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% 4 THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C., JULY 4, 1926—PART T T53BILLS ENACTED; 17812 INTRODUCED President Signs 151 Meas- ures in Day—Six Fail of His Approval. By the Associated Press. With the signature President Coolidge to yesterday 51 measures, the total number of bills enacted into law was brought to out of the 17,812 introduced at the session just closed, The President began the task signing measures early in the dav, when he approved £3 at the White House and then went to the Senate, where he placed his signature to 88 more before the final gavels fell. Among the more fmportant bills glven presidential sanction were the $51,000,000 second deficiency bill carry- ing the first vear's public building program with numerous other appro- priations and the veterans’ compensa tion measure which authorizes the ex penditure of $12,000,000 additional for former service men and their de- pendents, Six Measures Not Signed. Six measures, however, failed to re- ceive the President’s approval and the question has again risen as to whether his failure to sign them constituted a pocket veto or whether he could legally sign them within after adjournment, as P! son and Lincoln had done The bills that were not s: cluded measures authorizing Tndlan tribes of the State of Washing- ton to appeal their claims against the Government to courts, to make ef- fective the twelfth article of the 1868 treaty between the United States and the Shawnee Indians and to grant to the States of Oregon and Washington an amount equivalent to taxes lost by the revestment of Oregon and Cali fornia railroad company land grants. The President also failed to sign a bill which would have reinstated Joe Burton Coursey of Mississipp! to the graduating class at West Point. He was dropped from the Academy last Spring for infraction of rules. Among Those Approved. v President Cool- tdge included: Bill granting the consent of Con- gress to agreements between the States of Idaho, Wyoming, Washing ton and Oregon for the apportionment of the waters of the Snake River and its tributaries. resolution for completing the A Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. A resolution authorizing a pan- Pacific conference on education, re. habilitation, reclamation and recrea- tion at Honolulu. Bill authorizing the construction of a bridge across Lake Washington from Seattle Island, Wash Bill nz the Hidalzo & Raync Co. to bridge the tio r Hidal A bill to designate times and places for terms of the United Stat District Court in Mox A bill to establish tary park at Petershurg, Va Leasing of Public Land A measure to provide for ti ing of public lands in A farming. A bill to revise the bound Sequoia al Park in Cali‘ornis. A Lill extending the time for 1 ginning the construction of a ! across the Wabash River at Mount Carmel, TiL A bill to readjust the commissioned personnel of the Coast Guard. A bill to authorize an industrial ap: propriation from the tribal funds of the Indlans of the Fourih Belknap Reservation, Mont A Dbill to authorize the leasing of unallotted irrigable land on Indian reservations. A Dbill authorizing the pwnsville & Matamoros Municipal Co. to bridge the Riv Grande at Browneville, Tex. Court in Oklahoma. Lstablishing a term of the United States Cireuit Court of Appeals ut Oklahoma. City. Creating within the San Bern National Forest in California a na- tional game pre Conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to dispose of which the Crow Indians may t the United State: blishing a dail nd live stock ugain 5 experiment station Mandan, N Dak. Establishing forest experiment | station in Pennsylvania and 1 { boring States. ablishing a ment station the sippi | Valley Authorizing the Shipping Board to give a preferential rate to alien vet- erans and their families returning to the United States. DURKIN TO TESTIFY IN DEFENSE TUESDAY Recess Taken Over Holiday. After Slayer's Parents Conclude cn Stand. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, July 3 Martin Durkin's appearance on the witness stand in defense of the « that he murder- ed Edwin C. Shanahan, a Federal agent, was posiponed today until Tuesday After his father, Martin Du had testified today of his son’s fre- quent trips to California, where the father said he guessed that the shiek Killer dealt in liquor. the trial was continued over the Independence day holiday to be resumed Tuesday. The prisoner’s mother while on the stand earlier in the week admitted her =on sold liquor. Durkin, sr.. also testitied that the defendant always carried a revolver auto- either in his clothing or in the mobile he happened to be Irivii BRIBERY CASE DECISION VIGOROUSLY OPPOSED Two Members of Federal Trade Course of Ma- Complaint. Commission Protest jority in Oregon rade Com- ition for Action of the Ieders mission in dismissing nt uinst the IFlume Co. Portland, 5 Huston Thomp xon and J. F. Nugent to note a vigor- ous dissent in the case vester The dissenting commissioners point out that the dismissal was voted by three of their collegue: Hunt, Hum- phrey and Van Fieet, on recommen- ion of the jon's board of review and cha 1l the majority members appear to “have overlooked and caused Commissioner the documentary