The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-22
DEMOCRATS AID
 THE FILIBUSTER
SIXTEEN REVOLT AGAINST PARTY LEADERSHIP AND
 OVERTHROW BILL.
Join With Opposition in a Vote to Re-
 Bill Under Discussion.

and harbors appropriation bill and crowned with victory a filibuster against the measure directed by Sen ator Theodore E. Burton of Ohio.
 The senate by vote of 27 to 22 ended the struggle over the $34,000- 0e0 bili by adopting a motion by a democrat, Senator Bankhead of Ala bama, to recommit the bill to the commerce committee with instruc- tiols that it substitute a measure ap- propriating a lump sum of $20,000,000 to be expended on existing water way projects in the discretion of the sec retary of war and board of army en- gineers.
 The collapse of the fight On the bill came suddenly after a desperate attempt to wear down the republican opposition led by the senator from Ohio, aided by Senator Kenyon of Iowa, which began last Friday morn ing and included a 30-hour session ending Saturday night. Senator Bur ton, whose achievement will go down q sional career of 22 years, was warmly congratulated by many of his col
 leagues as the clerk announced the vote which sealed the fate of the big appropriation bill, Senator Bank heads motion was injected into the proceedings at a moment when it be- came apparent that substitute of fered by Senteor Burton for the com mittee bill championed by Senator Simmons of North Carolina was tore ceiye the support of the democrats, who had been fighting for the origi- nal bill. Senator Burton himself had expressed dissatisfaction over his open substitute because it did not cut deep enough, and had given notice he would resubmit later his motion to recommit the bill. It was then that Senator Bankhead surprised the senate by presenting the same reso- lution to recommit Senator Sim mons, in charge of the bill, made a game last stand, but it was at once apparent that the fight was lost and the roll call was quickly ordered.
 Tomorrow the commerce commit tee will meet to carry out the in- structons of the senate Several democrats tonight expressed the opinion that the outcome would be satisfactory the President Wilson, who had conferred with Senator Sim mons early in the day and argued that the bill be cut. They also be- Iieved the action might aid in over coming opposition to the war rev enue bill
 Democrats who voted to recommit the Dill were; Senators Ashurst, Bankhead, Chiffon, Gore, Hollis, Johnson, Lane, Lee of Maryland, Lewis, Maritime, Pittmaa, Pomerene, Shafroth, Smith of Arizona, Thomp- son and White. Minority senators who voted with supporters of the democratic bill against the Bankhead proposal were Jones, Pelrose, Per kins, Poindexter and Townsend. Democrats who stood by the bill until the end were Bryan, Chamberlain, Fletcher, Kern, Lea of Tennessee, Overman, Ransdell Robinson, Sauls- bury Sheppard, Shields, Simmons, Smith of Maryland Smith of North Carolina, Stone, Thornton and Will Hams.
 The bill rejected, when originally reported from the commerce commit tee. carried $53,O00,0OO, but as a re- suit of a long fight begun by Senator Burton early in the summer had been reduced to about $34,0000 GOO by con- mittee action two weeks ago.
 Senator Bankhead delivered an i'm passioned speech appealing to his democrataic colleagues to recommit the bill.
 T believe" he said, that this IS not the time for the United States to appropriate more money than can oe expended on river and harbor work. Twenty million dollars, with the money on hand in the treasury now but unexpended will be ample to carry on projects now under way T
 Ut is the duty of the senate to have some regard for the treasury. Through no fault of congress condi- tions have arisen which make re- trenehmeat imperative. We are now to go out in the highways and byways and designate items upon which to levy an additional revenue of st00, ,000 900. No one knows how long it will be before we are forced to make another levy"
 In rapid succession Senators ~sr- tine, Pomerine and Thompson an nounced their support of the Bank head motion, each declaring that the condition of the country's business and of the treasury resulting from the European war made 1t necessary to cut expenditures to a minimum.
 Senator Simmons made spirited effort to rally his forces, denouncing the Baakhead motion as an attempt 10 take from congress control of the pnblic funds,
 This bill" he said. has been more | misrepresented than any other meas |