The National tribune., 1911-03-16
THE SULLONAY BILL IN THE SEN


As soon as it was known that the
Sulloway bill had passed the House by
such an astonishing majority there was
loud-spoken opposition in the Senate
from Senators Root, Lodge and Hurton.
EranJpSe= aad Buckley also expressed
themselves as opposed to it. Senators
Baileysand ONermaR were active in their
opposition. but the chief animus of this
seemed ~ be to embarrass the Repub-
leans These Senators are Democrats
before anything else, and most of their
actions can be attributed to n desire to
trouble their political opponents. For
some weeks after the passage of the bill
it was impossible to get quorum of
the Senate Committee on Pensions.
Whether by accident or design, the
Democrats, with the exception Of Sem
ator Shively. Of Indiana, were always
absent from the meetings. When a
quorum vas finally gained twosor three
meetings were devoted to discussion OF
the various bills. When action was al
last secured the first motion was to re-
port the bill with the income amend
this Senators Du Pont, La Toilette,
Taliaferro and Gore voted, with the
rest against it.
Senator McCumber's substitute re-
ceived the support of McCumber, Talia-
ferro and Gore, while Senators Scott,
Pont and Shively voted against it. The
amendment to reduce the rating at rs
years to $50 was supported by Senators
McCumber. Scott, La Toilette, Du Pont
Taliaferro and Gore. Voting against
this reduction were Senators Curtis,
Burnham, Smoot, Piles and Shively.
Those voting TO report the bill as
amended were Senators Scott, Burn
ham, Smoot, Piles, La Toilette, Curtis
Du Pont and Shively, or eight in all
Against reporting the bill were Senators
McCumber, Taliaferro and Gore. When
the bill was before the Senate Root
ceased active opposition, altho he did
not favor it, but Lodge and Burton
were conspicuous in their labors to de-
feat its consideration. Senators Bailey
and Overman were also active against
it, but for partisan reasons.
The test came in the vote to proceed
to the consideration of the bill. The
names of those voting for and against
at this vital moment have already been
given, but it will be well to repeat them
We want to keep clearly in mind both
our friends and our enemies. The vote
stood:
Yeas 44-Beveridge. Borah, Bourne
Bradley, Rristow Brown, Burkett
Burnham, Burrows, Carter, Chamber
lain, Clapp, Clark tWyoming), Craw-
ford, Cullom, Cummins, Curtis, Dick,
Dixon, Flint. frye, Gallinger, Gamble.
Gronna, Guggenheim, Hepburn. Jones
La Toilette, Lorimer, McCumber, Nell
son, Nixon, Oliver, Page, Penrose, Per-
kins, Piles, Scott, ShiveIy, Smith mich
igan), Stephenson, Sutherland, Warner
Young
Nays, 37-Bacon. Bankhead, Brande-
gee, Buckley. Burton, Clarke (Arkan-
sas), Crane, Culberson, Dillingham;, Du
PoDt, Fletcher, Frazier, Gore, Johnston
Kean, Lodge, Martin, Money, Newlands
Overman, Owen, Paynter, Percy, Ray
ner, Richardson, Root, Simmons, Smith
(Maryland), Smith (South Carolina)
Stone. Swanson, Tdliaferro, Taylor
Thornton, Tillman, Watson, Wetmore.
Not voting, 10-Aldrich, Bailey
Briggs, Davis, Depew, Foster, Hale
Smoot, Terrell Warren.
Had it not been for the loss of two
days of invaluable time in fiIibusterine
over the Lorimer case, and the election
of Senators by the people, the bill
would have been passed.