evidence in the files and grasped at u self- sug- gestion of the respondent’s president that there is no positive evidence of a specific case of commercial bri hery.” Peru has g garlous bu:=in sion. depres- of 2| | | 69th CONGRESS COMES TO END 'WITH FILIBUSTER IN SENATE _(Continued from First Page.) wished the members a safe and pleas- ant Summer and dropped his gavel at just one minute after 3. The House will not reassemble until December, unless the President should all a special session of Congress to meet an emergency. The Senate, however, must return November 10 to sit as a court of impeachment in the case of Judge Gieorge W i uf the eastern district of Il Session Is Remarkable The session of Congress just closed remark both for what was ac- complished and for what failed of ac complishment On the credit side of the congres- sionzl ledger stand the enactment of the tax reluction bill, which lopped between $350,000,000 and $400,000,000 off the tax burden of the American peopie, the ratification of the protocol for American adherence to the World Court: the ratification of the war debt settlements with Italy, Belgium and 2 number of other debtor nations; the ®nactment of the Parker-Watson rail road labor bill, which resulted in the abolition of the Railroad Labor Board, and the §150,000,000 public buildings bill, the first since 1913. On the debit side of its ledger are found the following measures which failed of action: Coal legislation, ship- ping legislation, farm relief legisla- tion, legislation to strengthen prohibi- pun cnforcement, national bank legis- lation and the Lausanne treaty be- tween the United States and Turkey. The Senate has agreed to take up this treaty next December. Take it by and large, it has heen a -hard working Congress and there has been a tremendous grist of bills of less importance which have been enacted into law. Thousands of others have been side tracked. Wets Crystallize Sentiment. The session has been marked par- f‘k'ula‘\'rly by the recrudesence of the ‘wet” or anti-prohibition sentiment. For the first time since the adoption of the eighteenth amendment to the Constitution and enactment of the Volstead ect, the question of modifi- cation or repeal of the dry laws has been seriously advanced with a con- :luri‘erable backing, in Congress and _ At the instance of a group of “wet” Senators, a subcommittee of the Sen- ate Jjudiclary committee held public hearings lasting more than two weeks on the various proposals to modify, repeal and strengthen the dry laws. The time was equally divided between the “wets” and the “drys,” and both :::c\ marshaled imposing lists of wit- sses. Although administration bills pro- viding for stricter enforcement nfr;he prohibition laws were finally reported to the Senate and also to the Hous none of them was enacted into law. Campaign Expenditures. { Of scarcely less public interest has | been the investigation conducted by a special committee ‘of the Senate into campaign expenditures, revealing that the cost of the Republican senatorial and gubernatorial primary campaigns Pen Ivania exceed $3.000,000. in the nate, as Democratic, professed then selves amazed and disgusted at this kreat expenditure of money. although | Secretary Andrew W. Mellon of the Treasury Department, the outstand- ing public fizure of Pennsylvania to- day. and Senator David A. Reed in- sisted that the prim stem had | made hig expenditures nec in ate with a population of approx 10,000.000. Grave doubt 1 raised as to whether Represent- e Williams 8. Vare, who won th Republican senatorial nomination in Pennsylvania. will ever be seated. More than 600,000 was expended for his ticket alone, it developed. The ms known as the Fess bill in the Senate and the Tincher bill in the fared no better. The latter lost in the Senate by 54 to 26, and in the House it was withdrawn without & vote being taken. The only farm measure put through was the administration’s bill creating a division of co-operative marketing in the Department of Agriculture Much is hoped of this new law by Secretary Jardine. The division will collect and disseminate information which should be of value to the farm co-operatives. ‘Threats have been made to carry the fight for farm relief legislation, particularly the McNary-Haugen bill, to the polls this Fall.. The adminis- tration has lost some strength in the t because of its opposition to the principles of this measure. In Iowa, Col. Smith W. Brookheart, insurgent Republican, won the Republican nom. tnation over Senator Cumming largely because of the resentment of the voters against the administration on this fssue, even though Senator Cummins also supported the Lill. Senator Nye Scated. The Senate, early in the session, seated Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota, a progressive Republi- can, who had been appointed by the governor of the State to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sen- ator Ladd. Later, hirookheart was ousted from the Senate and Senator Steck, a Democrat, was seated in his a reducing the Republican ranks to 55 and bringing the Democrats up to 40, with one Farmer-Labor Senator making up the full complement of the Senate. Conts s against Senator chall of Minnesota, Republican, and enator Bratton of New