The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-13
SENSATIONAL ATTACK is
MADE ON JUDGE DAYTON
SHIP BILL FIGHT
NOW In HOUSE
cloTuRE RULE TO TERMINATE
FlLlBUSTER UP IN THE
SENATE.
Administration Forces Working on
New Bill But Doubtful " u
Will Pass.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l2-The hght
over the government ship purchase
oiu was shifted today from the Senate
10 the House. In the Senate. the
measure, blocked by determined Re
publican opposition. was displaced as
the unfinished business and a cloture
rule, designed TO forcibly terminate
the hlibuster was taken up.
Administration forces began work
on "A compromise bill TO be passed
through the House. Leaders ON that
side OF the capitol. however, were far
from confident that the proposed COM
promise would unite the divided Sen
ate Democrats or win support from
Republicans. They declared the ad-
ministration did not concede enough
In the proposed compromise TO secure
its passage.
The cloture rule presented in the
Senate met the same Republican fili-
buster that has confronted the ship
ping bill and tonight a conference OF
the Democrats OF the Senate was
called for tomorrow 10 consider the
advisability of continuing the fight for
the cloture proposal, or OF abandoning
II and returning to a direct contest for
the shipping bill.
Rejected Compromise.
The new bill in the house was de
yeloped after Postmaster General
Burleson went to the capitol and deii-
nitely rejected the compromise meas
ure advanced by Representative
kitchin, of North Carolina The
kitchin proposal contemplated max
ing the shipping bill a purely tempo
rary emergency measure. and would
have taken the government out OF the
shipping business two years after the
termination OF the European war Mr.
kttchin declared that conferences had
assured the passage of this measure
through both branches OF congress.
The administration counter proposal
as II was being framed tonight would
organize a shipping board with an
appropriation OF Si0.00O.COO TO engage
IN shipping for a period ending two
years after the termination OF the
war. Then the ships would be turned
over To the secretary OF the navy to
be leased or operated in the merchant
service in his discretion This plan
TO place the government permanently
in the shipping business. was the point
insisted upon by the administration
IL is also the provisionN.against which
the Republican filibuster is chiefly
aimed.
Representative Kitchin and ther
Huse leaders said tonight that with
this provision in the measure it would
be impossible to force il through the
senate in this Congress.
Marine Auxiliary.
The ADMINISTRATION proposal. which
embraces tina Weeks bill, for the or
ganization Of merchant marine ma
val auxiliary. the Gore compromise
chipping OIL, and amendments prDS
ably Will be brought into the House
next week IL is expected that the
naval affairs committee will report
the Weeks bill. which has already
rassed the Senate. and that a special
rule will then be brought in clearing
the way for the passage Of the meas
ure with the administration amend
mcnts. This course would place the
compromise before the Senate as
House amendment to a bill already
passed
Representative Kitchin said tonight
that he had no hope OF the administra-
Ton compromise passing the Senate.
1T may have a moral effect upon
the Senate and the country" he ad-
ded. however and may strengthen
the administration support in the
Senate"