Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04

ton next fall were stricken out because
n separate measure for the same pur-
pose had passed both Senate and
House
Amendments Stricken Out.
The Senate amendment adding the
Lincoln memorial in Potomac Park to
the list of buildings to be supplied with
heat. ETC. from the central heating,
lighting and power plant authorized in
the sundry civil bill approved in 1913
also went out of the bill. Senate
amendments which were stricken out
included also those making lmmedl-
ateiy available 100000 for the new
federal trade commission and Slo,ooo
Tor renting a building here. The first
of these items was included In the
sundry civil bill for the year 1916. ms
amendment gave the trade commission
the power to employ attorneys at said
res high as $500.
The action of the conferees IN strlh-
ing out this amendment was stronelS
criticised by senators OEermaH, tuHi
minis. Newlands and others, VINO helu
that the commission would be greatIS
crippled if it could not employ nlsh-
grade attorneys in its WORK Ihes
commended that if this amendment were
not adopted the trade commission
would be no better off for assistance
,han was the bureau of corporations,
whose powers and duties were very
limited as compared to those Oh the
new trade commission .ro
You might as well repeal the trace
commission law at once said senator
Cummins. IF this amendment is 10 ne
rejected.
BRYAN Defends Action.
Senator Bryan defended the action oil
the conferees. declaring that II II De
came clear that the trade commission
should be allowed to pay greater sal
aries the matter could be ATTENDED "
at the next session of Congress. BY
vote of So to IS the Senate agreed 10
the conference report
After midnight the war claim bill. was
messayed back to the Senate from the
House. The House had agreed to All
the Senate amendments except those
providing for soldiers claims Ior 'rasel
pay from the places where they Weie
honorably discharged to their MONIES.
The Senate Immediately receded from
the travel pay amendments and the PHI
was finally passed and sent TO the
President for his approval
BY l O'Clock this morning the CFo"uS
in the galleries had dwindled away 10
mere corporaTs guard. For some
time Mrs. Marshall. wife of the wee
President. and party, clad IN Ineir
evening dresses. watched the proceed
ings in the Senate. She left soon after
midnight.
No Objection to Bills.
The Senate took up the calendar and
passed a number of bills 90 which no
objection was raised. One of them was
a measure granting federal incorpora-
ton to the Boy Scouts of America.
About o'clock Senator Shafroth of
Colorado attempted to get considera-
m
loud protests. however, on the part OF
Senator Poindexter of Washington and
Senator Lippitt of Rhode Island. the
latter a republican of the philippines
committee Senator Poindexter an
indefinitely il the bill was taken up. So
the bill was not pressed. 1t was ex-
pected that no further effort would be
made to get the bill before the Senate
before adjournment.
1t was 3:15 o'clock this morning
when the conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was brought
it was taken up for consideration. In
the meantime, the Senate was wrang
ling over small points of order. while
a number of senators sought to secure
stituents were interested. The Senate
was inclined to be bit peevish a this
advanced hour. But Vice President
Marshall kept in good humor and sue
ceeded in minimizing the friction.
Toward o'clock, at the request OF
Senator Kern, the democratic leader,
unanimous consent was given that I'M
til the hour of 9 o'clock nothing would
be considered but conference reports
Exodus of Senators.
With that. there was an Immediate
exodus of senators to committee rooms
and homes to snatch few hours much
needed rest. Hardly a bakers dozen
remained on the floor to participate
in the debate on the Indian bill, which
had taken on all the ear marks of /
determined filibuster for the purpose
of talking the bill to death.
At $50 o'clock, after he had spoken
for more than two hours against the
adoption Of the conference report on
the Indian bill, Senator Gronna of
North Dakota made a point of no quo
rum. Only five senators were on the
floor at the time and on the roll call
only twenty-eight answered to their
names. Informal conferences were
held by senators on the floor while
they waited for the absentees to ap-
pear and hermit the contipuapca of