The Washington times., 1911-02-28
Efforts to Compromise on
Lorimer and Tariff Board
Votes Futile.
STONES OBJECTION
STUMBLINGBLOCK
Missouri Senator Renews Fight
This Afternoon When Ses-
sion Is Resumed.
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reciprocity and thus will avoid an eS-
ira session. This is hardIy eXpeCIeu'
senator Lorimer had two kilograms
read into the Record, one from Speaker
Shurtleff, to the effect that FTancls
to vote for him (ShurtlefD for speaker,
hut had been prevailed on by Governor
Deneen to withdraw his support. The
other was a fat denial of statements
that Deneen made no effort TO organize
the legislature.
Senator Stone in his speech discussed
the Lorimer case in detail, but prellml-
nary thereto he made strong protest
night to recognize him and other Sena-
tors when they arose to protest against
the motion of Senator Bailey that when
the vote be taken on the Lorimer case
it be by ayes and noes. Senator Stone
insisted that this opened the way to
connivance and sharp practice, and that
il was a change in the established meth
DDS of doing business in the Senate.
Test of Endurance.
The most determined filibuster the
Senate Of the United States has seen in
recent years was started in that body
late yesterday afternoon and lasted
through the night.
1t was caused by the efforts of the
pro-Lorimer Senator'S. led by Senator
Bailey, to force a vote on the Lorimer
case. Anti-Lorimer Senators, led by
Senator Cummins, were determined to
block vote. Senator Cummins served
notice he would oppose a vote on Sena-
tor Lorimer unless there was a vote
allowed on the tariff commission bill.
The result was that both sides immedi
ately locked horns, and all night long
there was a protracted, wearying, nerve
racking struggle.
At $40 o'clock this morning an agree
ment was reached for a recess until II
o'clock. When the recess was taken
Senator Bristow had the floor, and was
speaking in opposition to Lorimer. Sem
ator Bristow had been speaking for one
hour and fifty minutes when the recess
was taken.
Previous tc that, Senator Crawford
Of South Dakota had held the floor for
eight hours and five minutes. During
the entire night, from about 1913 to $50,
he spoke almost continuously, and
fought against Lorimer retaining his
seat in the Senate. 1t was a hard test
Senator bore up well under the trying
strain of the all-night effort.
All Business Halted.
W nlle IIlG lEDTlIlleT case ana lUe IdTln
commission bill were the immediate
causes of the trouble, the whole situa-
ton as to Senate business is involved.
This includes theS Canadian reciprocity
agreement A deadlock is on as to all
business, and the fringirg on of the
fnbuster is looked on as making an
extra session ce1ksin.
No such fnbuster has been waged in
fought off for a time the enactment Of
the Aldrich-Vreeland emergency cur
rency measure several years ago. In !
that case, however. Senator La Toilette
fought almost single-handed. He was
actively assisted only by one Senator.
William ]. Stone of Missouri. In this
case a powerful contingent of the Sen
ate is carrying on the fiIibuster. In
Cluded in the list of those fighting |
against time are all the Senate pro- |
gressives, such men as Cummins, La |
Toilette, Bristow, Bourne. Beveridge, !
CIapp, Borah, and Brown. Senator |
Crawford is not usually clased with the |
but in this case he Is with |
them in struggling to prevent the Lori |
mer case coming to vote in this ses- |
sion.
Senator Railey served notice some
time ago that he would do everything
he could to block a vote on the tariff
commission bill. At the same time, he .
is bent on forcing a vote on Lorimer, /
believing that Lorimer now has the
votes to insure his seat. with Bailey in
in his effort to force a vote stands most ,
of the Old Guard Of the Senate.
Prospect of Agreement.
IN
o'clock, there was some prospect an
agreement would be reached for vote
on both Lorimer and the tariff COM
mission.
Through the night the struggle was |
drawn out by calls for quorum and by |
of the rulings of the chair. |
Early in Senator Crawford's speech, at |
about 1:3O o'clock this morning, Sen |
ator Owen made a point of no quorum. |
The Vice President, barking back to |
ruling made by Vice President Fair |
banks in the La Toilette filibuster, held |
that as no business had intervened since /
the last previous call for a quorum, the |
call was not in order. This ruling led |
to an animated discussion. The discus
sion consumed fifteen or twenty min |
utes Then Senator Culberson suggest |
ed that in this case there had certainly |
been intervening business, and the Vice |
President was obliged to hold there had |
been and that the call for the quorum |
was in order.
From this time forth, repeatedly
through the tiresome hours of the morn
Ing, calls for a quorum were made.
Determined to Fight.
Throughout the night, both sides had
on their fighting clothes. Senators were
bitterly determined to see the thing
through. AS a matter of fact, the bad
blood that broke out last night has
been gathering head for days. The
long-continued efforts of the pro-Lori-
mer Senators to prevent a vote in his
case and their sudden change of front
when they found they had obtained
enough votes to seat Lorimer; the oppo-
sition to vote on direct election of
Senators, and the attempt OF Bailey to
balk the tariff commission bill, have
served to create i'll feeling.
In the course of the night the pro-
Lorimer forces obtained one parliament
AIRY advantage. About midnight, Sem
ltor Bailey in the face of protests from
senator's Stone and Owen, got a motion
through providing that when the vote
ln the Lorimer case is taken it
De taken by yeas and nays. This
IS just whet was done at the time
IF the La Toilette filibuster. By vir-
.ue of it, If there is an instant's Iull
n the debate. the chair can instant
oN-in hn |