The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-26
Bailey Threatens to Hold
UP Appropriation
Bills.
DEMANDS VOTE ON
l. 0 XXI M E r C A S e
Not So Sure That Extra Session
OF Congress Would Prove Pub
lie Calamity, as Voters Might
Get What They Have
Ordered at the
Polls.

Washington. d. C., February $3.50
anxious arc the Senators supporting
senator Loriner for vote TO be taken
on his case in tho Senate that late TO-
day Senator Bailey threatened TO meet
any hiihustcr that might be made
against such a Vote with another I'LL
buster OF his own against appropria-
ton bills, lie wanted an agreement
reached upon date for vote saying
mat unless tho Senate should so agree
ne Was going to insist upon vote even
IL every appropriation bill should fail.
II was after 500 o'clock when sen
etor McCumber concluded an address
on reciprocity. and an hour and hal!
remained before eulog!es on the late
Representatives Ldvering and Tirrel1
could be proceedcd with.
The Lor!nier resolution was laid be
tore the Senate. bu, no one wa3 pre-
pared to speak on It. Senators stone.
e y, Wore ana oven, all Of whom desire
20 be heard. pleaded for a postpone
fnen' Mr. Burrows insisted that there
must be either n vote or q speech
Vote liz Directed.
NO one responded and the Vice Pres
ident proceeded 10 direct a vote Tn,
ayes had been sounded. and the noes
had been called for, when there were
signs Of much disturbance On the part
Of numerous Senator'S. Mr.. Crawford
shouted: II object"
When reminded that an objection
would not prevent, q vote. he announced
tAat he was ready TO proceed with
speech, notwithstanding he was III. He
said that he did not want to be
whipped into service"
Senator Stone moved to adjourn. hu;
the motion was voted down. Yielding
20 pleadings OF unprepared speakers
Mr burrows moved to lay the resolution
aside Mr.. Bailey was not pleased
Win the suggestion. Declaring tina
there could not he before the Sonata
any matter OF higher Importance than
that involving the seat or Sena or,
he said Congress should settle tho mat
ter before hnal adjournment lie said
there was an evident purpose to hli-
buster against one. though he did not
believe that there was any purpose To
prevent vote.
But" he added, unless we can have
some agreement to vote am going to
insist on vote if every appropriation
Dill fails This matter is OF greater
Importance than the appropriations.
Proceeding. he said, earnestly: II am
sion OF Congress would be public
calamity
Evidently referring to the November
elections and TO the prospect or tariff
legislation. ne declared that the people
OF the country had ordered Congress- to
90 certain thinSS, and If necessary
TO do these things, he would not object
to coming back TO Washington.
After a further exchange OF remarks
Mr.. Burrows decided not to press Mr.
Crawford to proceed, and the cues tior
went over
BInmes the Farmers.
Responsibility fer the conditions with
which they are now confronted was
charged IN part TO the farmers tham-
selves by Senator McCumbcr, of North
Dakota. in his speech against the Nc
Call VII. which puts into form for
enactment into law the provisions OF
the Canadian reciprocity agreement.
Holding that the ratification OF the
agreement would spell disaster for the
referred 10 the sectloneiis,n that has
developed in the tarin situation and
the desire OF one part az the country
10 have its own products protected,
while those OF another part should be
made to compete with the free goods
brought in from abroad.
Under these conditions.'' he snid.
they allowed protection OH food pro-
ducts. and thereby Increased the cost
of living. Gut OF this turmoil new
political creed was born, and the hero
OF each locality was he who cried:
Protection on everything that we pro-
duce, and free trade on everything the
rest Of the country produces. This is
fossilism OF tho present day. The Pres
ident," said Mr.. McCumber should not
be censired for his advocacy OF the
reciprocity arrangement. The farmers
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