Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-02-02
knsas Senator Endeav-
n Recommit Measure
bposed by Republicans.
kr RI AMENDED
| If TT Is TO PASS
of Arkansas Senator Throws
abstraction Leaders Into Con-
oaticp. and Puts Democrats on
the Defensive.

Ellington, Feb. 1.-After a day
hsational developments in the
the fate of the government
purchase bill tonight hangs in
plance. The best information
liable tonight is that the bal
kannot be topped in favor of the
efore the Democratic caucus
to make the bill a straight out
Ament ownership measure and
agrees to an inhibition
the purchase of informed
Democratic forces began to
Ne at a late hour this afternoon.
h Clarke of Arkansas moved to
hit the bill to the committee
hmerce and Senator Stone
to table that motion.
b Democrats joined with the
)icans against Stones motion
lie, while Senator LaFollette
lie only Republican to support
mocratic position.
senate refused to table the
to recommit by a vote of Al
motion to recomlnit by Sena
lrke followed a secret caucus
recalcitrant Democrats. Thas@
bthered in the room Of Senator
bck under the. leadership Of
ator from Arkansas, who i
al Of the committee that re-
the bill. Action by the com
was taken while Mr.. Clarke
OF tic city.
the insurgent senators met,
lrke told them what his plans
md asked them how far they
repaired to go with him.
while Senators Root, Lodge
Feks, On the Republican side,
dvised OF the result of this
nee and at once arranged to
every Republican present
|enator Clarke should make
lion to recommit.
cratic leaders got wind Of
vas going on shortly before
louement. When they found
I'd lost the majority, as dis
pm the effort of Senator Stone
the motion to recommit,
as great excitement and con-
aong the leaders.
or Reed obtained the floor
terly asailed the. Democrats
TED with the Republicans.
senator Reed was speaking,
tration leaders recovering
elr CONSERVATION, held a hur-
inference in the hope of re-
their lost ground.
Senator Clarke, after a snort
urs!"g the necessity of other
on moved the pending bill
amendments be recommitted
committee, Senator Fletcher
point of order that the mo-
Is out Of order because the
lao ordered the ayes and nays
substitute and that motion
y pending.
resident MARSHALL promptly
y this point of order, and
Clarke promptly appealed
decision. The decision Of
president was overruled by.
10 to 81, Senators Bryan of
ana Hoke Smith of Georgia
NE other seven Democrats IN
siln the Republicans to over
chair. 49,,
Stone Raps Clarke.
" as the vote was announced
S'one. speaking with all the
he could put into his voice
resident r. to the end that
rs may have a conference
anepubllcans and their allies
.cus SO that We may see just
new line up is, 1 move that
te ADJOURN. =, VIZ
' ua laid a peculiar emphasis:
"oros Democrats" and "al-.
A. ~ squarely at q Senator
le - to adjourn was defeat.
s ~ refusal Of the senate to
s,,, motion to recommit, the
mralafientary situation was
,rna throughout the long fill
sp e'.a of the bill have
:. ever present possibility OF
IT, " !ne roll call on the pend
en- en- ~ adopt the substitute
! 80 ~. .nat vote has been the
l.. the filibuster.
~ a bare majority Of two
Itie pea through the, aid of
+ !. Tecaloitrants;. the senate
w " .aole and the. Democratic
n i ~. confronted with a vote
lnto ,u .. would probably send
~ ooilvion, it became their