Arizona republican., 1911-03-02
NIGHT SPENT
 IN H|LAR|TY In Guise of Consideration
 of Tariff Board Bill SLEIGHT,OF CHAN GE
In Which Beveridge Sue ceeded Lodge Democrats Solidly Against It, But It Is Believed That It Will Ultimately Be Passed.

Washington, March When Sena
 tor Beveridge moved at tonight's ses- sion tO proceed to the consideration or the bill to create a permanent tariff board, thus indicating the control of the measure had been passed from Senator Lodge to a senator who is not on the committee, there followed as clever d bit Of haZing as was ever witnesses in the senate chamber
 Beginning with some facetious com ment by Senator Stone of Missouri the situation became serious when Senator Money of Mississippi. the minority leader. demanded an expla- nation. Finally he moved to recommit the bill to the committee on finance in the hope, as he said. of clarifying
 the situation. This motion failed by a vote of 22 to 5I.
 Before this action was taken Sena- tors Beveridge and Lodge endeavored to explain their positions The In- diana senator said he had been inter ested in the question of creating a permanent tariff board for many years. Senator Lodge. with reluctance. confessed that the surrendering of the conduct of the bill tO Senator Bever- idge had been part of the agreement yesterday by which the senate fixed the time to vote on the Lorimer case and made the tariff board bill the un- finished business.
 According to Mir. Stone it has been the unbroken practice of the senate that when a bill is reported from a committee some member of that com mittee shall take charge of it. lie called attention to the fact that the matter had been reported by Senator Lodge. who had suddenly disappeared, and Mir. Stone demanded tO know whether he had disappeared willingly or unwillinsly. He said that when the bill was given tO him t0 report it was his right and duty to maintain charge of it. He wanted to know there was no republican mem Der who favored the measure. or whether it had been reported reluct- antly by a member of the committee who chose later to abandon it. Finally. MT. Stone addressed Mir. Hale of Maine. and asked him if he could solve the riddle.
 'I am in a condition of surprise" said MT Hale. 'I supposed that the senator from Massachusetts was in charge of the bill and l should like to know by what process of legerdemain he was busted from the control of the management of it." Continuing Mir Hale said he did not think even his modest friend from Indiana would assume to take the leadership"
 
 kept the senate cOnvulsed with laughter. while Senators Beveridge and Lodge remained in their seats. evidently much embarrassed.
 Although the bill was kept before the senate from early last evening until 1:S5 o'clock this morning no vote was had on it. nor was any time fixed for voting. The opposition came from democratic senators entire ly. They protested that p.ey were not conducting a filibuster but had had no time for a caucus to define their position on the measure.
 Senator Beveridge who has charge of the bill questioned the democrats closely. as to their intentions and drew from them statements that they could not promise. but believed there would be no disposition to obstruct a vote if they were permitted to go to their homes and get a nights rest
 After Mir Beveridge said he was willing to accept the statements of the democrats he moved to adjourn. but Mir LaFollette of Wisconsin demanded roll call on the motion. Practically all of Senator Beveridge's colleagues voted against adjournment but he received the support of the democrats and the motion carried. 26 to 24. The senate will resume con- sideration of the measure soon after it meets at II o'clock today and the republican leaders confidently expect that it will pass.