The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-22
WILL KEEP BILL.
BEFORE SENATE
REPUBLICANS CONTINUE
WHAT DEMOCRATS RE-
GARD A FILIBUSTER
BURTON SPEAKS
FOR THREE DAYS
Fight on Ship Purchase Bill Will
Be Kept Up Until March q
If Necessary.
(By Asuriatcd Preu.l


three days speech against the govern
.ment ship purchase bill. Senator Bur
ton yielded the floor late today to Sen
ator Weeks. who continued. what
Democratic leaders now regard as an
open filibuster. Determined to keen
the measure constantly bdfore the
ton measures. the Democrats tonight
senate. even If 1t delays approprla-
renewed their caucus to consider
amendments.
Administration leaders declared the
Republican opposition would he given
full sway In the hope that II would
wear itself out. No Democrat, they
said. would speak on the bill for many
days. After Senator Weeks has fin.
fshed his speech Senators Lodge,
Jones. Root. Sutherland, Smoot, Ban
degree, Gall!nger and Nelson are ex-
pected TO continue the fight. Plans
were made alta Republican conference
today providing that when speeches
on the present bill have been exhaust
cd q substitute Will be. offered on
Which to Ease further arguments.
Some Republican leaders predict to-.
night that the Democrats wcm!a give
up hope of passing the bill this seas.
sion IL NO progress was apparent at
ter. two weeks OF debate. AdmjniBtra-
tion senator's, however. declared, tho
measure would be kept ,:hefora atlie
senats right MP to March 42iffnecesl
sary and the appropriation bills taken
up at an extra session.
Senator Burton talked continuous
ly TO: more than ak hours today. His
address continued over the lunch hour
but he drank two raw eggs brought
to him in glass while he listened
10 question by Senator Sutherland.
Senator Burton was emphatic in his
prediction that the purchase OF in,
termed ships would lead to internat-
!onai complications.
Senator Vardaman suggested that
diplomatic negotiations with Great
Britain might remove that objection,
IL the United States would agree not
to pay for the boats until after the
war.
II understand negotiations along
this line have been carried on" res
ponded Senator Burton, "and that
Great Britain and France are ready to
agree to such course, but II that be
true there Is no necessity for this bill.
Private capital would be only too will
ling to invest In shipping under such
conditions"
Toward the end of his address SEN
ator Burton's voice gradually weaken
ed and Republican colleagues fire.
quently afforded him brief respites
while they asked parliamentary dues-
tions..
The Democratic caucus sent back TO
committee an amendment proposed
By Senator Hoke Smith, OF Georgia,
providing that the proposed govern
ment ship corporation should "in no
instance operate any vessel. except
where the same cannot be chartered
or leased for operation through anoth-
er corporation, firm or individual, un-
less such operation is necessary 70
move the commerce Of citizens of tt Q
United States.'
Democrats of the commerce COM
mittee recommended that two outside
members be added to the proposed
shipping board. which. as now pro-
vided In the bill, would consist OF
three members OF the cabinet only.
No decision was reached. action being
deferred until tomorrow night. when
q fourth cauculs will be held.