Mexica, Dem- ocrat, were settled in their favor. Charges that President Coolidge had sought to compel the Tariff Commis sion to his bidding through power of appointment brought an investigation by a special committee of the Senate, and that investigation has proceeded for weeks. Another Senate commit- tee investigated charges that the De- partment of Justice had favored the Aluminum Co. of America, of which Secretary Mellon is a large owner, but the Senate failed to sustain the charges. ) The President met with a rebuff when the Senate declined to confirm his nomination of Wallace MeCamant of Oregan to be a Federal judge. Mc Camant was the delegate at the 18 Republican national convention who led the stampede for Coolidge for Vice President. Judge MecCamant's nomination was fought by Senator Hiram Johnson of California, who contended that he had shown himself unfitted for the office of Federal judie when he declined to be hound by the House, | ] HOUSE DOORS CLOS J. G. Rodgers, sergeant 8t arms head doorkeeper of the House ( vepresented the end of the sixt ED AS SESSION ENDS of the House (Ieft), and Bert W. Ken- right), closing the doors of the House, y-ninth sessfon of Congress. Br the Associated Press The Senate quit yvestenday for the off-year election campaign without taking action on either of the pro advanced for amendments of matorial primaries. Follette, Republican, of consin, & member of the campaign funds committee, which has disclosed Oregon presidential preferential pri-{an outlay of more than $3.000.000 in mary which voted for Johnson for the recent Penusylvania Repubiican President. primary, had his amendment referred : T to this committec after he had become Coal Legislation Fails. | satisfied that action on it before ad The failure of Congres to enact | journment was cut of the question. coal legislation designed to minimize | Several attempts were e by Sen danger of coal strikes like that which [ator Neely, Demwcrat, of West Vir tied up the anthracite mines last Fall | ginla to gt unanimous consent for and Winter was a bitter disappoint- | the consgideration of his resolution lim ment to many of the meml from | iting outlays in primaries, but objec New England and the Eas A bill | tions were made by several Senators, reported to the Senate and was on the calendar when Congress ad- journed. The House committee on in- terstate and foreign commerce failed to report a similar measure. Impeachment proceedings against Judge George Wi English of the eastern district of Tllinois were begun. w The trial of Judge English the Senate has been set for next Novem- ber measures which Con- Among the s is expected to tackle soon after embles are those providing for it | river and harbor development and for the disposition by the Government of its power plants at Muscle Shoals. The rivers and harbors bill passed the House during the session just closing senatorfal investigating committe will continue its work in Pennsylvania | and Illinois, in North Dakota and in | | other States throughout the congres- | sional campaign President’s Influence Holds. | _For the most part. the leadership of | Calvin Coolidge and his cabinet has | Congress. The ad- | { ministration’s recommendations re- garding the tax-reduction bill were followed in the main, and_ Secre Mellon's plan for a considerable re duction in the surtaxes as well as in the taxes which fall upon those of more moderate means was virtually adopted. The Democrats in both houses largely fell into line with the Republicans in framing and passing the tax bill. much to the disgust of | the Progressive bloc, which desired | to reduce the taxes more on the lower incomes and to maintain higher sur- | taxes than the bill finally provided. The President also had his way in been potent in the disposal of the World Court { protocol. Despite the bitter oppos i tion of the group of “irrecon ables,” headed by Senator Borah, chairman | of the Senate foreign relations com- mittee, on the Republican side, and | Senator Reed of Missouri on the | Democratic side, the resolution of rati- | { fication was forced to a vote, and not a score of votes were recorded against | it. For the second time since its adoption, the two-thirds cloture rule of the Senate was invoked to bring the World Court resolution to a vote. The only other occasion on which the rule has been invoked was to | bring @ vote on the Versailles treaty {of peace and League of Nations covenant, which failed to be ratified. ! Democrats Join on Court. he Democrats almost to a man | joined with the Republican support- | ers of the World Court protocol to | pass the resolution of ratification. The political effect of the adoption of the resolution of adherence to the World Court so far has not been so factory to its supporter it might have been. A npaign against Senator William B. McKin- up for renomination in Illinois, waged bitterly on the World McKinley was defeated. Court 1e. Another is being staged in Wiscon- sin against Senator Lenroot, who Jead the fight for the administration and for the court in the Senate. Two other Senators, Pepper of Pennsyl- vania and Stanfield of Oregon, who voted for the court, also have been defeated for nomination to the Sen- ate, and two Senators who opposed the court, Watson