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" N THE WEATHER. ;. . Fair Friday, coldest. In east portion. Saturday fair. , . , ';: 10 Pages Today ONE SECTION VOL. XCVII-KO. J53 VIL.tIKGTON, K. C., PBIIXlC-3IpROT:SrG, rJEJBRUAB Y 25, 19 16 WHOIiE NUMBER 39,514 FORGE IN PACIFIC IS THE OF ONE OF GREATEST BATTLES OF THE WAR OF RIGHTS s 1 M RESPEer IS .1 ELK SMSMw'lli. 1Y INVESTIGATE VERDUN SCENE FAR TOO S 'The Honor and Self Respect of the Nation is Involved" He Declares CONGRESS IS CALMER president Writes Letter to Chairman Stone After Two Days of Agitation "Peace at Any Cost But the Loss of Honor" "Washington, Feb. . . 24.- Presi dent Wilson at the end of two days of agitation in Congress for warning Americans" off armed merchantmen, wrote a letter to night to Senator Stone, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, stating that he could not consent to the abridgement of the rights of American citizens in any respect. " - "The honor and self-respect of the nation is involved", he said. "We covet peace and shall pre serve it at any cost but the loss of honor." ; '' V . The President expressed hope that explanations of the ; declared intentions of the central European powers to sink all armed merchant ships without warning would put a different aspect on. a situation which now seemed topresent. in saperaBre'obStaclSr fWe ; have had no reason to; question their good faith or their fidelity to their promises in the, past,' he .added, "and I, for one, . feel confident that we shall hav . none in the future." . . . .; ;-; Will Reprat It t Other leaders. The letter was in answer to one writ ten late this afternoon .by Senator Stone, outlining the situation existing at the Capitol, where since "yesterday morning persistent demands, bad . been made for some action which may les sen the possibility of war between the United States and Germany. The President's statement will be, repeated tomorrow morning to " Speaker Clark, Representative Kitchln, majority lead er, and Representative Flood, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs commit tee, who late today asked for an en gagement in order to explain the posi tion in which the House' fou:d . itself and ask the President for-a statement of the administration's views. The President wrote his. letter dur ;ng the afternoon, shutting himself up in his study while Congressional lead ers vainly attempted to set him on the telephone to tell him of developments at the Capitol, and to arrange for the tall of the House leaders. He began to write after -telephone conferences with cabinet members and other close advisers. His decision was to end all speculation over what the position of the government was and to let Congress and the country know what the administration believed the united States could do nothings but stand behind the right of its citizens io the freedom of the seas. Senator Stone's MtMage. tne message from Senator Stone, to "men tne president's letter was a re Ply follows: 'X'ear Mr. President- ' ' "Since Senator Kern. Mr. Flood and J talked with you on Monday evening, lam more troubled than I have been for many a day. I have not felt author ed to repeat our conversation, but 1 lave attempted in response to numer ous inquiries from my colleagues, to state them within the confidence that J?y should observe, by general under standing of your attitude. I have ated my understanding- of your t "tude to be substantially as follows: . That while you would deeply regret n- rejection by Greats Britain "of Mr. "-ansing's proposal ' for , the - disarms ent of merchant vessels C of the lilies with the undemanding that Oer manj and her allies would not fire upon a merchant ship-if she -hauled J nen summoned, not attempting to "cape, and that the German warships ouId only exercise the admitted Tight visitation and capture and - would not destroy the captured sbip except ircumstances that .reasonably. -?a the safety of nassenarere and Jy. you were of the opinion that'll 'reat Britain and hoi- ,m riA -he proposal and insisted upon -arming' nr merchant ships she would be with 'n her right under International v law. iso that you would feel disposed to 'ow armed vessels to be cleared from D"r ports; also that you are not favor disposed to the Idea of: this gov ernment taking any definite steps -towards preventing American ' citizens m embarking upon armed merchant esseis. Furthermore, that you would nsider it your duty; If a German war "nip should fire upon an armed 'met tiant vessel of the enemy, upon" which niencan citizens were passengers, to -"u ijermanv to strict account. Numerous members of the,- Senate;1 President's Position Americans Washington, Feb. 24.