Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-04
MEASURES ARE
LOST IN CRUSH
AT The WINDUP
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for failure of legislation followed eff
forts of democratic leaders to hx
hours for voting on pending bills.
Chairman Chamberlain of the mill
tary committee asked unanimous
consent to vote on the $l,2l5,000,000
army appropriation bill at IL p. m,
but Senator Penrose OF Pennsyl-
vania, republican, objected.
Many Objections Made.
The Pennsylvania senator also
objected to granting a request Of
Chairman Gore of the agriculture
committee for a vote on the agri-
cultural bill at 10 o'clock. Like
objection from the Pennsylvania
senator met a request of Chairman
Swanson of the naval committee to
vote on the $720,000,000 naval bill at
midnight. Mr.. Penrose said the
naval bill had many vicious fea-
lures" which would require months
of debate"
Chairman Simmons of the fl
nance committee then requested
that the resolution repeating the
sem-iluxuries tax be voted on at
II o'clock and Senator Curtis II
Kansas objected.
In calling up the sundry civil APP
preparation bill in the senate to-
night Democratic Leader Martin
told the senate that if the $750,000,-
600 appropriation in the bill for the
railroad administration failed a IL
nancial panic might result.
Who Will Be Responsible
Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin,
republican, asked whether if the
bill failed, president Wilson would
change his mind about calling an
extra session rather than bring
about financial panic"
THE president won't be re-
sponsible," said Senator Martin,
the senate will bear the RESPONSE
bility."
Senator Penrose refused to with
draw his objection to dispensing
with reading of the bill with all
amendments and the reading con-
tinued.
When the bill was considered sec
ton by section, the senate without
objection adopted the committee
amendment authorizing the govern
ment to take possession of the
Cape Cod canal at not to exceed
$l0000,000 if the War department
institutes condemnation proceed
ings.
An amendment by Senator Knox
of Pennsylvania, authorizing $780,
600 for a new postoffice at Seventh
and Grant avenue, Pittsburgh, also
was adopted.
Another amendment accepted was
by Senator Wadsworth of New
York authorizing sale of storage
warehouses of the army quarter
master.
Billion to Buy Wheat.
The administration wheat guar
antee billawas accepted with adop-
ton of the conference report by the
house and is now ready for Presi-
dent Wilson's signature.
The measure appropriating ST.
000,000000 as a revolving fund for
the purchase of wheat and autho-
rizes the president to create an
agency or agencies for purchase of
the 1919 crop at guaranteed price
of $40 a bushel and to repose in
the agency or agencies the authority
to control all commerce in wheat
and wheat products,
An amendment offered by sena-
tors from the cotton states reducing
the number of grades of cotton de-
liverable on future contracts from
20 to 10 was retained in the bill.
Huge Sum For Shipping Board.
A committee amendment appro-
priating $50,000,000 for the shipping
board was tentatively accepted after
it had been amended on the sugges-
ton of Senator Harding of Ohio,
republican, so as to provide specific
ally that none of the money should
be used except for meeting obliga-
tons already incurred by the board.
During consideration of the
amendment Senator Calder of New
York, republican, sought to change
it so as to prevent any part of the
appropriation being used for the
purchase of ships from the Inter-
national Mercantile Marine, but his
amendment was withdrawn after the
Harding amendment had been in
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