The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-19
I Er,,,buster In congress Last Night
nlocks All Progress and Threat
ems the Reciprocity
Biil.
MANN WAS LEADER
case Where Majority Cannot Rule Be-
cause one Man Knows
How to Conduct
Blockade.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.In the
most turbulent and picturesque SOS
sion Of the hour during the sixty-tifstg
congress, less than nifty representa-
tives, led by Representative Jim
Mann Of Illinois, In an apparently USE
| less time-wasting filibuster tonight
threatened to week President Taft's
reciprocity plan and force an extra
session Of cong ess
I'm to midnight not single legl SKA.
tive wheel had turned in the house
since Friday morning at 10 o'clock
Theoretically ulder rules, 1t was still
Friday in the mouse. While filibuster
was ostensibly on the omnibus claim
bill. 1t was tacitly understood to-
night that Mann with the implied aid
Of the speaker and other old guard
leaders was directing his fight against
the Canadian reciprocity bill now In
the senate. The filibuster insured a
long delay in consideration in half a
score OF appropriation bills seither to
lay untouched or not yet assembled
If the appropriation bills are dump
ed on the senate in the last week OF
the session 1t was generally under
stood that the senate, already loath
to take up reciprocity would plead
4 lack of time as an excuse to evade the
Issue entirely.
In view Of President Taft's threat
this afternoon IVES looked I lpon sss
definitely forecasting an extra session
What II is.
Lonesome effort by Representative
James R. Mann, frepn. I'll. J to prevent
vote on, the omnibus claims bill
carrying approximately sa.60O,o0o.
Majority of both democrats and re
publicans, though favoring bill, pow
erless to stop filibuster.
Two days Already consumed in the
reading of the bill, amendments, par
liamentary questions, and useless rol
calls demanded by Mann.
What it Means,
May prevent consideration of Taft'
reciprocity bill in the senate by pilinl
up appropriation bills for last week o
session.
May force extra session to dispos
either of reciprocity or routine suppl
bills.
Mann believed to have tacit supper
OF Speaker Cannon, and anti-reciproc
ity members of the house.
Steam Roller Used.
Mann and his cohorts were stean
rcllered. crushed and decimate
time after time. by roll call after rol
call but they always came baci. bruis
ed, yet grinning after each attack
Through the wonderful endurance an
parliamentary craftiness of the littl
gray whiskered Illinois wizard, the
maintained their time wasting tactic
In the face of overwhelming major
ties solely by taking advantage {
tangled parliamentary situations.
At midnight. Representative Bel
democrat, Georgia minority whil
declared he had enough member
pledged to stay in the chamber t
keep a quorum until noon Sulda
when they would be relieved by oti
ers.
Still Going at 2:oo A. M.
Representative Kitchin describe
The French spoilation claims as I'll
scheme of defunct insurance compa
les. through lobbying. to take $60o,0'
or more out of the treasury. Primo
of Illinois, in referring to one specif
claim mentioned the State Insuran'
Co., of Pennsylvania.
That is one OF the companies" e
planned Kitchin, which hopes to 6
s350,000 out of this bill"
And" added Representative Shac
elford, (dem. Mo- there sits its pre-
dent, Mr.. Cattergood in the gallery"
The general debate stopped at -
O'clock and the clerk began readil
the bill by paragraphs. On the first lite
Law of New York. moved to strike 0
all spoilation claims.
Sheridan is Afioat.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Rum
that the transport Sheridan had be
sunk was discredited at the office
the quartermaster general tonigl
The Sheridan arrived at Honolu
Thursday and left yesterday in go
condition for Guam, according to
cabiegram ,eceived today.