Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-20
Democratic Senators Yield 10
Executives Wish That Ap-
propriatlons Be Limited to
Work Under Way,
GREAT REDUCTION is
NOW FULLY AGREED TO
Careful Pruning of Measure Is
Recommended From White
House and Legislators Take
Notice at Once,


Washington, Sept. 19.--Democratic
champions of the s34,00o.C00 rivers
and harbors appropriation bin gave
up the fight TO break down the fill
buster of Senators Burton and Kenyon
against the measure al $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon, after a session which
had been continuous since IL o'clock
Friday morning.
Having failed to wear out the ply
scal endurance of the senator from
Ohio and his Iowa colleague, demo-
cratic leaders learned Of reinforce
ments coming for the fllibusters and
agreed TO a recess until Monday
morning.
In the meantime the conference of
democratic senator's Is 10 be held
which may further trim the bill or
possibly reach d compromise with the
opposition.
President Intervenes.
One force which influenced the
democrats TO give up their entrenched
positions against the filibuster was
declared tonight to be the attitude OF
the president. who has advocated a
strict economy of government expen-
ditures In view of the financial strin-
gency and the forthcoming war tax.
For the president to sign q bill APP
propriating money for a new water
way project and another taxing the
public pocket TO meet q treasury de-
ficit, some democrats not earnestly in
favor of the bill. insisted would put
the party in an inconsistent position.
Several democrats have proposed that
the bill be deferred until next session.
Causes Perturbation.
Early in the day democratic leaders
were considerably perturbed over a
reVlrt that the president had let 1t be
known that he favored substituting
for the bill a Joint resolution appro-
prating from $4,000. 600 to $4,000
600 for the continuation of existing
projects. Senators Simmons, Rams
dell. Sheppard and others were greatly
surprised at the report and declared
the president had not discussed II with
them. They sought to confirm the
report at the White House. Late in
the day they communicated with the
president by telephone, after when
the senators declared the president
had not authorized any statement that
he favored abandoning the bill. Later
it was stated the president had urged
q careful pruning of the bill in view
Of existing financial conditions.
Basis OF Compromise.
The proposed substitute for section
! of the bill, cutting $1S,000,o00 from
the original S53, ,000,0 900 was intro
duced today, after which Senator Bur-
ton offered an amendment reducing
the total TO about $2S,O00.000 This,
II is said. will form the basis Tor the
compromise
Senator Borah will return to Wash
ngton in time to aid the republicans
Monday and Senator Norris, though
he limped from a sick bed TO be on
hand today, was ready to help Sena-
tors Burton and Kenyon tonight, had
the democrats insisted upon a night
session
Burton Talks Persistently.
Senator Burton talked all night
Friday but remained sat his post and
relieved Senator Kenyon at 10 O'Clock
this morning. He rested considerably
until 2, while the bill was being read,
then again took up the struggle,
wearied but undismayed. Occasional
" he was compelled to sit on the arm
Of chair, talking from that position.
Though this was unprecedented none
OF his colleagues demanded that the
senator be in order by rising wneh
addressing the senate.
The Ohio senator yielded temporar-
lily to Senator Sterling shortly before
o'clock. Soon thereafter the DEM
ocratic leaders held a conference anu
agreed upon the recess.