The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-04
APPROPRIATIONS
ARE ALL PASSED
CONGRESS AGREES ON PosroF
FiCE BILL. TIE LAST OF
SUPPLY MEASURES.
Members Working Hard 10 Clean W
Al Business 81 Noon To-day
Many Bills Die

WASHINGTON. March S.-The six
ty-third congress- tonight strsnuously
worked ifS way toward its end az noon
tomorrow
The veary and worn Senators aud
hepresentatiy"s pressed on under m.
eyes OF hundreds o. spectators. who
crowded the -slleries. 90 both House
and senate chambers and oyertioWcd
iuto the corridors. Both branches
handled a food OF bills. resolutions
and conference reports IN a desperate
enort 10 pass all necessary legislation
before adjournment The sessions.
which began early today. promised to
b. practically continuous until the
end.
In the fsding hours OF the sess sion
there died without final struggle the
government ship purchase bill. the Oh
jet OF the most determined hlibuster
ever undertaken in congress and OF
opposition which. begun by Repuhli
can senators. extended into the Demo
cratic ranks and preCipitated a revolt
that aided IN the obstruction OF much
important legislation urscd by PRIEST
dent Wilson and administration lead
ers. soon after this measure had been
definitely shunted into the discard for
the session, the rural credit isgisla-
ton, which, az the eleventh hour. had
been attached TO the agricultural ap-
preparation bill. also was abandoned
because Of impossibility OF agreement
on the part Of Senate and House con
ferees
Other Measures Doomed
tiHtT Important measures which lr o.
ID I'd. a
IN" OIL Co enlarge IN, measure of self
k'h Nfuu"rl Tor the Philippines aud xiv
Ihs promise "f ultimate iud'pendeucr.
anu tht water power and mineral land
leasing measures seq vigorously urEJd
hN presidents Wilson ut "a, beginning OF
congress
An agreement on the rustuifIce appro-
priation bill carry Ing about NaIN.uuU. tine
last ul the supply measures ia confer
'h''s N-N reached bN tho cuuftryes late
ly-nlght PROVISION for GA" space basis
OF pay mt Tor railway mail service was
retained Tho proposed abolition Of as
eistsnt pustmast'rs was eliminated
All but one ut tho biz appropriation
blilS. which lU on ugIT,EaIr approx
Wately a billion dollars. had b,gn dis
posed o. only the Indian bill remaining
IN conference shortly after midnight.
ne -'n'-t, raaS.u toe umuIuu- civil
war claims htIl carrying approximately
S-,nuu,oup. with az amendment by sem
al"f crawford which wound make such
,lallna hereafter NOE subject TO iiudiu-s
would terminate a.. liability fOr claims
arising out OF IA. war.
Pay CvCrlmO
second CLAIMS HIll PASSED provides
Tor payment Of certain overtime
charges 20 nav! yard employs aud for
the alteration 20 the army and navy Of
ilc'rS longevity service act TO make
the term Of service begin with entrance
~" iNt WlLlat} or naval academy or
IN" ranks Of the army.
The Nuluut',r civil war officers re-
trtm'nt pay bill also was passed viz
tutlly without debate.
lu tho Hood OF miscellaneous lCEisla-
h"u that swept the house. "a resolution
Wa- passed without opposition putting
IN" house ur record a. opposed tu auy
accumulation CO.. the rural mail service
ihaf VIII render that service less ,f-
i"tilN~ OF VIII tend Co reduce Iu any
way the number Cd: rural mail routes"
Ihc resolution. Introduced Uy Repre-.
sentative Thomas OF Kentucky, was di-
iect'd against "a leuTEaus xafIuu plan pro-
posed by Postmaster General Rurlesuu
which was stricken out Of the post
office appropriation bin by the house.