Evening star., 1915-02-12
WILSON REJECTS
GORE SHIP BILL
Continued from First PaSeh

committee the Reed resolution. when
Senator Reed interrupted to challenge
the result of the former roll call by
| which 1t had been decided to lay on
| the table his motion TO amend the
Gallinger motion. 1t was found that
the vote had stood as to IS instead of
AZ to 46 in favor of tabling Senator
Reeds amendment. This meant that
the motion to table the Reed amend
ment did not carry.
In the meantime, the hour of 2 o'clock
having arrived. the ship purchase bill
| came before the Senate as the unfin-
ished business displacing the con-
sideration of the Reed resolution.
After a parliamentary wrangle. Sena-
tor Reed moved to proceed with tho
consideration of his cloture resolution.
displacing the ship purchase bill.
Reeds Motion Adopted.
consideration of his proposed cloture
President cast his vote in favor Of tho
Reed motion. breaking a tie.
Ship Bill Laid Aside.
The Senate this afternoon laid aside
the administrators ship purchase bill.
which has been the unfinished business
for weeks. to take up a resolution Of
fered by Senator Reed as an amend
| ment to the rules which could provide
for a vote on the ship bill February
19.
Senator Reeds resolution is debatable,
and the opponents of the ship bill Inn
mediately prepared to continue their I'LL
buster against the Reed resolution.
Senator Norris of Nebraska offered as
an amendment to the Reed resolution his
proposed amendment to the rules provtd
ing liberal form Of cloture.
New Move by Lea.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon the
time was devoted to speeches on tho
ship purchase bill and to informal con-
ferences OF leaders of various factions.
after numerous notices had been given
of cloture rule to limit debate. Late
in the day Senator Lea of Tennessee
gave notice of an amendment to the
rules which would provide for fixing q
whenever the Senate should sustain a
declaration that obstructive tactics
were being employed. Senator Norris.
who gave notice several days ago of a
rule to limit debate on a bill to three
hours for each senator. succeeded I'm
getting his amendment referred to the
committee on rules.
Regular democratic leaders expected
that a motion would be made to take
up the post office appropriation bill.
but, in view of the cloture rule efforts
and the fact that Senate and House
leaders We're conferring on plan to
devise a new ship purchase bill. Sem
ators Norris and Kenyon who Wednes-
day deserted the administration forces.
one to adjourn. This left opponents Of
the shipping bill helpless. and they
were forced to mark time.
Cloture Rule Notice.
Senator Lodge spoke most of the aft
ernoon. followed by Senator Newlands
and later by Senator Dillingham;, who
discussed the Presidents veto on the
immigration bill. At 6 o'clock Senator
Dillingham; yielded to Senator oGor-
man, who moved that the Senate take q
recess until today. Senator Lea was
on his feet at the time. and gained rec
ognition to give notice of his cloturs
rule.
Senator OGorman renewed his motion
thereafter, whereupon Majority Leader
Kern moved that the Senate adjourn.
This was carried by a vote OF 40 TO A.
Five progressive republican senator
Cummins, Crawford, La Toilette, Nor,
ris and Kenyon-voted to adjourn. All
the insurgent democrats except oen
ator Vardaman voted against the mo
tion. The issue clearly was on the
cloture movement. for * the senate
in order today.
Lodge Speaks Again.
When Senator Lodge began his speech
on the ship bill. he said:
IT had a few remarks to make on the
international phases of this bill. but Il
is rather depressing to be called upon to
make them on bill which is dead
There has never been a real honest
majority in the Senate for this bill at
any moment. There has been a coerceo
S,rif ,f iTpa
measure has been largely artificial
have never seen a filibuster in the Senate
succeed where an honest majority OF the
Senate favored a measure
But this bill was put upon US from
the outside. / am speaking OF the real
force behind this BILL the only thing that
ever brought it here. have never spoken
otherwise than with respect OF the Presi-
dent of the United States. But 1t Is I'M
possible to consider this bill without con-
sidering the executive influence that has
been the great force behind it,
The doctrine of divine right has
fortunately never been attached to the
President of the United States. What
his reasons and arguments for this bill
may be I do not know. He has made
nothing but a very genera RAJ s5assmen passiaent
is one who when he approaches a new
subject the first thing he does is 70
make up his mind. Information 10
looked upon as a mere impertinence.
A Bit of Rhyme.
HE recalls to mind a rhyme popular
some years ago:
NV name is BENJAMIN Jowett.
Master of Ballot College:
Whatever Is known, I know IL.
Whatever don't know is not knowledge.
This was an unfortunate attitude
even for a college professor, but in the
President of the United States 1t 10 .
dangerous attitude"
TO CONSULT BILLY SUNDAY
IN PHILADELPHIA TUESDAY
A conference is to be held in Phiia-