The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04
DEMOCRATS BELIEVE WAY
WILL BE FOUND TO SAVE
SHIPPING MEASURE
RETURN
OF S. c. MEMBERS
With Their Votes Leaders Hope
Bill May BE Recommitted With
Instructions.
tBy Associated Prsss.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-Plans OF
administration Democrats to drag the
government ship purchase bill out OF
danger In the senate had not been
completed tonight. but champions Of
the measure had not abandoned hope
that way would be found tomorrow
to recommit the bill with definite In
structions for its amendment.
Recalcitrant Democrats fatty rel
fused to yield to concessions agreed
upon by the majority in secret caucus
Tuesday night, and administration
leaders found they could not muster
enough votes to defeat the coalition
OF Republicans and insurgent Demo.
Gratis who Insist on eending the biil
back to committee without instrnc-
tions. That would mean its death Tor
the session. sts., !, ~
Instead OF pressing their plan to
recomiist WITH Instructions, tfIarufu tfIaruff1te !.
the party leaders contented them
selves with cast.gating in@the open
senate the seven Democrats Who over
turned the shipping bill program last
Monday Senator Stone, selected. Tor
this undertaking. held the floor aeyer-
al hours, bitterly denouncing the
seven insurgents as the "recfoant
Democrats, who had endeayored Go ur-
horse their party. y,
=, Senator Stone bartlouiaf AZ ~, tseYl
Senator Clarke. OF Arskpnhss. Wllonl
he described as the leader In the ra-
volt. and Senator Camden, OF KEN
trcky. He charged /, thar senator
Clarke had violated o caucus pledge,
The Arkansas senator denied that, ex-
planning he had warned his colleagues
that ne would not be bound to any
action which would depriAi, him OF. llis
right to vote against the bill.
While Senator Stone was speakinr.
Senator'S Kern. Simmons, Fletcher.
Martin, and others were at work To
forestall vote until absent Demo.
Gratis could return to Washington, or
assurances could be secured thnt
enough progressive Republican sup-
port could be counted on to insure.
majority. ~
Tonight the Democra-1 are count
ing on Senator's Norris and Lafoliette
to vote with them, but had ceased 10
hope for the support of Senator Ken
yon. Senators Lewis and Snaith. of
South Carolina. absent Democrats.
are expected back tomorrow. with
these votes leaders hope the bill may.
be recommitted with instructions for
It's return within 48 hours with
amendments limiting to one year the
term for which the government might
lease ships to private corporations.
and prohibiting purchase OF slips
which might menace neutrality. G
Republican senators tonight were
hopeful that Senator Penrose would
be able to reach Washington tonior-
row, adding one more to their forces.
His absence, they declared, would
give them enough votes to recomnsit
the bill without instructions. Should
the effort 20 arlend the bill and re.
turn IL within 48 hours succeed, how
ever. Republican leaders declare
their attack on 1t will be resumed and
kept up Tntil 1t either ia withdrawn or
its passage blocked by the death OF
the session March 4.
I'VE are through caucussing," SEN
ator Kern. the majority leader, deciat-
ed tonight. "and except to make PRO-
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