The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-03
Williams and SherIy Work on
the Plan
BLACKBURN ISSUES NOTICE
All Democrats Ready to Kill BilI-Good
Lungs May Do the Trick-Con-
gress Adjourns
Monday.

Washington. March Especial. AFTER
all the desperate charges and counter
charges in the House yesterday, the ship
subsidy bill seems doomed in spite of
everything. John Sharp Williams and
swager Sherry went over to The Senate
side and conferred with the big demo-
Gratis there about the idea OF talking the
hill to death. The chiefs took kindly to the
idea Accordingly az soon as the bill came
up today the democrats started flibus-
ter. After awhile Senator Carmack got
up and said
"The Senate Will not concur in the
amendments If | can get one or two men
to help me and | think / have them
now"
lie was asked If he intended to make a
long speech, and he grinned and said:
"1f it becomes necessary | am inclined
to take up quite little of the Senate's
time"
This seemed to kill all hope of enact
ing the bill into law. but later on the
democratic leader, Senator Blackburn put
on the finishing touch by notifying the
republican leaders that the whole demo-
cratic side is ready to join in the killing
of the bill II would not take more than
two men with good lungs and staying
powers to do the trick, so Blackburn's no
tice seemed to settle the question The
republicans fiddled around all the after
noon without being able to do anything
10 avoid the catastrophe and finally laid
the bill aside until II o'clock tomorrow
morning
Then it Is to be taken up but its friends
have practically given up hope in view of
the democratic attitude. In fact, some of
them. such as Senator Frye, do not seem
TO care whether such pale imitati ton OF
a real subsidy bill goes through or not.
Congress will adjourn at noon on Mon
day and it Is a simple matter for the
democrats to talk IL to death If they de-
sire to do so.
The republicans were well aware OF
the probable fate of the bill when at
! 80 o'clock Senator Gailinger, who has
charge of the bin when 1T is before the
Senate called the measure up and moved
to concur in the House amendments.
This motion was Immediately met by
n counter motion to postpone the con-
sideratIon until tomorrow. When this mo-
tion was voted down, various other mo-
tions. all of Il dllatory character. were
introduced by democratic senator's and
Notwithstanding they We're ali defeated,
il vas perfectly understood that the de-
termined opposition at so late an hour
I'm the session. meant the ultimate de-
feat Of the measure unless some agree
ment could be reached.
Aftar this episode a cessation Of hos
tiiities until O'Clock was made and, when
the subject was again brought up at that
hour II WIS Immediately made apparent
,nat no progress had been made towards
| the barmonlzing Of the differences be-
I tween the friends and opponents OF the
| measure.
! Senator GaiIinger then suggested a fur
| ther postponsment Of the effort 10 oh
| tain action until tomorrow at II o'clock.
| All agreed 10 this postponement and the
| Senate Will meet accordingly tomorrow
| to take up the subject
In the meantime there will be some Of
4 fort 20 reach common ground but no