The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-02-10
SENATOR JONES.
A LONG TALKER
Drastic Steps Taken by Demo-
Gratis to Break Down the
Opposition.
ALL-NIGHT SESSION IS HELD
Senators James Spoke Thirteen
Hours-Senators Sleep in
Anterooms and Some Doze
at Their Desks.
SESSION IS HELD

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a half
score of weary-eyed S natOrs We're in
their seats at dawn tc1ay vixen the
second all-night session of the battle
over the administration nip purchase
bill drew to its close win the Repub-
licans again pitting their physical en-
durance against that of tn Democrats
in an effort to delay Vote on the
measure until the expiration of the
present congress.
Senator Jones, of Washi. ton, had
held the floor virtually tE2 entire
night, opposing the bill. He began his
address late yesterday when 4 parlia
mentary struggle disclosed the fact
that the Democrats were again N con
troll of a majority vote of tn sen
ate, the mobilization of their 'GS
having been completed with the .....
val of Senators Newlands and Smith,
of South Carolina.
At o'clock today the senate had
been in session continuously for Is
hours. Republican leaders insisted
they could keep up the fight until
March if necessary. The Demo
Gratis were equally insistent that they
could retain majority within call
and determined to carry the struggle
to the bitter end.
Throughout the night the Demo
Gratis made few efforts to interrupt
Senator Jones. AnteroOmS of the sen
ate chamber had been hastily fitted
with cots and blankets and in these
senators snatched few hours OF
sleep. Senator Fletcher, in charge
of the shipping bill, remained at his
desk all night stretched out over two
chairs and doing fitfully. One or two
Of his Democratic colleagues and an
equal number of Republicans were al
ways in the chamber,
The president at a White House
conference said he had no intention ot
dropping the bill. and intimated he
would call special session if it were
filibustered to death at this one. The
senate Republicans declared again
they were prepared to talk off vote
until March 4.
Some indications of the wearing eff
fects of the long, hard fight were com
ing out in the senate, however, and
Senator Reed, one Of the administra
tion Democrats, proposed an order fol-
the arrest of all absentees and com
pulsory attendance by all senators un
til the bill was disposed of. His pro
posal drew a roaring attack and gave
prospect of furnishing material for ar
all-day debate. Meanwhile the shil
bill itself was waiting, practically
where it has been for the last two
weeks. At l o'clock this afternoon
the senate had been in session 2I
hours and Majority Leader Kern was
declaring any motion to adjourn OF
recess would be defeated. Both sides
were stout in their declarations tha
Ihere would be no more breathing
Sspells until the deadlock was broken
Every member was present excep
Senator Lewis, who was sleeping
nearby. 1t was the first time in years
that all the seats had been filled
Debate on Senator Reeds propose
was tinged with intimations of some
sort of cloture in the deadlock con
tinued.
The pending question upon which
Senator Jones helo the floor was
Senator Fletcher's motion to ament
Senator Clarke's motion to reeommi
the shipping bill The amendment
would require the committee to re
turn the bill forthwith bearinf
amendments which are said to have
been decided upon in order to obtair
for the measure the support of Sena
tor Norris, Progressive Republican.
Senator Jones began spaeking late
yesterday after parliamentar!
struggle disclosed tae ract that the
Democrats again were in control o.
a majority vote and did not yield un
til $3.50 this morning He bad spoken
l3 hours and IS minutes. His only
relief was at the calls TOR quorum
which took UP total of 145 minutes.
Senator Jones speech has bee