Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-10
SENATE FTLTBUSTER
! ON SHIP PURCHASE
BILL BREAKS RECORD
Continuous Session of 81
Hours at 8 O'clock P. M.
Townsnd Accuses Treas
ury Department.

WASHINGTON, Feb 1O,-The United
States Senate today established record
for long-dlstance sessions, and the talking
marathon on the ship purchase bill still
went on. At p. m. the upper House had
| been In session without a break for Il
| hours, with opponents Of the measure un-
yielding The longest previous session,
according TO the oldest members OF the
Senate, was 80 hours, achieved in 1893,
during the flbuster against the repeal Of
the purchasing clause OF the Sherman
silver act
Indications late this afternoon were that
the session would continue throughout
another night. Tomorrow, It was said,
the Republicans and boiling Democrats
will make a desperate effort to break
the Administrations strength, Senator
Bankhead planning to move that the
postal appropriation bill, which has been
reported to the Senate, be taken up.
Should this motion prevail. the ship pur-
chase bill will be dlslodged, which would
virtually mean its death as far as this
session is concerned
When the sun sent It's rays through the
senate skylights today, Senator Sherman,
or Illinois. held the floor. He started to
speak at 1.25 q. M, and resorted to every
device to pass the time. The Senator had
only small audience, the excitement OF
one attempt at rollcall during the night
having exhausted the interest of Repub-
llcans and Democrats alike. From the
beginning of business the members who
had gathered first to vote on adjourn
nnnnf tI,yaa
attempt to rush through a vote on the
hrst of the instructions TO send the bill
back to committee, dwindled steadily.
Senator Sherman surrendered the floor
at 9:10 o'clock, after speaking hours and
Do minutes.
Senator Townsend, of Michigan, arr
rived Just few minutes before Sherman
stopped. He appeared fresh and vigorous
and began in an even voice to explain the
reasons for the Republican filibuster. He
charged that Red Cross funds, under Sec
retary of the Treasury McAdoo's direc-
tion, have been transferred to Kuhn, Loeb
" Co. since Paul NJ Warburg's appoint
ment to the Federal Reserve Board
Doesn't the Senator know that War
burg resigned from Kuhn, Loeb G. Co.
when he went on the reserve board?" de-
handed Senator MARITIME.
But he transferred his interest in
Kuhn, Loeb &c Co. to another member of
lls FAMILY, interrupted Senator Bristow. |
townsend asserted also that Treasury |
'ficials had interested themselves unduly |
o get Government deposits for n new |
rust company, recently started in Wash |
ngton by relatives of the Secretary
Senator Townsend concluded his speech |
t noon. After quorum call, which |
hoWed Sc Senators present, Senator
Ayers, of Montana, made a plea to the
libusters to let the bill come to a vote.
ie urged the necessity of passing other
leasures, including the waterpower leas-
1g BILL of which he is In charge.
Did / understand the Senator to move |
D substitute that bill for the ship pur-
hase bill2" inquired Senator Smoot.
When | say that 1t will be loud enough
Or the Senator to hear me-" retorted
Iyers, to the great delight of the Demo-
rats,