New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19
SdsON FORCES
ABANDON SHIP
BILL TO FATE
80. IJp in Senate and
U ssrd Measure to Die
in Conference.
re DEATH MEANS
~ 10 EXTRA SESSION
.,o,riation Bills To Be Taken
" 4, and Pushed Through
Under Agreement.
,r-n -. rrSm. Bureau


fr---s ~ TIfnNm. Bureau
,,,s+on. Feb. 1s.-The admins
-, ship purchase bill, defeated at
am IN its stormy legislative
W "a, definitely abandoned by
!. administration leaders in the Sen
i y today. ,
-;.y the measure was referred to
.t,rsnce committee, from which 1t
" %, be reported before February
~ # all While the bill rests in
,b,cure position the Senate will
-, Itself to consideration of ap-
..,r.,ion bills. clear mp the routine
=, ,hesd Of IL and prepare for sd-
.,,nmen, on March !.
+, 4, the understanding OF the sd-
..,.,,,ion leaders that Congress will
!, \. summoned FOX special SEES
As part OF the agreement ar
=, to-day the items in the river
t,rhor bill Objectionable TO some
: n. Republican Senators will be
..,,.5 in order that, having disposed
~, barrier created by the snip pur-
-. bill. the Senate may not suffer
der another filibuster.
n was plain this morning that there
~ hope Of resuscitating the ship
ice bill. It could be pushed .nei-
:. harvard nor backward so long as
ps,ublicans maintained their attl-
I. TLe defeated majority leaders
80 IN withdraw from the held IN
.,Se,Iy manner as possible, and the
!. nprcbase bill was sent 20 CONFER
y. the Senate voting TO disagree on
/. .ornpror1ise measure attached oE
Uouse as an amendment 10 the
|geks bill.
Leaders Admit Defeat.
V,s, the time arrives for bringing
k,ll ont from conference only
-,,s and one-half working days OF
!, session will remain. Admlnlstra-
!, leaders will have an opportunity
i male porfunctory struggle over
swing that time, for such politi-
/, eject IS they may hope to achieve
r. leaders frankly confess, however
se the fght is over and That 'heE
- retreat or the administration
~ was not without It's spectacular
,.ssrts and the Democratic IeaueIs
ned bitterness toward the RepuD-
-, and tho seven boiling Demo
~, who hal aided them. The ne
y,ars made no effort 10 reply, but
v,,,or Clarke. of Arkansas, again
.,,sd his position on the bill, jeclar-
- me tirnc was IN chosen for trying
10 enac, such a measure. IT..
A parting homily on party allegl.
u,e. based OF r newspaper report OF
.e su;cide Of Colonel +. W. Ll!lard'
4 Dsnyille. XIV, who bolted the Dem
,,,,ic psrty 20 support the late Sen
ror Bradley. Republican. was dellV-
red BY Senator Stone.
Colonel Lillard," Senator stone
ud twas deserted by his old friends
n account Of his boiling his party
d was almost friendless. In the Gar
ja Of Gethsemane," Senator Stone
Eied. Judas betrayed Christ, ana
ip5a, hanged himself. From the lat
U mora has been pointed to gen
rstions that came after. | do not
y,rt the former incident to go by un-
,iieed. In teaching the young oil
IBIS country il will serve well TO POM.
/ moral on the value of party ilde!lty.
Senator Gallinger, the minority
sader. demonstrated mildly against the
-pliestion that Senators might draw
ssson from the newspaper clipping.
Il was a tragic incident" said Senator
isllinger. I'VE do not know the rea-
9hs for the mans act, and II IS unfair
10 assume that It was because OF his
eliiieal actions"
Many Amendments Rejected.
The agreement TO abandon the bill by
'py Of a conference did not stand in
d way Of the presentation of amend
.srts when the final ceren ony was be-
an. Senator Bankhead, one OF the
nltng Democrats, offered an amend
sent 20 the House measure TO provide
" sdmission of vessels to be operated
nder the act 10 the coastwise trade.
This led 10 a spirited debate. SEN
|coi Reed declared he would support
,s amendment if he were assured 1t
,n not offered as a hostile move.
iaes Democrats fastened TO explain
az they were not opposed TO the
|sendment, but would vote against 1t
another move TO seal absolutely the
te Of the bill.
Senator Fletcher finally moved 70 lay
y amendment on the table, and this
s.lion prevailed.
senator Hitchcock then offered as an
ashdment his bill TO prohibit the ex-
Nraiion Of arms, ammunition and mu-
IONS Of war 20 belligerent countries.
rs was also laid on the table, as was
noiion by Senator O'Gorman prohib-
g the purchase Of belligerent ships.
An amendment offered by Senator
am, Of Michigan, providing for the
llpointment Of a commission 10 inves-
Dte the shipping situation, went by
board, as well as an amendment
''ed by Senator Poindexter 10 pro-
~ the sailing Of government owned
E 10 European ports so long as the
~ lasted.
"a the final motion TO disagree TO
House bill and refer il 10 confer
9 no roll was called, and there was
.sissenting vote.
zee task Of passing appropriation
- sill be taken up tomorrow and
wheels Of the Senate machinery,
"a have been clogged for weeks, will
w IN motion TO dispose of the nee
~ work before the expiration OF
MOMENTS JURY SILENT