Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-20
F|[|BUSTER WEARS
SENATE T0FRAzzLE.
Democratic Leader Forced
Into Recess on Rivers and
Harbors Debate.
THIRTY-HOUR SESSION
ENDED AT $50 O'CLOCK
Supporters of Bill to Confer-Presi-
dent Likely to Be Consulted.
Deny White House Opposition.

After q continuous session lasting
more than thirty hours. democrats sup
porting the river and harbor appropria-
ton bill gave over temporarily their at
tempt to break down the filibuster con-
Quoted by handful Of republicans. At
$50 o'clock last evening a recess was
taken until IL o'clock Monday morning.
Senator Simmons, in charge of the
measure, insisted last night that the
fight for the passage of the bill would
be continued tomorrow. He was con-
fident the bill would be passed.
Conferences to Be Called.
In the meantime, it is understood.
conferences will be held between sup
porters of the bill and its opponents.
Probably the President will be con-
suited. Attempt will be made to reach
a compromise somewhere between the
100000 carried by the substitute
offered by the Senate commerce COM
mittee and the substitute ouered by
Senator Burton of Ohio. who is leading
the filibuster. which carries about
$2s, 600, 900. The bill as originally re-
ported to the Senate carried s53.OO0.O0
Senators were worn out by the long
session. Even strong friends Of the
bill were insisting upon a recess. Sem
ator Simmons, who had announced that
no attempt would be made to sit later
than midnight tonight, yielded and
moved a recess at $50 o'clock.
The official stenographers and clerks
of the Senate were nearly at the limit
of their powers. The little pages took
cat maps throughout the day wherever
they happened to sit.
Economy May Rule Day.
One influence which caused halt in
the long session, with an understand
ing that comprise would be sought,
it was said, lay in the fact that Presi-
dent Wilson had urged the strictest
kind of economy in government ex-
penditures, in view of the fact that a
war tax was to be placed upon the peo-
pie. He could not with good grace
sign a bill making large appropriations
for new projects one oay and bill
placing new tax upon the people the
next, it was said.
Early in the day a report had come
to the Capitol that President Wilson
favored abandoning the river and haf-
Dor bill and the substitution of joint
resolution carrying about Sl2,Oo0.6G0 to
, Sl5, 00V.0 900, to be used only Tor the con-
tinuance of work now under way. Sup
porters of the bill were perturbed over
the report Senators Simmons, Rams
dell and Sheppard were surprised, de-
claring that the President had not dis
| cussed the matter with them
Later the friends of the bill commu-
nicated with the President by tele-
phone and declared that the President
h ID not authorized any statement that
ne favored abandoning the bill.
The long session failed to break down
Senator's Burton of Ohio and kenyon
of Iowa, who, together, occupied the
| floor almost the entire time. When the
recess was taken Senator Sterling of
! South Dakota had come to ~" Eetief OF
Senator Burton with spe,c n lasting
upward of an hour.
Senator Borah to Help Out.
! Senator Borah win return to Wash
ington in time to aid the republicans
I tomorrow Senator Norris. though he
I would have had to limp from sick
! bed, would have been on hand last
night had the democrats insisted upon
a night session.
! Senator Burton talked all night Fri
| day, but remained at his post and re-
! lieved Senator Kenyon at 10 O'Clock
! yesterday morning. He rested consid-
erably until o'clock while the Dill was
| being read, then again took up the
| struggle, wearied, but undismayed.
! Occasionally he was compelled to Sit
on the arm of a chair, talking from that
position. Though this was unprece-
denied, none of his colleagues demand
| ed that the senator be in order by rls-
| ing when addressing the Senate.
| to Senator Sterling shortly before s
! o'clock. Soon thereafter the democratic
| leaders held a conference and agreed
| upon the recess.