and Robinson of Indiana, have both been renom- inated. ilroad legislation at the present on has been confined to the ker-Watson railroad labor law. This measure had the support of both the railroad executives and the rail- road workers. It sets up a new sys- tem of dealing with disputes be- tween the employers and the work- ers from which much is hoped, and abolished the Rallroad Labor Board created in the Esch-Cummins trans- portation act. Bills for the merger of railronds into systems and for the vepeal of Section 15a of the Esch- Cummins transportation act, which direc the Interstate Commerce Clommi on to fix rates which will give a reasonable return on the prop- failed to receive committee ap- Farm Relief Legislation. A great contest was staged in both houses over farm relief legislation. Desperate efforts were made by rep- resentatives of many of the farm organizations and their s Congress to bring about the pa of the so-called McNary-Haugen bill, with its equalization fee. The bill reached the floor in hoth Senate and | House and was defeated in the Sen- ate by a narrow margin, 45 to 39, and and has been made a special order of business in the Senate for Decembe: 14. Congress followed the Pr recommendation to appoint commission to receive bids for Muscle Shoals. The commission has made its report and an effort will be made to have the matter finally settled next Winter. War Debts Agreement. The settlement of the war debts owed this country by Italy and other nations is considered a biz feather in the administration’s cap. These debts aggregate, including that of Great Rritain, about $11,500,000,000. The French debt settlement been ratified by the House. The Senate held up its approval until the French Parliament shall have ratified. This settlement is expected to come before the Senate early next session. Congress dealt with the Air Service problem, emacting laws providing for the appointment of additional assist- ant secretaries in the War Depart- ment, the Navy Department and the Department of Commerce, who shall | have particular charge of air develop- ment, both military and civil. The fight made by Col. Willlam Mitchell, formerly of the Army Air Service, for a unifled service, came to nought. The regular annual supply bills occupied some of the time of both houses, but were disposed of long ago. The second deficiency appropriation bill was passed last week. The recom- mendations of the President for economy were followed to a very large extent, and for the most part the ap- propriations all had the approval of the Budget Bureau. $1,000 ANNUITY BILL PASSED AND 12,500 RECEIVE WINDFALL return for the retention of certain ad- ministrative features of the Senate bill. As the hour of 3 o'clock. which was set for adjournment. approached, Senator Stanfield of Oregon took the conference agreement before the Sen- ate and it was agreed to without de- bate. A few moments later’ Chairman Lehlbach 6f the House civil serv committee took similar action in the House and thus congressional action was completed, and the bill w taken immediately to the President at the Senate end of the Capitol, and was signed. Retirement VViétory Brings Avalanche Of Phone Calls The telephone calls received at the office of The Star yesterday afternoon were testimonials in themselves of the interest and the gratitude among retired em- ployes of the Government serv- ice here over the passage of the liberalized retirement measure in the closing hours of Congress. All afternoon and late into the evening the questions came, over the wire—"Is it so the retirement bill passed? And did the Presi- dent really sign it?" One interesting feature of the questions was that while every man or woman who called, some of them with voices weak and trembling, indicative of age, asked whether the retirement bill had passed, none asked which one. Their attitude supported those who have been working for re- in the House by half a hundred votes. But if the bill supported by the corn belt fared ill, the administration bill, tirement legislation and who de- cided that anv liberalization was better than none. J who said they wanted time to discus the question. Blocked by Filibuster. The West Virginian then gave no- tice t he would make a motion to take, the resolution, but he was prevented from doing o by a fili buster staged during the last half hour of the on by Senator Cam- ercn, Republican, of Arizona, who ught te call up an irrigation bill. This filibuster also prevented Acting Chairman King of the campaign funds committee from offering a slution proposing, to certify to the Attorney General the record of testimony as to whether F. X. O'Connc south Philadelphia magistrate, had stated that the organization of William S Vare, the successful senatorial candi date in the Penn: primary, had sought to purchase his support Senator Pepper, publican. of Pennsylvania an reporters from the Philadelphia Public Ledger testified that O'Connor had made such a statement to them, but the magis trate denied that he had done so Senator King announced later that {the committee would scek to deter- mine whother it can on its own mo- tion refer this record to either the Attorney General or the United States attorney for the District of Columbia for such action, if