Evening star., 1921-08-23
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GETSSENATF'S0.K.
Measure Carries S48,500-
000-No Restrictions Upon
Salaries to Be Paid.

O0O-No Restrictions Upon
Salaries to Be Paid.
The Shipping Board deficiency appro-
priation bill. carrying s4S. 900, 900 for use
by the board this year. and with the
elimination Of all restrictions as TO
what salaries might be paid officers and
counsel. was passed today by the Sem
ate.
The vote on passage of the measure
was 60 to is. 1t now goes to confer
ence. and leaders hope to obtain its
f1nal enactment prior to the months S
recess tentatively set to begin tomor-
row night.
Turns Down Trammeii Amendment.
Senator Trammell. democrat. Flor
would require the Shipping Board to
submit semi-annually to the President
for Transmission to Congress q list of
clerks and other employees. with their
salaries. Senator Curtis. republican.
Kansas. in the chair, held the amend
ment out OF order. and was sustained
on appeal by the Senate. The bill as
passed also contains an appropriation
for 100000 for the disarmament con-
ference. and of 100000 for the Agri-
TO enforce Inc
packers regulating law.
Agrees on Provisions.
After a continuous session of more
dent Hardings course in recently ad-
dressing the Senate on soldier bonus
legislation was vigorously debated. the
Senate reached an agreement last night
on all provisions of the shipping board
deficiency bill carrying S4S,5O0,000.
Early in the day the Senate eliminated
an amendment to limit salaries paid to
officials of, the board and last night, on
virtually straight party votes, it re-
jected three separate amendments Of
fered by Senator Trammeil. democrat,
Florida, designed to prevent employ
ment by the board Of a lawyer recently
connected with firms having claims
against the board
Senator La Toilette. republican. Wiscon-
sin referred to the resolution introduced
in the House by Representative Cock
, ran. democrat, New York, criticising the
President for addressing one branch OF
Congress on pending legislation.
Borah Makes Charge.
Senator Lodge. the republican lead.
,er, called attention to the peace with
out victory" speech of former Presi-
American entranie into the war and
his address on the suffrage amend
ment later. 1t would be q sad day
for the republic. the Massachusetts
senator said, when any one of the
three branches of the governmen,
could not confer with another.
Declaring it was not necessary
"efther to criticize or eulogize Mr.
Harding" Senator Borah, republican
Idaho. said that on the question OF
the bonus, I'VE surrendered our judg-
ment to his dictation" If the Presi.
plenty, he declared, adding that this
i did not change the situation.
Mr.. La Toilette assailed the Presi.
dent for what he described az execu.
tive interference with the Legislative
branch of the government. He as.
into the debate to prevent passage OF
the bill. and that his action was with
out authority under the Constitution
Crftfcism at Appearances.
'Tt were well If that black page in
the Senate's history could be destroyed
and forever forgotten" Mr.. La Fol-
lette declared. 'It WAS remarkable
! that alarm should seize the Presi-
dents mind when the soldiers bonus
Senate to rescue the nations finances
from utter destruction"
Mr.. Lodge declared he saw mo rea-
son for debarring the President" from
Congress. and Senator Knox, repub-
lican. Pennsylvania, interjected:
and ] see no reason why Congress
SHOULD be debarred from the White
| House. as has occurred in the past
eight years"
Asserting that he never had heard
"such a violent denunciation' of VIII
SON" as had been directed at Mr.
f, Minnesota. said he was unable to un-
derstand the reason for IL.
Mr.. Borah explained that he was in
| full accord with the President on the
bonus question, but that his criticism
was aimed at the appearance of q
| Harding.
II am unable to find anything like
| it prior to the Wilson administra.
ton" he said. with all due respect
1 know Of no more pitiable spectacle
! that Of the Senate in throwing down
| the bonus bill after 1t had been re-
j ported and the President had come
| here to oppose it.
| Made solemn Pledge.
"The republican party had made q
solemn pledge for enactment of bonus
legislation, There was not an item
| in the Presidents message that was
F., not before US. We had made ths
| bill the unfinished business and had
given the assurance 1t would be
| nnshed and passed. It would have
been passed IL it had been put to
.While I think the President was
| right on his attitude on the bonus
| the moment he left this chamber the
! bill was as dead as Julius Caesar
| Now what becomes OF the greatest
ieeislative body in the worid9"
By a vote of 80 to % the Senate
rejected an amendment to the de-
| iciency bill which provided. that M
onicef employed by the Shipping
Board in any capacity should re-
The limitation, proposed by Sen:
ator Harrison, democrat Mississippi
was designed to prevent use. of any
| part Of the S4S.500, 600 carried In thu
bin for the board in payment OF sal.
! aries Of heads of departments ant
lawyers engaged by Chairman Las
A. passed by the House. the meas
urs stipulated that not more thar
! three oficers should be paid mor'
| than Sla.60o annually. but this wa,
stricken out by the Senate appropria
tfons committee which reported tn
att has been stated that there il
no politics in this Shipping Boar
| question:" said Senator Borah, bu
there will be vast amount OF 1t ST.
months hence. The administration
will be responsible then when we &c
into the open field and ask for re
| cannot be defended anywhere"
:. HEER PRICE LOWERED.
VICTORIA, 3. C.. August .2s.-Th'
prcvinuiaI liquor control board ha'