The Sentinel=record., 1915-02-10
CABINET MEMBERS PRESENT
Senate Was Thrown Into an Uproar Shortly Before Midnight by Motion Of Senator Fletcher For Vote on Pending Question.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Atter the in- surgent democrats and republicans had made a vain effort to break the continuous session of the senate on the government ship purchase bill at 0 o'clock this evening, tired legisa- tors settled down for another all- night debate on the historic struggle.
 When the end would come no one would predict. Administration lead CTS declared the session might last for week without interruption. Op- position spokesmen however, pre- dicted that some effort would be made tomorrow to break the dead lock.
 Republican managers were some. what surprised at the strength com manded by the administration forces when Senator Clarke of Arkansas moved that the senate adjourn until noon tomorrow. They had hoped that Senator Norris. progressive re- publican, would not stand with the democratic majority against such a motion, Both Senator Norris and Senator LaFollette, however. voted against adjournment and so did Sena. tor Kenyon, who ioiled the admins tration forces for the first time since the beginning of the fight The vote on the motion stood 4s to 46.
 Had the opposition alliance won on the effort to adjourn it had been planned to try to displace the ship purchase bill tomorrow by a motion to take up for consideration the post office appropriation bill Such an at tempt may yet be made. and should it succeed it probably would be inn possible to get the measure before the senate again between now and March f. Il the light of the vote to- night the regular democratic senators feel confident that their lines will hold, although some of the republi- cans intimated that Senator Norris might soon desert the majority unless the filibuster can be broken and the coltinuOus session ended.
 After the strenuous all-night ses- sion on Monday the day in the senate was an exciting one enlivened by parliamentary eltanglements and de- nunciations of the proceedings by in- surgent democratas. senators OGOr man and Hitchcock assailed the at tempt 10 coerce support of the ship ping bill and both made reference to the attitude of President Wilson. The president took occasion during the day to reassure the callers that there was no intention of withdrawing the ship purchase bill even should it be necessary to call an extra session of congress il the spring.
 According to talk about the capital today if opponents of the bill prevent a decisive vote for many more days a new plan of action may be under taken. The plan, which is said 10 have been suggested from al authori- tative administration source, would be for house leaders to call up for passage a bill introduced by Senator Weeks early in the session, which passed the senate. providing for turn ing over some of the ships of the navy for mail and commercial ser vice between New York and South American ports With this bill be fore the house it would be part of the plan to attach the ship purchase bill as an amendment and to pass the bill under a special rule. This would put the measure before the senate again in the form of an amended senate bill ol which a record vote might be forced
 Formal notice in writing that he would seek a cloture agreement 70 the senate rules to end debate on the ad- ministration shipping bill at D. mo February i9, and cause a final vote to be taken three hours later, was given bv Senator Reed late tonight when the senate had been in continuous session for more than 36 hours.
 Senator Fletcher read telegrams of recent date from collectors of the ports along the Atlantic seaboard telling of freight congestion which bade fair to grow worse because of the lack of ships.
 While he was talking six members of the cabinet. some of them accom- panied by their wives. entered ple gallery. Secretaries Bryan. Garrison Daniels and Lane, Postmaster Gen eral Burlesoa and Attorney General