Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-10
SHIP BILL BATTLE
IN SENATE ENTERS
ON ANOTHER NIGHT.
Struggle Still Continues on Floor
After Long Combat with Ad-
ministration Men Shad-
,sa7 ing Foes.
NORRIS WITH THE DEMOCRATS
Eebraskan and La Toilette Arrayed
Against Allies When Move to
Adjourn Made.
KENYON Also BREAKS AWAY

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.--After in
surgent democrats and republicans
had made a vain effort to break the
&ontfnnous session Oh the senate on
the government ship purchase, bill,
at 6 o'clock tonight tired legislators
settled down for another all night
debate in the historic struggle.
When the end would come, no one
would predict. Administration lead
ers declared the session might last
for week without interruption. OPP
position spokesmen. however, pre-
dicted that some effort would be
made tomorrow to break the dead
lock. Republican managers were
somewhat surprised at the strength
commanded by the administration
forces, when Senator Clarke Of
Arkansas moved that the senate ad-
journ until noon tomorrow.
Norris with Demos.
They had hoped that Senator Norris.
ogressIve-republican, would not stand
with the democratic majority against
such motion Both Senator Norris and
Senator Ia Toilette. however, voted
against adjonrnment, and so did Senator
Kenyon, who Joined the administration
forces for the first time since the begin
ming Of the fight The vote on the motion
stood as TO as, every member OF the senate
answering to the roll call
HAD the opposition alliance won on the
effort TO adjourn, it had been planned>to
try to displace the ship purchase bill to-
morrow by a motion to take up for con-
sideration the -postoffice appropriation
bill. Such an attempt may yet be made
and should it succeed It probably would
be impossible TO get the shipping meas
ure before the senate again between now
and March. In the light OF the vote to-
night the regular democratic senators feel
confident that their lines will hold,
although some OF the republican. intimate
that Senator Norris might soon desert the
majority, unless the fiiibuster can be
broken and the continuous session ended.
Day exciting One.
After The strenuous alt night session
Monday the day in the senate was an ex-
citing one. eniivened by parliamentary
entangIemcnts and denunciations OF the
proceedings by insurgent democrats.
senators O'Gorn1sn and Hitchcock as
lEaiied the attempt 10 coerce support OF
the shipping bill and made reference TO
the attitude of President wilson, The
president took occasion during the day
to reasHure callers that there was no
intention Of withdrawing the ship pur-
chase bill, even should 1t be necessary
IN call NJ oxfrn session N conoress in
the spring
According to talk about the capitol to-
day iffopponents OF the bill prevent a
decisive vote for many more days. new
plan OF action may be undertaken. The
plan, which Is said to have been suggested
from an authoritative administration
source. would be for house leaders to cah
up for passage a bin introduced by SEM
ator Weeks early in the session. which
passed the senate. providing for turning
over some of the ships of the navy for
mail and commercial service between
New York and South, Amerfcan ports.
Might Force Record Vote.
With this bill before the house II would
be part OF the plan to- attach the ship
purchase bill as an amendment and to
pass the amended bill under q specia
rule. This would put the measure besor,
the senate again IN the form OF an
amended senate bill, on which record
vote might be forced,
) This plan is said to haze been discussed
ct the White House BY party leaders on
both sides Of the capitol, although nons
would admit II tonight The- rules com
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