Show VICE PRESIDENT ENT CALLED UPON THREE TIMES TO BREAK TIE IN THE SENATE first time in the history of the government that this official has haa been called upon to exe exercise arcise prerogative wash washington ingrow for the first time jle ito th tho history ot at the government the vice president of 0 the tha united states on thursday exercised his constitutional prerogative of casting a vote to break ties in connection with three successive rolls in the senate by the first he saved from impending defeat the chip subsidy bill and by the third he forced an all adjournment of the senate in a vote having direct hearing bearing on the resolution looking to the election of senators by direct vote the tha vote on oil the subsidy bill both in committee of the whole and in the enate proper stood thirty nine alne ayes ayea senate nd thirty nine noes and on adjournment thirty seven ayes ayea and thirty seven noes on oa all three occasions the vice president voted in the tive As pase passed sed the bill authorizes the payment by the post postoffice office department of 1 4 a mile on the outward voyage to second class american billt vessels plying between american ports and ports in the philippine islands japan JAMES S SHERMAN vice president of united stat as china and australasian alasia and between american ports and ports in south america south of the equator and aad the payment of 2 a mile to third class american ships similarly engaged stops at american ports in the south atlantic are provided for it Is 13 explicitly declared that no contract shall be awarded to any person or corporation po ration engaged in any competitive transportation by rail or who Is employed rn aloyed in exporting or importing merchandise in his own behalf there also la ia a provision limit limiting iril the e expenditures in any aay one year to or to the surplus earnings of theocian tha the ocean mall mail carrying business |