Evening star., 1915-02-05
Will Move to Discharge Gore
Measure From Consideration
of Committee.
HOPE TO GAIN THE VOTES
OF THREE PROGRESSIVES
Action in Senate May Mean That
Filibuster Again Will Shift
to Republican Side.

The democrats today unveiled for the
| first time a plan by which they hope
to break the legislative tangle in which
| the administration ship purchase bill
finds itself. Senator Gore of Oklahoma
! today gave notice that under the rules
of the Senate he would move tomorrow
to discharge the Senate commerce COM
mittee from further consideration of
bill he introduced yesterday, which is
| the administration ship purchase bill.
with amendments which will satisfy
Senator Norris and Senator Kenyon.
the republican progressives. whose
| votes are needed by tho democrats
since the detection of seven of their
| own number.
| The plan, it was learned, is to first
permit the adoption of the Clarke mo-
| tion to recommit the ship bill. mo-
| barrassment to the administration lead
ers since Monday. Then the Gore mo-
| tion to discharge the commerce com .
| mittee from further copslderation OF
his bill will be taken up. and upon
that the democrats hope to get ,he
votes of Senators Norris. Kenyon and
| La Toilette, republican progressiVes.
and possibly other votes. In such
| event the vote would be AZ to AZ. and
the Vice President would be able TO
l
| istration forces.
What Amendments Provide.
Senator Kenyon has considered him.
self pledged to vote for the Clarke mo-
ton to recommit the bill without in
| structions. But after he has carried
out his pledge, he will feel at liberty
to vote to discharge the committee
from the consideration of the Gore bill,
| it is understood. The amendments car
ried in the Gore bill provide that no
ship shall be bought by the govern
| ment which will cause any break in the
neutrality of the United States, and
also provides that if the government
proposes to lease any Of the ships It
purchases. the lease shall be limited
! in time.
some way they will still be able to de-
feat the Gore motion to discharge the
committee. If they find they will not be
able to do SO 1t Is not unlikely that
the filibuster in the Senate will again
shift back to the republican side Of
| the chamber Immediately. In such case
l the republicans will then take the floor
| to prevent a vote on the Gore motion.
Fourth Day of Filibuster.
The. democrats of the Senate today
entered upon the fourth day of their
flibuster against the taking of a vote
on the Clarke motion to recommit the
administration ship purchase bill.
The situation today was the same as
that of yesterday, except for the fact
that Senator HPenrose of Pennsylvania
has now reached the city, and the vote
stands 48 to 46 in favor Of recommit-
! ting the bill without Instructions
| Today Senator Hardwick of Georgia
continued his speech of reply to the
| attack Senator Stone made upon him
| and the six other democrats who stood
out for the Clarke motion to recommit
| the ship purchase bill. Senator Varda-
that he would follow Senator Hard
| wick. also in reply to Senator Stone,
and Senator James of Kentucky, a
| strong administration supporter, late
| yesterday gave notice that he would
| follow Senator Vardaman with a
| speech.