Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-04
DEMOCRATIC PLANS
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votes for their programme to defeat the coalition Of republicans and insur- gent democrats seeking to send the bill to committee without instructions to be pigeon-hoIed for the session. Then the party leaders determined to hold off the vote and agreed in the meantime 60 castigate the seven dem ocrats who overturned the shipping bill T1rcsra u1ne last Monday.
 Stone Plays "Recrsant" Democrats.
 Senator Stone of Missouri was se lected for this task and he delivered 8 long speech on the floor of the sen- ate, bitterly arraigning the ''recreant democrats who had endeayored to un- horse their party" Hes particularly attacked Senator Clarke of Arkansas who he described os the leader in the revolt, and Senator Camden of Ken lucky, declaring they had entered in to a secret agreement with the re- pubhcans. He charged that Senator Clarke had violated a caucus pledge. a charge which the Arkansas senator de- nied in a vigorous speech, expIainine that he had warned his colleagues that he would not be bound to any action which would deprive him Of his right against the shipping purchase bill. Senator Camden also replied declaring he was willing to let his constituents pass upon his record and adding that 6 denunciation o secrecy came with ill grace from the senator from Mis- Souri, who is known the world over as Gum Shoe Bill"
 Democrats Want to Prevent Vote.
 While Senator sto1e was speaking, Senators Kern, Simmons, Fletcher, Martin and others were working to prevent a vote being taken until some a.osent democrats could return to Washington, or until assurances of enough progressive republican sup port could be procured to insure tenn porary victory, even though victory might not be effective in averting an- other dlibuster from the republican sids.
 Who Democrats Count Upon.
 In their estimate of the situation to- night the democrats were counting up- on Senator Norris to vote for their amendment to the recoTDmitiuent mo- tion. Senator Kenyon, whose support they had hoped for will not be with them, nor will any of the seven in surgent democrats. Senator La Fol- lette is regarded as certain, however, to vote with the democratic majority. Tomorrow Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois, who has been absent because of illness, and Senator Smith of South Carolina, may return.
 With these votes these leaders hope the bill may be recommitted. with in structions for its return within 48 hours, with amendments to limit to one year the term for which the gov ern1nenc under the proposed law might lease ships to private corpora tions and to prohibit purchase of ships which might menace the neutrality Of the country.
 Republicans Confident.
 Republican senators admitted to- night that Senator Norris might vote for recommitment with instructions, Out they agreed to an adjournment without attempting to force a night session, hopeful that Senator Penrose might be able to reach Washington to- morrow to add one more to their side of the vote. With Senator Penrose here they felt confident that they could recommit the bill without instructions Republicans Insist Bill csnnet Reach a Vote.
 In any event, the republican Iead- ers insist that the bill cannot reach 8 vote at this session. Should the ef- foTI to amend the bill and return it within 4S hours succeed, they declare the republican attack will be resumed and kept up until the measure either is withdrawn or is killed by the ad- jotrnnent of congress March f.
 Democrats Through Caucusins.
 we are through caucusing," said Senator Kern, the majority leader to- night, ''and. expect to make progress tomorrow The shipping bill is not dead by any means
 Stone Defends Wilson.
 In denounciEg the democratic col leagues, Senator Stone held the sen- ators through the lunch hour and scores of members of the house who crowded into the rear Of the chamber He charged the seven members with hostility to their party and declared that they had joined in an uahoIy alh- ance with the enemy. The senator from Missouri made vigorous de- fence of President Wilson and the aG- ministraticn, asserting that he would rather follow his leadership than that of "Flihu Root. Henry Cabot Indge Theodore E. Burton, William EdsaP Borah. Jacob Galiinger or any alleged recreant democat who goes about with 8 dagger in his sleeve"
 Senator Thomas Of Colorado made a ples, for a. clotUre rule in the sen ate an dasserted that without change in the rules the senate would con tinue to be bound and Shack1ed by the 1libusters.
 Alabama Urges Adoption. I1ef0re