Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
THE SENATE.
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THE SENATE.
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deavored to secure the passage Of reso
| lutions ratifying the constitution or New
| Mexico 1t was then that Senator Over
started his single-handed effort to pre-
| vent the admission of New Mexico al
| state. without the admission at thu
| same time of Arizona His flibustel
| threatened to tie the Senate In a Knot
| which 1t would prove impossible to unite
in time to save the big supply bills:
| Senator Owens fight began after
| the floor and he announced that ne nae
| a speech that would take several hours
| to deliver. Appeals were made to him to
| yield for an executive session An lhol-
cation of what was to come was SHOWN
when he declined. He spoke on and on
He finally did allow the executive SEES
sion, but with the strict understanding
that he did not yield the floor.
Double-Headed Filibuster.
When Senator Owen persisted in his
speech Senator McCumber made an ef-
fort to get through the apportionment
bill that had already passed the House
It soon became evident that no matter
which way the Senate turned it found in
front a flibuster.
At o'clock this morning the Senate
found itself in double filibuster-that OF
Senator Owen on the New Mexico state.
on the reapportionment bill. The Senate mac
been rushing through appropriation Oils
with nerves on edge, lest dynamite oe
discovered in some amendment 'na'
would hopelessly tie up the BODY Tor the
remainder Of the session, from 10 O'CLOCK
in the morning almost continuously until
midnight.
The starting of the double filibuster
after the midnight hour put the senate
in a humor for a recess: and It was
taken shortly before 5 O'Clock until o clock
Many senators continued the tension OF
the week by Immediately going to con-
ference rooms to fight out win reiuc'a a. :
members Of reluctant lower mousse t!e
amendments to appropTlatioH oaiiS oooP'
ed by the Senate.
A few minor bills were passed aiter
the reconvening OF the Senate. priei
respite was secured by adJournins from
:45 o'clock until O'Clock. Then came
the vote, upon the tariff board measure
a greed to beforehand. when the measure
was passed. 55 to %.
No sooner was that out OF the way tnan
Senator Owen resumed his nnpuster, Sc
curing the floor and declining to ylelo,
even FOR conference reports. There were
only three hours then remaining until
the expiration of the session oy consul.
tutional limitation, and Senator owen
was well supplied with documents from
which to read; we'll prepared on the topic
of initiative and referendum, upon which
he was to talk, and well stocked with DC,
termination to hold up the business until
it would be too late to transact more.
Make overtures for Peace.
The failure Of the conference reports on
the big appropriation bills. which meant
the failure of the supply bills themselves
was foreshadowed. and the olive branch
was held out to the senator from OKLA
homa. He reiterated his intention 10
prevent a vote on the statehood resolu-
ton for New Mexico If Arizona was not
included: and he talked on.
Oyertures were made to nlm py oen
ate leaders on both sides OF the cnam-
Der, first quietly and in low tones. then
openly. Minority Leader Money and
Senator Bacon, who have much IN
huence with their democratic col,
leagues. appealed. but in vain: ana ma
Mr. Owen held ,, the ho %ica ss1 President
Sherman took a hand in the tr|ce
negotiations with Mr.. Owen. a/0 ne
visited the President before talking
with the Oklahoma SENATOR 1t was was
neal from Mr.. Taft to Mr. Owen to
let the appropriation Ills go through
Senator Carter, whose term would ex-
pire in less than an hour, made an enort
TO compromise. Senator Owen let 1t De
known that the sundry civil bill must fail
or statehood for both New Mexico ana
Arizona must be adopted.
Finally Agrees to Compromise.
He was unrelenting at first. but when
only half an hour Of the session remained
he gave way to an agreement to vote on
the double statehood resolution with the
provision that he would let the appropria-
ton bills go through.
The time was then so short that it was
doubtful that the mechanical work OF pre-
pairing the bills for the signature of the
Speaker, the Vice President and the Presi-
dent before IL o'clock could be completed
Assistant sergeant-at-arms walked over
to the Senate clock in the rear OF the
chamber with long stick and turned the
hands of the clock back from 11:25 to IL
o'clock.
hood resolution resulted in its defeat.
the Senate regulars voting mo" while
the insurgents and the democrats voted
aye A sigh of relief went up from
senators. and they began to smile again.
Just then Senator Bailey let 1t be known
that he had resigned. And that was
another Jolt to the Senate. While Sem
ators were anxiousy beseeching him to
reconsider the usual formalities of
thanking the Vice President and presi-
dent pro tempore for their rulings during
the session and the speech of thanks by
the Vice President were under way.
Final Action on Bills.
OF the appropriation measures all mad
been finally acted upon SO far as the
Senate could dispose OF them. with the
exception of the sundry civil and the gen.
eral deficiency bills. The deficiency bill
was reported to the Senate early in the
night. and being promptly disposed Of.
gave way to conference reports on other
bills.
During the night a final conference re-
port on the post Office bill was presented
by Senator Penrose and acted upon by the
Senate. The way had been paved for the
prompt disposal Of this bill both in COM
mittee and in the Senate by the elimina-
ton of most of the items, such as the
parcels post experiment and the increased
rates OF postage on magazines upon
which there could be differences. Most OF
the Senate additions, including the pro-
vision for a commission to investigate
the question of second-class postage, were
retained.
The naval and the sundry civil bills were
the subjects of conference reports during
the night. In neither case was the re-
port final. In connection with the sundry
RI yiI hill fhoro rare half a dozen nr more