The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-10
Republican Filibuster Against the Ship Purchase
Bill Was on in Full Blast When the
Sun Came up This Morning.
HOUSE ALSO FACES
Rumor That President Will Attempt to Force Pas
sage Of His Pet Measure by Making it an
Amendment to the Weeks Bill.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-The Unit
ed States senate had set q new record
Tor itself at 8 q. m. today by having
completed forty-fou- hours Of a still
Lontinuin. session.
OF against the ship purchase bill was
still in full blast with Senator Sher
man, of Illinois, commanding. Hil
speech, started at 1927 q. M. follow
ed unsuccessful anti.administratior
efforts to bring about q recess until
noon today.
Previous to Siberian, Republican
Senator McCumber and several demo
Gratis had spoken. Senator Reed serv
ed notice he would seek February IL
to pass rules amendment permitting
cloture of debate and a vote on the
bill directly thereafter. His colleag
ues however, believed this attempt to
alter time honored usage would fail
Progressive republicans alignel
themselves with the administration
forces over night in voting against a
recess, Senator Kenyon joining the
time. When the sun peeped W
through the capital windows today. II
again found handful OF weary sen
ators keeping their vigil.
The ante-room camp cots got more
use last night than previously, az
most of the senator's decided to catch
nap while they might, fearing that
the end Of the all night sessions are
no. yet
The house, too, faced possibility .oi
filibuster today, following circulation
of rumor that the president will. at
Z tempt passage OF the ship bill by
making it an amendment to the Weeks
ship bill now In the house. Republi
cans and democrats opposed to the
ship bill. were inclined to halt other
legislation If such q plan Is adopted. +
Still Raging.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.--With nc
sign OF a let up and plenty OF speak
ers fresh to carry on the fllibuster
against the ship purchase bill at ~
a. m. today the senate had completed
iorty-six hours of continuous session
This session began Monday noon and
at noon today will therefore reach
forty-eight hours.
The longest previous continuous ses
sion Of thirty-eight hours and forty
hve minutes was in 1S93-the filibuster
against the repeal Of the silver pur
chase act.
senator Sherman, Of Illinois, who
began speaking at 10:45 a. M, finish
ed at $40 ana was followed by Sena
Tor Townsend Of Michigan.
Senator Townsend concluded his
speech at noon. After a quorum call
which showed eighty-six senators pres
ent. Senator Myers. OF Montana, made
q plea to the f1libusters to let the bill
come to vote. He urged the neces
sity OF passing other measures, In
ciuolng the water power leasing bill
winch he Is In charge OF. Republican
floor Leader Gallinger moved to take
up .ne water power leasing bill and
aenhanoed the ayes and noes. Sena
.or rletcher moved to table this mo
.lon, which was done, 40 to 80. Morris
voted with the republicans and Ken
son was absent, LaFollette voting with
.he democrats, as did several OF the
oulIihg democrats-Bankhead. Hard
mck y, and Vardaman. Camden
a nitchcock and O'Gorman voted with
.ne republicans, Clarke, the seventh
potter, did not,vote. z
senator Norris, one of the progres
M s.ss republican supporters of the bill
salo ne would support move to side
IA ack II unless progress Is made in
~. neSt 1ew days. He said he did
not think the other measures present
Heed. =" pe saori
| iayor aneextra session and put
'1hs 1t through then" he said.
-, Win Cal, Extra Session
u,,'. ,,M'.ASHlNGToN. Feb. 1O.-President
sr ison today definitely decided to ca1l
=. eAtra session Of congress March 1
lii, y me niibuster on the ship purchase
u,a, uIa, continues. He will call the spe
ht1, session both for appropriation
s which fail and to make another
Tempt - TO force through the shin bill
~, MS next congress.
me presidents decision to cali an
cn..a cna. session If the senate f1libuster
consn was reached at an carry
! llence today with Democratic
uer Underwood, and OF the house