Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-20
Notwithstanding Determined
Opposition to 1t and Division
Of Democrats, There Is Hope
of Passage,
PRESIDENT WILSON is
STILL OPTIMISTIC
Ohio Statesman RidicuIes The
Proposition and Points to
Futillty Of Passenger Service
With South America.
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lsr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LtssGo wiRuI
Washington, Jan Republican
opposition TO the government ship
purchase bill took on all appearances
of an actual filibuster today, with
Senator Burton of Ohio, leading the
attack. No progress was made on
the measure except that another day
of Senator Burton's speech went into
the record
Notwithstanding the determined
opposition OF the minority and the ef-
forts OF democrats to perfect the
measure, so far a failure, President
Wilson seemed today to be confident
that the bill would pass at this ses-
sion. He told callers he thought il
very probable that the bill would
be passed before March 4, and he em-
phasized the word very" in answer
ing a query.
Democratic Caucus Postponed.
A third caucus of senate democrats
on the bill which had been schedul-
ed for tonight was postponed until
tomorrow night and the commerce
committee decided to await further
discussion of the measure and to con-
slider all proposed amendments on
THURSDAY Most important Of the
amendments suggested are those
which would add four experts to the
proposed shipping board and fix some
definite method of Incorporating the
shipping corporation.
Burton Speaks All Day.
Senator Burton held the floor in
the senate throughout todays session
without once technically taking his
seat, and was still speaking when the
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piled copies of the Congressional Rec
ord in his chair, so as to rest against
them without actually sitting down.
What he called the fallacy OF at
tempting To develop an impressive
trade with South America was the
text of the senator's remarks He
talked about the necessity for long
docks for big ships and the absence
Of these docks in South America, rid
iculed the idea of placing a boat like
the lnterned Rotterdam, which car
rles 5000 souls, on such route,
when the last ship which sailed from
Rio Janeiro to New York carried
twenty-six passengers and spoke of
the empty markets of South Amer
lea.
Rested by Opponents of Bill.
After three hours the Ohio senator
was given spells of rest by other op-
ponents of the bill. Senator Suther-
land began to ask long hypothetical
questions prefaced with lis it not a
fact2" and embodying carefully de-
veioped arguments against the bill
TO each of these, Senator Burton
would assure the Utah senator that
his statements were facts.
Democratic senators deserted the
chamber when Senator Burton be-
san talking, leaving one or two on
guard. When Senator Sutherland at
one point suggested that he would
like to have the attention of the dem
ocratic side, Senator Kern, the lone
majority member present, gravely
arose and walked over to the repub-
lican side,
Only one democrat was led into
the procedure into a de-
bate. Senator Pomerene resented the
that private ship owners
deserved consideration and asserted
that for fifty years they had failed
to build UP q merchant marine" He
quoted the Interstate Commerce com
mission in support of his position.
This led Senator Nelson to attack
the commission, urging that In grant
ing the rate increases, it hadtdesert-
ed the recognized policy of basing
rates on the service rendered and
for it a theory that rates
We're to be increased III the times
We're hard and the roads need little
more money"