- forth his position on the keep off armed ships of thj Stone tonight, is as follow i My Pear Senator : Pn f Jon r a "I very warmly appreciate your kind and frank letter of today and feel that it calls for an equally frank reply. V You " are right in assuming : that I shall do everything in my power to keep the tTnitecl States out of war. I think the country, will feel no Uneasiness about my eourse in that respect. Through many anxious months J have striven for that object, amidst difficulties more manifold than can have been apparent upon the surface ; and so far I haVe succeeded. I do not doubt ' that I shall continue to succeed. ' "The course which the central European powers have an nounced iheir intention of following in the future with regard to undersea warfare seems for the moment to threaten insuper- : able, obstacles, but its apparent meaning is so manifestly incon sistent with explicit assurances recently given us "by those pow ers with regard to their treatment of merchant vessels on the high seas that I must believe that explanations will presently, . ensue which will put a different aspect upon it. We have had " no reason to question their good faith or their fidelity to their promises in the past, and I, for one, feel confident that we shall have none in the future. . " But, in any event, our duty is clear. No nation,' no group . of nations, has the right while war is in progress to alter or disregard the principles which all nations have agreed upon in - mitigation of the horrors and sufferings of war, and if the clear rights of Americans citizens should ever unhappily be abridged or denied by any such action, we should it .seems to me," have , in honor no choice as to what our own course should be. . ' For my own part, I capnot consent to any; abridgement : of the rightsbf AencanrcitizensUu shall preserve it "kt any cost but ;the loss of Jioiior. To.forbid our people to exercise their rights ;ior. fear, we might, be Icalled upon to vindicate them would be a deep humiliation -indeed. It would be an implicit, all but explicit, acquiescence in the vio lation of the rights .of mankind everywhere and of. whatever " nation or allegiance! It would be a deliberate abdication of our Jiitherto proud position as spokesmen even amidst the tur moil of war for the law and right. ' It would make everything this government has attempted and everything that it has ac complished during this terrible struggle of nations, meaning- . less and futile. . "It is important to reflect that, if in this instance we al lowed expediency to take the place of principle, the "door would inevitably be opened to still further concessions. f . Once accept a single abatement of right and many other humiliations would certainly follow, and the whole fine fabric" of international law might crumble under our hands, piece by piece. What we are contending for in this matte ris of the very essence of the -. things that have made America a sovereign nation. She can not yield, them without conceding her own impotency as a na tion and making virtual surrender of her independent position among the nations of the world. 'I am speaking my Dear Senator, in deep solemnity, with out heat, with a clear, consciousness of the high responsibilities of my office, and as your sincere and devoted friend. If we should unhappily differ, we shall differ as friends, but where, . issues so momentous as there are involved ' we must, just be- eause we are friends, speak our minds without reservation. ' "Faithfully yours,' and the House have called to discuss this subject with me. r have felt that the members of the two houses who are to deal with this grave question were entitiea. io tnuw . mo nuonvu we ars confronting as I understand it to bs. "1 think I should say ' to you that the members of both houses feel deep ly' concerned and disturbed by what they rsad and hear. I have heard of some ts4k to the effect that some are saylttg that after all It may be pos sible that ths programme of prepared ness so-called c has some relation,, to such a situation, as we are now called upon to met. I bave counseled all who have talked with me to keep cool; that .this whole , business is still the subject of diplomacy; and thatj you are Striving to the utmost to bring about soms peaceable acknowledgement and that In the meantime Congress should be Careful not to "ball up a diplomatic situation by any kind of hasty and 111 mnaiAATHA action." However, the situa tion in. Congress Ji ncb as to excite a sense of deep concern in the minds It cartful and thoughtful men, I have felt -that-it is due to fpvt v to say this much. .. - . : ; - : 1 i ' "I thinH you understand my personal attitude -with respect id this subject. As much, and- as f deeply " as I would hate to radically disagree with you I find It difficult ,for my sense of . duty and responsibility to . consent, t plun ige this" nation' int6 ; th vortex .of , this world war because of the unreasonable obstinacy o any of th . powers upon the one' hand, or on tne; otner. hand oT fHnitntifiiiiiia AmAtintina to . a . sort , ox nwrartreaaottainaM On Warning Armed Ships nt Wilson's letter setting of warning Americans