The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-03-06
DOOM Of MANY
BILLS SEALED
!. IN FINAL JAM
Suffrage Measure and Army
and Navy Appropriations
Blocked - Wheat Guarantee
doubtful. .a.r
BY United Press,

BY United Press.
f., Washington, ID. c.. March 4.-Supply
bills totalling more than s2,6 S .OOO, 900
today appeared doomed as the House
and Senate were on the final lap Of the
session. ...-
Senate republicans affirmed their
determination to stop all appropriation
bills except the deficiency bill carry
ing $500 900.
IL this program is adhered to, the
end of congress tomorrow at moor viii
find the following measures still to be
acted on: .s. -...a. T. .'
Army bill, $1,117,000.
Navy bill, 1925, 600, 900.
Agricultural. $4,000, 900. ~
Indian. SIS. 4a0. 900. ......
District of Columbia, SIS, $685. 900.
Sundry civil bill, $3.50, 200, 900.
The money appropriated by these
bills must be provided for by June 30.
or the departments will not have any
thing to work with. Although the rail-
road deficiency bill was ostensibly be-
fore the Senate, the opening hours
showed no progress on 1t. Speeches on
the league of nations and the Ford
Newberry elections contest delayed the
Senate from real business.
Efforts Of suffragists to get their
amendment on the calendar were
blocked again by Senator Weeks, Mas
sachusetts. l..
Tries Soldier Sill.
Senator Meyers Montana, tried in
vain to get up Secretary Lanes bill
providing reclamation work so that SOL
diers and sailors might nave farm
homes. This was the signal for an
attack by Gronna, North Dakota, who
said the bin was not as much for the
benefit Of the soldiers as for those who
a to reclaim the dismal swamps
n country.
Republicans were reticent. They re-
fused to a%nnounc plans, pointing out
private republican ranks are % COM
pletely united as to what should be
done. While the spirit of fight the
president" is strong In some republic
cans. others today wore q what's the
use" expression, due, they said, to
what they termed their party's sur
render OIL the Victory loan bill. re-
garded as the only measure failure Of
which might mean an extra session.
Railroad Appropriation.
Failure Of republicans to unite in q
determined flibuster against the presi-
dem was regarded by some as throw
ing away the fruits OF the victory
gained at. the polls last November.
The Senate today had before 1t the
deficiency bill, providing s750,000 900
for the railroads and about $4,000 900
for miscellaneous purposes. Demo-
cratic leaders expected this bill to pass,
but admitted today 1t Is the only one
OF the remaining supply bills which
they are at all hopeful about.
Outbreak Possible.
The legislative situation is full of
possibilities, observers pointed out, and
inasmuch as the deficiency bill is not
generally expected to occupy nearly all
the day and a half which remains, II
was predicted in some quarters that
administration leaders might decide to
force an issue with republicans on all
the bills.
In that event, If republicans carry
out the threats they made Sunday
when they yielded on the Victory loan
bill, they will flibuster. Many of them
have views on the league OF nations
which they have so far refrained from
expressing. Senator Sherman. Illinois,
has already announced he will devote
several hours to discussing ii. ,
SeIdtOT ftdTuIlB SAID ne might IalR
on the league In connection with the
naval bill IL 1t is called UP. Senator
LaFollette also intimated that he has
a few observations to submit If the
occasion warrants.
No "Dry" Action.
Agreement was reached today by the
Senate judiciary committee to take no
action on legislation to enforce war
time prohibition. which becomes effect
i've July I. The committee decided
there was no chance for passage Of the
pending bill at this session.
Failure Of the legislation for enforce
ment of the war time prohibition law,
which becomes effective July /, will
put it up to separate states to enforce
the law, Senator Sheppard. Texas,
said.
There was a possibility that the ST.
600, 600, 900 wheat guarantee bill may
not go through, as the Senate early
Sunday sent IT back to conference. Wig
orous efforts were being made, how
ever, to push it through. g.
The House today planned to take up
conference reports on the Indian and
diplomatic appropriation bills. Fol-
lowing this, the Lam soldiers home
stead bill Is to come up, followed by
the CIVIL StINlCS lSliI CiiShl biii' u
independence resolution, deportation OF
informed enemy aliens n investiga-
ton of cotton exchanges. The house
appeared likely today to end the ses-
sion with a practically clean legislative
slate.
Passage Sunday morning by the Sem
ate of the victory loan bill, authoriz-
ing sale by the treasury of 81, 600. 900, 900
of new short term notes and 81, 000, 000,-
600 for advances by the war finance
corporation in extending American
foreign commerce, game after a bitter
controversy.
Senator LaFollette, of Wisconsin, re-
publican. made the principal speech on
the bill, holding the Senate floor from
l o'clock Sunday morning until after
q. He had expected to speak only an
hour and disclaimed intention OF OBJ
struction. &C.,. sa .- .s srs.
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