Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-23
PRESIDENT LINES
UP WITH FOES OF
PORK BARREL BILL
fiIbuster On Waterway Measure
Continues Despite Desperate
Efforts of Opposition
Burton Holds Floor.
NIGHT MEETS DAY: NO REST
Parliamentary sharpers snipe
At Speakers But Burton And
Kenyon Talk Cn-Scour
City For Quorum.
NIGHT MEETS DAY: NO RES

Washington. d. c., Sept. 21.-The
day and night fight on the river
and harbor bill in the Senate
showed signs of g break today.
With victory for the filibustering re-
publicans, when it became known
that President Wilson favored
abandoning the bill and substitute
Ing a new resolution to appropriate
$12. DOC. 900 to SIS, 00O. 900 to continue
only those projects under way. The
original bill proposed 1913, 900, 600.
oiflclals aid the president be-
doned in it's present form, because
government revenues, already fall
ing because of the European war.
must be supplemented by a war
tax. me economy measure will eN-
tend all along the line, ever in
be abandoned.
Washington, Sept. 21.-Though a
dreary, continuous session, the Senate
today dragged it's weary way in an
effort to break the stubborn filibuster
against the river and harbor bill con-
Quoted by Senators Burton and KEN
yon and other opponents of the
measure.
1t was a red-eyed, bedraggled SEN
ate that sat in solemn silence listen
ing to nterminable criticisms of the
measure today. For the Senate was
suffering from the effects of an ALL
night session. Democratic leaders of
the Senate, ably supported in point of
numbers. had brought to bear every
parliamentary check they could find in
an effort to break the continuous flow
OF river and 1p ,,l,o, -.
parted by Senator Burton. Matching
parliamentary strategy for strategy,
Senator Burton, however, held the
moor and spoke sometimes to an al
most empty chamber, and whenever
he could to a full attendance brought
ny a carefully engineered demand for
Lewis Captured.
Several times a roll call failed tn
bring enough senator's to do business
n a squad of deputy ~rgea at
arms, Nearing writs of arrest, started
out IN taXicabs to bring in the absent
Senator Lewis, the demo-
cfatlc whip, was the first brought in.
He was hurried from his bed at the
Army ~ Navy club by a deputy. aft
er the latter had threatened club at
endants with arrest because of their
alleged refusal to permit the senator
to be disturbed. Senator Smith. Of
Maryland. was located at a theater by
the sergeant at arms and hurried 10
the Senator Weeks, OF
Massachusetts. reported to the Senate
some time after a quorum had been
cached and after being informed he
would be arrested and promised tho
sergeant at arms 10 hurry to the Sem
ate In order to avoid being brought ia
by the arm.
Senator Burton tool the floor short.
W nfn e s1l~l1 1@.l -
democrats had determined on a con-
tlnuous session. Despite all efforts to
dlslodge him., he continued to talk and
shortly after midnight the lack of a
quorum caused the ordering of Writs
of arrest. He had an hour and a half
OF rest while the majority of the Sem
ate was herded into the chamber. and
but still strong.
Senators RecIine.
The huskiness soon wore off and at
3 o'clock Senator Burton, who. during
his resting spell had discarded his
frock coat for an alpaca house Jacket
and had donned bed room slippers. was
plodding up and down, pointer il hands
before a series of charts which he had
placed on the wall of the Senate
chamber.
Half a dozen senator's formed the
audience then and one of them, SEN
ator Vardaman, vas stretched out on
a couch in the rear Of the chamber.
n cloak rooms and nearby com
mlttee rooms We're filled with slum-
berlng senator's waiting the
of the quorum bell. In the interval.
while they waited for the sergeant at
arms to gather in a quorum the cham
Der was almost deserted. Half a dozen
senator's gathered about Senator Rob-
inson, of Arkansas who told funny stor-
les. Senator Aslnurst who then oc-
cupled the chair vas forced to call
Senator Williams of Missouri. to or
der for whistling How Dry 1 AM ip
the chamber.