to lgerents, received by Chairman WOODROW WILSON." our people recklessly risking their lives on armed belligerent ships. I cahnot escape the 'conviction that such would be so monstrous as to be indefensible. .1 want-to be'witlryou and to stand by you and I mean to do so up to the last limit; and I want to talk with you and Secretary Lansing with the utmost frankness to confer with you and have your judgment and counsel and I want - to be . kept advised as to the course of events, as it seem to me I am entitled 7 to be.,. In the meantime, ! I am striving to prevent anything be ing done by any senator, or any mem ber calculated to embarrass your diplomatic negotiations. Up to the last you should be left free to act diplomat ically as you think for the -best to set tle the questions involved. I need hard ly say that, my wishes Is to help, . not to. hinder you. . "With the .highest regard and . most sympathetic -consideration I have the honor, Mrs. . President,; to . be, v "Very 'ulncerly - yours, ; i "WILLIAM J. . STONE." k . Situation Remains Unchanged. - r At the State Department today it was stated that In its international aspects the situation- had not -changed in the slightest degree for .three or four days. Officials said 'nothing had been heard from Germany ; in response to - the re quest - of the United States for : assur ances that - previous "pledges . given" in the -Lusitania'and Arabic- negotiations would not be nullified by the new. caf paign against armed ; Ships. ; . ; I -;. ! Confidential advices from " Berlin, however, have Indicated that" Germany would reply ' that all assauranees pr evf .lnued on Faga Ten.) tCoatlnued A New York Operators Charged With Depressing Prices THROUGH CONSPIRACY A Congressmen fmm Gotton Growing States Will Urge Investigation by Congress i-BUl to Regu ' late Exchanges. . Washington, Feb. 24. Democrats of the House from the- cotton growing states held a conference at the House office building tohlght, and determined to urge Congress to Investigate f the New York cotton exchange to ascertain whether there is ia; bear conspiracy to ' was agreed to propose a bill to further regulate ' cotton exchanges.;; . xne, conierence;a.wypiou. a. resoxuiion cnargmg mat tne ew 5iorK cotton ex- change had, "defrauded - the producers of cotton out of millions of dollars, on the crop of 1915 .by unfair manipula- tion of prices", and authorizing the cnatrman, Jtiepresniauve nemn, or Al- a cam a, to appoint acoromw.ee to arart ana introduce in vongress a. resolution cauing tor an immeuiate, ; iuii ana complete investigation or tne ex- change. ' his committee is-to be com- posed of - one representative In Con- gress rrom eacn oitne cotton growing States. . - - ' The committee also is to draft a bill for the runner regulation, ot tne cotton I exchanges of the 'United. States and to submit it Ato the meitmeetlng of the conference, when called, for that pur- pose by the chairman,.-:? , ? Tonight's conference t was. called at the instance of ;RepresentaUve.Heflin, of Aiaoama, wno wrose letters to tne governors and commissioners of , agri- culture of , tne. cotton;; growing-states urging them to-presentftheir views as to regulation of the CAttpn : exchanges of the country. He also .aft forth that complaint ; had been made .to the attor- ney general by threemembers Qf the House, committee - on- agriculture that I there had been a ftjonspiracyjamong op- erators . on - the New ' ; York ., cotton ex- cbange to hoKj .dpte .pricejor cot- .ton. J , . .-,f . ." Ten Thoasand 'Gallons of Beer; Destroy- - ed by Revenue Officers, .Floyd, Va., Feb. 24. Revenue , officers in this county in the past five days have destroyed five -copper distilleries, poured out .ten thousand gallons . of beer, and confiscated three barrels of wnisKey ana a quaii li l yui iuw. wine fermenters. The stills were operated near each other in -a wooded district The operators all -escaped. The three barrels of whiskey will . be sold, it is understood, and -the proceeds given to the government. IS OVER NORTH CAROLINA Storm Moving Northeastward Has In creased in Intensity. Washington, Feb. 24. The center of the storm, that; was over Georgia Wed nesday night has moved .northeast ward to North Carolina and has in- creased considerably in, intensity, the Weather Brueau announced, tonight. It caused general precipitation east ot the Mississippi river, but in the South Atlantic, East Gulf ' States and Ten nessee, the weather will be fair Fri day and .Saturday. Storm warning were continued tonight from Cape Hat- teras to Eastport, Me. AWARD CUSTOM HOUSE CONTRACT iBY APRIL 1 Wilmington Structure to be Completed in 22 Months Bids to be - Opened Marcli 23 Super vising Architect Tells Godwin ( it Will be One of Finest Built by Government In Years. (Special Star Telegram). Washington, v Feb. 24. Bids for the handsome - Wilmington customs . house will be opened on March 23, and the con tract is