The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-28

wv 'h" HOUSE with IN" support OF r~
h"mocratc leaders and which has been
f,vorably reported In tho Senate. It Il
On" Ct III" Administration measures.
Mr. Bailey on other occasions has asserted
his right to hold up the will Of the major
wv in the senate by threats of a fill
buster. and IT Is apparent that the insur-
gent leaders intend now 10 show him that
the game works both ways
Senator Bailey declared in reply to
Mr. Cnmmins that the effort to forcn con-
sidoraiion Of the tara commission bill
w8s an attempt TO defeat the will of the
people He maintained that the next
House. fresh from the people. IL com
manded to revise tn" tariff and that IT
ia beyond the province Of the present
Congress 10 forestall the action Of the new
House in matters affecting the tariff
The senator irom,Iexas." said Senator
'ummins. is the only member of this body
who has objected to fixing time for vote
on the tariN commission bill am ready
to 60 forward with the ao-call.d Lorimer
resolution and have vote but when an
hour for vote on The Lorimer case il
requested ! shall insist on date for "A
vote on the tariG commission bill There
will he no agreement for a vote on any
measure befor. the Senate until there is
An agreement for vote on he tarlff board
measure
Il doubt" replied senator Bailey.
whether the Democrats ought TO permlt
tariff legislation of any kind al this ses-
sion You on the Republican side were
discredlted IN the last election and the
American people practically said YOU
n
to be done | doubt whether the grea,
appropriation bills should he passed al
this session. am inclined TO think they
should be considered hy Representatives
fresh from the people However. waive
that question At least for the time being
1T is evld"n'" sad senator Bailey
with considerable feeling. that tier"
will I've no vote in the l.orm.r case luless
We have "A test Of endurance. aud hope
the Senate will not take "a recess
The Senate sided with Mr.. Bailey and
voted down the motion fOr "A recess. 80
TO %. This vote, however j. not regarded
as a fair test on the Lorlmer cas. in the
Senate Several senators were absent
and others refrainel from voting
The Senate accordingly continued in
session without recess for dinner until
ldte Nohl lD-nIpN ! IL time Oh me
evening session was taken up cni. fy ny
speeches on The direct election of Senators
proposition Among the speakers wer"
Senators Percy OF Mississippi Jones Of
Washington and Jonathan Bourn. OF
Oregon
Senator Bailey at about II O'Clock
turned trick in favor of I.orimcr and ad-
vanced III" case one step nearer vote
Iuriug a mll in the deba,e Mr.. Bailey
NOV cd that when the tim. came 70 vote
on Ia" resolution unseating Mr.. Lorlmer
1t should he done bv roll call This mo-
ticn WIS adopted Th. effect of it will b.
to force those Senators who are trying tn
defer action on tn. Ioriner cas-. TO n. on
tho alert continually to prevent "A vote
nder the order mad" on motion of Mr.
Paiicy the calling OF the roll on the LORI
ner resolution cannot be stopped once
j. mas been started. Should III" opponents =
of Lorimer be momentariiy caught nap
ping on a motion to call III" roll the issue
would he Joined az once. The night
session was forced for the express pur-
rose il is unders, ood Of bringing about
me situation precipltat"t by the motion
If Mr. Bailey.
What will develop in the Sena,. now
that the contending factions ar" in
the open is uncertain al this time. The
deadlock az present is very tight and II
If apparent that Senator Cumnns will
have ample support TO conduct his fill
buster against the Lorlmer case. The
Senator hlmsalf II "A good long distance
speaker and h" Will have III. support
o. such men as Senators La Toilette
bristow, Owen, Crawford, Clapp and
many others. The Lorimer supporters
have started in now TO force matters by
making II a physical endurance test, .
but the indications are that senator
Cummins and bis followers vii, easily
he able to hold the floor for the four and
half remaining days OF the session
II the Lorimer ca.e il pushed Senator
La Toilette himself made a record OF
one day and two nights in a iilibuster
few years ago.
Senator Bailey is bitterly opposed to
the tariff board commission, but h. !,
more an Nous, II is believed for favor.
able vote on Lorirner han h. is for the
defeat Of the tariff board measure. IN.
rLorimer case in tn" Senate has long sinc {
ceased TO b" a question of the clearing
or CondamninS of the Illinois Senator
That is only one Of the side issues nov
operating TO bring about decision in
the case. The members Of the Commit, "e
on Privileges and Elections who brought
in a report freeing Lorm~r realize rha,
the unseatIng OF the Illinois Senator
will he a Reputation of their Judgment
and will AFFECT them seriously in a pOllt
ical wav. The sustaining or re ec, ioI
Of the commlttee members is now there.
fore powerful factor IN the determi-
nation of the Lorimer case. Much pres
, sire is being brought to bear in the Sen.
ate in favor Of Lorimer on this score
and If Senator Cummins adneres to his
filibustcr most of the members of tn.
committee will undoubtedly urge Senator
Bailey to concede the tariff board vote.
But if q concession is made on the tariff
board, similar pressure is likely TO be
brought upon the Lorimer people by the
friends Of the Canadian reciprocity gree
{ ment An attempt was made to-day tc
, enlist the services of Senators Root anc
Lodge and other administration leader,
in a movement Of this character in behalf
OF Canadian reciprocity. but they decline
topaz lcipste in it ltisknown however
that there are some friends Of the rec
procirv agreement who will not hesitat,
70 hold The I.orTner case as a club in ia vol
RI ec,ion on the Mccall bill These rec
Drocitv supporters will probably hold Of
day or so until they see the effect of th'
insIrgon, 1libuste- on senator Bale,
and others who are urging a vote on th'
..orimer case.
senator Lorirner and his advisers vii
do everything possible 10 prevent his css
being thrown over into the next Congress
They realize now that they have suffi
cient number of votes in the Senate 4
clear Mr. Lorimcr and they fear that thi
would be impossible in a new session o