Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
SENATE F|L|bUSTER
As SESSION WAVES
Dawn Finds Upper House Still
Considering Indian Ap-
preparations.
SHIP PURCHASE BILL
EFFECTUALlY BURIED
Many Measures Disposed Of During
Last Hours-Lawmakers
Grow Peevish.

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Dawn Of today found the Senate still
in session, with a determined fltbuster
under way to prevent the adoption Oh
the conference report on the Indian ap-
propriation bill. The Senate had been
i'll continuous session from II ccloch
yesterday morning.
The administration ship purchase
bill. which has been considered dead
for the last two weeks, was enectuail5
buried in the Senate yesterday AFTER
noon. Senator Fletcher of Florida, VINO
had had charge of the measure during
its consideration in the Senate, aoou.
o'clock withdrew motion ne hao
made earlier in the day to send the
bill back to conference. as requested
ny the House.
Opponents Favored.
In withdrawing his motion Senator
Fletcher gave notice that he did not
intend 10 renew it before the end OF
The session of Congress today. The al
,,inistra.iou leaders had planned 10
bring up the bill for a last strenuous
effort to Jam it through the Senate. but
the parliamentary situation Iavolsu
the opponents of the bill. ana the ao
nlniStratlOn lehOeIS 1Cha Gu
10 give time to the ship bill would
prevent the passage of some OF tne
conference reports on appropriate h
bills. ,,, o,
withdraw his motion Senator Bank
head of Alabama, one OF the seven
democrats who bolted the reservation
on the ship bill, and Senator weeks OF
massachusetts, one of the republican
leaders against the bill, addressed the
senate in opposition to the measure
Takes Up Claims Bill.
The Senate then settled down to the
consideration of the omnibus war
claims bill. carrying about $2.ooo,ooo.
much of which was to go to persons In
the south who for years have tried 10
get damages from the government done
10 property by the federal armies dur
ing the civil war This bill already had
Iassed the House. The Senate passed
il after some debate and after an
amendment. offered by Senator Craw-
ford of South Dakota, effectually termi-
mating the liability of the government
ment arising out of the civil war. had
been accepted by Senator Bryan, CHAIR
man of the claims committee. 1t was
expected. however. that this amendment
proba bly, would be stricken out In con-
ference Senator Crawford threatened
10 talk the whole bill to death II the
Senate did not agree to the amend
ment.
Retirement Bill Passed.
Practically without debate the Senate
passed the volunteer civil war officers
retirement pay bill. which Senator
Townsend Of Michigan has urged upon
the Senate for many months.
The Senate then took up and passed
g. r. 10
time of certain overtime charges to navy
yard employees. and for the alteration OF
the army and navy officers longevity
service act. so that terms of service shall
be computed from the time such officers
entered the Naval Academy or the Mill
tary Academy, or entered the ranks OF
the army.
After having labored practically all
Tuesday night and all day yesterday. the
conferees on the agricultural appropri-
alton bill finally submitted tho measure
to the Senate as agreed upon. 1t was
adopted after some debate.
Rural Credits Proposition.
The chief bone Of contention between
the two houses had been the senate
amendment providing for government
loans on farm property. AS the only
means of settlement, the conferees adopt
ed a provision for the appointment Of q
commission to investigate rural credits
further. and to report back to Congress
by January l. 1916, a bill for the estab-
iishment Of rural credits system. The
plan adopted by the conferees was as
follows:
There is hereby constituted a Joint
committee Of the Senate and House Of
Representatives to consist of the chair
man of the Senate committee on agricul-
ture and forestry, the chairman of the
House committee on agriculture and the
chalrnen of the committees on banking
and currency of the two houses. and two
other members OF each of said commit
Tt-s. 10 be designated by the chairmen
oi the respective committees. 1t shall
''- the duty OF the joint committee TO pre-
Nare, after such investigations as may be
d"ened necessary. and report TO the
congress on OF before January l. 1916 a.
bill providing for the establishment of q
system OF rural credits adapted to Amer
Ican needs and conditions. The sum Of
Sleoo0 Is appropriated to defray all
necessary expenses of the joint commit
Tee. The chairman of the committee shall
he selected by the committee
As agreed to the bill carried a total of
s22,s7L622.
Goes Into Executive Session.
The Senate soon after 9 O'Clock went
into executive session to dispose of a long
list Of nominations. The galleries were
crowded to their capacity at the time with
visitors who had come TO see the Senate
IN action the last night of the session
They were turned out into the corridors,
IS the Senate transacts its executive bus
mess behind closed doors. Many of them,
However hung about the corridor hoping
that the Senate would resume open ses-
sion before long. and in this they were
Sratffied. and at 11:20 O'Clock the doors
"f the Senate chamber were opened
Senator Bryan of Florida Immediately
"alled UP the conference report on the
general deficiency bill. and after some
discussion 1t was adopted. The con-
ference report on this bill retained a
Senate amendment giving the Column
ola Hospital for Women $500: but the
amendments OF the Senate relating to
The G. A. r. encampment in Washing