Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-04
ThrongS Crowd Galleries of
House During Closing Hours
and Watch Lawmakers Dis
patch Legislation.
SPEAKER VAlNLY TRIES
TO RESTORE ORDER
Big Supply Measures Are
Rapidly Passed Through
Both Bodies PoStoffice APP
preparations Agreed Upon,


Washington, March 3.-The sixty
third congress tonight strenuously
worked its way towards its end at
noon tomorrow.
Weary and worn senators and rep
resentatives pressed on under the eyes
Of hundreds Of spectators who crowd
ed the galleries Of both house and
senate chambers and ovcrflowed into
corridors Both branches handled a
flood of bills, resolutions and confer
encc reports in a desperate effort to
pass all necessary legislation before
adjournment. The sessions which
began early today, promised to be
practically continuous to the end.
Ship Purchase Blll Dies.
In the fading hours of the session
there died without final struggle
the government ship purchase bill,
the object Of the most determined fill
buster ever undertaken in congress
and Of opposition which. begun by re-
publican senators, extended into the
democratic ranks and precipitated a
revolt that aided in the obstruction
of much important legislation urged
by President Wilson and administra-
ton leaders
soon after this measure had been
shunted into the discard for the ses-
sion the rural credit legislation, which
AT the eleventh hour had been at
tached to the agricultural bill. also
was abandoned because of impossi-
bility Of agreement on the part Of the
senate and house oonferees
Other Measures Doomed.
Other important measures which at
late hour tonight seemed doomed
were the bill 10 enlarge the measure
of self-governmcnt for the Philippines
and giving promise of ultimate indie
pendence and the water power and
mineral land leasing measures, so Wig
orously urged by President Wilson at
the beginning Of congress.
All but one of the big appropriation
bills, which in all aggregate billion
dollars had been disposed of, only the
Indian bill remaining in conference
as midnight approached.
An agreement on the postoffice APP
preparation bill, the last of the supply
measures I'm the conference, was
reached by the conferees late tonight.
Provision for the space basis of pay
ment for railway mail service, was
retained. The proposed abolition of
assistant postmasters was eliminated.
Conferees on the Indian bill report
ed progress. but threats of a filibuster
were made by several senator's should
the conference report prove unsatis-
factory.
House Becomes DisordcrIy.
Confusion, disorder and noise were
the chief characteristics of the final
legislative squirt in the house A large
attendance of members and a larger
throng OF spectators kept up a con-
slant hum of conversation that at
times grew to roar. It was hushed
now and then by the frantic efforts of
Speaker Clark. who pounded his desk
with the eavel admonished the MEM
bers on the floor ana roundly lectured
the galleries in vain endeavor to pre-
serve a semblance Of order
On the floor there was continuous
series Of conferences between mem
bers anxious to hurry through some
pet measures i'm the final rush. Many
miscellaneous bills were passed.
War Claims Measure.
The senate passed the omnibus civil
war claims bill, carrying approximate
~ $2,000,000 with an amendment by
Senator Crawford which would make
Nii'iA Nit'AiiiE iA'A 'tllAtl StbJttN u iliiu-
ings of court of claims. This, in ef-
feet, would terminate the liability for
claims arising out Of the war.
a claims bill passed providing for
payment of certain overtime charges
to navy yard employees, and an altera-
ton of the army and navy longevity
service act and also to make the terms
of service begin with entrance into the
military or naval academy or the
ranks of the army.
The volunteer civil war officers re-
tirement pay bill also was passed vir-
tually without debate.
Burlcson Loses Out.
In the flood of miscellaneous legis-
lation that swept the house a resou-
ton was adopted without opposition
placing the house on record as OPP
posed to any reorganization of the
rural mail service that will render
that service less effective or will tend
in any way to reduce the number of
rural mail routes"
The resolution, introduced by Rep
resentative Thomas of Kentucky, was
directed against q reorganization plan
proposed by Postmaster General Bur
Lesson which was stricken out of the
postoffice appropriation bin by the
house
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