Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-13


Adjourned at $40 p. m. to noon We'd |
nesday.
IIouse-Met at 100 n. m.
Naval and military committees con- |
tinued work on national defense meas
ures.
DEBATE continued on rivers and har-
bors appropriation bill
Passed 100000 rivers and harbors
appropriation bill by 30 to l33.
General debate begun on general APP
preparation bill aggregatnE S245oo,ooo.
Adjourned at $50 p. m. to noon We'd
nesday.
Washington April 1.-THE annual
river and harbor appropriation hill,
carrying $4,000 900, passed the House to-
day by vote of 30 to 1873 with every
item as agreed on i'm committee un-
changed. Scores of amendments to cut
down items, urged by representatives
who charged that the bill was a pork
barrel measure. were rejected during
the two weeks debate. Just before the
final vote an effort led by Republican
Leader Mann to reduce the total to
'2o,o00o00 failed. 200 to 40.
CONTINl'E S WORK BEGUN
The entire appropriation, EXCEPT for
100000 item to deepen the approaches
% the Brooklyn navy yard, is for con-
:inuing work on Improvement projects
already authorized and under way. The
single new project was urged by Pres-
dent Wilson and Secretary Daniels as
part of the preparedness program. The
bill now goes to the Senate. wher" last
years measure was killed by ilihus-
ter, and lump appropriation NJ $50
10000 substituted to he apportioned
among existing projects by the secretary
OF war.
Among the larger appropriations are:
Mississippi river, sS,Ooo,o00; Now York
harbor 81 600: upper Hudson river,
s1e5N,Ooo: Chicago harhor, 1880.
SUGAR SUBSTITUTE BILL PASSED
The Senate late to-day passed its sub
stitute for the House free sugar repeal
resolution extending the present duty of
one cent a pound ON sugar until May,
1920. The vote was 40 to g.
Four democrats, Senators Broussard
Ransdell, Ncwlands and Lane, joined the
republicans in voting against the sub
stitute. They favor the fiat repeal passed
by the House A sharp controversy If
conference between the two houses i.
predicted. Anticipating that the Hous'
would insist on its resolution, Senator:
Simmons, Stone and Lodge We're nance
as the Senate conferees.
FREE SUGAR MAY /?
Unless q conference agreement is reach
ed and approved before May 1 sugar will
go on the free list until such time as thu
repeal or extension of the duty can hi
made effective.
| Most of the tariff discussions to-da!
did not touch on the sugar issue, which
had been talked out yesterday, but wa
devoted to an amendment by Senate
Works of California. to increase the tariff
on lemons and other citrus fruits to on
cent a pound This was defeated by
vote of A to 20, Senator Phelan of Cali
fornia being the only democrat to sup
port it.
With the sugar issue temporarily dis
posed Of, the Senate will resume debat
on the army reorganiza ton bill to-mor
row and will reach a vote by agreemen
next Tuesday
NICARAGUA RATIFIES TREATY.
Ratification by the Nicaraguan Con
gress of the treaty by which the Unite
States acquires for 100000 canal rout
rights ana "a CoallnB station on FOnSCc
bay, was announced In a despatch re
ceved here late to-day from Managua b
General Chamorro, the Nicaraguan mir
lister. The treaty already has been rat
fled by the United States Senate
FRANDEIS HOLD-UP BLOCKS COUR
Failure of the Senate to confirm the al
pointment Of Louis d. Brandeis 10 II
Supreme Court has resulted in an almo
body
Many Of the most important cases b
fore the court in years threaten to
over until he next term Among the
are the harvester trust" suits Il
antitrust suits involving the Readin
Central of New Jersey and the Lehil
Valley railroads, and the dissolution
the so-called anthracite combine" {
five per cent. discount cases, the Ct
mower and the railroad mail pay cast
the latter Of which involves some 5000
900.
There Is not full bench Mt the prese
time and hasn't been for months. T
court wishes a full bench before consi
ering the big cases. and nothing can
Acme until the Senate takes action up
Srandeis
SENATE MAY DISAPPROVE.
Reports coming from inside the line
in the Senate judiciary committee In
rate that the report on Louis ID. Brs
aeis. named by President Wilson to
rupreme bench, which may be forthco
np this week, will be unfaVorablc to
confirmation.
Anticipating this action by the CONN
roe. the democratic leaders of the Sem
are quietly laying their plans TO let
Irandes appointment drop in the
pectation that the President Will not pr
the matter and the hope that later
will withdraw MIR Brandc.s' name a
substitute some other.