Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-19
Ship Purchase
 Bill Blocked
REMoc RATS AGREE TO TAKE UP
 APPROPRIATIONS.
KILLS EXTRA SESSION
Bill Sent to Conference Until Feb. q, When 1t Will Again Be Subjected to a Filibuster,


 blocked in their efforts to get the house ship purchase bill to q vote, demo- cratic senators today agreed to take up appropriation bills and sent the shipping measure to conference until February 27, when it must take its chances of being dibUstered to its death on March 4.
 Republican senators entered into 'Sentlemen's agreement with demo- cratic leaders to let the house bill go propriation bills be passed within the next few days in order to avoid an extra session of congress.
 Work in Accord on Appropriations.
 The democrats, it was reported, agreed to a reasonable cut in the riv- CTS and harbors appropriation bill and the republicans in turn gave aSSur- ances that they would not fiGbuster against any appropriation measures. Democrats further agreed that when the ship purchase bill comes out of ever is reached, the republicans will be given an opportunity to renew their fight against if.
 Agree on No Extra Session.
 The compact which broke the long struggle was reached late in the day Administration leaders maintained that it was the best they could possibly hope for under the circumstances and republican senators insisted that the action meant the bill was dead. All senators seemed to agree that there would be no extra session Of conoreSs
 When the time came to put the agreement into operation. reYoItine democrats and other senators opposed letting the bill go 10 conference until votes could be had on their amend ulents. There was a flood of orato-y and a long series Of roll calls and all amendments were voted down.
 Party Lines Oisregarded.
 Senator Bankhead started the trou- ble with an amendment to provide that government ships be admitted to coastwise shipping. This amendment was defeated lJv a vote of 54 to 4S the alignment which has prevailed for many weeks hsiTg entirely broken up Twenty-twu republican senators voted with the administration democrats and some Of the regular denocrs Is joiled with the recalcitrant democrats and progressive republicans.
 Senator Hitchcock then offered his amendment to prevent the exportation of munitions of war to beIligerent na- uons. This was tabled by vote of 51 to 36. An amendment by Senator. OGorman to prohibit purchase of bel- ngerent ships was tabled, 45 to A3: one by William Alden Smith to create a commission to study the problem of ocean transportation was tabled 9 to 31, and one by Senator Poindexter to prevent government ships plying be- tween the United States and belliger- ent countries met a like fate.
 Another PoindeXter amendment to amend the appropriation bill to expend $50, ,000G GOO for construction of ships in American shipyards and to operate them outside the war zone also was defeated.
 Bill Sent to Conference.
 The Fletcher motion to send the bill to conference then preyafledm without a dissenting vote.
 Conferees appointed were Senators Fletcher. Ransdell, Martin Simmons, Nelson, Burton and Crawford
 Senator Martin announced that to- morrow he would move to take up the legislative appropriation bill.