Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-02
Bill Forced Through the
House May Hit Snsg
in Senate.
CARMACK is WARLIKE
Democrats Aided by Many Re,
publicans, Fight Valiant
ly Against 1t.

Washington. March What pracri-
Cally amounts to an agreement to
talk the ship subsidy bill to death"
was reached by the democratic sem
ators today. This is the understand |
ing as a result of the conference III
- the floor of the senate between the
leaders of the minority and Represent |
atives Williams and Sherley. The |
leaders of the minority in the house
were opposed to the passage of the
measure by the house yesterday.
Carmack ON the warpath.
Carmack is one of the senators dis |
posed to take an active part in tn |
movement to prevent the senate from
accepting the amendments to the bill |
made by the house. When the senate |
convened today he moved about among |
his colleagues looking for support in
the stand he proposed to take against
the measure. Evidently he received
great encouragement for he announced
a little later:
The senate will not concur in the
amendments if | can get one or twoI
men to help me. | think | have them
now"
Feels Sure of Success.
He was asked if he intended iOl
speak at length against the measure
He replied if it became necessary he
was inclined to take up quite little
of the senate's time The statement
was accompanied with confident air
hat Indicated bp haH
tho result
Serves Formal Notice.
Later the chairman of the demo-
cratic senatorial caucus, Blackburn,
gave notice to the republican leaders
the democrats would not permit the
ship subsidy bill to pass the senate
before adjournment.
Laid Before senate.
Washington. March 2-The ship sub,
sidy bill as it passed the house was
laid before the senate today when Gal
linger moved to concur in the house
amendments. McCormick's motion that
the bill be taken up tomorrow morn
ing was defeated % to 81.
All Notions Voted Down.
Motion after motion by democratic
senator's, pOstponing action on the bill
to different times, followed all of which
were defeated 1t was evident the
democrats were engaged in determin-
ed filibuster to make good the state
ment of Blackburn that the bill could
not be voted on before final adjourn
ment.
Take Up at = u. VI.
After the defeat of other dilatory mo-
tiOns a general agreement was reach
ed that the bill should be taken up for
consideration at today.
Was Hard Battle.
Washington, March 2-It has been
years since the house was the scene
of so royal a battle between the two
great parties as it witnessed there yes
terday over the ship subsidy bill The
bill was passed, but not until after it
had been once defeated. and this facr
in itself shows how close the align.
ment was. When the first vote disclos-
ed majority against the measure, the
democrats and their republican allies
made the house ring with cheers
There were several roll calls before
the final result was secured.
Could Not Keep Lead.
The vote on the Littauer substitute
was defeated on the first vote, 154 tC
16l. The democrats could not retain
their lead, however, for on the vote
to lay on the table the motion to re
consider opponents of the ship sub
sidy were defeated, 1876 to 159, and ms
vote to reconsider the first vote was
adopted 164 to 1874.
Then there were other votes. but i'm
mediately after the first ballot the .Ie
sertions began and on the final vote {;
pass the bill as amended. the wori
done by the republican leaders during
the height of the battle was made man
ifest The bill was passed by vo;t
Of 155 to 144.
Voted With Democrats.
The following republicans voted wit
the democrats in opposition:
Burton, Campbell. Chapman. Cooper
of Wisconsin, Darragh, Davidson o
Wisconsin, Davis of Minnesota. Ford
rey. Foster. Fulkerson, Gilhams, Graf
of Illinois, .Gronna, Hamilton, HinshaS
Holiday. Jenkins, Kinkaid, Knopf. {
B. Landis, Fred Landis, Lawrence
Lowden. Mccarthy. McCavin. McKi:
ley of Illinois. Mann, Marshall. Miller
Mouser, Murdoch, Nelson, Perkins q