any, as they wight think warranted. The rush attending the closing of Congress upset the schedule of the committee, but two executive sessions nd a brict hearing were held before adjournment was taken until Tues- dav. when the members hope to con- clude the Pennsylvania inquir Decision also was deferred the until FILIBUSTER BLOCKS EFFORTS | TO LIMIT PRIMARY EXPENSES Senate Forced to Quit Without Acting on Pending Motions to Curtail Expenditures by Tactics of Cam- eron—~Committee Inquiry Resume: Mt expenditures by can- | time as to whether the investiga- | Tuesday. tors contri Anti-Saloon L will make public the names of 1tors of more than $300 to the e Wayne counsel 2 le to publi on the ground that contributions were not i made to a political fund. La Follette For Prohibition. After the second executive sesssion Senator La_ Follette unnounced that he | | favored spreading the names on the committee record. Senator King then aid that he and Senator Goff, Re- | publican, West Virginia, wanted full attendance of the members before a final decision . Senator Reed, Democrat, of Mis- | the committee chairman, de- | 1 yesterday for his home in | as left his vote | cting chair- | | Kansas City, but he | on this question with the | some of the general man. Senator McNary, Republican, Oregon, was the other member absent at the second executive session | Resuming its open session late in | the day, the committee heard Mr. | Wheeler ‘and Dr. Ernest H. Cherring- | ton of Westerville, Ohio., general man- | ager of the Anti-Saloon League. | Wheeler withdrew from the record the | testimony of Friday that Representa- | tive Hill, Republican, of Maryland, a | | wet leader in the House, had been paid | by wet organizations for a public lec- tu | The dry leader explained that he | had been informed that Hill had been | paid, but added that in view of the | Representative's denial he would with- draw his testimony from the record. Files Other Wet Data. | Mr. Wheeler also presented a batch | of data indicating, he said, “the po- |litical activities of the associations op- | posed to prohibition.” These organ: tions included the Association Against the Prohibtion Amendment, the United States Brewers' Association, the Ra- | tional America League and the Mod- eration League, Inc. Dr. Sherrington was questioned chiefly about the American Issue, the cague's official organ. Te said the | rculation of this publication was 500,000 monthly and that it supported |dry candidates for Congress and op- posed wet candidates. The original stock of the publishing company was $10,000. but its assets now total $435,000, according to fig- ures obtained from the books at West- erville by agents of the committee, Dr. Cherrington said there were 1$115.000 in liabilities and net assets of 1,000, all except $30,000 of which represents profits of the publication. SHORT TIME KILLS RADOLEGISLATION Stop-Gap Resolution Drawn Up, But Dawes Fails to Get Around to It. By the Associated Press. Radio leglslation went by the board in the closing session of Congress yes- terday when a last-minute attempt to provide a stop-gap measure until the next session of Congress failed. The resolution was drawn up and approved by both Senate and House, but the time was insufficlent for Vice Presidgnt Dawes to sign the engrossed copy Hefore adjournment, as required by law. This leave lio regulation in_the hands of the Department of Com- merce, as it has been in the past, but with the Authority of that Gov- ernment agency in the field already challenged successfully in a suit at { Chicago. What the next move will be is problematical, although Secretary Hoover had pleaded for legislation to give teeth to the radio ‘regulations to prevent chaos in the broadcasting field. The resolution which falled yester- day was drawn up by Senator Dill, Democrat, Washington, and Repre- sentative White, Republican, Maine, as the result of a hopeless disagree- ment between confefees on the White and DIill bills passed by the House and Senate. It would have provided that no broadcasting station might be granted & permit for longer periods than 90 days. except in cases of com- mercial stations, which would have been permitted two years. It would have provided also that applicants for permits must sign walvers of any claims against the United States to any wave length or to the use of the ether in radio transmission be- cause of a previous license. Fort McHenry Restoration On. Restoration of old Fort McHenry at Baltimore, where Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangled Banner,” has been started and work is pro- gressing. The old fort will be restored to its condition and appearance dur- ing the War of 1812, when its bom bardment by the British ships fnspived the national anthem. {LIEUT. A. J. WILLIAMS MARRIED IN NEW YORK Navy Flyer, Winner of Speed Trophy, Weds Mrs. Florence Hawes Selby. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, July 3.—The mar- riage of Mrs. Florence Hawes Selby of Washington, D. (., niece of Ms. and Mrs. William Wallace Wright of Quincy, Fla., to Lieut. Alford Joseph Willlams, jr., U. 8. D on of Alder- man and Mrs. Alford Joseph Wil- liams of this city, took place at noon today in St. Brendan's Church, Perry avenue and Two Hundred and Seventh street. The Rev. J. J. Madden, uncle of the bridegroom, came from Buen. Argentina, to perform the c Mr. Wright gave his niece in riage. 