The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-03-05

Repuh|Ican FIJI Ist3r Kills thu
RdiIrCll! fund.
SHERMAN 7L.D.5::D a HOURS
Precedent Gives Positive Notice of Re.
fusai to Call Extra Session Until
He Returns Frcr, France.

Washington, March 1.-Congress adj
irurned i'll the mihS; of Il Republican
iiibuster i'll the senate that killed a
long list of important measures.
Among the bills that failed was one
apprcprating S75O,000,000 for the rail-
read administration, without which
some administration leaders say the
railroads must be returned to their
owners before the middle of April.
There was no turning back of clocks.
Democratic leaGe!.: Z allied the stu
alton was hopele>S. The gavels end,
ing the long, greaj war session and
the siXty-fth congress actually tapped
at noon.
Just before adjournment, President
I.'snn in his capitol Office. authoriZ-
G final notice to the R2pEbf cans ,aat
their efforts to force an immediate cX-
ira session had failed: that he was un.
shaken in his determination not to-
call congress until his work at the
peace conference was done.
Big bills that failed included beth
the army and navy appropriation
measures. Only two important meas
ureS that ran the gauntlet of the last
forty-eight hours of filibuSterng were
the Victory Liberty Loan bill and the
billion dollar wheat guarantee bill.
Inability to get an executive session
of the senate because of the filibustet
caused failure of scores of nomina-
tons. These included those of A.
Mitchell Palmer to be attorney gener-
al; Comptroller of Currency Williams !;
Norman Hapgood to be American min
lister to Denmark; Brigadier General
Robert f. Noble, to be major general
of the army medical corps, and many
federal judges, attorneys. pOstmasters
and other officials.
After congress adjourned President
Wilson remained in his room twenty
minutes greeting visitors. 1t was an
nounced he would make recess ap-
pOintments of nominees who failed of
confirmation.
The filibuster of the group of Re-
publicanS working for an extra ses-
sion, continued until the end. Senator
Sherman, Illinois. who began a speech
at 7.3O o'clock A. NJ, held the floor
more than four hours and successfully
prevented further consideration of the
railroad appropriation.
The last half hour of the session
was spent by the senate in roll calls
on a house resolution to which amend
ments were proposed. providing for
early rehabilitation of the American
army The resolution never reached
a final vote, amendments being I'M
der consideration when Vice Presi-
dent Narshall's final gavel dropped.
The senate adjourned in an uproar
of laughter when the vice president
announced that the senate was adj
journed sine "deo" instead of sine
die. r..
Failure of the s750,0O0, 900 railroad
appropriation also carried with 1t
other appropriations in the general eff
ficiency bill, aggregating $92,O00.OO0
distributed among many government
departments and including S30,00O,000
for purchase and requisition of ships
by the shipping board.
Death of railroad measures and con-
ferences between the president with
congressional leaders brought forth no
definite sign of the presidents plan
of dealing with the railroads. Many
senate leaders advised the president
to return the roads Immediately to
private ownership.
Legislation which failed at this ses-
sion included:
The S1,215,OOO,O0O army appropria-
ton bill with it's authorization for a
temporary army of $4,000 men after
July 1.
The S750,O00,0O0 naval appropria-
ton measure authorizing new three
year building program urged by
President Wilson.
The sundry civil bill carrying an ap-
preparation totaling about SS50,OO0,OOO,
including S65O,OOO,O0O for the mer-
chant marine.
The annual agricultural appropria-
ton measure with $27,000,00O
The District Of Columbia appropria-
ton bill carrying $14,0O0O0O
The reclamation measure to provide
farms for returned soldiers and sail
Ors.
The Oil, coal and mineral land leas-
ing bill.
The bill designed TO enforce nation
wide prohibition.
The compromise equal suffrage con-
stitutional amendment resolution.