The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-15

is Desired by Administration Sena- tOrs-rtllman and Bacon Lend i'm tho
 Fillbuster-Truce Declared Unttl To-
 day When Fight Will Co On. Washington, Feb. 14.--The sudden de- velopment of a full-fiedged filibuster resulted to-day in the senate when am attempt was made to force tbe adop- ton of the conference agreement on the immigration bill. This report carries a provision intended to aid in the settle ment of the Caltfcrnia-Japanese pHob- lem, and speedy action was desired by administration senators.
 Expressing sympathy with this ob- ject yet regarding the report with gus- picion on other points, Messrs. Bacon and Tinman first endeavored to have action delayed until to-morTow that they might study the report. When this was refused the filibuster began. MT. Bacon held the floor for two and a half hours. MT. Tillman remarked that he was prepared to make a ten-day fight on the floor against tne-repoEt, be- cause he objected to being run over as with an automobile.
 MT. Bacon objected that the report changed existing law in respects which he believed, on hurried examination. would deprive southern states from ob- taining even the meagre labor supply from abroad which was available under the present immigration laws.
 A truce was declared until tomorrow at the suggestion of Senator Spooner. when the report will again come up for consideration.
 Administration senators interested in the adoption of the report were alarmed by apparent democratic hostility. All of the democratic leaders, when ques- toned as to their attitude, disclaianed the adoption of a party policy in re-r gard to the report, and the senators making the objections insisted that they were actuated wholly by resent ment of what they thought was an att tempt to force immediate action. They said ta1at their statements that they had not had an opportunity to examine the reports were sincere, and that there were no ulterior motives involved
 Senator Blackburn, chairman of the democratic steering committee, was ifiS the Brownsville hearing when the re- port was called up He said that fheres had been no discussion of the report, and that he felt sure that there was no disposition to filibuster against 1t beyond carrying it over until to-1nor- row
 Senators Bacon and Tillman made similar statements. They agreed that the restriction of immigration provid- ed in what is familiarity known as the Japanese coolie clause" is of great fn- portance. They would not say what their attitude would be- nor whether they favored a party conference con- cerning it. It was made plain, how ever, that they would consider the re- port over night and then, if the ques- tion proved to be one on which it was advisable to hold conference, the par ty will be called together tomorrow
 The session was begun with an ex- tended address by Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania, in defense of the right of Reed Shoot to his seat as senator from Utah. MT. Knox received from his colleagues many congratulations on his speech.
 The agricultural appropriation bill was taken up for consideration. Dlffi- culty arose over a proposed increase to the salary of the chief of the forestry bureau. Senator Hale facetiously ob- served the towering importance of the agricultural department in comparison with other departments of the govern ment, and called attention to the $4,50O salary of the assistant secretary, say ing it was proposed in the bill to iri- crease that of the chiefs of several bt- reaus to $5000.
 A running debate followed without action, and the senate adjourned.