1ler only attendant was Mrs. J. Jackson of Washington. Lieut. Wil- liams' brother was his best man. A reception was held in the home of the bridegroom’s parent Lieut. Williams wus graduated from Fordham University in 1914. During the war he was in the Naval Flying Corps. Last vear he completed -his course for LL. B. in Georgetown University He holds the unofficial air speed rec- ord of 302.3 miles an hour and in 1 he won the Pulitzer trophy in a Navy racing plane. - He is now special aide to Rear Admiral Moffet at the Naval Air Station in Anacostia, D. C. ANOTHER TRY FOR S-51. Attempt to Be Made to Float Sub- marine Tuesday. NEW LONDON;-Conn., July 3. ((#). —-Once again the Navy is about ready to make the effort to raise the sub- marine S-51 from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean off Block Island. Since the nose of the submarine came unexpectedly to the surface two weeks ago, only to be forced back to the ocean’s floor by the salvage work- ers after two pontoons had broken away, operations have been continued almost daily, and under the present plans the next, and what is hoped to be the final, attempt to float the craft will be made on Tuesday. S e e Tapestry Makers Famous. One of the most famous tapestries is that made by Matilda, wife of Wil- liam the Conquerer, or at least cred- ited to her. It was found in 1725 in the Cathedral of Bayeux. Another Matilda, the daughter of Henry I, who died in 1167, was a tapestry weave | O Her remarkable work was 214 feet long. |DAWES WILL TOUR | U. . INRULES FIGHT |Vice President to Support Cloture by Majority on Financial Measures. Far from having abandoned fight for a change in the Senate rules 80 that & majority of that body may be able to close debate, Vice President Charles G. Dawes will make a num ber of speéches in different parts of the country this Summer and Fall in favor of such a change. The and places have not yet been termined upon The Vice President will direct his fire particularly in the interest of an amendment to the rules which would provide for majority cloture on ap- propriation and revenue raising bills the measures which are required de- his | dates | to V- keep the business of the Federal ernment running. Such an amendment will meet less opposition in the Senate than the original proposal to have majority clo- ture for all kinds of bills that come before that body. The Senate and the country had an object lesson of what unlimited debate 4 will do to the business of the Senate during the closing hours of yeste day's session. Senator Cameron Arizona conducted one-man fil buster, preventing other ors from getting consideration of mie ures which they considered of great importance. The hour for adjourn- ment of the session had been set and all Senator Cameron had to do was to continue speaking until the session ended. During the session of Congress, which begins next December and ends March 4—a so-called short ses: the Vice President expects there will be still other examples of what may be done in way of preventing legis- lation. Present Provision. Under the present rules of the Sen- ate, debate can be closed by u two- thirds vote, But frequently it is not possible to obtain a two-thirds vote for cloture, particularly if the m ure under consideration is a | measure, Only twice has the two- thirds cloture been invoked, once on the Versailles treaty of peace, which was defeated when the vote finally taken, and during the pres session on the World Court resolu which was agreed to The power of holding up appro- priation and revenue bills is now used frequently to wring legislative concessions from the majority. Such a rule as proposed would de- stroy the power of individuals and minorities 1n the short session of Congress to force the President to call extra sessions of Congress, as has happened the past, because | appropriatior in have failed to pass before the hour of adjournment Even if such a rule be adopted, there would still remain unlimited de- bate on all other legislative measures and upon treaties with foreign gov- ernments. The rights of the minor- ity. it is insisted, would be fully pro- tected. Changes in South. Opposition to majority cloture has come particularly from the South- ern Senators, who fear that such a rule might be invoked by an opposi- tion intent upon forcing laws on the South which they do not favor. The specter of the old Lodge force bill, which only a filibuster in the Senate killed many years ago, rises frequent- Iy to plague them But industry and business have in- sed enormously in the South { section of the country fs vitally with the proper business rules for the onate procedure. The South, the Vice President feels, will not be opposed to a Senate rule which will insure prompt action on purely business measures Under existing rules a minority er Tk concerned of the Senate can hold up or block in- definitely the passage of a tax bill which may be greatly need If there was a difference of opini o some details of a tax bill and the vote was at all close, it would now be impossible for a majerity to force u vote on the measure. The abuse of the power to debate