The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-09
Motion for Continuous Ar
rest of Members Takes Up
Three Hours of Senate's
Time.
ARGUE DURING NIGHT
Filibuster Leaders Give
Backers of Ship Purchase
Bill No Chance to Break
Deadlock.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The spec
tacle Of the United States senate en-.
meshed in the complexities of its own
rules and struggling to fnd some
method of proceeding with the ship
purchase bill pending before that body
was charply presented in the chamber
today when for more than three hours
senator's argued a motion for the con-
ttnuOus arrest of it's membership.
Rulings by the chair that the motion
was not debatable was sustained, but
upon appeals from further rulings as
to fine technical points of procedure
discussion continued from hour to
hour.
Senator works of California insist.
ed that the constitutional rights of
senators were violated by the propo-
sal that they be made prisoners in
this chamber" and Senator Hitchcock
OF Nebraska offered a substitute for
the proposed order which would re-
Quire the senators to remain in the
chamber until March and would pre-
vent them from taking orders from
the president or cabinet meanwhile.
The prominent members of the
house gathered about the sides Of the
chamber to view the parliamentary
wrangle with evident amusement,
while the galleries appeared puzzled
to make out whether the senate was
serious or indulging in horse play.
Talks Through Night.
The Republican filibuster against
the administration ship purchase bill
dragged its weary way through the
night and was maintained unbroken
this forenoon. Senator Jones of Wash
ington, who took the floor at 6:45
o'clock last evening, was going strong
when the sun peeped into the senate
chamber early this morning.
The Democrats watched warily for
an opportunity to catch him mapping.
continued his oratory.
The administration senator's, conf.
dent that they could pass the bill by
one vote II they could secure a ballot,
stuck to their plan of holding the SEN
ate in continuous session. They ac-
cepted the challenge for an endurance
test and asserted that the senate would
be held in continuous session until the
bill was passed.
g. o. p. Confident.
The Republicans and insurgent Dem
ocrats accepted this defiance and de-
clared that IL the Democrats kept their
word they would still be in session on
March 4, when the present congress
passes into history.
1t was a peculiar coincidence that
Senator Jones' chief ammunition dur
ing the night and early morning was
1.-THE New Freedom" which was written
by Woodrow Wilson before he became
president. The reading of the presi-
dents own works blocked the vote
on the bill, which he has made every
possible eort to pass.
AS the dawn frightened into day.
light fresh senators dropped in to re-
lieve their tired colleagues. Senator
Kern, the majority leader, was among
the first Observing him, Senator
Jones paused and said, Good morning,
Senator" Then he continued reading.
Senator Jones surrendered the floor
at $40 O'Clock after having held 1t
for thirteen hours and fifty-five min
utes. His speech did not establish a
new record for filibustering. Senator
McCumber of North Dakota succeed
ed him.
At 9:16 o'clock Senator Reed made
a motion placing all absent senators
tinuous attendance in the chamber,
under penalty of punishment by the
same.
Minority Leader Gallinger indignant.
ly protested, declaring he would not
submit to such dictation until he had
to. He said he understood there were
other minority senators who would
join him in refusing to recognize such
an edict.
Senator Lippitt Of Rhode Island.
moved to strike out the clause of the
motion relating to a penalty, and Sena-
tor Reed promptly moved to table the
amendment. On roll call vote, Sena-
tor Lippitt's motion was placed on the
table, thirty-seven members favoring
the action and twenty opposing it.
Senator Smoot started to argue
against the proposed order OF arrest
and Senator Reed raised the point of
order that it was not debatable.
Senator Owen of Oklahoma, in the
was seeking to enforce its existing
rules and that Smoot was out Of order
in attempting to debate the question.
Senator Works of California made
the point OF order that th, proposal
was a modification of the rules and
under the rules of the enate it must
60 over for one day, Owen overruled
" orks and his decision was sustained
by vote of 35 to 26. Senators Hard
wick OF Georgia and Vardaman of
Mississippi, reclacitrant Democrats on
the ship purchase bill, voted with the
administration force.
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