expected, to be awarded notlat er than the first,, of -April and' the build ing-completed witWn- 22 J months from the tlhje the contract is awarded. This,. in substance, is the, statement made to Representative Godwin by Treasury of ficials today." ' - Mr. Godwin ' called to aslc that the wosk be hurried up and the officials showed a disposition to co-operatef with him in expediting - the ' work.. - The su- pervising architect told-' Mr. Godwin that the Wilmington-' structure when completed would - be -one Vol the finest constructed , by the-government-innany years and that the -people of the Wll- mlngton section , are to be congratulat- ed . and Jhe faithful work of Mr. God- win commended. ' :. . s - ,' ;-:A- ..sit7 Selected 'at i EdetBV':-''.i':-.3lBhlppient, , Assistant. Secretary ot the Treasury Newton announced that ' ..he , had vsef lected the Griffin, site for: the new post- office at ' Edenton. " "Mr.' Griffin i to receive $4,000 for th property. - Representative Doughton has recom - mended Pur L.rChoate f or aDDOintment as rural "carrier from Sparta 'andWV C. Irwin;-from Stratford., - The. President sent to- the Senate to- ' Coutlmied on Pag Xwo. One , Good Enemy Warship Might Destroy Fleet. ADMIRAL WINSLOW SAYS Advocates a Navy General Stall Cro ier Tells of Plans for Largest Wevr Fortifications at Mouth ot Chesapeake Bay. Washington, Feb, 24. While the House - Military committee was taking teps today towards getting its bill for increasing the regular. army and feder alizing the National Guard, before the House within ten days, the naval com mittee wjls hfiine informp.d hv Admiral ' . ,,. .. Pacific fleet might be an easy victim forg one good enemy battleship. . Adrnirnl Winslnw aiH th fnru nn- j ai. his omaA wi,niiv in9H quate, even with all its reserves called 0t tn mt anv nrnhahi.nn.v ir Paciflc Navy Department plans for meeting an emergency there or in the Atlantic, however, he snlri: were confl dential matters of strategy. . Greater Fortifications Planned. Testimony of Brig. Gen. William Cro Zier, chief ot army ordnance, .before the fortifications committee obtained today. revealed that the War ' De-pkrtment piang for coast defense contemplate Inlao.in'er the heaviest new fortifications t the mouth of ChesaDeake Bay. which he described as one of the several Dlac es where "facilities for land operations are so good that it is worth while to especially fortify them to prevent that (operation ..He believed all ships should be kent constantly in commission and fully manned in order . that sufficient men might be trained. Asked what authority he would take from the secretary and lodge in the staff, he said, he would have the entire military side of the service absolutely under the staff. The navy war college. Admiral Wins- low said, was a very valuable adjunct and other nations had followed the American lead in establishing such in- stltutions, yet, it had been nearly done away; with under several secretaries. ceiving better backing ' from 'Mr. Dan iels than it has ever had " Enactment of laws tt permit promo tion by selection as recommended by the Navy Department, also was urged by the admiral Admiral Badger ' told the "committee the navy would need 102,815 men to man the fleet .which will be iii com I mission in 1917 . At -other points, such as Rockaway B.each, New, York, and San Francisco, Btt,u f""f w v. rBlss WUU1U uc uucu, LU L" "au"' 7 r v.nesaPeaKe general auueu. I vve nave xnotioik aeienaea. at ort juonroe; wasnmgion- very mucn over defended, and Baltimore- defended. But they could-come, into Chesapeake Bay and establish a base along that shore, then send. an. army in any direction. There are few such points as that." Charleston, S.- C., and New Orleans might be damaged by long range fleet fire, he said, and 12rinch guns with high angle fire giving them a range beyond any guns afloat or contemplat ed -for navy ships, would answer the defense purposes at such points. Admiral Winslow told the naval "com mittee that gunnery on American ships started on the down ; grade soon lfter it had been brought to its most (Continued on Page .Two.) GERMftH AGENTS PLOT TO BLOW UP STEAMER? Double Guards on Duty at Certain Piers at Seattle Anonymous Letter Declares Intention j to Destroy Liner Halthybius En Route From Victoria, fif With Valuable Cargo, Seattle, Wash., Feb.; 24.