without limit results much more fre- quently in cbtaining concession which a majority of the Senate may consider unwise—demanded by mni- norities, than the actual holding in up of legislation. During the session just closed. the Vice President has refrained from making public speeches regarding the Senate rules, except in the case of a speech which was broadcast over the radio, early in the session. His stricture on the rules led to bitter criticisms of the Vice President by Senators speaking from the floor, among_them Senator Reed of Mis- gouri, Democrat. PENSION BUREAU EVEN. Spends Exact Amount Available During Year, Report Shows. Disbursements by the Pension Bu- reau during the fiscal vear. which closed June 30. exa equaled the amount of funds avail- able, down to the last penny, the Interior Department announced ves- terday. The amount paid out in pension checks the bureau for the vear was $207,844,348.20 and a check-up showed that not one penny remained in the Treasury to the credit of the disbursing clerk of the bureau at the close of business June 30. Not since 1833 has the sum disbursed for any fiscal vear been the same as the amount available. The disbursements for the fiscal year 1926 were $9.306.264 less than for the fiscal vear 1925, the amount expended by the Government in 1 being $217,150,8 Automatic Horse Travels. John Marcoux, an inventor, of Van- couver, B. C., has perfected and pat- ented an automatic horse that looks like a natural equine, trots, paces or gallops, moves the neck or tail and may be harnessed to a sulkey or car- rlage and driven with rein: The horse may also be motorized and used as an outdoor vehicle that children can handle with ease. Army to Restore Old Fort McHenry As Key Knew It Fort McHenry will be conditioned by the War Department to give it as nearly as possible the exact appear- ance it had at the time Francis Scott Key was inspired to write “The Star Spangled Banner.” Plans for the res- toration of the historical post are in course of preparation. Army engineers are confident th can restore the fort's structure work. nance officers, however, will have trouble placing replicas of the old bat- teries since none of the cannon of the pattern used in the War of 1812 is now available. The solution of this problem probably will be asked of Congress, since an appropriation_for the manufacture of aannon of the 1812 L period. is-needed, Plans to “Carry On HARRIS KEWING VICE PRESIDENT CHARLES G. DAWE PRESIDENT NEARBY AS HE IS FLAYED Senator Harrison Sarsas- tically Berates Executive Almost in Earshot. By the Assoctated Press With the President almost <hot, in his room where he had come to act upon bills passed in the closing hours of session, Senator Har- rison, Democr: Misstssippi, sar in the castically complimented Wim upon his wish to go to the Adirondacks, where | in Le would be free from his party Congress. i ymplime: the Republicans | upon their desire to go into exec | session as the term neared its end, he declared that it was entirely proper for them to want to get behind closed | doors. He comp the Democ work of am mented Senator Robinson, atic floor leader, upon his algamating the elements on the Democratic side into a solid fighting phalanx. He commiserated with Senator Curtis, the Republican | leader, upon what he declared 1 been his herculean and impossible armonizing the_discordant | 7 elements. While the | Democrats were “champing at the bit | dy to go"' the Republicans, he were “badly :H.'un'lumznd“l discouraged by def in spirit and morale to think of succ ing election: “Th Republican s much longer,” he said. primary elections which have been held, he asserted the political weather was becoming hotter and hotter for the Republican candidates, whil Coolidge is getting colder and colder.” He asserted that the people were also getting “colder and colder to- ward the administration,” and that few people were clinging to the Presi- dent now. He found significance in the fact that while the defeated Republican senatorial candidates in Illinois. Penn- sylvania, Oregon and Towa had their defeat upon the counting of the votes, Candidate Hanna in North Dakota conceded Senator Nye's victory for both the long and short terms even before the returns were actually in. That was a new rule of administra- tion candidates, he ., to admit their defeat while seemingly on the face of the returns running ahead. They were learning. he said. to ad- mit defeat before the returns were in from the rural precincts. He ad- dressed some of the Republican Sena- tors: ndidates for re-election, to con- cede their defeat hefore the voting is started in their respective States. Re- ferring to the President having se- lected a place in the far North for his Summer vacation, he he could understand why the President under existing circumstances should want to get as far aw SRR GAS RIPENS BANANAS. Carload Can Be Made Edible for 40 Cents, Says Professor. ST. PAUL, Minn., July 3 (#.