Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18
OPPOSITION LEADS TO HAsTY
CALL FOR CAUCUS OF
DEMOCRATS.
SPEAKS FOUR DAYS AGAINST
RIVERS AND hAReoRs GRAFT
Iowa Senator in Good Voice and Physi.
cal Condition and Prepared to Talk
Measure to Death-Denoerats May
AGREE to Drop $4,000, 900 From Sill,
Leaving Appropriation Small.

Washington, Sept ls.-Following the
stormiest debate in years, the senate
leaders last night called meeting o.
the commerce committee 70 make an
other drastic cut in the river and har-
Dor appropriation o;ll.
II is the hope OF the leaders that the
reduction made today VIII be sufficient
10 end the opposition TO the measure
which has persisted through three
months. and which for the last three
weeks has prevented the consideration
Of practically all other business.
Plan TO Gag Kenyon.
Senator Kenyon o. lows yesterday
completed the fourth daT OF continuous
speaking against he measure. TaS
democratic leaders anticipating 10 end
70 Senator Nenyoa's talk because Q.
his excellent physical condition AID
familiarity with the subject Planned 2
coup "a take t11e zo0r from him q!
actual force.
TIE invoked 2 ruling made " Vics
President Morton IL he !e1ty-t;rs.
co--r.ss during ne tllib2s-e- o. the
ta-1e tzll . prevent Senator Kenyon
from yielding The flca- 10 another sen
a1or wiJnuu. the unanimous co1sa-, Q.
ne senate
Senator RansaeI asked ps-nissio-
q interrupt Senator KENYON WIKI :
question Senator he-yo1 yielded
7y,ss7supo- Seua-or Bran O: F1a-laz-
N advocate u -ne pork barrel
made ne poi-t q order that senator
r,c,-.,-y:-7E ira floor could 10Y Yield
even for a Question except BIZ una2i
--aors consent Senator Robinson O
Arkansas vas qreEldirag u TIE absence
- Ticz President Marshall He. too
Is Al a6voca-- of he pork ta-r=l-
Ee promptly sustained Senate! Bry-
a-.
Vote sYs.sirs Chair.
Al appeal was taken from RE -Cl-
ing hui the -Aa!- rigs sustained. 2s Il
- Senator's Pons-eae o. Ohio. R=e.
o. Missouri. Lane Of Oregon Shafro.t
OF Colorado. Cve-7uaa or Norm Care
Ina. ana West Of Georgia Yoiea asaine
their democratic colleagues and VIII
Senator Kenyon aEain~; tie ruling.
Senator Kenyon thereupou intornae'
the senate he vas prepared 20 accep
the ruling and 10 tax indefinitely. !
lev minutes "a sf s,-l.ds Os IS'pt'i~S'
left The chair and Senator PomereDe
who had voted against the gag. be
came the presiding officer. Senate
( Clapp of Minnesota seized the oppor
/ tunity to bring the question before II
I senate again by asking Senator Keno
+ to yield
] Senator Sheppard PROMPTLY cb5ecred
Senator Pomerene leelineS 10 rifle q
the issue. as he had just voted a zig
orous debate. characterized oy much j
feeling on both sides. followed
! At o'clock, by previous agree1n eTl'
the senate went into executive session
( When it emerged shortly after 8 o'cioc,
the debate Vas resumed fo- rhs no
rnent and then went over until .onor
NOR 10 be settled
Adjournment was taken only afte
/ the leaders found they could NOT II ain
rain a quorum for night session. a
/ Senator Kenyon APPARENTLY - capable G
! talking seven hours 4 daT for IN IN
definite number OF ;ars. tire leader
took account Of the situation and the
/ decided TO call the meeting If the com
/. yrittee On commerce 20 oTs- anothe
/! cut in the bill