The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
Gil { YER HAz|NG
seen IN SENATE
/ Cd ge and Beveridge
Embarrassed by Face
tious Comment.
HALE STIRS ALL
TO LA U G II Z % r
Curious Situation Arises When
It Is Discovered That Charge
of Tariff Board Bill Has
Been Transferred to Sena-
tor Not Even on Com
nittee Reporting 1t.

AAillCG 1>CpOl tlilS IL.
Washington, D. c., March AL
Though the bill to create a permanent
tarif board was kept before the Sena q
from carly last evening until :35
o'clock this morning, no vote was had
on 1t nor any time fixed for voting.
The opposition came entirely from
Democratic Senators. who protested
shat they We're not conducting a hlibus-
ter. but needed time for caucus TO
define their position upon the measure.
Senator Beveridge. who had charge OF
the bill. questioned the Democra Is
closely as to their Intentions, and
drew from them statements that they
could not promise, but believed there
would not be any attempt 20 obstruct
e vote IL they were permitted to go to
their homes and get nights rest
After MIR. Beveridge had stated that
de was willing to accept the state
ments Of the Democrats he moved to
adjourn. MIR. La Toilette, of Wisconsin.
demanded q roll call on the notion
Practically all or Senator Beyeridge's
Progressive colleagues voted against
adjournment, but he received the sup
port OF the Democrats. aud the motion
carried. 2G to ~, The Senate viii re-
sumo consideration Of the measure
soon after IL meets al III o'clock today,
and Republican leaders confidently ex-
Pect that it will pass
F.. /
Leadership Transferred.
Washington. .. c., March i.-When
Senator Beveridge moved at to-night's
session of the Senate to proceed with
the consideration OF The bill 70 create a
permanent tariff board. thus indicating
that control OF the measure had passed
( from Senator Lodge. the member OF
lie FINANCE Committee who reported
H. 70 a Senator who IL no; on the com
,nittee, there followed clever bit Of
na1ihg az eyer was Witnessed In the
Senate.
beginning With some facctious com
ments by Senator stone, OF Missouri
the situation became curious when
Senator Money. of Mississippi, the MI :
nority leader. demanded an cxplana
ton. Finally nc moved TO rccomnit
the bill to the Committee on Finance
In the hope as he said Of clarifying
the situation. This motion failed by a
vote of % TO IL
Pnrt Of Agreement.
senator Lodge. with some show OF
reluctance, finally confessed that the
I! guaranteeing OF the conduct of the bill
10 Senator Beverage had been a part
OF the agreement yesterday by which
the Senate GNe.i a time to vote on the
Lorimei' case and made the tariff boa rd
bill tic unfinished business.
According TO Mr.. Stone, it has been
the unifcrm and unbrokeu practice OF
the Senate that when q bill is reported
irons committee, some member Of that
committee shall take charge of it. He
called attention to the fact that the
matter had been reported BY Senator
Lodge, who suddenly had Disappeared
and Mr. Stone demanded TO know
whether he had disappeared willingly
pr InwillinGIy. lie declared that when
the Dill was given to him TO report /
was his right and duty to maintain
charge OF It, Finally Mr. stone adj
dressed Mr.. Hale, Of Maine. and asked
him IL he could solve the riddle
an, IN condition Of SURPRISE"
said Mr. Hale. Il supposed that the
Senator from Massachusetts was in
charge Of the bill, and ! should like to
know by what process of legerdemain
he was busted from The control and
nagement Of It,
y ontinuing, MI. Hale said that he did
: not think even his modest friend from
Indiana would assume to take the lead
ership."
Keeps senate Conyulscd.
Proceeding in this vein, Mr.. Hale kept
the Senate convulscd with laughter
while Senators Bcvcridge and Lodge
remained in their seats, evidently much
embarrassed
u would like to know" asked Mr.
Owen. whether this interesting col
aoquy Is a conspiracy"
lit is a conspiracy that results from
awo serious and honest minds running
in the same direction" responded Mr.
Hale.
isn't it an attempt to uncover a
conspiracy" asked Mr.. Money
Mr. Hale again asked by what trans
formation Senator Lodge had been
ousted. He wanted TO know if the SEN
etor from Massachusetts had been left
dangling in the air II he has, the
Senator said, then the Senator from In
diana is the proper man, perhaps, to
take charge Of this measure.
rs this bill foundling, which had
= no opct to care for 1t, and was 1t at last
laid at the doorstep of the Senator
from Indiana" asked Mr. Hale.
This bill came from the House It's
paternity is of unquestioned respect
ability" declared Senator Owen
Most Disorderly.
a4 Senator Money declared the proceed
= ing was most disorderly and that there
4 had been some irregularity which he
could not understand, by which the bill
had passed from the control OF a MEM
Der OF the Committee on Finance to
NJ hei oil, oir,, a.