Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-02
| TIED UP THE SENATE
Democrats Resort to a Policy of
FiIibustering.
WILL KILL THE SUBSIDY BILL
Notice Served on the Republican
Leaders.
MANY DILATORY MOTIONS MADE
Only Appropriation Bills and Confer.
ence Reports Will Be
Considered.
WILL KILL THE SUBSIDY BILL
MANY DILAT0RY MOTIONS MADE

A filibuster against the ship subsidy bill
| in the Senate was put under full sail short
| ly before o'clock today, and will. from
| this time thenceforth. be pushed ahead as
| rapidly and effectively as the minority can
| do it The determination on the part Of
| the democrats of the Senate to kill the ship
! subsidy bill began to take form early today.
| Senator Carmack had announced that he
| proposed to talk the bill to death, and this
afternoon Senator Blackburn served notice
| on Senators Lodge and Hale that they had
better proceed at once with the general de-
| ficency bill in order to promote the bust.
| ness of the Senate
Both Senators Carmack and Blackburn
retire from the Senate at u o'clock Mon
day, and their last song will be against
ship subsidy. Senator Clay of Georgia Is
also understood to have a speech against
ship subsidy that will last half a day. IL
his assistance is desired 1t is acknowledged
by friends of the bill that at this late day
it can be killed by a filibuster and but little
hope is expressed of the ability of the
Senate majority to enact this legislation,
although there are plenty of votes present
to adopt the bill as passed by the House
of Representatives.
The Senate is not at all pleased with the
amendment made by the House to this
bill, but the mere fact that the House had
for the first time passed a ship subsidy
bill is regarded as decided victory for
such legislation and senators of the ma
jority got together today on a proposition
that the only thing to be done is to concur
in the House amendments. All hope of
forcing on the House the provisions OF the
bill as origin lily passed by the Senate had
been abandoned
Dilatory Motions.
In conformity with this resolution Senator
Gallinger today shortly before = O'Clock
moved that the Senate concur in the House
amendments. His motion brought the
members of the minority to their feet The
strength of the Senate was first shown by a
vote a motion by Senator Carmack to
defer action until tomorrow morning. That
motion was voted down by vote of 81 to
23, Senator Clapp joining with the mi
nority. 80.
Senator Spooner suggested that in order
to have the bill clearly understood II should
be printed. and he moved to defer action
until o'clock, when tie printed copies OF
the bill with the House amendments could
be placed the desks of senators. That
motion was then amended by Senator Ray
ner to postpone action until o'clock. Sen
ator Rayners motion was voted down by a
vote of II to %.
Mr.. Carmack then called for vote on the
motion to postpone action until o'clock,
which was voted down, was Senator Gull
herson's motion which followed il, to post
pone until"5:3O o'clock.
General Legislation Prevented.
This definite course taken by the minority
will prevent any legislation except on ap-
preparation bins, except by unanimous con-
sent A rule has been adopted to consid-
err appropriation bills and conference re-
ports, but beyond that the Senate Is now
tied up as tightly possible against fur
Their legislation of any kind. 1t Is likely
that during this evening, tomorrow and
Monday this policy of flibustering will be
pursued with the support of the entire MI
nority.
Agreed to Postpone Action.
The Senate finally agreed to a motion by
Mr. Gallinger to postpone action on his mo-
ton to concur in the House amendments to
the ship subsidy bill until o'clock. Mr.
Gallnger stated that he had no desire to
press his motion until senators should be
able to read a print of the bill as passed by
the House. He announced that he had been
served with notice that it was the intention
OF the minority to kill this bill by means
of a filibuster and he fully comprehended
the situation.
Senator Spooner took occasion before this
action was taken to say that he had never
Joined in filibuster against any bill. His
motion to defer action until O'Clock had
been made in good faith and he did not
want il to be made the basis of a hlibuster.
He consequently withdrew it, which caused
Mr. Gallinger to renew his motion TO con-
cur in the House amendments. Later he
moved to postpone action until o'clock,
aud the Senate proceeded with other busi-
ness. go
1t is not known how long the Senate Will
remain in session tonight, as that VIII de-
pend upon the way in which the opposing
forces line up. On the side of the minority
1t is declared that there will be a steady
fillibuster until the republicans abandon all
efforts to pass a ship subsidy bill.