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to meet any attempt to pass the bill
when the opposition was not watchful.
The Senate struggled throughout the
night on the $11, 100000 Indian ap,
preparation bill and scores of nomina-
tions, including President Wilson s
trade commission appointments. The In
dian bill was passed without record
vote.
At 6.S7 a. m. the Senate passed the
river and harbor bill, the last of the
big supply bills to come before it, and
then recessed until IL clock.
The House was in recess until 11.S0
o'clock waiting for the Senate to catch
up with the rush of business.
1t was only by taking the unpreee-
dented step of arousing the Vice Presi-
dent and requesting his attendance taa.
quorum was obtained to pass the
river and harbor bill.
Shortly after 4 clock Senator Oliver
raised the point of no quorum in order
to get full consideration for an amend.
ment authorizing new dam in the
Pittsburg harbor.
Warrants for Absentees
Only forty-siN Senators could be
found and two more were needed TO
make quorum. \ motion was made
and carried for the issuance of war
rants for the arrest of absentees SEN
ator Bryan, temporarily in the chair,
declined To sign the warrants ON the
ground that they could be signed only
by the Vive President or president pro
tempoie, Senator Clark.
After parliamentary wrangle. how
ever, Senator Stone moved that the
Vice President be requested to attend.
This was carried and the Vice Presi-
dent was aroused from his bed about
. clock. Just before he arrived how
ever, Senators Nelson, Page and Dill
lingham reported and made quorum.
The Vice President, however, resumed
the chair. The river and harbor bill
passed the Senate substantially without
amendment.
1t carries S25,00O,0OO for the con
tiruation of projects already begun, to
be spent under the directions of the
Secretary of War and the Board of
Army Engineers.
Many Nominations Confirmed
The Senate dropped the Indian bill
for time about midnight TO take up
nominations. When it came to the
Federal Trade Commission, Republicans
sprung a surprise by withdrawing their
opposition to Win II. Parry, of Seattle,
WASH, progressive Republican, and
fought only the nomination of George
Ruble, of New Hampshire. Progress
sive. Parry, with the three Demo
cratic members, was confirmed. The
Democrats are Joseph Z. Davis. of Wis
consin; Edward VI. Hurley, of Illinois,
and w. H. Harris, of Georgia. A long
list of consular officers and poStmas.
tiers were confirmed.
Abolition of Plucking Board
The Senate spent the first hours of
the day session on the conference re-
port on the naval bill, debating the
abolition of the plucking board, but
finally accepted it.
Then, in short order, the Senate
agreed to the reports on the legislative
bill and the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bin, putting two more of
the principal supply measures out of
the way.
The House agreed to the conference
report on the legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bill, accepting
the Senate S provision to pay mileage
as usual for travelling expenses of Con-
gressmen and then took up the river
and harbor bill on the question of
agreeing with the Senate s amendments.
Meanwhile disputed points in the
army, Indian, general deficiency and
other bills were being taken up in con-
ference committees.