Evening star., 1917-03-04
SENATE'S |NACT|ON
HA[TS THE HOUSE.
Having No Business Before 1t,
Lower Body Takes Recess
Until 10 Today.
INCIDENTS OF THE NIGHT

Because the Senate talked and did
early this morning and had to take a
recess until 10 o'clock today. The all
night session of the old days was not
repeated at all. The members slept
and snored and made speeches by turns
and a thrilled and, enthralled gallery
looked on with wonder at their law
makers. s<E= aes7= 5g
In point of loyalty the gallery had a
high average. as sightseers who OBJ
tanned entrance to the Capitol early
yesterday were still in their gallery
seats at midnight
There wasn't much to be done, as the
House had aready finished its work.
That body, therefore. seemed to loll
around, waiting for some one to start
something, and as nobody seemed in
clined. the last night Of the Sixty
fourth Congress seemed to fade away
But there were some Of the regular
scenes, as the following accurate chron-
report will show:
LEAK" Report Disposed OF.
p-m.-Chairman Henry og the rules
who retires to private life in
Texas after noon tomorrow, brought in
the leak report. This was the last act
in the famous investigation started by
Thomas W. Lawson. whose real name
King of Illinois said last
night is Larson" After reading the
report, two or three members made
three minute speeches telling what
grand investigation it had been. and the
same newspaper reporters who wrote
hon and dc do nhNrY h.
leak while it was fresh went off and
wrote exactly ten lines about the finish.
7:20-Galleries crowded and people
the halls. The impeachment
against the entire federal re-
serve board, introduced by Representa-
tive Linbergh of Minnesota a few daps
ago. was brought in by Representative
Webb. chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee, with an adverse report. This
had the effect of placing the impeach-
ment on sharply inclined chute and
letting it so to oblivion.
Indian Claim Revised.
to pass bill for an old-time claim in
favor of the Choctaw-Chickasaw In
tlians. The claim has been kicking
about the Capitol since the days of the
aintlock and musket in Indian warfare.
This aroused Representative Mann to
high excitement and he promptly start
ed filibuster. which allowed most Of
The House to get bite of food.
S:01-Representative Helvering of
Kansas rushed to the front with a bill
TO grant a pension of $100 a month for
Mrs Funston, wife of the late major
Everything would have been
lovely had not the House utterly lost
the engrossed copy of the bill as pass
I'd by the Senate. Sleuths went out to
ind it.
S:45-Garland Dupre of New Orleans
IF some one with long name. Repre-
sentative Mann opposed it with a
oroadside about the Constitution. Dupre
made a twenty-minute speech. ending
with a most heartrending appeal to
let the person with the long name die
under the American flag, and every
body including a seminary school girl
bunch in the galleries, uttered wild
cheers. Representative Mann yelled
,ut that he was converted and the bill
passed.
Bond Issue Bobs Up.
s.20-Representative Kitchin, the
majority leader. presented the House
the bill to raise $500 900 by a bond
issue if the naval needs require it.
Gallery onlookers expecting Bunker
Hill speeches were not much enlight-
ened, as ten minutes passed by in a
hubbub, although Mr.. kitchin was
making a speech at the time. Then
Mr.. Kitchin yielded to Representative
Fordney who passed it on to Represent
alive Tilson, but he not being there
Representative Moore caught 1t on the
bound and went on with a few re-
marks The Philadelphia bantam
weight republican worked up fine
frenzy in favor of the bill.
9:45-Who should wander softly down
the middle aisle but Secretary Daniels
II tho Navy Department He sat down
1ext to Representative Byrns Of Tennes-
zee and talked bit.
He Sleeps a Bit.
9:46-Rspresentative Mike" Burke Of
Wisconsin discovered fast asleep. Rep
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