- Dock own ers and operators were warned today by city authorities against a possible plot to destroy the Blue Funnel linter Talthyblus en route here with a cargo of rubber, silk and other staples vaiued at $8,500,000. The Talthyblus. left1 Vic toria, B. C, for this port' at noon to- d'ay. . - Guards were doubled at certain piers today, following the receipt of . an andnymous letter from Tacoma hy Fire Marshal Harry W. . Brlnghurst, declar- ing that German" agents had left Ta coma for Seattle withr'th Intention of destroying the liner J i, FREIGHT TRAIN ATTACKED Carried Supplies for "RussiaCrew Cap- . - tnres Two of the- Men. j " Seattle, Wash., Feb- 24. Attacking a Great Northern' freight train loaded 1 with automobiles "and war supplies for tQ Russia from Seattle, in the Northern Pacific freight yards .here to- day, six or, eight men cut ths air hOae between-: cars 1A " five places ' and cut the train In four sections: Tha train crew.f ought them off and captured two j who gave the paraes of Sam Rusky and i John Ross. and - their ' nationality-' - as Austrian;' Great Northern officials said tt was known that - the train carried J supplies from the west intended ' Sfir I Russia." - " - DIFFERENCES ARE mm mum By The Atlantic Coast Line And Its Conductors MEDIATION SUCCESSFUL Railroad ; Agrees to Withdraw White Audit System -Conductors Promise to Accept Any Audit by Bona '" Fide Employes. Through the efforts of Judge Wil liam L. Chambers, U. S. Commissioner of Mediation, the Atlantic Coast Line officials and the conductors of the rail road have, settled' the controversy that had existed for the past few weeks on account of the inauguration of the White Audit system. An agreement was reached yesterday and Judge Chambers left last night for his home in Washington. The Atlantic Coast Line agrees to withdraw the White Audit system on March 15th, while the conductors agree to withdraw the concluding . paragraph of a letter, dated January 14th, -ad dressed to Mr. P. R. Albright, general manager of the A. C. L., in which tne statement was made that the general adjustment committee for the conduc tors of the Coast Line "hereby puts you on notice that the conductors will not stand for any pf the conductors being disciplined under the proposed Audit system or any, other system that you may choose to inaugurate and put into effect .that has not been mutually agreed on and , accepted by the Con ductors' committee and all conductors properly- notified." . "r - ' It is " further provided that the rail road company jnay at'its. pleasure afte? March 1:5 th "inaugurateits own system of train, auditing' provided the auditor .uchwj employes, of, the : -railroad. company, to be in no ''way' connected with with any outside individual or ' corporation. Cer tain forms that would make it difficult for the -conductors to' furnish a correct showing for ithe. number of tickets collected -of punched1 while train is en route to-Its destination, are also to be eliminated. - ' : - Agreement Very Satisfactory. Judge Chambers came to Wilmington last Friday at the instance of the At lantic Coast Line. - After spending the week-end at his home in- Washington, he returned to - Wilmington Tuesday and immediately resumed the confer ences with "the representatives of the conductors and the officials of the At lantic Coast Line. His manner , of conducting the nego tiations hag , been highly satisfactory to both! sides of the -controversy He acted simply in the capacity of media tor and held a number of conferences, the last one being yesterday morning. "Yes, I am very glad to be able in form you that an amicable settlement has been reached through mediation of the controversy between the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company and its conductors regarding the train audit system recently put into operation on the railroad against ;the protest of tffe conductors and against which a strike vote was recently taken," said Judge Chambers yesterday when he was seen by representatives of the press. The final conference was held yes terday at noon In Judge Chambers' rooms at tne urton iiotei wnicn was attended by officials of the road and representatives of the conductors. The settlement 'was in every way satisfac tory to both sides. While Mr. L. E. Sheppard, of Cedar Rapids,"" Iowa, acting president of the National O. R. C, and Mr. W. M. Clark, thlr vice-president of. the O. R. C, of Grand Rapids, MIclj., left for their homes last night, the members of the general adjustment committee fr the Atlantic Coast Line will be in the city for a day or so yet in order to take up some other mattera with the officials of the Atlantic Coast "Line. Judge Chambers - declared yesterday afternoon that, while he regretted that there should have arisen any contro versy between the Atlantic Coast Line and its conductors, he personally was under some obligation, to both sides for affording, him an opportunity to visit Wilmington." He expressed him self as very much pleased with the city and its people. - ' - Compliments the Press.: The terms of the agreement were se cured from Judge Chambers,, who when asked by representatives of the press for a statement replied r "There is no better way of . doing this, than by. furnishing you a copy of all the correspondence between my self and the railroad officials and alsd with the general officials and commit tee representing the conductors," "In doing so," Judge Chambers stated, "I beg the privilege of express ing to you as the representatives of your, papers my thanks for the courte ous way in which you have treated me and the scrupulous manner m wnicn you have treated the confidence I have reposed in you duringr the progress of the. negotiations.". ; . r ; . . ' Cepiea af Letters. Judge ; Chambers yesterday sent the following lefte? to -Mr Lyman Delano, third vics-president-; of . the Atlantic Coast Line; and . also to Mr. W. M. Clark, vice-president of the Order of Railway .Conductors, .: and . Mr. 8: J. Brooks, chairman 'Xt the general ad justment committee: of the Atlantic Coast Line:. ,. . v - "Wilmington, N. a, Feb, 24, 191. ; '.'