The National tribune., 1911-03-09
THE sUILowAY BIGl
Defeat OF the Last Effort to Ia.S :. c
and Pass II.

In the turmoil OF the closing hours
of Congress. Senator Scott saw the long
looked-for opportunity which he and his
colleagues had been waiting for to pass
the Sulloway bill. He arose and said:
ask unanimous consent to proceed
to the consideration of the bill tH. r.
29546) granting pensions to certain en-
listed men. soldiers and officers. who
served in the civil war and the war with
Mexico.
The Vice President. Is there objec-
ton?
Mr.. Gore. Mr.. President, Is that the
so-called Sulloway bill?
The Vice President. The Chair so I'M
derstands.
NJ. Gore. I object.
Mr.. Scott. | move that the Senate
proceed to the consideration OF the bill,
Notwithstanding the objection.
The Vice President. The Senator
from West Virginia moves that the Sem
ate proceed to consider the bill, not
w!thstanding the objection of the Sem
ator from Oklahoma. The question is
on that motion.
Mr.. Scott 1 ask for the yeas and
nays.
Mr.. Culberson. Let us have the yeas
and nays.
Mr.. Overman. Mr. President, before
the vote is taken on this bill, 1 merely
want to give notice that the Senate
clock has been put back half an hour.
want that on record.
The Vice President. The yeas and
nays are demanded.
The yeas and nays were ordered; and.
being taken, resulted-yeas A, nays 81.
as follows:
Yeas. 44-Beveridge. Borah, Bourne.
Bradley, Bristow, Brown. Burkett, Burn
ham, Burrows. Carter, Chamberlain,
Ciapp Clark of Wyoming, Crawford.
Cullom. Cummins. Curtis, Dick, Dixon,
Flint, Frye, Gallinger. Gamble, Gronna,
Guggenheim. Hepburn, Jones. La Fol-
lette, Lorimer. McCumber. Nelson. Nix
on. Oliver Page, Penrose. Perkins,
Piles, Scott Shively. Smith of Michigan,
Stephenson. Sutherland, Warner, Young.
Nays, 37-Racon, Rankhead, Brande-
gee, Buikeley Burton. Clarke of Arkan-
sas, Crane Culberson. Dillingham;, Du
Pont, Fletcher. Frazier. Gore. Johnston.
Kean, Lodge, Martin. Money, Newlands,
Overuian, Owen; Paynter, Percy, Ray
ner, Richardson. Root, Simmons, Smith
of Maryland. Smith of South Carolina,
stone. SwansoA TaIiaferro. Taylor,
Thornton, Tillpan,r Watson, Wetmore-
Not voting, 10-Aldrich, Bailey.
Briggs Davis, +Depew, Foster, Hale,
Smoot Terrell Warren.
So the motion was agreed to; and
the Senate, as in Committee of the
Whole, resumed the consideration OF
the bill
Senator Lodge Blocks.
From this it will appear that there
was distinct majority inithe Senate in
favor of taking up and passing the bill.
AT this juncture Senator Lodge inter-
posed with a technical objection. He
said: ~ f=@
| desire to ask if the amendment of
the Senator from North Dakota tMr.
McCuniherl. the Chairman of the COM
r:ittee, IS pending?
MI. Scott. ! will say there is an
amend rent TO this bill.
The Vice President. There is COM
mittee amendment pending, but not the
amendment, the Chair understands
Mr.. Lodge. There is a minority re-
port which has not been read, and 1
ask for its reading.
The Vice President. The Chair de-
sires to make correction. The amend
ment of the Senator from North Da-
kota is pending.
Mr. Lodge / ask for the reading of
the minority report, which has not yet
been read
The Vice President. The Secretary
viii read the report.
The Secretary proceeded to read from
the views of the minority submitted by
Mr.. McCumber Feb. IA, 1911.
Mr.. Curtis. L ask the Senator from
Massachusetts, to withdraw that request
Mr.. Lodge. 1 will read it myself.
Mr.. Curtis. 1t was fully explained by
the Senator.
Mr.. Lodge. 1 ask for the reading of
the minority report. 1 am entitled to
it.
The Vice President The Secretary
will continue the reading.
Mr.. Scott. 1 object to the reading of
it. If the Senator from Massachusetts,
wants it read, let him read it.
Mr.. Lodge. l think | have a right
to ask for its reading.
The Vice President. The Chair
thinks the reading of the report can
be called for, but the Chair will SUBJ
init the question to the Senate. Shall
the views Of the minority be read
quitting the question: The ayes have
it, and the paper will be read.
The Secretary of the Senate then read
the minority report, which has beenl
already given. This favored the Nc
Cumber amendment, which at 60 years
gave S12 month for 90 days service;
S13 a month for one years service; S14
a month for two years service: SIS a |
month for three years service, and SIG
a month for four years service. 1t in
creased the pension by 81 month until
at 10 the 80 days man got 81, the one
years man s22, the two years man s23.
the three years man s24, and the four
years man S25.
Senator Scott Makes a Last Effort.
At the conclusion of the reading SEN
ator Scott said:
I rise for the purpose of asking a.
question of the Senator from Massachu-
sets (Mr. Lodge. If it is his purposel
that this bill shall not be passed, of
course, am not going to delay the Sen
ate by having this committee report
read or going any further with the bill.
l have gone up to my limit, and I had
hoped that / could get the bill thru. |
But if it is his determination to defeat |
it, shall not take the time of the Sem
ate further.
Mr.. Lodge This is bill which. if
the Senate amendment is adopted, Will
cause an increased expenditure of S25,-t
100000 for the fiscal year 1912 and
$50 900, 900 for the fiscal year 1913.
If it passes as It came from the House,
it will add 100000, 000-and 1 am
quoting the estimates of the Secretary
of the Interior-in the next 10 years !
If it passes in the Senate form, it will
add $3S5,0o0,000 for the next 10 years
1t will necessitate the Immediate i'm /
position of new taxes. A bill that in |
wolves such enormous expenditures de-
serves more discussion and more con-
sideration by the Senate than can be
given to it in the last moments of al
dying Congress.
Mr.. Scott. The Senator from Massa-