South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-10

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United States senate today establish
ed record for long distance sessions
and the talking Marathon on the ship
purchase bill still went on. At 10
o'clock the upper house had been in
session with out a break for IS hours.
The longest previous session, accord
ing to the oldest members of the SEN
ate who searched their memories and
records was 80 hours When the end
would come to the present session no
one would predict. Administration
leaders declared it might last for a
week without interruption.
When the sun sent his rays down
through the senate sky-lights today
Sen. sherman Of Illinois was holding
the floor He started to speak at
1925 o'clock and resorted to every
device to pass the time, reading from
newspapers and as one of his col
leagues put it, everything that he
could find"
The 39-hour record for long ses-
sions was made by the senate in 1899
during the filibuster against the re
peal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman silver act.
The senator had only a small au-
dience throughout his long speech.
The extreme of the one attempt TO
roll call during the night have eX-
hausted the interest of republicans
and democrats alike. From the be
ginning of his speech the members
who had gathered first to vote on ad-
journment. then TO meet the threat
ened democratic attempt to rush
through a vote on the first of the in
structions to send the bill back TO
committee, dwindled steadily
Only Four on Guard.
~ one time Sen. Lea of Tennessee,
who presided, and Sen. Lee of Mary
land. doing at a desk. represented
the entire visible strength of the
democrats. Sens. SmOOt Of Utah and
Smith of Michigan, constituted the
republican guard. The democrats
changed their watchers from time to
time. giving those who had served
several hours a chance to retire to
the committee rooms in which cots
have been installed Senator'S were
sleeping on these cots in half a dozen
OF the committee rooms.
At o'clock the democratic guard
consisted Of Sen. Shafroth Of COlora-
do, who appeared more interested IN
his morning newspaper. Sen. Mar
tine of New Jersey strolled in and
out. Pages were dispatched 10 order
breakfast for various senators wait
ing in the cloak room.
Trays of dishes from the restaurant
were strewn about the cloak rooms
and pillows and window hangings
which had been used TO ease the
slumbers of statesmen displayed
without reserve on the big red sofas
in the corners OF the senate cham
ber. These were cleared away as the
hour approached for the arrival Of
after breakfast reinforCements. Sen.
Warren OF Wyoming was the last TO
occupy the sleeping couch in the
senate chamber. but he was awaken
ed and sent home before daylight.
Dupont Aids Republicans.
Sen. Dupont of Delaware. civil war
veteran. and millionaire. arrived soon
after dawn 10 support the republican
forces.
At 500 Sen. Mclean or Connecti-
cut appeared accompanied by Mrs.
Mclean who took a seat in the front
row Of the gallery. At that hour the
only persons in the galleries which
were crowded up TO midnight. were
two men and a boy. al half asleep.
Members of the cabinet including
Sec'ys BRYAN. Lane, Daniels and Gar
rson, BurlesOn and Sec'y Tumulty
were among the interested spectators
during the night
Sen. Sherman surrendered the floor
at $40 o'clock after speaking seven
hours and A. minutes. He closed
with warning against launching
the ship OF state on the uncharted
sea of socialism with its hidden dan
gers and its destination unknown"
sen. Townsend OF Michigan. who
arrived just few minutes before
Sherman finished. followed He ap-
peared fresh and vigorous and began
in an even voice 10 explain the rea-
sons for the republican flibuster
Sen. Gallinger. the minority leader.
arrived shortly after o'clock He
settled himself In his chair for a long
days watch in behalf az the flibuster.