The Washington herald., 1911-02-02
DEADLOCK NOW
THREATENS SENATE
Formal Notice of Filibuster
Made by Brown, Nebraska.
WANT ACTION ON FOUR BILLS
II These Measures Are Not Voted
Upon 1t Is Asserted that the Ap-
propriation Bills VIII Fail-EIeven
Senators Said to Be in Com mbinati0n.
Senator Brown Gives Reasons.

A disposition to filibuster developed IN
the Senate yesterday.
combination of Senators to secure the
enactment of certain bills has been
formed. Notice was served yesterday
that if these measures were not passed
the appropriation bills would fail
The four propositions upon which action
Is desired are as follows:
The resolution to unseat Senator
Lorimer.
The bill to create a permanent tariff
board.
The resolution for the election Of
Senators by the people
The bill adding s45.0c00O0 to the
pension appropriation
The filibusters are said to have held
meetings and to have mentally signed
articles of war. A tentative list Includes
Senators Beveridge- Borah, Bristow,
Brown, Burkett, Clapp. Crawford, Cum
minis, Dixon, La Toilette and Nelson.
1t is asserted by these Senators that
others are preparing to join the move
ment.
Notice Served on the Senate.
Advance notice OF the movement was
served on the Senate yesterday by Sena-
dental to ushering in the filibusterinS
season. he drew aside a curtain and dis
closed a somewhat startling condition of
affairs relating to the business of the
Senate. That body looked over the
stuffed calendar nonchalantly. and ad-
journed for the day at 80 o'clock, hav-
ing agreed that if nobody cared to
speak on the projects before the Senate
1t was useless to continue the session.
That commodity known as Senatorial
courtesy, it was asserted, made it i'm
possible to proceed with pending meas
ures until Senators desiring to speak on
them found it convenient to do so.
Senator Brown delivered his warning
during the course of mis- remarks on the
Lorimer resolution. Mentioning this
resolution with the legislation concern
ing the election of Senators the tariff
board bill, and the service pension bill
Senator Brown said that he had no quar-
rel with the practice of giving the ap-
preparation bills the right of way in the
Senate, but that he would have to OBJ
ject to the smooth course of the custom
unless it were agreed in advance that the
four projects he referred to should be
brought to a vote before adjournment.
He said:
This is not said as threat nor is
ii in the nature of an ultfnatum.
am stating simple fact. 1t is we'll,
with only four working weeks ahead
of us, that We understand now what
the fact is in that regard. If Con-
gress adjourns without action on
these measures, Congress will adjourn
without action on some of the appro-
priation bills.
Not Acting Without Assistance.
The delivery of this message, bolstered
up as it was in private conversation by
Senator Brown to the effect that he had
plenty Of help in his undertaking, caused
the Senate to SIT up and take notice of
the fact that, even if it did not take the
threat of the Nebraska Senator seri-
ously, there were likely to be lively
times ahead in the few days left of the
session. Several of the standpat Sena-
tors do not take kindly in the least to
the job of tackling several of the meas
ures before the Senate, and would not
feel the least chagrin over seeing the
end of the session arrive without action
upon them. On the other hand there
are plenty who believe some kind of
action is necessary if the Senate is to
save its face
1t would be nothing less than a crime
to avoid the Lorimer ISSUE said Sen
ator Brown in discussing his attitude.
The country has received the details of
the case, and there is nothing left to do
but for the Senate to decide whether or
not Mr. Lorimer is to be left in possession