Arizona republican., 1919-03-04

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 IHls rcmauine. thc formal death hloe was given today to many other impor- rant bills
 Formal efforts were made late tOdlF to secure agreements for votes ou tho Irmv. naval and agricultural apprO- Irisuon bills, but republicans objected Hrd th" failure 0f these was regarded ts certain.
 Tho SNaO.000. uU0 sundIy civil bill was another measure marked for failure senate appropriations committee lead rrs declaring that it would not even pe taken un lv that committee.
 Gills shut out in the senate included those providing for enforcement of the war time prohibition law and Secretary Lanes measure 10 reclaim waste lands for settlement by discharged soldiers. Three more regular appropriation bills. however. the Indian. diplomatic and military academy measures. were com plotted and sent to President Wilson.
 Final legislative action also Was taken ou the measure appropriatins uuds for hospital construction
 uriug ihc night hours. republican responsibility for prospective failure of fha main bills which both conceded would not be passed. The democrats Fsserfed that without republican Oppo- -tion. the measures could be passed Icforc congress adiourns. while the re- uIhlicaus declared that bills involving -uch enormous sums uf money should uot pc passed -o hastily. and urged that au extra session be called immediately. They declared President Wilson and tho democratic administration must br charged with delay in passing vitallr necessary measures which could be &C., ,uWniishcd at am extra session.
 ouestion-Who's 10 Blame?
 The controversy as to responsibility for failure of legislation followed ef- forts ot democratic leaders 10 fix hours flr voting on pending bills. Chairman Chamberlain of the military committee. i~ked unanimous consent to vote on the St.2t5.O000 0O0 army appropriation bill at . D. m.. but Senator Penrose of Penn -yNauia. republican. objected. The pcnusylvania senator also objected to granting a request of Chairman Gore Of the agricultural committee for a vote on the agricultural appropriation bin at lN o'clock. Like objection from the Pennsylvania senator met request or Chairman Swanson ot the naval com mittce. to vote on the S720. 0O0. 900 naval Nill at midnight Mr Penrose said the naval bin had many vicious features WI hich would require months of de- hatc."
 chairman simmons of the finance committee then requested that the res uIutiou repeating the semi-luXuries tax he voted ol at n o'clock. and Senator Curtis of Kansas ohicCted.
 ln calling up the sundry civil ap- urOpriatiOu hill in the senate tonight democratic Leader Mann told the senate that if the s15O 0nu 0UO apprOpri- dtion in the bin for the railroad ad- ministrItlon failed. a financial panic might result
 senator l.cnroot of Wisconsin. repub- iaan. asked whether. if the lill failed President Wilson would change his mind about calling an extra session rather than bring about financial panic"
 Republicans Block Bills
 The president won't be resu0nsible. soiu Senator Martin "the senate will Iulr the possibility"
 Senator Ptnrosp refused Co withdraw his objection Co dispensing with reading ut thc hiI with all amendments. and IIr Ieadirg continued.
 When the bin was considered section Ht section. Che senate without objec- lion. adopted the committee amcLd- meut authorizing the government te fIke possession ut the Cape Cod cana Ht not to exceed S10.0O0.000. if the wal department institutes ,ou lrmnat ior proceedings
 An amendment by Senator Knox oi Itnnsylv8uia. authorizing SY5a G10 fol new pustoitice at seventh and Gram avenue, Iittshurg. also wls adopted.
 Another amendment accepted Was bl senator W9dsworth of New York. au. thoriziug sale of storage va-eh3 Ige. uf tho army
 \ committee amendment auprOpriat. ing S5O0000OO for the shipping bo2r, was tentatively accepted. after ,t ha, been amended on the suggestion O senator Harding of Ohio. republican @o us Co provide specifically that non, ot The money should he used except fo, mceung obligations. already incurre, uy he board
 During consideration of the amend mrnt Senator Calder of New York I'publican. sought to change it so as [, prevent any part of the appropriation clus used for tho purchase of shin rom tno International Mercantile Ma rnc. but his amendment was with drawn after the Harding amcndmen had been introduced.