Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
KNOCKS OUT SPOLIATION
CLAIMS BY CLEVER MOVE
Turbulent Session Continues All
Through the Night.
MANY DEMANDS FOR ROLL CALL
Charge Made That the Filibuster
Is Really Aimed at Cana
dian Reciprocity.

y crushing blow was dealt at
the omnibus claims bill when the
House early this morning adopt
cd motion striking out all of the
measure after the enacting clause
in the Senate bill, which en-
braced French spoliation claims
and navy yard overtime claims,
and substituted the House bill
which does not have these fea-
lures in it.
The motion. which was made
by Mr.. Mann of Illinois, was per-
haps his shrewdcst move i'll all his
long hlibuster against the bill. 1t
means the starting of the legisla-
tion all over again. and the
French spoliation advocates i'm
mediately began fighting the bill.
They included Messers Currier of
New Hampshire, Bennett of New
York. Lawrence and Gardner OF
Massachusetts and Tilson of Con-
necticut.
When the reading of the
House bill began Mr.. Bennett
started flibuster. While the
program is to endeavor to pass
the bill in the House, the advo-
Gates of the old-claims bill are
now divided. 1t is realized by
them that there is little time left
for the bill to pass the House, and
then be considered as an original
measure in the Senate.
MIR. Gardner, at 3 am, made
the point OF no quorum and men,
bers were hurriedly summoned.
\ call of the House showed a
quorum present and the reading
Of the bill was continued at 3:,o
am.
In session Of the House that at times
lecame disorderly beyond description,
less than fifty republicans. under the
leadership OF Representative James r.
Mann OF Illinois, threatened, by a SEEM
ugly useless time-wasting flibuster, to
u'ovk President Taft's reciprocity pro-
agam and to even force an extra session
ot Congress.
At o'clock this morning not a single
], sislaiive wheel in the house had been
TUNED since Friday morning. when the
1ody convened at III O'Clock. And Sat-
urday still Friday, in a legislative
sense. according to Speaker Cannons
rLHHS.
Wai,e the filibuster which has beer
conducted for the past two days by MIR.
Mann has been ostensibly directed against
The omnibus bill. carrying more than a
million dollars for distribution south of
Mason and Dixon's line. it was quite gen.
orally dec.a .ared tonight by frank repub-
leans and democrats that Mr.. Mann. with
the tacit approval of Speaker Cannon and
other old guard republican leaders, was
directing his filibuster against the Taft
reciprocity bill now before the Senate.
Apparently Contradictory.
This is difficult to understand, inasmuch
Mr.. Mann voted for the Mccall BILL
desisned to carry into effect the reciprocal /
trade agreement between the United
States and Canada, which has passed the
House and is now pending in the Senate
Mr.. Mann has also consistently favored
the removal of restriction upon the i'm
portation of wood pulp and print paper
from Canada But il is equally difficult
10 understand how Mr.. Mann, with his
x,-;.,
and his accepted position one of the
republican leaders, would consent To
abetting a flihuSter that. in all proba-
bility, will result in eliminating several
of the most valuable legislative days OF
the present session.
Al any rate, whatever motives may be
involved. II is certain that the filibuster
resulted in an interminable delay in half
score of appropriation bills. either to-
tally untouched or in an exceedingly half
baked legislative state. If these bills are
dumped on the Senate in the last week of
the session il is the general opinion in
the House that the Senate. already loath
TO take up the reciprocity bill will plead
lack of time and refuse to consider the
measure that President Taft considers to
l. the most important OF all of the ad-
rtinistration recommendations now pend
ing before the national legislature IL
the Senate does refuse consideration of
the Mccall bill. declining to bring il TO a
vote. il il the general belief. based on
President Taft. that an extra session will
be called.
Steam Roller Active.
At times the proceedings in the House
last night looked like a butchery of the
republican party to make . democratic
holiday. Mr. Mann and mis- supporters
were steam rollered and crushed time
after time. by roll call upon icl call. but
y,
BY the wonderful endurance and parlia
mentary wisdom OF the Illinois wizard
they kept up the one-sided fight hour
after hour. time after time placing the
overwhelming democratic and republican
. majority in an unknown situation that
required skill to untangle.
At midnight Representative Bell, a
Georgia democrat, and the democrat tic
whip, announced that he had enough
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