The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-03
BEGINNING THIS MORNING CON TlNUOUS SESSIONS WILL BE
 HELD TO END
SHIP PURCHASE BILL SHELVED
The Naval Appropriation Bill Carries a Total of $t48,ooo, o,ooo-Avlatlon Plant at San Diego Is Stricken From the Army Bill,

Washineton, March 2.-Congress settled down tonight for what the leaders expect to be continuous scs- sion until the gavel falls to sigualile its end al noon on March l. Tho house marked time for few hours alter sending the governm mt ship purchase bill back 10 conference while committees laborcd on final agree ments on the billiou-dollar appropr,u- tions for expenses of the goyernmen. Meanwhile the senate sought enec- setically to catch up on the lesisld- tive program
 Heyelopments of the day practically sealed the fate of the ship purchase bll administration leaders agreeing that it would be almost impossible to act on the conference report in the senate after it is disposed of by the house. Some of the democratic sena- tors asserted tonight that the measure probably would not appear in the sen ale again while others thought f. might be offered at the last moment when all essential measures had beer cleared away
 The Weeks bill would have gone in 10 effect at once as it passed tde sen ate originally while the house amesd- by Repr5 sentative Mann. the minor lity leader who contended that the congf rees had exceed their authority in increasing 10 three years the period 10 clapse following the close of the European war before the Weeks naval auxiliary provisions should become f. fective.
 The Weeks bill wold have gone into effect at once as it passed the senate originally while the house amend ment D )vided that it snould be en- fccced with the expiration of the pro fosedl shipping board two years after the close of the war.
 speaker Clark sustained the point of order and a further conference with the senate was requested to make the report conform to the rules.
 CbRferaes on the army bNl agreed to all the financial features and both houses adopted that portion of the re port whicn carries a total out lay of $lG1974,165. House couferees won a point in having stricken out provision tor an aviation plant at San Diego, Cal IL was provided. however that a commission of army officers b. ap- pointed to look into the selection of a site for such a plaint The agrec- ment on the naval bill leaves the nav al program for the year as follows:
 Two battleships, six or more tor pedo boat dastroyers, two seagoing submarines, sixteen coast defense sub marines and one oil ship The bill carries a total of $l4S.0O0,OC0, the total amount for the building program az gregating $i5.O53,S01
 Late in the day the senate passed the general deficiency appropriation bill. carrying $S,G92.S72 An amend ment empowering the interstate com merce commission to have access to the correspondence files of carriers was stricken out on a point Of order made by Senator Oliver, who declar- ed that such eleventh hour Legislation in an appropriation bill was unwar- rantad The bill carried amendments making $@o0,Go0 immediately available for use of the new federal trade com mission and appropriating $50000 for the use of the president in executing the neutrality law and for unforse4n emergencies arising in the diplomatic and consular service Action or the Philippine legislature in increasing iu. ternal revenue taxes on account of the war was lesalized but a provision em- towering the legislature to enact fur ther emergency revenue legislation was defeated
 Another amendment aPpropriates $7l000 to pay claims for Americans killed on the Mexican border
 A substitute for the river and har- Dor bill appropriating $25,0o0,00o and providine for tae diversion of an uu expended balance, all to be spent uh- der direction of the secretary of war and board Of engineers was reported and Senator Fletcher gave notice that he probably would move 10 displace the Indian bill some time during the night for its consideration
 The s5,oQo.0o0 is to be diverted from