The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-15
DEMOCRATS HOLD
UP JAP MEASURE
FULL PLEDGED FiLlBUSTER FOL
LOWS ATTEMPTS TO FORCE
IMMIGRATION BILL.
WANT TO INVESTIGATE
Amendment and Object TO Having
Administration Senators Try to
"Run Over" Them--TiIlman
and Bacon Lead Fight.

and Bacon Lead Fight.
Washington, Feb Sudden de,
velopment OF full nedged flibuster
resulted today in The senate when an
attempt was made 70 force the adop-
tion CT conference agreement on
The immigration bill which carries
proyi ion intended to aid in the set
tloment OF the Californa-Japanese
problem aud on which speedy action
was desired by the administration
senator's
Expressing sympathy with this OBJ
iect, yet regarding the report with
suspicion ON other points, Bacon and
Tillman at first eldeayored TO have
action delayed until tomorrow that
they might study the report When
this was refused filibustering began.
Bacon held thc floor two ana a half
hours. Tllman remarked that he was
preparing 10 make a ten day fight on
the noor against he report because
he objected to being run over as
with an automobile
Sees Harm to South
racon obiectej that the report
changed lie cX sting law in respects
10 which he believed, oa hurried ey
animation would deprive the south
ern states from obtaining even the
meagre labor supply from abroad
which was available under the pres
eat immigration laws
tiuce was declared until tomor-
row al the suggestion Of Spooner
when the report will again come up
fer consideration,
The admins ration senators in the
adoption OF the report were alarmed
b. the apparent Democratic hostility
All Democratic leaders when ques
toned as 10 their attitude disclaimed
the adoption OF party policy in regard
10 the repor5. ana senators making
he objection insisted they were ac-
tuated wholly by resentment OF what
they thought was an attempt to force
immediate action. They said in their
statements that they had not had an
opportunity TO examine the report
and were sincere and there were nj
terror motives involved.
Party Conference Suggested.
Blackburn, chairman of the Demo
cratic steering committee was in the
Brownsville hearing when the report
was called up. He said there had
been no discussion of the report and
he was sure there was no disposition
to filibuster it beyond carrying it
over until tomorrow.
Bacon and Tillman made similarI
statements They agreed that the re-
s riction of the immigration provided
in waht il Familiarity known as the
Japanese coolie clause" is of great
Importance. They would not say
what their attitude would be, nor
whether they favored party confer
ences concerning It. II was made plain
however. thev would consider the re-
port over night and then if the ques
tion proved one on which il was ad
visable 10 rold a conference the
party will be called together tomor-
row
Knox Knocks Smoot.
Tha session was begun with an ex-
tended address by XIX in defense Of
the right Of Smoct 10 his seat a SEN
ator. Knox received from his col
Leagues many colgratulai ions on his
speech.
The agricultural appropriation bin
was taken up for consideration. Diff
culty arose over the proposed in
crease in the salary Of Chief Of For !
estry Bureau Hale. The agricultural
department. N comparison with
other departments Of the government. |
called atten ion to the s4,50o salary
Of the assistant secretary. saying it /
was proposed in the bill to increase I
that Of chiefs Of several bureaus to |
$4,000 4 running degate followed |
without action and the senate ad- |
turned
Naval Bill in the House.
The naval appropriation bill occu-
p ed the tntire time Of the house to
day and IL was almost completed. The
single remaining section is that in
creasing the naval es abli hment Il
was allowed to go over until tomor
row when IL is expected an effort will
D. made 20 reduce the number Of bat I
,'eships provided for in the bill.
Points Of order were made AGAINST
many provisions of the bill and gen
orally sustained.