The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-25
DEMOCRATS lose,
FILIDUSTER HAS WON
ADOPTION OF SENATOR BANK
HEADS MOTION CUTS PORK
BARREL $4,000, 900.
LONG STRUGGLE HAS ENDED

sixteen Democrats Revolt Against
Party Leadership, and Vote to
Overthrow Huge Appropriations
For Rivers and HarbOrs.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Revolting
against party leadership tonight six
teen democratic senators accomplish
ed the overthrow of the rivers and
harbors appropriation bill and crown
ed with victory filibuster against
the measure directed by Senator
Burton OF Ohio.
Motion of Democrat Adopted.
The senate, by vote of % to %,
ended the struggle over the $34, 0O0.-
600 bill by adopting a motion by
democrat, Senator Bankhead, of Ala
bama, to recommit the bill to the
commerce committee with instruc-
tions that it substitute measure ap-
propriating lump sum of 100000
600 to be expended on existing wa
terway projects in the discretion of
the secretary of war and board of
army engineers.
The collapse of the fight for the
bill came suddenly after desperate
attempt to wear down the republican
opposition, led by Senator Burton,
aided by Senator Kenyon, Of Iowa,
which began last Friday morning and
included thirty-hour session.
Bankhead Surprised Senate.
Senator Bankhead's motion was
interjected in the proceedings at
moment when it became apparent
that a substitute offered by Senator
Burton for the committee bill cham
pioned by Senator Simmons of North
Carolina was to receive the support
of democrats who had been fighting
for the original bill. Senator Burton
himself had expressed dissatisfaction
over his own substitute because it did
not cut deep enough, and had given
notice he would resubmit later his
motion to recommit the BILL 1t was
then that Senator Bankhead surpris-
ed the senate by presenting the same
resolution to recommit. Senator
Simmons, in charge of the bill, made
a game last stand, but it was at once
apparent the fight was lost and the
roll call was quickly ordered.
How They Voted.
Democrats who voted to recommit
the bill were: Senators Ashurst,
Bankhead, Chiffon, Gore, Hollis,
Johnson, Lane, Lee of Maryland,
Lewis, MARITIME, Pittman, Pomerene,
Shafroth, Smith of Arizona, Thomp-
son and White.
The bill rejected, when originally
reported from the commerce commits
sion, carried $53,OOO,OOO, but as a
result of the long fight begun by
Senator Burton early in the simmer,
had been reduced by the committee
to about $34, 100000.
Senator Bankhead delivered an i'm
passioned speech appealing to his
democratic colleagues to recommit
the bill.
Time to Retrench.
'T believe" he said, that this is
not the time for the United States to
appropriate more money than can be
expended on river and harbor work.
Twenty million dollars, with the,
money on hand in the treasury now
appropriated, but unexpended, wilT
be ample to carry on all projects now
under way.
ut is the duty of the senate to
have some regard for the condition
of the treasury Through no fault of
congress conditiaons have arisen
which make retrenchment impera-
tive. We are now preparing to go
out into the highways and byways
and designate items upon which to
levy an additional revenue of $780,
100000. No one knows how long it
will be before we are forced to make
another levy"
Rapid Changes.
In rapid succession Senators Mar
tine, Pomerene and Thompson an
nounced their support of the Bank
head motion.
Senator Simmons made a spirited
effort to rally his forces, denouncing
tho Pankhaad motion as an atfamp4
to take from congress control of the
public funds.