. "My Dear ; Sirs: . Since the several conferences held with you . and the committee, in relation to a controversy 1 between, the Atlantic Coast Line L . CConUnwd on .Page Three.) between, the Atlantic Coast Line Rail- Incessant Firing of German Guns Answered Shell for Shell by the French THEIR LINES UNBROKEN Towns of Brabant, Haumont and Yand Samogneux in Hands of the Germans Emperor Has Headquarters a Scene of Fighting Inspired : by the presence 1 ot their emperor and led by Crown Prince Frederick William, the : German troops are engaged in one of the greatest battles of the war on the western front centering around the fortress of Verdun. Attack . has .. followed attack against the French line after bom- , bardments, incessant and terrific, continuing for several days. While the Germans have been unable, despite the rain of sheila and fierce . onslaughts by the in fantry, to break the French line, nevertheless' the French , on their? right and left wings have been compelled to withdraw their lines, respectively to the south of. Ornes and behind the town of Samog neux, six miles north of the fort ress. - . hiteaA.tIoW. -1-- 1 . v- f left bank of the Meuse had there been any 'diminution in the .Intensity of . the artillery fire. With Brabant Haumont and Yand Samogneux, and the wooded sections north and northeast of Breau mont, in their possession, the Germans from the Meuse eastward to Fromszey are forcing the lighting, seemingly, re gardless of the cost of life. The French: guns have answered th German guns shell for shell and the casualties on both sides are very great The French official report describes the battlefield between the Meuse ahd Ornes as piled with German" dead. ' In Champagne . at several points and ip the Argonne forest German works have been pounded by the concentrated fire of the French guns, while in Lor raine the French repulsed a German reconolterlng" party that attempted ti capture a French post north of St. Martin. . . On their end of the line near Hullehc, the British-exploded a mine and occu pied the crater and also bombarded German trenches near Frelinghlen and Boesinghe. Engagements on Russian Front. On the Russian front from the Riga ' region to East Galicia there have been, engagements at various points, but no great results have been attained by either side. In the Caucasus, Petrograd reports that the Russians continue successfully to press back the-Turks. The usual activities by the Austrians and Italians on the Austro-Itallan front continue. A French air squadron has dropped a large number of bombs on the Out skirts of Metz, a big fire being -ob-served after the attack. Official announcement has been made in the Japanese diet by the minister of foreign affairs that Japan does not in tend to send troops to aid the Russians FRENCH LINE UNBROKEN Germans Continue Their Heavy Bom . bardments . North of Verdun. . Paris. Feb.' 2 4. North of Verdun the1 'artillery duel continued but there were no infantry attacks, says the offl- ; cial communication issued by the . war ; (Continued on Page Two.) r - - THE DAY IN CONGRESS ; . , - .. SENATE :.: . - ;. Met at noon. ' Resumed debate on water-power bill. Objection prevented Senator . Gore from ; introducing i legislation to keen Americans off armed ships of belliger ents. ; r"y -' . Hearing" continued into fitness of Louis D. Brandeis for the United States Supreme Court. Inquiry resumed into alleged mono poly qf sisal output. " Voted 34.5to:12 to confirm Henry Prather Fletcher ambassador to Mexi co,; "but final faction on confirmation -went over until tomorrow . because, those voting .were less than e quorum. Adjourned at 8 ;25 p. m.. to noon Fri day, - . u . . . HOUSE ' . : . Met at noon. , '.. - . - Consideration '. of . the postofflce bill continued on the floor. .Hearing .on Representative London's neutrol peace congress resolution be gun by the foreign affairs committee." Admiral .Winslow appeared before the naval affairs committee in 'executive' session to testify on National defense. -Xegislative. executive and Judicial bill : carrying $37,601,539 favorably report ed. . Representative Mondel. introduced bill to prohibit Americans from travel- . ing on armed , ships. - ..v - Adjourned at 5:25 p. m.-to noon FrU day,; - . , ,' " -j I "i r. ; f
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