The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-19
Keeps House in SEES
sion Far Into
Night.
OVERFIDES WILL
OF THE MAJORII Y
Practically Every Known parlia-
mentary Obstacle Is Thrown in
Way Of Omnibus Claims Bill.
Each Hour Lost Brings
Extra Session Of Con
gress Nearer.

r. M - 49, H -
o'clock the general dcbntc on the
omnibus claims bill wns still In pro
grcss. Indications were that there
would he M nii-night scssion OF III.
House.
The House was In nm uproar ns the
debate ran nionE after midnight, nnd
many speeches, nomc of them ucry,
were hoOtcd md laughed nj.
VIcc-IrcsIdent Sherman, Sneaker
Cannon Hnd several members arrived
shortly utter midnight.
washington, =. G., February IS
What promises to mark congressional
history as the iilibuster against the
omnibus claims bill was begun at 10
O'Clock Yesterday morning, and was
still being wagcd in the House late
tonight. All day long ana through
the evening hours there were inccsyant
motions. frequent roll calls. a search
Tor absentee members 10 produce a
quorum, ilerJ speeches, in which n
warning finger Was pointed to the next
national clectioa; gibes, burlcsquc. and
queries to the chair. Vocal solos. songs
and funny stories furnished entertain
mcnt, while the House waited for ab-
sent members. Speaker Cannon was
absent during the evening. Repre-
sentative O!mstcd, of PENNSYLVANIA. oc-
cupicd the chair. M
The fight against the b!li-for lis
opponents resented its being called a
flibus,cr--was conducted single-hand-
Cd by Mr.. Mann. OF Illinois, ono OF
speaker Cannon's chief licutcnants.
while McssrS. Prince, OF Illinois. chair
man or the Claims COMMITTEES. and the
Republican who reported the bill. and
Sims, OF Tennessee; Clayton. OF Ala
oaHia; Carl!n, Of Virginia. ana other
democrats. solidiy backed by their
party. voted for the measure.
Inc hii. as 1t passed the senate. car
RED s2,532,s4l, including s~sl:,sss for
me french spoliatiun claims. But tho
o!ainls mi reported the bill 10
me House without the French spo,;n-
tion features. It was the Spectre OF
thesu French spoliation claims which
Inc fePnb!tcan lenders feared would he
lacked onto the bill in final conferences
IN the two houses at so late = dav in
me session that the House might nct
on me conference report without ar
oppoFtun!ty 70 vote against the French
claims separately.
Democratic lenders coni,1rc,J otrn-
motives. one b.ing an effort Il for,s.
an extra session, so as to cmharrass
~ democratic party by piungin- q,
tnto the throes OF tariff revision ba-
lore IT had time TO prepare TO, ,ho,
work. while Republicans claimed thai
inc shutting off Of the spoliation fca-
49, ""s LIE purpose Of the illihustcr.
Fight HeGlns.
AS soon as Speaker Cannon ,.nna,,
for order at ii o'clock. and ,,nfo,a ~
chaplain had offered PRAYER Mr. SIM.
OF tennessee, inoved thai .he HOUSE 20
'Hto committee OF The whole. 10 resume
consideration Of the war claims iii,
Ihen the fight heEan. Mr. Enacrwood
~ niapana' ealing the forces In favor
~ =. eAe PHI ana Mt. Mann those agn!ns,
Mr.. Sherley, OF Kentucky az,
ground that tho recess or )as, Nil.
aprosated the regular order for ~.
meeting today, and that tho lcrlsI,-
1--WE DAY OF yesterday was still, q,
force. 49, ~
speaker Cannon sustained the y;cw
mat me session OF yesterday was still
In effect. The Speaker called a,,on
lion to the fact tina, the ruIc nrovii-
ING Tor recesscs was dropped by thn
tiohse In 1880. Yet in practice. tho
tiousc had recessed from time 10 +,nc
IT a Point Of order had been made
against the motion TO recess" said
the Speaker, lit would have been sus-
tanned. 1t was not made. however. ana
the Housc agreed to recess unif, 4,
q. NJ. to-day. You might say that thc
llouse couldn't do it.. but it's ike
inc man who was in Jail. Ills lawyc,
came to sec him. The man told his
story. Great God said the LAWYER.
They can't put YOU in Jail Tor that.
But great Cod said tho man.
They have done it,"
The motion to take In the claims biIl
then was renewed.
Representative Mann continued hi,
tactics OF Yesterday. demanded the
yeas and nays as Il means of further
delay. They were ordered. This time.
the House voted to take up the claims
bill by lS& to sc.
Uscs New Tactics.
About 100 Of the lSS pages Of the
blll We're read last night. AS tho
paragraphs Of the bill Mr.. Mann re-
sorted TO new tactics. lie made the
point of order that the claims bill
was i~inproperly on the private calen-
OAR. 1nasmuch as it contained several
legislative sections. This motion re-
CURED II long search through the pre-
cedents. Al last the reading Of the
" asked for the reading or the com
rlittee amendments. The amendments
struck from the senate bill all tho
ter stricken out had already been
read.
Mr.. Mann insisted upon the parlia-
mentary right 70 have 1t read ngain.
The amendments covered seventy
pages.
When the clerk finished reading the
amendments: Representative Prince. OF
Illinois, chairman of the Committee on
CLAIMS, took the floor to discuss the
bil. He read an extract from rresi-
dent Tafts message uring Congress
to pay claims that had been acted
upon favorahly by tho Court Of Claims.
In conclusion. Mr.. Prince declared.
amid applause, that Congress should
etther carry out the decision OF the
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