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E1LIBUSTER ON and THEN OFF
,OTE ON TARIFF BOARD SET
.'cH 500 TO-MORROW.
,,eu,ocra,s Force Insurgents 10 Nic,d On
Tarin and Appropriation Biils 60
Trrouxh- stones I.ons Distance Talk
cut On. hut other Takers Get Busy


WASHINGTON, d. C.. March 3. 500 A. VI.
BY una nimous consent a vote on the
Tariff Board bill was set for $40 Saturday
morning. The filibuster collapsed. The
Senate then proceeded to consider the
naval appropriation bill.
WASHINGTON, March 3. e:ao A. NAT
or the floor by a parliamentary device
invoked by Senator Beveridge Stone
made a motion, and then Beverdge OBJ
lected to his talking further on the ground
mat under the rules no Senator could
discuss the same measure more than
twice in one legislative day. Senator
stone had discussed the tariff board bill
IN the morning: he took the floor on it
this evening. That made two times
vice.President Sherman sustained the
objection, and Senator Stone. who had
tesn the backbone of the filibuster was
compelled to take II scat As he did so
h. s,id
I dcnounce this ruling as unjust and
Sbiira-y"
Senator Overman at once took up the
fibuster and il was thought Senator
Gore end others We're in reserve. Tho
senate Chamber was crowded. and the
republicans were more hopeful that the
flibuster would collapse before morning
aad the Tariff Board bill pass
morning that has yet confronted it in the
present complicated situation. and il
Gl looks As if not only Canadian reci-
prooity but some of the big appropriation
bills may he forced over into a special
session The evening session developed
a flibuster led by Senators Stone and
Owen. Democrats, against the passage
oi the money measures
For four hours they had obstructed the
progress of the post Office BILL carrying
about $40 900. and at midnight the
Republican leaders withdrew that measure
n from sent consideration and again
II brought to the front the tariff commission
hill. which has been the cause of 50 great
q rumpus IN the last two days.
Another session extending into the
small hours Of the morning seems inevi-
table and the insurgents are likely to
demand continuous performance from
the Senate until vote is obtained upon
their pet measure.
Republican leaders of the Senate were
panic stricken at the unexpected flibuster
ty Senator Stone and one or two of his
supporters against the revenue bills
While the Senator from Missouri had
been stubborn in his long winded OPP
position to the tariff commission bill. the
Republicans thought that he had been
sppeased when the insurgents after an
all day fight consented to the displacing
of that bill "a the unfinished business of
The Senate and the substitution OF the ap-
propriation bills in it's place.
The Senate managed TO pass four OF the
minor revenue measures before the
opposition Of the Missouri Senator de-
veloped. and then. aided by Senator
owsn. he effectively blocked further
progress in this direction. The pleading
of the Republican leaders apparently
had no effect upon him. Senator Stone.
it is said. has started out with the inten-
ton Of nsuring a special session by the
failure Of some Of the appropriation bills
His action seems to be justified solely on
the ground that it will be good politics
for the Democrats. Senator Owen s
opposition to the appropriation bill is on
different ground. He was displeased
because the insurgents consented to give
way in the afternoon on the tariff COM
mission bill in favor of the Appropriation
measures
The decision OF the Republican leaders
at midnight to again bring the tariff bill
TO the front was apparently designed tc
placate Owen and lessrn Senator Stones
support in the fight on the money bills
President Taft himself has become
alarmed over the prospect Of failure ol
sone of the big appropriation bills. The
ms Of the sundry civil bill, for inst ance
would mean the sacrificing of a s4OO, ,OO'
appropriation insuring the life OF tho
PRESENT tarif board during the President
administration. the Panama Canal forti
tcaiion appropriation and other i'm
portant items
In the event Of the failure Of one of tn,
Appropriation bills the President, il wa,
earned tonight. will call Congress to-
gether only a few days after the expira
non OF the present session. II the money
measures go through without action or
'snadian reciprocity the special session
VIII be called for about the middle OF
March The President has been advised
py Republican Senators against allow
'pg the Democrats thirty days or si,
weeks, as they have requested. for or,
sanzing and he will probably limit IN,
herod to two weeks at the most
II was not until o'clock in the after
boon that the Republican insurgents
consented to have the tariff commission n
oil displaced in favor Of appropriation
measures. This gave the Senate the frs
respite II had had in six hours from ths
Uemooratic filibuster against the tariff
commission bill Senator Stone and his
''Howers had taken up the fight at th'
pehlng Of the days session at the poin,
'here they had dropped it when ths
senate finally agreed to adjourn at
oclock Yesterday morning
An attempt had been made by the
utmocrats soon after the Senate me
"Il O'Clock in the morning TO force tn,
IONS Iteration Of the appropriation bills
WV This was voted down, IS to 23. and tn,
arm commission bill waa al in hafora 4 the