Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09
TALKING SHIP
BILL TO DEATH
Republicans Renew Fill
buster Against Wilson'S
Pet Measure.
SENATOR JONES
SPEAKS ALL NIGHT
Almost Breaks Long Distance Talking
Records Held by LaF FoIIette and Bur-
ton-Republicans Declare They Are
Prepared to Continue Fight Until
March 4 if Nee1ssary-7ristow Re-
Iieves Jones in Time-kiIling Game.

| Washington, Feb. "a half score OF
wearied- eyed senators were in their
seats at dawn today when the second
all-night session of the battle over
the administration ship bill drew to
a close, with the republicans again
pitting their physical endurance
against that of the democrats in an
effort to delay vote on the measure
funtil the expiration Of the present
session.
Senator Jones, Of Washington. had
| held the floor virtually the entire night
| in opposing the bill. He took the floor
late yesterday when it was disclosed
that the democrats We're In control of
a majority vote Of the senate.
Republicans to Keep Up Fight.
At a. m. today the senate had been
| in session continuously for eighteen
hours. Republican leaders insisted they
could keep up the fight until March 4
if necessary. The democrats were in
sistant that they could keep a ma
iority within call and would continue
the struggle to the bitter end
\
few efforts to interrupt Senator Jones.
Senator Fletcher, in charge of the
shipping bill, remained at his desk all
night. stretched out over two chairs,
and doing fitfully. One or two of his
democrat colleagues We're always In the
chamber. Senator Jones was granted
brief respite at midnight when roll
call was taken to ascertain il g quorum
| n
gle ensued, Senator Fletcher having
finally adopted motion to arrest alb
tsentees. He withdrew it, however. and
the senate settled down to the monoto-
my of Senator Jones' long address.
Only Respite in Roll Gala. Z
The roll was called several times and
the largest number of senators to re-
'spond was fifty. They came in from
committee rooms, many with wrinkled
clothing indicating they had been
| sleeping when the whirr of the call
bells summoned them back.
| The pending question on which SEN
ator Jones held the floor was Jones
motion to amend Clark's motion to re-
commit the shipping bill The amend
ment would require the committee to
report the bill forthwith with amend
ments agreed on.
Bristow Relieves Jones.
Senator Jones yielded the floor at
IS:20 a. m. to Senator Bristow, who
Immediately made point of no quor-
UNI. Senator Jones had spoken thir-
teen hours and fifty five minutes. His
only relief during the night was at
calls for quorum. which took one
hour and thirty-five minutes. His
speech was surpassed in length only
by that of LaFollette, who spoke more
than eighteen hours against the
Aldrich-Vreeland currency law, and by
Senator Burton, who spoke more thar
fourteen hours on river and harboI
mea sure.
After a quorum was obtained Sena-
tor McCumber, another republican, be-
gan to speak.
Threatens Extra Session.
President Wilson said he had no In
tention of dropping the bill and init.
mated he would call a special session
If it were tilibustered to death at the
present one.
Some indications of the wearing eff.
fects of the long hard fight were com
: ing out in the senate, however, ant
Senator Reed, one of the administra
ton democrats, proposed an order FL
| Jne arrest VI All tue lDSenIeCS. l
short he proposed to bring every one
of the ninety-siX senators into the
chamber and keep them there until the
bill was disposed of. His proposal drew
a roaring attack and gave promise fol
furnishing material for an all-day de.
bate.
Meanwhile the bill itself was wait
ing, practically where it has been fol
the last two weeks.
Still in Session.
At noon the senate had been in ses
sion twenty-four hours. and Senator
Kern was declaring any motion to ad
journ or recess would be defeated
Both sides were stout in their declara
, ltion that there would be no NOR,
breathing spells until the deadlock wa.
broken. At that hour every member O
the body was on the floor but Senator
; Lewis who. ill. was sleeping near b.
1t was the first time in years that a.
the seats had been filed Debate W.,
tinged with intimations of some sort @
cloture If the deadlock continued
Arrests Of Absentees Ordered.
Drastic steps were proposed by dem
, ocrats to break down opposition to tn
bill by compelling constant attendanc
Of all the opposition. Senator Fletch
, er followed Senator McCumrer and ha,
! an order passed for the arrest of Sen
. ators Bankhead, Borah, Burton. Cam
, den, Catron. Golf. Hardwick, Hitch
, cock, Lodge, oliver. O'Gorman, Roo,
, Sterling. Sutherland, Vardaman an
, Weeks, all absent.
, Senator Reed presented an order {
, compel each senator 20 remain in tn
chamber until excused.
Senator Gallinger denounced the or
der and prolonged debate followed
, After two hours debate on Reed
! proposal, Vice President Marshall rule
: further debate out of order. and Sena
) tor Brandegee appealed from his decis
ion. Senator Reed moved to lay tn