The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-02
PLAN TO HALT NEW
F|L|BUsTER FAILS
Democrats Refuse To Vote on Tariff
Board Bill and Republicans
Will Fight.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2.-The hope
OF compromise with the Democrats on
President Taft's permanent tarifI
board bill was abandoned by the Re
publicans In the senate today. They
determined on a fight TO the hnish
even though II should continue all day
and throughout the night. IL was TO
be test OF endurance to be prolong-
ed until the Democrats surrendered
and agreed to vote.
The Democrats carried on fili.
buster until ! :35 o'clock this morning
Hale REP, Maine), dickered with
the Democrats when today's session
to vote on the bill at noon, Friday.
Evasive responses were made by
Money (Dem., Miss, and Simmons
| (Dem., 8. CT, who said that some of
the Democratic senators desired To
speak on the bill While they believ.
ed a vote would be reached, they did
not consider II wise TO agree to q
stated time, they said. LaFollette's
| suggestion that vote be taken at
10 o'clock tonight was met by similar
evasive responses.
The war flag was then run up by
the Republicans. They made no
threat on the floor, but there was an
understanding that they would keep
the Democrats talking until they
changed their minds about filibuster-
ing and agreed TO roll call.
Interrupting Shively. Senator Sim
mons (Dem., N. Co., said q. majority
Of the Republicans have agreed to sac
rifice the appropriation bills and pre-
cipitate an extra session Of congress.
In order TO force consideration Of the
tariff board bill.
Il want to emphasize this before the
American people," Simmons said.
Simmons asked the question II such
an agreement did not exist by which
this bill and permitted to press 1t
even II the appropriation bills failed.
After much parrying Senator Smoot
rep, Utah, frankly declared that an
agreement was made to make the tar
IN bill board the Unfinished busi-
ness and leave II as such until the
senate acted.
The policy Of preventing action on
the appropriation bills. compelling an
extra session was sharply criticised
by Shively. Less than as hours re-
NAMED to consider the appropriation
bills. he said.
"The question of a tariff board was
never seriously considered interjected
Senator Johnston (Dem.. Ala.), Until
the house became Democratic"
The plan Is" said Shively, Ito APP
point q committee of arch-angels to
determine tarif questions. They could
not be mistaken In their conclusions"
THE same president who declared
that the act OF 1909 was the best tar
IN law ever enacted. Is TO appoint the
members OF the board" continued
Shively. 1.-THE Payne-Aldrich bill has
been approved and eulogized by him.
This IL q bill that must proceed
upon the. theory that past legislation
has been enacted without reference to
the facts that should govern tariff re-
vision. II is an administration that
previous enactments have been ar
ranged on an entirely different basis
than the relative cost OF production
at home and abroad"
The means and methods of collect
Ing data were discussed ut some
length by Shively. He said It was the
greatest task ever imposed on human
beings
Nothing but the passage OF the
reciprocity bill will prevent an extra
session of congress.
The United Press Ia able to make
this statement unqualifiedly today on
the strength OF information from an
authority at the white house close
enough TO the president TO make It
authentic.
The president has heard that the
report Is being circulated that he will
be satisfied to get vote on recipro-
city even though the bill Ia defeated.
II can be stated authoritatively that
no compromise will be acceptable to
the president who feels that he has
II in his power to demand whole
loaf In the present matter.
This declaration from the white
house today puts new light on the
reciprocity situation. Up until today,
President Taft has stood Action" on
the pact. and not demanded that 1t
be passed.
Reports of deal being arranged In
the senate whereby opponents OF re-
ciprocity were attempting to secure
Democratic votes to defeat the bill on
the excuse that an extra session
would thus be obviated, are the basis
for the new attitude adopted by the
president.
Coming to the relief OF Shively, the
Republicans were assailed by Sena
tor Bankhead (Dem., Ala.), who de-
handed to know when the appropria-
ton bills would be considered.
There will come q time" said War
rem .(Rep., Wyo).
but when? shouted Bankhead.
A motion was then made by Bank.
head to take up the postoffire appro-
priation bill. II carried on a viva
voce vote, but was lost on roll call.
"a ayes: Sc nays.
In resuming his speech, Shively
said the senate had voted to place
the eight appropriation bills back OF
the tariff board.
This has at least cleared the at
mosphere," he said, and placed the
responsibility for the failure of the
appropriation bills and an extra SEES
sion Of congress where II belongs. BY
the vote IL appears this board is of
more importance than the eight ap-
preparation bills"
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