from Oscar Underwood. now a
senator; from VICTOR Murdoch and
. others Speaker Clark's farewell to
J. the Sixty-third Congress was extremely
= Characteristic OF him. He thanked
= Representative Mann. the opposition
leader. for the many helpful things
a done for the Speaker, and he referred
y to the fignt of Murdoch, who goes OUT
!. . Of the House, not because he was
/, beaten for recollection to the House.
|, but because he ran for the Senate.
: II knew him when he was in kits"
said Champ Clark. His father was
good to mo. and i never forget kind
ness.
! In speaking OF Representative
! Mann. the Speaker drew laugh when
, he said the politics of the United
States are run ON the half and half
plan, that half of the time the Re-
1 puhicans have been In and half the
time the Democrats have been in
power:
Fight Shoulder to Shoulder.
q Next TO soldiers the members OF
= this House know best what is the feel
, ing OF fighting shoulder to shoulder"
I he said
a Speaking Of Representative Under
wood Champ Clark said: His ex-
ceeding ability his consummate
courtesy has enabled him to become
q magnificent success. He liz about
. TO be translated-I won't call it a
prom otion--but III venture to say he's
not as happy there AS he Is here.'
1t was a few minutes OF adjourn
= ment when Representative Murdoch
r arose to make his last speech, and he
\ was applauced wildly as he referred
r to Champ Clark as the superb type
= Of American citizenship. and also
when he spoke Of Representative
5 Mann:
There never WAS a man from the
= Greek agora and the Roman Senate
down who equaled in industry the
gentleman from Illinois"
Leaders in FareweIls.
AS the hands OF the clock crept
near to noon, the hour at which the