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Show ! 1 In the Halls of Congress I Washington. March 31. Senator Root continued bnt did not eoneludo his speech on the administration bill in tho senate today. He defended the merger and traffic agreement provisions provi-sions of the measure. There was further discussion of the proposed amendments of the employers employ-ers liability law, but the senate took no action upon It. The naval appropriation bill pending in tho honso offered aa apportunlty to members to discuss various subjects. sub-jects. Mr. Padgett of Tenn., and Mr. Gregg of Texas, minority members of the house naval committee each delivered de-livered a speech In favor of a policy of one battleship a year. Objections being made to an increase in-crease by the senate to the extent of $25,000 of the appropriation under which the state department may en- J courage trade returns, the diplomatic bill was sent back to conference by the house after nil amendments except that ono had been agreed to. Both houses will bo in session tomorrow. |