Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-02
FACING A BIG TASK
Appropriation Bills Awaited
Action When Senate Met:
LAST NIGHTS FILIBUSTER
Carefully Planned Program for Leg
islation Upset.
ADJOURNMENT AT 1886 AM.
Opposition to Taking Up the Tariff
Board Bill Causes Long Session.
Reciprocity Probably Fails.
LAST NIGHTS FILIBUSTER
ADJOURNMENT AT 1885 Am

When the Senate met at II O'Clock this
morning 1t had just forty-nine hours
actually remaining in which TO dispose
Of the
Tariff board bill.
Post office appropriation bill
Naval appropriation bill.
Sufdry cirfl appropriation bill.
Diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill.
Notifications appropriation bill.
Pensions appropriation bill.
Military Academy appropriation bill.
General deficiency appropriation bill
Sulloway service pension bill.
Canadian reciprocity bill.
And numerous minor bills.
When senators this morning looked
over the wreck Of the legislative pro-
gram for yesterday afternoon and last
night and saw the failure to dispose OF
the half of these measures before ad-
journment last night, as was planned,
they began to wonder II it was a physical
possibility even to get through the me-
chanical work of passing the appropr1a-
ton bills In the forty-nine hours re-
naming. That some Of the egisiat1on-
probably the Sulloway service pension
and the Canadian reciprocity bills-wfll
be left Enacted upon March 4, was gen.
orally CONCEDED.
In view Of the Presidents announce
ment regarding failure to vote on the
Canadian reciprocity measure, it was
generally conceded that an extra ses-
sion is now assured, If 1t was not as
sured before.
Filibuster Against Tariff Board.
The dove Of peace that had been coax
ed into the chamber Tuesday afternoon
f1uttered it's wings all yesterday after
noon after the vote on the Lorimer
case, and finally flew out about 10
o'clock last night. And then began a
filibuster against the tariff board bill that
threatened to keep the Senate in ses-
sion all of another night. 1t was avoided
only when Senator Beverage of Indiana
and Senator Cummins of Iowa yielded
to the entreaties Of the democrats at
1875 o'clock this morning and supported
most of the insurgents opposed the move
to adjourn, showing a willingness to
stay in session all night if the demo-
Gratis were to f1libuster all night. But
the democrats, with the help OF Few
insurgents and a handful of republican
regulars who had put on their hats and
coats. carried the motion to adjourn.
The execution of the program for the
day and evening was started immediate
ly after the vote on the Lorimer case
priation bill was soon under considera-
ton, and, although Senator Hepburn de-
layed its final passage by his annual
attack on the forestry service, it was
passed about 10 O'Clock. The program
then called for the consideration Of the
post Office appropriation bill.
Beveridge Demands Regular Order.
But the insurgents, with Senator Bev-
eridge as their spokesman insisted on the
consideration of the tariff board bill. 1t
was the unfinished business, and an in
sistence on the regular order by Mr..
Beveridge laid 1t before the Senate. 1t
was then that the dove of peace took
flight.
AS soon as Senator Beveridge had re-
sumed his seat after calling for the tariff
board bill, Senator Stone took the floor
and demanded TO know why Senator Bev-
eridge lad taken charge of the bill which
mad been reported from the finance COM
mittee by Senator Lodge. He commended
that the rule of the Senate called upon
Senator Lodge to direct 1t on the floor.
THE senator from Massachusetts seems
to have disappeared-whether willingly or
not, l am unable to teil-frOm the man.
agement of this measure" he remarked.
Il am anxious to know why the senator,
who was directed by the finance COM
mittee to take charge of the bill, has
| surrendered the right and duty
rs it possible he continued, that no
republican member of the finance COM
mittee is willing to take charge Of this
bill? 1t has been said and not denied
that not member of the finance COM
mittee was really in favor OF 1t, and 1t
may be none wants to take responsibility
for pushing 1t through here
Senator Hale was on his feet and SEN
ator Stone yielded to him.
Hale Joins Stone in Inquiry.
The Maine senator remarked that he
was In condition of surprise. because
he supposed the senator from Massachu-
sets was in charge of the measure