—A method of ripening a carload of green bananas at a cost of 40 cents has been perfected by University of Min. ats and so divided | as to be unable in the approach- e are faces over there on the de that will not be there Reviewing the h nesota scientists. Ethylene gas does the work. Dr. R. B. Harvey of the division of plant pathology and hotany has been conducting experi- ments along this line Dr. Harvey discovered a year that celer could be quickl and thoroughly blanched by the use of ethylene gas. Racently he ripened 20 bunches of Cavendish bananas, direct from the Panama Canal in 45 to 48 hours with a concent tion of 1 part ethylene gas in 1,000 parts of air Florida Bank Suffers “Run. HOMESTEAD, Fla.. July 3 (®).— Heavy withdrawals by depositors in the Citizens' Bank of Homestead caused the institution to close its doors today., pending a settlement. ago Officers of the bank said they expect- ed to reopen Tuesda The terms H MORRIS AN, For each $50 or fraction borrowed you agree to de- posit S1 per week in an Account, the proceeds of which may be used to cancel the wote when due. Deposits may be made ow a weekly, semi- momnthily or monthly basis as you prefer. Loan $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $1,000 $5,000 Easy to Pay $10,000 $200.00 TWO BILLS TO RUSH TEAPOT GASE PASS Measures Would Authorize Serving Subpoenas Abroad and Hurry Courts. By the Associated Pr Two measures sponsored by Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, prosecutor of the Teapot Dome inquiry, designed to expedite Federal prosecution of the naval were enacted into the he fore adjournment of Congress The bills, which received the sig nature of President Coolidge along with others he approved on his visit to the Capitol. would perniit the ser ing of subpoenas on American v nesses now residing abroad, and change the law as it relates to the functions of the District of Columbia courts in a way which would result i speeding up of the oil cases pending here, without undue delay in the Di trict Court of Appeals. Severe penalties would lea vesterday oii cuses law in hour attach to witnesses abroad who refused to com play with subpoenas served by Amer ican consuls, including a_seizure « property and a maximum fine of $100 000, This provision was attacked i the House yesterday as unconstitu tional, but it was approved by a vote of 204 1o 42 e purpose of the measure affe ing Americans living abroad is es pecially to obtaln the testimony “two important witnesges. * Chalrmir Graham of the House judiciary col mittee explained in urging its enact ment NORRIS SAFE IN BOLT, e G. 0. P. Senator’s 0. K. of Wilson. Democrat, Will Not Hurt Him at Home, Is View. Br the As-ociated Prese WATERLOO, Iowa Smith W. Brookhart i nominee for United States Senator from lowa, today referred to Senato rge W. Norris' indorsement « n B. Wilson, Demoeratic cal didate for Senator from Pennsylvania as “an event of great significance.’” Jrris” action,” said Brookhart, “ia on the theory that Vare would not be seated if elected, and that in that case Gov. Pinchot would appoint another machine candidate, while on the other hand, Wilson is a good, clean man, and ought to be elected.” “What will Norris' Republican con | stituents in think about that?" Brook was asked ver Norris does will be all the colonel replted 1 ¢ ¢ with them.” “I know of no other senatoria stituency so loyal as that of 2 His people learned vears ago t acted from principle, regardless party lines.” n ris at he of POLICE TO SAFEGUARD CHILDREN DURING PLAY Maj. Hesse Renews Instructions to Force to Watch Streets and Vieit Playgrounds. Informing the captains of the sev eral police precincts of a desire to have members of the force put forth special efforts to safeguard the lives of school children during the vacation period, Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, super intendent of police, yesterday issued the following orde: “You will fnstruct members of you: command to visit the playgrounds on their various heats as often as prac tical, consistent with the proper per formance of their other duties. You will further instruct them to assikt in maintaining order at such play grounds.” “It is further directed that when ever officers see children playing in the street they will advise them as to the location of the mnearest play ground and to this end it is directed that vou post in your station a list of such playgrounds as are located in vour precinct in order that mem of your comand may familiarize Ives therewith.” Copies of the order were sent to the various captains yesterday afternoon with instructions to require immediate compliance with the instructions con tained therein. B 16 WOMEN IN BATHHOUSE ARE INJURED BY TORNADO Building Blown Into Trees, Saving Occupants From Being Tossed Into 10-Foot River. at the fish hatchery bathing pool near here, were injured late today by a tornado which swept over Franklin County when the twister struck the bathhouse. The building was blown from its foundation against some trees which prevented the tornado from tossing women and building into the Forks of the Elkhorn, which was 10 _feet deep at that spot. Many buildings, crops and trees were damaged by the storm, an early estimate placing the figures at $50,000 Numerous fields of tobacco and corn were torn to shreds by hail of Morris Plan Loans are simple and practical and fair —it is not necessary to have had an account at this Bank to borrow. Loans are passed within a day or two after filing ap- plication—with few exceptions. 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