The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-16
HOUSE CERTAIN
TO PASS ship
BILL TONIGHT
Test Of Strength shows 1876 For
To 139 Against the
Measure
SENATE DEBATE Is
WAXING MOST BITTER
Personal Encounter on Floor Of
Chamber IL Narrowly
Averted

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.--Passags
by the house tonight OF the compro-
smise ship purchase bill was assured
this afternoon when. In preliminary
vote testing the administrations
strength. the house adopted. 1S6 to
1879, the gag rule" bringing up the
bill for consideration and limiting de-
bate to six hours. s a
Senator Weeks, OF Massachusetts.
was excused by the senate this after
noon from serving on the ship btu
lobby committee. Senator Sutherland.
OF Utah. was appointed In his place.
Weeks declined to serve ON the
committee so as to give his entire
time to lighting the bill on the floor.
Republican leaders also wanted Q
lawyer on the investigating commit
tee.
Lenroot. OF Wisconsin, tainted the
Democrats with forcing the bill
through merely because the president
wants II.
'If the majority OF this house were
free to vote its convictions" he said.
1T would be defeated before we adj
journ. This bill was not the work OF
tu0 CduCuS--it WAS tHc VKOuuCt VI NnO
president of the United States"
At this point he was interrupted by
cheers and yells from the Repub-
licans.
"The caucus met last night" he
went on, mot to consider this blu. but
to carry out the captain OF the teams
orders. And that team, whose cap
tain will not lDten to other players.
~ - ~ Mill a
found at the tail end OF the race"
Then he read from q newspaper
quotations from the speech said to
have been made by Speaker Clark at
the caucus last night.
When he reached the climax, IF
there is an extra session, the Demo
cratic party viii be wiped OF the face
OF the EARTH" Lenroot speaking d.
rectly at Clark, said, "for your judg-
ment. Mr.. Speaker, have the pro-
foundest respect"
| "The gentleman's time has expired
answered Clark. which happened to
be the case, but caused roars OF
laughter.
Physical force was threatened on
the floor of the senate this afternoon
when Senator Clark, Of Wyoming.
4 tAItuohy CoAO0 oChoeCA AASSot ~ AsANS
souri,, liar.
"I call the senator from Wyoming
Ito order, and II he doesn't come To
order, I'll bring him to order" shout
ed Reed. advancing threateningly to
ward Clark.
Reed had just charged that the
agreement between the Republicans
and seven boiling Democrats virtual
ly amounted to caucus az binding
and "reprehensible" In every way as
any held by the Democrats.
II challenge the truthfulness OF that
statement" said Clark.
| Cummins, who had the floor, at
lacking caucus rule. smoothed out the
difhlculty.
| House Democrats In caucus early TO-
day agreed to stand squa-ely behind
the administration shin purchaee bill
as a party measure This rosition was
taken after S2eaker Champ Clark
defeated for the presidential nomina.
ltion at Baltimore-eloQuent pleaded
flor party solidarity.
| you have wandered is years In the
wilderness" he told the caucus, which
at first showed signs OF wavering. you
will continue to wander there unless
you follow your party leadership" The
caucus vote stood 154 to 20. with ~
boiling Democrats announcing fatty