Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
LAFOLLETTE WINS
FIGHT IN SENATE
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One Of those, Senator Hepburn, was
reported i'll.
| The first tilt in the senate was ovel
the reading of the journal Of Satur
days all-night session. Senator La
Toilette insisted on it's being read in
full.
Chamberlain Drops FiIibuster.
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, to.
day abandoned his filibuster against
adjournment of congress on provision
that the general deficiency bill carry.
ing state claims" in which Oregon has
an interest go over until December.
The house is believed to be agreeable
to that. Senator La Follettes fi..bus,
ter to force vote on the Penrose res
olution was then the only apparent OBJ.
stacle to adjournment today.
IF it is decided to let the bill go
until winter, will consent to an ad-
ljournment" sad Mr.. Chamberlain. ~
will not consent, however, to it's pas
sage without the state claims. Mary.
land, Virginia and Texas also are in
terested.
Senate leaders began conference
Just before noon to find a way to bring
the session to speedy end
The general deficiency bill carries
S6, 100000 The governments other
creditors for that amount including
merchants in many cities who have ad-
vanced supplies to the army and navy
will have to wait until December for
their pay, if the measure is held over.
Leaders Up In the Air,
Leaders Of the house and senate pre-
pared for today's session, little know
ing whether the sixty-second congress
would end tonight or continue for a
week. With a double filibuster prom
Used in the senate and the house
standing like rock against the
''state claims" in the general deficiency
bill, no one could accurately forecast
the days developments. Some lead
ers predicted one part Of the situation
might be solved by letting the general
deficiency bill go by the board and
wait for the next congress. Such
plan, however, was In a way to be
thwarted if Senator Chamberlain of
Oregon carried out his threat to refuse
to permit an adjournment until the
house yielded to the senate amend
ments.
In that he counted on the support Of
Senators Martin and Swanson Of Vir-
ginia Both Virginia and Oregon have
claims in the bill. Mr.. Chamberlain
could block an adjournment on
point of no quorum and 1t was doubt
full If quorum could be secured in the
senate without actually arresting de-
parted members and bringing them
back to their seats
The LaFollette 1ilibuster to compel
a vote on the Penrose resolution to
broaden the scope of the Clapp COM
mittee's investigations of campaign
contributions to take in the Archbcld-
controversy was
still alive today. Failing to get
vote on that resolution the Wisconsin
was still of mind to pre-
vent an adjournment by making the
point Of no quorum.
Meanwhile, President Taft with va.
cation plans set awry. remained at the
white house, while the leaders were
with the problems. When
the tired lawmakers awakened today.
rested from the tedious all night ses-
sion of Saturday and early Sunday
and ready to go at it again a few felt
that way would be found out Of the
tangle before noon the hour at. which
both house and senate were scheduled
to convene. 1t was the most extraor.
dinary situation of recent years.
Taft's Plans Upset.
! Washington, D. c., Aug. 26.-.T
would like to go to Beverly, but then
Washington isn't so bad after all" is