The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-09

ON THE DEFENSE:
LEADERS GET BEFORE SEN.
ATE MOTION TO RECON-.
NIT SHIP BILL
DEFEAT MOTION
FOR A RECESS
Accepting the Inevitable, Opoei.
ton Renews Declaration of
Unrelenting War

tRv Associated Pness.,

WASHINGTON. Feb, S.--Admfnis-
tratioh forces of the senate pushing
the ship purchase bill, succeeded late
today in again putting the Reppbii-
cans and their seven Democratic al
lies on the defense. They got before
the senate motion to recommit the
OIL and then defeated motion blythe
opposition to recess until tomorrow.
Accepting the inevitable, the obpo-
sition renewed its declaration of7un-
reienting war. Unable TO recess or
adjourn and determined to oppose the
Dill even until adjournment on March
4, II necessary. Republicans resumed
general debate In another protractetl
session which showed no signs4 OF
ending at a late hour tonight.
After this turn In the already long
legislative struggle Democratic cham
pions of the bill asserted that the
measure would not be withdrawn and
that the great appropriation bills
would be ignored should the oppppi-S
uonsist on preventing ynte. Even
the president indmatea that there
was no thought OF yielding 10 the
ship bills enemies. "a e 5 81 8.
Such q situation, II generally yvtss
conceded, would necessifate an exfin
session of congress g e 8. y,
The only way TO obyinte fi,ie. s II
WIS suggested would be for Tie sen.
ate tc adopt sons form sof q Etura II
,tillfse g vote on khH ship hiiis tt,f ever,
lflamihiBtHAtlan = aefs 4 deeiiied ts,IS
unlikely 81
( Republicans anu iiie Democratic M
isnrgents were forced to renew debate
when Senator Fletcher offered a mo-
tion toirecommit the bill with In
structions to the commerce connie
ice to report &c with amend ieIii tifiienty I
forthwith. Senator Fletcher. sought
to get a vote onthis motion, but the
opposition attempted to recess until
tomorrow The recess lnc,ion WAC
lost rs To AZ, with Senator Kenyon,
the only atsentee. Senator Norris
ana Lafollette voted against the re-
cess while Senators Clarke, Camden,
Bankhead, Hardwiek, Hitchcock,
oGorman and Vardaman, the seven
Democratic insurgents, stood soiidiy
with the Republican minority.
The opposition then was forced to
resume debate. Senator Lodge. open.
mig the discussion, declaring thar no
vote on the Fletcher motion would be
permitted IL it possibly could tbe
avoided Z. Iisil 50 3Sfff, q. Z
When the night session was as
snred Senator Jones OF Washinkton.
took the floor and launched intS R q,
speech designed To extend throughout
The night. Senator Jones declared he
would talk until March if III was
physically possible. and necessary to
defeat the bill. ,igs .F,s; ~, sl,g
Few senator's on either side remain- I
cd in the chamber after s o.ctoek.
leaders of both parties having left
men on guard in case It aTouisf be,
necessary to send for reinforcsmesits.
Scores of senator's prepared To spend s
the night In committee rooms ad-
Jacent TO the senate chamber.
When the senate recessed Friday; Z
until today 1t had before II Senator
Clarke's motion to reconamit the bin
without Instructions. The opposition
then appeared to have the whip hand.
but with the arrival today OF Sena-e
tors Newiands and Senator Smith of
South Carolina. tho IarlimaDtarv sit-
nation was unchanged. Senator Smith
had not been expected to return on
occonnt of serious illness In HIS fem.
iiy. With his vote ami tfiat Senator
Newlands. administration leaders
claimed claimed a tie vote on the lpstion to
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