The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-04

Washington, Feb. 3-Plans of ad-
ministration democrats to save the
government ship purchase bin went
aWry today ig the senate. but cham
pions Of the measure had not aban.
doned hope OF success i'm an effort to
recommit the bin tomorrow with def.
mite instructions for its amendment.
The revolving democrats flatly re-
fused 70 accept the concessions of the
majority agreed upon in tie secret
caucus last night and the majority
leaders discovered early in the day
that they could not muster enough
votes for their program to defeat the
coalition of republicans and insur.
gent democrats seeking to send the
bill to committee without instructions
to be pigeonholed for the session.
Then the party leaders determined
to hold off the vote and agreed in the
meantime to openly castigate the
seven democrats who overturned the
shipping bill program last Monday
Senator Stone Of Missouri was Sc
lected for this task and he delivered
long speech on the floor of the sen.
ate bitterly arraigning the 'recreant
democrats who had endeayored to I'M
horse their party"
He particularly attacked Senator
Clarke Of Arkansas. who he described
as the leader in the revolt. and Sena.
tor Camden Of Kentucky. declaring it
was a secret agreement with the re,
pubHcans
lie charged that Senator Clarke had
violated caucus pledge. a charge
watch the Arkansas senator denied in
vigorous speech, explaining that he
had warned his colleagues that ne
would not be bound to any action
which would deprive him of his right
to vote against the ship purchase bill
Senator Camden also replied, declar-
ing he was willing to let his constit-
uents pass upon his record, and add
ing that a denunciatioa of secrecy
came with i'll grace from the senator
from Missouri. who is known the
world over as fGumshoe Bill"
While Senator Stone was speaking
Senators Kern Simmons, Fletcher
Martin aad others were working like
Troians to prevent a vote being taken
until some absent democrats could re-
turn to Washington or until assur-
ances Of enough progressive republic
can support could be procured to in
sure temporary victory, even though
victory might not be effective in
averting another filibuster from the
republican side.
I'm their estimate Of the situation to-
night the democrats were counting
upon Senator Norris to vote for their
amendment to the recommitment mo-
ton. Senator Kenyon, whose support
they had hoped for, will not be with
the nor will any of the seven insur.
gent democrats Senator LaFollette
is regarded as certain, however. to
vote with the democratic majority
Tomorrow James Hamilton Lewis OF
Illinois, who has been absent because
OF Illness and Senator Smith of South
Carolina, may return.
w I'm tItHt NOltS lNe ltduefS are
hopeful that the bill may be recon-
mitted with instructions for its re-
turn within 4S hours with amend
ments to limit to one year the term
for which The government under the
proposed law might lease ships to pri.
yate corporations, and TO prohibit
purchase of ships which might men.
ace the neutrality Of the country.
Republican senators admitted to-
night that Senator Norris might vote
for recommitment with instructions,
but they agreed to an adjournment
without attempting to force a night
session. hopeful That Senator Penrose
might be able to reach Washington
tomorrow to add one more to their
side of the vote, should ii be reached
With Senator Penrose here they
felt confident that they could recon-
nit the bill without instructions In
any event, the republican leaders in
sist that the bill cannot reach a vote
at this session Should the effort to
amend the bill and rteurn It within as
hours succeed they declare the re-
publican attack viii be resumed ana
kept up until the measure either Is
withdrawn or is killed by the adjourn
ment Of congress March 4.
1--WE are through cancusing." said