Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-22
"P0RK" BILL WITHD RAWN
Republican Filibuster Against Demo-
cratic Measure Crowned With Sue.
cess-WiII Now Pass Lump Sum of
s2o,ooo,ooo to Complete Pending I'm.
provements.

Washington. Sept. 20 Revolving
against party leadership Monday
night, sixteen democratic senators ac-
compIished the overthrow Of the
river and harbor appropriation bill
and crowned with victory a republic
can filiouster against the measure di-
rected by Senator Theodore E. Burton.
of Ohio. ..eIs
The senate by a vote OF - to %
the $4,000 bill by adopting a mo-
ton by q democrat, Senator Bank
head. Of Alabama to recommit the
bill TO the commerce committee with
Instructions that it substitute a meas
ure appropriating lump sum Of
s20.00o,000 to be expended on exist
ing waterway projects in The discre-
ton of the secretary of war and board
of army engineer
The collapse nf the light for the
bill came suddenly after Il desperate
attempt to wear down the republican
opposition, led by thesenator from Ohio.
aided by Senator Kenyon. of Iowa.
which began last Friday morning and
included a thirty hour session ending
Saturday night. Senator Burton. whose
achievement viii go down into history.
was warmly congratulated by many of
his colleagues as the clerk announced.
( the vote which sealed the fate OF the
I Dig appropriation bill
Senator Bankheads motion WAS i'm
terjected in the proceedings at mo-
ment when il became apparen, that a
substitute offered ny Senator Burton
( tor the committee, bill championed by
I Senator Simmons. OF North Carolina
was 10 receive the support of demo
/ Gratis who had been lighting for IN,
orig iual bill. Ii was then tnat Senator
I Rankhead surprised the senate by pre-
! sentifig the same resolution 10 recon-
/ nit Senator Simmons. IN charge o;
! The bill ma ae q game last stand but
it was 4; once apparent that the tigh,
! vast lost and the roll can vas quickly
, ordered.
! TUESDAY the commerce committee
will meet 10 carry out The instruc-
tons of the senate. Several demo
! Gratis expected the outcom. would be
f SdliSlu' cor " liiV PitSiiNfN- WV 'ioN
conferred with Senat II Simmon:
earlier in the day and urged that the
! bill DE cut. They also tiiousht tht
action might help in the coming fal
elections.
! Minority senator's who voted witt
| supporters OF the democratic bill
/ against the Bankhead proposal were
Jones. Perkins. Penrose and Town
send. Democrats who stood by t.
bill until the end were Byrsn. Cham
beriain. Fletcher, Kern. Lea Of Ten
nessee. overman, Ransde,l. Robinson
Sauisberry Sheppard. Shields, Sim
mons Smith of Maryland. Smith o
South Carolina, Stone, Thornton an,
Williams.
The bill rejected when originally re
ported from the commerce oommitte
carried s53.000.00O but as result o
the fight which was begun by Senate
Burton early in the summer was re
duced to about s34.000.O00 ~ commit
tee action two weeks ago.
Senator Bankhead delivered an i'm
pa ssioned speech. He said:
1T is the duty of the senate to hsv
some regard for the condition of tn
treasury Thru no fault Of congress
conditions have arisen which make re
trenchment imperative"
Il In rapid succession Senators Mar
tine Pomerene and Thompson an
nounced their support Of the Bank
head motion each declaring that tn
condition Of the country and the treas
ury resulting from the European wa
, made it necessary to cut expenditure
: to a minimums