The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-09-26
BURTON SUCCEEDS
IN A FIL|EUS7ER
SIXTEEN DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
JCia HANDS WITH AN IN
SISTENT MINORITY.
RIVERS ELL Is CUT DOWN
II Originally Carried s53.C9o,c Geo,
Then Was Cut to s3+.CCoOCo. and
Finally Reduced to S20,coC,oCo.
we,,"ra Newspaper rnion News Service

western Newspaper nivn News Service
Washington. - Revolving against
party leadership Monday. l6 Demo
cratic senators accom- lished the over
throw of the rivers aud harbors ap-
preparation bill and crowned with VIC
tory filibuster against the measure
directed by Senator Theodore f. Bur-
ton Of Ohio.
The Senate. 10y vote OF % to %,
ended the struggle over the $4,000
t00 bill adopting a motion by a Demo-
crat. Senator Bankhead of Alabama, TO
recommit the bill TO the Commerce
Committee with Instructions that it
substitute a measure appropriating a
lump sum of S2O.OOO.OOO to be ex-
pended on existing waterway projects
in the discretion Of the secretary OF
war and Board of Army Engineers.
The compromise Of the bill came
suddenly. Senator Burton. whose
achievement will go down as a vale
dictory effort in n congressional ca.
reer OF 80 years was warmly cOngratu-
lated ty many of his colleagues as
the clerk announced the vote. which
scaled the fate of the big appropria.
tion bill. Senator Bankhead's motion
was interjected into the proceedings
at moment when 1t became appar-
ent that a substitute offered by Sena.
tor Burton for the committee bill.
championed by Senator Simmons OF
North Carolina. was to receive the
support OF the Democrats who had
been fighting for the original bill.
Senator Burton himself had expressed
dissatisfaction over his own substitute
because il did not cut deep enough
and had given notice he would resub.
nit later his motion to recommit the
bill.
II was then that Senator Bankhead
surprised the Senate by presenting
the same resolution TO recommit.
Senator Simmons, in charge OF the
bill, made game last stand, but u
was at once apparent that the fight
was lost and the roll call was quick.
ly ordered.
The Commerce Commission met
Tuesday TO carry out the instructions
Of the Senate. Several Democrats ex-
pressed the opinion that the outcome
would be satisfactory 10 President
Wilson. who had conferred with Sena-
tor Simmons ea-'v in the day and
agreed that the till he cut. They also
believed the action might aid in over d.
coming opposition TO the war revenue
bill.
Democrats who voted to recommIt
the hill were:
Senator'S Ashurst Pankhpad Chn.
ton. Gore. Hollis. Johnson. LANE. Lee
OF Maryland. Lewis, MARITIME. Pottman,
Pomerene, Shafroth. Smith OF Arizona.
Thomson and white
Minority senator's who voted with
the supporters OF the Democratic bin
against the Bankhead proposal were
Jones. Penrose, Perkins. Poindexter
and Townsend.
Democrats who stood by the bill to
the end we're:
Bryan. Chamberlain, Fletcher. Kern,
Lea Of Tennessee Overman. pansden.
Robinson. Salisbury. Sheppard,
Shields. Simmons. Smith ~ MARYLAND,
Smith OF South Carolina. Stone. Thorn.
ton and Williams.
The hill rejected. when originally
reported from the Commerce Commit
tee. carried 53.OOO. .Oo0. but "a a re-
suit OF long fieht begun by Senator
Burton early in the summer had been
reduced to about s34oo0,oOO by COM
mittee action two weeks ago.