Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
While GaIIinger Makes Long
Speech, Devoted Largely to.
Reading Editorials on Mea-
Surel Leaders Lay Plans,
REPUBLICANS OPPOSE
DREADED NIGHT SESSIONS
FiIibuSter Is to Be Conducted
With All Resources at Com
mand Of Master Of Padia-
mentay Law.
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Washington. Jan. 25.-It became
apparent today that the right between
the democrats and republicans in the
senate over the government ship pur-
chase bill had settled down to ply
steal endurance test.
While Minority Leader Gallinger
held the floor, Senators Root, I.odge
Smoot, Burton and others held an In
formal conference and determined TO
resort TO every possible parliamentary
expedient to block the majortys plan
to hold night sessions. If the ma
jority succeeds IN overriding their
objections from day to dag II is prob
able that quorum will be insisted
upon az every available opportunity,
thus demanding the continuous pres
ence Of democratic senators.
Vice President Marshall vacated
the chair for a time during the day
to rest for the expected ordeal to-
night. while Majority Leader Kern in
/ structed senate clerks TO get pledges
, of attendance from democratic mem
bers for tonight's session.
Reads Mass of Editorials.
Meanwhile Senator Gallinger, most
of the time talking to less than lnif
dozen senators, continued his
speech against the bill lie read
newspaper editorials opposing the
I BILL for two hours. and said he had
I a pile Of similar clippings on his
/ desk which should prove of "eduoa-
tional value to the advocates of the
\ bill"
.fftor reading statistics OF various
foreign nations as to the effect of
their policies toward shipping, Sena-
tor Gallinger declared the great de-
velopments fin merchant marine had
always followed the extension OF sub
sides, with the requirement that
ships receiving such benefits must
I he constructed in home yards By
/ this process, he said, Germany had
/ built up the great ship yards which
/ had been able to construct not only
such liners as the Vaterland and 9TH
J ers but also to construct the ships of
the German navy before that time
constructed in British yard.
Discussing increased freight rates
on exports, Senator Gallinger said
there we're many things that contrl-
buted to that increase, including de-
creased imports How the purchase
and operation of thirty ships by the
government could effect the situation,
he added was not clear to him
Talk OF Discriminating Duty.
! Senator Nelson asked if a discrim
/ mating duty on goods transported in
American bottoms would not meet
/ the emergency, suggesting that the
provision of the Underwood Simmons
tariff law for such duties be enforced.
Senator aGllingor said he would like
to see IL tried, although he could see
the difficulties whicn would arise In
connection with various commercial
treaties.
isn't it fact that we could de-
nounce all these treaties Senator
Nelson asked, "and impose dscrim-
mating duties Of 10 per cent which
would build up for us a merchant ma
rne after the European war, al the
same time avoiding the question of
subsidy"
/ Senator Gallinger replied that un-
doubtedly 1t would be "A good thing II
the United states were rid of the
treaties, but It would require one
years notice
Senate in Night Session.
The democrats made good their
threat to keep the senate In session
until 8 o'clock tonight but the addi-
/ tional hours were devoted wholly 10
1 parliamentary skirmishing, minority
members resorting to every possible
device to block proceedings
The battle was precipitated at the
J close of Senator Gallinger's address
against the bill. which lasted more
than seven hours. The minority leader
I declared himself fresh enough to con
I tinue for another seven hours put
asked II the majority proposed TO re-
cess at the usual hour.
on Senator Kerns motion early IN
! the evening that the senate recess not
/ later than O'Clock until IL o,clock
! tomorrow, the first roll call failed 70
show a quorum, the republicans, WIN
! the exception of Senator Smoot hay
4 ing retired to the minority cloak room
/ Senator Smoot Immediately MADE tue
| point OF no quorum and the minority
members came back one by one. on
I the succeeding roll call they trooped
back into the cloak room again leaV-
! ing Senator Smoot on guard. Again
! there was no quorum present and an
other quorum call followed.
! The republicans repeated this pro-
| cess three times and were preparing
| to continue it Indefinitely when Sen
ator Overman. In the chair, invoked
precedent from the sixty-second
congress when Vice President Sher-
man ruled that if a quorum was
shown to be present on the last pre-
! cedlng quorum call. a majority vote
on the pending motion was sufficient
to carry it. Senator Overman de-
olared the recess motion carried ~
to 3.
Then followed a series of motions
to adjourn to take UP pension bilia
etc, which used up the remaining
time.