The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-11
NIGHT SESSION ON
| SHIP MEASURE
Motion to Recess Defeated in the
Senate, 48 to At.
.FILIBUSTER IS Renewed
Some Members Sleep In the Chamber
Quorum Averts Arrest of Many
Atsentees-No Evidence Of
Vote In Sight.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Administra-
ton forces of the senate succeeded In
forcing the Republicans and Demo-
cratic revolters back to the defensive
in the fight over the government ship
purchase bill.
Accepting the inevitable, leaders OF
the opposition at once renewed their
declaration of unrelenting war on the
bill, and general debate was resumed
in another protracted session, whlch
shows no signs of abatement thus tar'
Calls for a quorum were frequent
after midnight and at one time orders
for the arrest of absentees were issued.
While sergeants-at-arms were seeking
the absentees enough appeared to
make quorum and the order was re-
scinded
Defeat Recess Motion.
Republicans and the Democratic re-
VOTERS had to renew the debate when
Senator Fletcher offered motion to
recommit the bill with instructions TO
the committee to report it with amend
ments forthwith.
When he sought to get vote on his
motion an effort was made by the op-
position to recess
This motion was lost by a vote or
4S to AZ, with Senator Kenyon the only
absentee. Senators Norris and La
Toilette voted against the recess, while
Senators Clarke, Camden, Bankhead,
Harwick, Hitchcock, O'Gormar and
Vardaman, the seven Democratic re-
VOTERS, stood solidly with the Repub-
lican minority.
FiIibuster Is Renewed.
Unable to recess or adjourn, the OPP
position again took up the task or
talking the bill to death. Senator
Lodge opened the discussion, declar-
ing that no vote on the Fletcher mo-
ton would be permitted If it could be
avoided.
When the night session was assured,
Senator Jones of Washington, who
had been preparing for such an
emergency for more than week, took
the floor and launched into speech
designed to extend throughout the
night. Senator Jones declared he
would talk until March 4, if 1t was
physically possible and necessary, in
order to accomplish the defeat of the
bill.
Use Improvlsed Beds.
Shortly before midnight many SEN
ators who had been attending dinners
and theater parties returned to the
chamber in evening dress to relieve
those who had been on guard during
the evening hours. The latter retired
to the improvised bed chambers in
committee rooms.
That there would he no chance for
vote was conceded by leaders OF
both sides, and it was predicted that
record breaking continuous session had
been begun.
Quorum Calls Interrupt.
About midnight Senator Fletcher in
terrupted Senator Jones to suggest the
absence of a quorum. A roll call
showed so senators on the floor, al
though but half dozen had been pres
ent when it began. Senators came
from the cloakrooms, rubbing the sleep
from their eyes.
At midnight another quorum call
started and the sergeant-at-arms was
instructed to seek absent senators.
Being unable to find enough alb
sentees, orders for arrest were pre-
pared, though certain senators known
to be i'll were excepted from the writs.
In few minutes quorum was shown
and the order for arrest was with
drawn. Senator Jones then resumed
his speech and senators drifted back
to their improvised beds.