The Washington herald., 1914-09-22
Huge Slice CUT
FROM PORK BILL
Measure Finally Is Trimmed
from $53,000,000 to
$2O,0O0,0O0.
VICTORY FOR FILIBBSTER
President Takes Hand at Last Mo
ment and Appropriations Are Re-
committed to Senate Committee.

The rivers and harbors pork barrer
bill was recommitted to the Commerce
Committee Of the Senate last night with
instructions to the committee to cut the
total Of appropriations from $0SOOO,OOO TO
sum not exceeding $40 100000. The motion
to recommit was made at o'clock last
evening after another day Of filibuster-
ing.
The motion to recommIt was made by
Senator Bankhead. of Alabama, Demo-
crat. and a member OF the Commerce
Committee that framed the bill. 1t pre-
vailed by a vote of q to p. Fifteen Demo-
Gratis Joined twelve Republicans in voting
to recommit the bill. The Democrats
who voted for 1t were the following:
BankheAd, Chiffon, Gore, Hollis, John
son, Lane. Lee CMaryland), Lewis, Mar
tine. Pitmann. Pomerene, shafroth, Smith
CArizona). Thompson, and White.
| Five Republicans Joined seventeen
Democrats in voting against the motion
| to recommit. The five Republicans were
Jones, Penrose, Perkins, Poindexter, and
| Townsend.
Most Of the Southern Senators, under
the leadership OF Senator Simmons. of
North Carolina, stood out to the last
against the cutting down OF the appro-
priation bill
Undoubtedly the action taken by SEN
ator Bankhead was the result OF an in
/ fuence from the White House. Presi-
dent Wilson took a hand yesterday in
the rivers and harbors bill fight and prac-
tically directed that the bill be cut to a
/ point where il would provide for import
tant levee maintenance work on the lower
Mississippi and Ohio rivers and to con-
| tinue existing contracts. 1t is under
stood that the amount to be appropriated
under the bill will be expended under
the direction OF the army engineers, ac-
cording to the needs OF the Government.
President Wilson yesterday conferred
with Chairman Simmons Of the Finance
Committee. who had the bill in charge.
and Senator Pomerene, OF Ohio. who is
in favor OF cutting down the appropria-
! tions.
Return Bill Tomorrow.
The bill will be considered at a meet
ing OF the Commerce Committee today
ard probably will be back In the Senate
tomorrow or Thursday in a form that
will be acceptable to the opponents OF
the bill.
Senator Burton. Of Ohio. deserves what
ever of credit is TO be given for the de-
feat of the pork barrel" measure. But
for his remarkable aII-night speech OF
Friday the result could not have been
accomplished. He was ably supported
by Senator Kenyon and Senator Borah,
and Senator Weeks, with Senator Norris
in reserve to help in blocking the bill
The physical endurance Of Senator Bur-
ton has been a marvel to his colleagues
He came into the Senate at II o'clock
yesterday morning and took the floor
and spoke almost continuously until
o'clock Senator Simmons and other
friends of the bill served notice on him
that they would hold the Senate in ses-
sion until II o'clock. Senator Burton re-
haf he uOuld he abla n hold the
floor until that hour and shortly there
after his secretary came into the Senate.
carrying the Senator's slippers. an alpaca
coat. lounging robe and the other para
phernaIia necessary for an Rll-night cam
paign. That finished it