New Britain herald., 1915-02-09
DEBATE CONTINUES
 IN SHIP BILL FIGHT
Second All Night Session Over
 Measure Held by Senate.

dent Wilson's ship bill still being tossed about in a sea of debate, with the republican filibuster again in full blast.
 The president at White House conference today said he had no in tention of dropping the bill and in timated that he would call a special session if it were flibustered to death at the present one. The senate re- publicans declared again they were prepared to talk off a vote until March 1.
 Some indications of the wearing ef- fects of the long, hard fight were com ing out in the senate, however, and Senator Reed, one of the administra- ton democrats, proposed an order for the arrest of all the absentees; in short, he proposed to bring every one of the ninety-six senators into the chamber and keep them there until the bill is disposed of. His proposal drew a roaring attack and gave pros pect of furnishing material for an all days debate. Meanwhile, the ship bill itself was waiting virtually where it has been for the last two weeks.
 Wearied-eyed Senators.
 A half score of wearied- -eyed senators were in their seats at dawn today when the second all-night session of the battle over the administration ship purchase bill drew to it's close with the republicans again biting their physical endurance % irc nf i,, effort to delay a vote on the measure until the expiration of the present con- gress.
 Senator Jones of Washington had held the floor virtually the entire night opposing the bill. He began his ad- dress late yesterday when a parlia- mentary struggle disclosed the fact that the democrats were again in con- trol of a majority vote of the senate, the mobilization of their forces having been completed with the arrival of Senators Newlands and Smith of South Carolina.
 Fight to Bitter End.
 At a. m., today the senate had been in session continuously for eight cen hours. Republican leaders in sisted they could keep up the fight un- til March 4, if necessary. The demo- crats were equally insistent that they could retain majority within call and determined to carry the struggle to the bitter end.
 Throughout the night the democrats made few efforts to interrupt Senator Jones. Ante-rooms of the senate chamber had been hastily fitted with cots and blankets and in these sena- tors snatched a few hours of sleep. Senator Fletcher. in charge of the shipping bill, remained at his desk all night stretched out over two chairs and dosed fitfully One or two of his democratic colleagues and an equal numb Der of republicans were always in the chamber
 Granted Brief Respite.
 Senator Jones was granted a brief resp1l> at midnight when Senator fletcner demanded a roll call to as certaln II aoorum was present A parllanentary struggle ensued, Sena- tor Fletcher finally having adopted q motion for the arrest of ahsen+ees Ea withdrew it, however, before the writs were issued, and the senate settled down to the monotony of Senator Jones' long address.
 During the debate on the motion the roll was called several times and the largest number of senators to re- spond was fifty.
 The pending question to amend Sen ator Clarke's motion to recommit the shipping bill The amendment would require the committee to return the Dill forthwith bearing amendments which are said to have been decided upon in order to obtain for the meas ure the support of Senator Norris, pro- gressive republican.
 Jones Yields Floor.
 Senator Jones yielded the floor at S:20 A. M., to Senator Bristow. who immediately made a point of no quorum. Senator Jones had spoken thirteen hours and fifty-five minutes. His only relief during the night was at calls for a quorum, which took one hour and forty-five minutes. The speech was surpassed for it's length in the history of the United States senate only by that of Senator La Toilette, who spoke eighteen hours and twenty minutes against the AL drlch-Nreeland currency law, and by Senator Burton. who spoke more than fourteen hours on a river and harbor measure.
 After the quorum was obtained Senator McCumber, ahother republi- can, began to speak,
 Drastic Steps Proposed.
 Drastic steps were proposed by- democratic senators to break down tn e opposition to the bill by compelling constant attendance of all the oppo- sitiOn.