The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-17
GAGS FILIBUSTER
DEMOCRATS give NOTICE GE CLg-
TURE AMENDMENT
WILL SHUT Up DEBATERs

After Long Session Senator Reed
Gives Required Notice of New
Measure - Republicans Protest
Vainly-Member Sleep in Cloak
Rooms.
Formal notice in writing that he
would seek cloture amendment to
the Senate rules to end debate on the
administration shipping bill at 2 p:
m. February 10, and cause a hnal
vote to be taken three hours later.
was given by Senator Reed late Tues
day night, when the Senate had been
in continuous session for more than
thirty-six hours.
Under the rules the proposed
amendment must lay over for zone
day" and if this is construed to mean
Legislative day there can be no
action upon it until the Senate ad-
journs and ends the legislative day OF
Monday.
Senators Gallingeran Smoot vain
ly made points Of order against Sem
ator Reeds notice, and the Repubh-
cans generally let it be known that
| they would fight to the last ditch
against an attempt to adopt any form
c7 cloture rule.
Senator McCumber, who had yield
ed to Senator Reed on the under
standing that he would not lose the
floor, resumed his speech. Senator
Sherman interrupted with somo re-
marks about the bill, whereupon SEN
ator Simmons rose and declared that
Senator McCumber had lost the floor.
Senator Lea in the chair sustained
the point of older and gave the door
Ito the Democrats by recognizing Sea-
ator Stone. He hel6 fast to his deci-
sion over a volley O. objections and
points of order from the Republicaa
side, and refused to grant an appeal
from his ruling.
Senator Stone then began an adj
dress on the. bill, while the Repubii-
can Senators retired to the cloak
rooms for hasty conference.
Senator Fletcher had thrown the
Senate into an uproar just before
midnight by suddenly demanding a
yea and nay vote on the pending
question, the first Of the three propo-
sitions into which his amendment to
| the motion to recommit the shipping
bill to the commerce committee haa
been divided.
I The demand was seconded instant
LILY, but dizen Republicans were on
their feet clamoring for recognition
before Senator Lea could order the
clerk to begin calling the roll.
In the confusion Senator McCum-
Der was recognized and began speak-
| ing again. Thus, when the Senate
had been in continuous session for
thirty-six hours, the situation was
virtually what it was when the ses-
sion began Monday at noon. -
| Apparently word had gone out
Through the city that the Democrats
expected to accomplish some parlia-
mentary victory, for the galleries
were crowded before the furry end
ed.
The Senate settled down early for
Ianother ail-night debate on the ad-
ministration ship purchase bill after
Republicans and insurgent Demo-
Gratis failed early In the evening TO
end the session, which began early
| Tuesday. When the end would come,
no one would predict.
Administration leaders declared
the session might last for a week
without interruption. Opposition
leaders, however, said an effort would
be made to break the deadlock.
Republicans were surprised at the
strength commanded by the admins
tration forces when Senator Clarne
tof Arkansas moved that the Senate
adjourn. They had hoped that Sena..
tor Norris, Progressive-Repubhcan
would not stand with the Democratic
majority on tbs motion. Senator
Norris, however, voted against ad-
journment, as did Senator LaFollette.
Senator Kenyon voted with the ad-
ministration forces for the first time
since the beginning of the fight. The
vote was 43 to 46.
The present session began Monday
and has continued uninterrupted.
iSenator Jones Of Washington held
| the floor Monday night Through.
out the night the Democrats made
few efforts to interrupt Senator
JONES' Ante-rooms Of the Senate
chamber had been hastily fitted with
cots and blankets and in these sena-
tors snatched a few hours Of sleep.
fSenator Fletcher, in charge Of the
shipping bill, remained at his desk
all night stretched out over two
chairs and doing ftfully. One or
two Of his Democratic colleagues and
an equal number Of Republicans were
always in the chamber.
A roll call on motion showed SO
senators present in the chamber.
They came in from the committee
rooms, many with towsled hair and
wrinkled clothing, indicating that
they had been sleeping when the
whirr of the call bells summoned
them back.
Senator Jones yielded the floor to
Senator McCumber in the morning.
His speech has been surpassed. for
length only twice in the Senate's his
tory. Senator LaFollette spoke Is
hours and 20 minutes against the AL
drich-Vreeland currency law, and
Senator Burton spoke moro than II
hours on river and harbcr meas
ure::
If opponents of the bill prevent
decisive vote for many more days an
alternative plan Of getting the bill
through has been suggested. The
plan would be for House leaders to
call up for passage a bill introduced
by Senator Weeks early in the ses-
sion, which passed the Senate, pro-
viding for turning over some ships OF
the navy for mail and commercial
service between New York and South
American ports. With this bill be-
fore the House it would be part of
the plan to attack the ship purchase
bill as an amendment and to pass the
amended bill under q special rule.
Administration leaders In the Senate
would move to concur in House
amendments to the Weeks bill and
upon this it is believed, record vote
| might be forced.