The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-04
FINAL EFFORTS TO BRING IT UP IS MET WITH ANOTHER
 FlLI8USTER
FLOOD OF BILLS HANDLED
Confusion and Disorder Prevails in The House and 1t Was With Diff culty that Business was Transact ed During Session Last Night.

Washington, March 3-The Sixty. third congress tonight strenuously worked its way toward its end at noon tomorrow
 Weary and worn senators and repre- senatives pressed on under the eyys of hundreds of spectators who crowd, ed the galleries of both house anu senate chambers and oyorllowed into tae corridors
 Both branches handled a flood of bills, resolutions and conference re ports in desperate effort to pass all necessary legislation before adjourn ment
 The sessions which began early to day promised to be practically con unuous until the end
 In the fading hours of the sessior there died without a final struggle ,he government ship purchase bill the object of the most determined filibus-
  Of opposition which begun by repubii- can senators, extended into the demJ. cratic ranks and preeipitated a revolt that aided in the obstruction of much important legislation urged by Presi- dent Wilson and administration lead CTS
 Soon after this measure had been definitely shunted into the discard for ths session the rural credits legis- lation, which at the eleventh hour had been attached to the agricultural ap. propriation bill, also was abandoned and house conferees.
 Other important measures which at a late hour tongiht seemsd doomed were the bill to enlarge the masure of selfgovernment for the Philippines and giving promise of ultimate inda pcndence, and the water power and mineral land leasing measures so viz, 0r0usly urged by President Wilson at the beginning of congress-
 All but two of the big appropriation bills which in all aggregate approxi- mately a billion dollars, had been dis posed of only the Indian and postof. flee bills remaining in conference as midnight approached There were fears that the postoffice bin carry ing about $318,0OO000 would fail be- cause of in reconcilable differences over railway mail pay and promotion features of the measure House lead. CTS already had prepared joint reso- lutiou to continue the existing appro- priations for the postal service in case the bill is doomed in the final hours of the session tomorrow. Con fCrees on the Indian bill reported progress but threats of a filibuster were made by several senators should the conference report prove unsati&- factory.
 Confusion, disorder and noise were the chief characteristics of the final legislative spurt in the house A large attendance of members and larger throng of spectators kept up con stant hum of conversation that at times grew to a roar. II was nushed now and then by the frantic efforts of Speaker Clark who pounded his desk with the gavel. admonished th members on the floor and roundly ectrred the galleries in vain endeay- or @ preserve a semblance of ord 1T.
 On the floor there was continuous series of conferences between mem bers to hurry through some pet meas. Ire in the final rush. Many miscel- aneoug bills were passed,
 The senate passed the omnibus civil war claims bill carrying approximate " two million dollars with an amend ment by Senator Crawford which would make such claims hereafter no. subject to findings by the court of claims. This in effect would termi- nate the liability for claims arising out of the war.
 A second claims bill passed pro yides for payment of certain overtime charges to navy yard employees and for .ha alteration of the army and navy officers longevity service act to make the term of service begin with entrance into the military or naval acaacmy or the ranks of the army.
 The volunteer civil war officers retirement pay bill also was passed virtually without debate. h the flood of miscellaneous iegis