The Washington herald., 1911-03-01
SENATE DEADLOCK
LASTS 80 HOURS
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determination to fiIibuster against this
recommendation of the Taft administra-
ton, and they apparently have received
| assurances that it Will die an easy death
when the bill comes before the Senate
The disposal of this proposition will re-
move another subject that has been
harassing Congress and that has con-
| tributed to the legislative log jam.
It was a tired and jaded lot of Senators
who saw the sunlight filter through the
glass roof of the Senate chamber yester-
day. They had been in session contfnu-
ouSly since noon on Monday, and for the
greater part OF the night had listened to
the laundering tones of Senator Craw-
ford OF North Dakota, who was showing
what he could do in the way of long
distance speech-making. Senator Craw-
ford held the floor for eight hours and
five minutes 1t was at 6:1O o'clock in
the morning when he finally gave the
signal OF distress and showed signs of
quitting. Senator Bristow. of Kansas,
however, was ready and jumped into
the breach. He had no speech prepared.
but that seemed to make no difference
with him. He picked up a copy of the
testimony in the Lorimer case and pro-
ceeded to read from it.
Brfstou Is Versatile.
Senator Bristow showed almost as much
versatility as had Senator Crawford The
latter, in the course of his eight-hour
speech, had reviewed not only the Lori
mer case, but also the tariff commission
bill and then had paid his respects to
Canadian reciprocity. Finally he branched
off on a little one-hour speech, relating
his delightful associations with the late
Senator John W. Daniel
The attendance at the all-night session
was unusually large In the course of
the night there were twelve roll calls.
One roll call at 1:22 o'clock in the morn
ing showed seventy-four Senators re-
spending to their names The smallest
attendance was at Z o'clock in the morn
ing, when only fifty of the venerable
solOns were in the chamber. The average
attendance of Senators through the night
was sfxty-five-
The older Senators, like the venerable
Cullom, Hale, and Depew, left the cham
Der as the hands of the clock began to
creep past the midnight hour. but they
were pretty well used up yesterday. Sen
ator Root remained on the floor and in
the committee rooms all night as also
did Senator Stephenson. Of Wisconsin,
and Senator Bacon, who are classed
among the elder men of the Senate
Sleep in Their Chairs.
Many of the Senators caught a few
winks Of sleep in their chairs or on the
divans m the lounging rooms The ring
ing Of the bell announcing the ron call
brought them out rubbing their eyes and
looking very sleepy and disgruntled. Sew
era of the Senator'S, like Crane, Bur
rows. Smoot, Carter, and Bailey, were
on the go all night long, using their best
efforts whenever an opening presented
itself to bring about a compromise.
At o'clock yesterday morning il
looked for a time as il a satisfactory
settlement of the fiIibuster would be
made, but Senator Stone, Of Missouri.
(Michigan), Jeff Davis. Smith maryland.
Crane, and Penrose pleaded with him,
but he declined to yield
Finally, at about s o'clock Senator
Bailey began to grow tired of the stand
he had taken that the Senate would be
held In continuous session until there was
a vote on the Dorimer case. He showed
signs of being willing TO compromise,
and a recess was accordingly taken until
u:5o O'Clock
Call for Hot Towels.
Many of the Senators during this brief
respite hurried to the Turkish baths in
the Senate ofice building. Others sought
the barber shops and called for hot
towels. while q few resorted to automo-
bile rides in the bracing morning air. |
The leaders, however. still continued their |
efforts to bring about settlement
Several times it looked as il some
agreement would be reached, but Sena- |
tor Stone, who wanted favorable action |
taken on Canadian reciprocity, and Sena- |
tor La Toilette. who opposed any con-
cessions which did not provide for a vote
upon the tariff board bill blocked the |
negotiations At 11:30 o'clock the Senate !
voted to adjourn at u:50 so that the /
legislative day of Monday might be ter
minated and a vote taken on the direct
election of Senators proposition, which
had been set for o'clock on the legisla-
tive day of Tuesday
The negotiations for a settlement of the |
hhbuster continued throughout the after
noon Several times the contending forces
seemed about to reach an agreement but I
only to fall through when a threat was
made by some individual member to OBJ
struct the Lorimer vote. II was close 1
to o'clock when the factions finaay
came TO an understanding.
There is some doubt as to whether Sem
ator La Toilette entered into the agree-I
ment He was in favor Of continuing tna |
hIibuster against the Lorimer case, but |
found himself unable to handle the situa-
tion when left alone He failed to ap-
pear in the Senate after the agreement |
was reached. and did not vote on the
proposition 10 make the tariff commission /