The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17
HOUSE PASSES
SHIP BILL BY
215 TO 121
Minority Leader Mann's
Tactics Delay Passage
Many Hours.
RULES COMMITTEE
FINES NEW GAG

wasHlNGroS, Feb. II "Wednesday.
i:30 \. NJ. ).--The Administration COM
promise snip purchase bill was passed
by the House at this hour by 2l5 to
l2i. Seven members voted present
Nineteen Democrats ignored the party
caucus and the pressure Of the White
House and voted against the bill The
Republicans cast their vote solidly
against the measure.
The Democrats who left the party on
this vote we're: Borchers, Illinois
Galloway. Texas; Donohoe. Pennsyl-
yanis; Dies. Texas; Fitzgerald. New
York Gerry. Rhode Island Gordon,
Ohio Jones, Virginia; Kindel. Colorado;
Kltchin, North Carolina; Morrison and
Moss. Indiana; Page, North Carolina
Saunders, Virginia; Slayden. Texas;
whi,acre. Ohio; witherspcon, Missis-
sippi; White. Ohio. and Ba,hrick, Ohio.
Five Progressives Joined with the Adj
nnistration Democrats in voting for the
bill They were: Bryan. Washington;
Macdonald. Michigan, and Murdoch.
Kansas.
or the nineteen Democrats who voted
against the ship purchase bill twelve
will return to the next House of Con-
sress. The Democrats have margin
OF only twenty-scven votes in the mex;
House. and II these twelve should stand
out against the bill in the event OF a
special session there would be- con-
siderable doubt as 10 the Presidents
ability to force ii through.
Mann starts FiIibustcr.
lr spite of the gag rule under which
the bill was rushed along In the House
al unpr, cedeutcd speed Representative
Mann. the Fcpublicun ieadcr, succeeded
N suarl.ug the Democratic programme.
Mr.. Mann shocked the Democrats
~ disclosing TO them tnst they had
sft jhelr parliamentary guard open
n such way that he could insist upou
a -oll call fur every on. of the twenty
stytioue OF the bill. lie proceeded to fol-
low this course. and as this meant
4oolt twenty nouvs delay IN The pas
gag. OF tho bin the Democrats were
forced to summon the Rules Committee
!, -tport another special rule which
would gag and Eamstr.nC Leader Mann
and hasten vote OF 'he bill. The
WnfA House was Insisting upon luli
speed as there are now only thirteen
.~d half legislative days Of the
present Congress remaining.
Tho gag rule under which the bill wac
- ne jammed through was adopted by i
yo's OF lsb 10 139. This demonstrated
at the outset that the Administration
was in complete control OF the situation
Jnd that while the opposition might q 50
'ay action It could not possibly Nope %
defeat the bill.
The House Democrats responded o
the prodding Of the Administration. On'v
a few Democrats kiched themselves Of
o. team. The great ma jorty voted in
accordance with the wishes OF the Prest-
dent
The DisseuttOs Democrats.
Tne tucntv.ninc pcmocr, Is who Totcd
sElinst the gag rule were Representa-
tivec Borchers of Illinois, DonoAue OF
peNasy iyania. Gallivan and Dictrlck VI
Massachusetts,. Moss and Morrison OF
Indiana, Shackleford of Missouri, Sisson
and Witherspoon Of Mississippi, Bath
-,ck, Gordon Whitacrs aud White pf
ONO, Brochson OF Delaware, Broussard
~ louisiana. Callsway, Dies aud Slay-
den OF Texas, Gerry OF Rhode Island.
F.'2gerald and Patter OF New lorN.
kndcl OF Colorado, Montague and Jones
of Virginia, Murray and Davenport u
phlaaoma. Page Of Moth Carolina.
>te'"us OF New Hampchirl and Bartlett
OF Georgia
the House began debating the bill at
~ "'cloci IN tho morniug and in re-
syonso 20 the White House pressure be-
ran voting on 1t soon after midnight
Efforts on the part OF the Republican ns
and some Democrats to insist upon "A
q oropgh debate In the House were un-
ayainE. The plan OF the dmnistraton
fore now that the bill has passed the
House has not been definitely dec
upon.
/, vas hg day N tho House. The
ga.l"-l.s were packed ava the Iipusc
remna~s we're KEEP; OH their Jobs 10y
tba unhuster!ng, tactics OF Republican
L'ider Mann
Democratic leaders we;o angry ore'
- obstruction thus intcrposed. but
t0"F had 10 take their medicine, as Nj
Mann knew what ne was doing and
how n do H.
Early IN thc debate Mrs. McAdoo and
NJ Margaret Wilson. daughters Of th'
President, appeared In the Executive
gallery and listened with keen interest
to tho debate. secretary Tumulty wa'
also present,
D..uk,I.,.ns Enn,