Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-10
FILIBUSTER CLOGS
SENATE BUSINESS
TO A STANDSTILL

ate. After an ~all-night session, a new
legislative day was begun shortly be-
fore noon, and under a previous agree
ment the amendment to the constitu-
ton providing for tho direct election
OF senators was taken up. 1t was de-
feated.
Then the blockade started again.
Progressive senator's, who under the
lead of Senator Crawford filibustered
all night against the Lorimer resolu-
ton, are unwilling to consent to a
vote on 1t unless a vote is also taken
on the bill to create a permanent
tariff commission. Democratic sena-
Money AID Bailey, will not agree to
vote on the tariff commission bill.
Senator Bailey is half willing to sur
render. but Senator Money absolutely
refuses to give consent.
Under the Senate rules no vote can
be taken on anything except by unan-
imous consent of all senators present.
Failing to reach an agreement, the
filibuster started again as soon as the
direct election amendment was u of
the way. Senator Stone, of Missouri,
took the floor and began a lengthy
speech against senator Lorimer. He
is likely to be followed by several other
senator's, including La Toilette.
Fruitless Efforts to Agree.
From Sis o'clock this morning, when
the Senate too a recess after an all
night session, during which Senator
Coe |. Crawford, of South Dakota, de-
iivered an eight-hour hlibustering
speech on the Lorimer case, until 10: 80,
the Senate chamber was deserted.
Senators lost no time IN getting away
after the beginning of the recess, but
they were not so prompt in returning,
inc the hour for ~reconvening, which
was IL o'clock, was rapidly approach
ing when they began TO make their APP
pearance or the floor and in their COM
mittee rooms.
For the most part they looked ur-
prisingly fresh considering the ordeal
through which they had passed, but
some confessed to great fatigue. Most
Of the early arrivals were democrats.
They came to attend a party confer
ence, in which it was hoped a
might be agreed upon which would per-
nit a acknowledgements of the snarls.
The conference was called at the in
stance of Senator Stone, who insisted
that before he would agree to any pro-
gram he must have behind him a de-
cision OF mis- party in the senate.
The Missouri senator freely assumed
responsibility for last nights failure to
reach an understanding, and while he
did not talk for publication he let his
friends know that he wo.ld hold out
indefinitely unless he could be assured
Of party cooperation. He said he was
not willing to act on the individual re-
sponsibility of any one senator, mean
ing Senator Bailey.
Bailey Ready to Quit.
It appeared that Mr.. Bailey had indi-
Gated a willingness to surrender his
position against a vote on the tariff
board providing g vote could be secured
on the Lcrimer resolution. Mr.. Stone
strenuously opposed Lorimer, n while
he did not go so far as to say there
should be 10 vote in that matter, he
indicated there should be party con-
cert.
The Missourian was among the first
to reach the conference, but the Texan
was not so prompt. Republican sena-
tors interested in both the tariff board
question and the Lorimer case were
hopeful that before the end OF the day
an agreement would be reported for a
vote on 10Th before final adjournment
next Saturday. They thought they a
reason for this hope, but the conference
failed to substantiate 1T.
Session Is Resumed.
Vice President Sherman. who had
had sufficient time to go home and
change from evening clothes to an ordi-
nary business suit. was again in the
chair when the Senate resumed the
session of Monday at IL a. m. About so
senator's were in their places at this
hour and others were drifting in
rapidly.
Senator Bristow, who was acting as
relief for Senator Crawford, the leading
hlibuster against the Lorimer resolu-
ton. was recognized by the vice presi-
dent, but Immediately yielded to Sena-
tor Beveridge, who wanted to know IL
the continuance OF the legislative day
of Monday past the hour of IL noon
would vitiate the special order for a
vote on the direct election of senators
fixed for that hour. The chair held
that 1t would. Senator Nelson then
moved that when an adjournment of
Mondays session was taken 1t be to
meet at IL so today. This was agreed
to.
Senator Money, of Mississippi. plead
ed with 10Th sides not to delay action
on various important matters before
the Senate. He said the democrats had
no intention of delaying a vote on Lori
mer. He declared the presidents an
| nouncement of an extra session must
be taken as sincere and he did not think
| the matter of a tariff board or the reci-
| procity agreement were Of sufficient
| Importance to tie up the public bust
ness.
Newiands Adds His Plea.
Senator Newlands, Of Nevada, also
consumed time with a brief speech In
| which ne fought to explain his atti-
| Jude on pending matters. Mr.. New
| lands said he E&s Tor a tariff board,
! and he did not believe IL could en-
| barrass the democratic party in its
revision of the tariff. even If all it's
members were appointed by a repub-
| lican president, especially when that
president had appointed to the SUI
preme court of the United States. a
White, a Lurton and a Lamar.
Senator Gallinger at n:2o o'clock
| moved an adjournment until 11:5C
| O'Clock and IL was ordered. During
| the interval between adjournment and
| RECOMMENDING OF the Senate, 1t was as
| certained that n democratic confer
| ence ser-ed no purpose except to de-
| velop the fact that any agreement on
a legislative program was quite out
| Of the question.
In the secret meeting the expression
| against an understanding was en-
| phatic. :. number OF democratic SEN
| ators expressed the view that as the
| Senate , as republican by a two-thirds
majority that party should be left "a
work out its w problems without the
! all of the democracy.
At 1850 o'clock the new Legislative
day began In the usual way with
| prayer by the chaplain and the read.