Evening star., 1915-02-06

which is the administration bill amend
ed SO as to meet the approval of some
of the republican progressives: They
expect to get the votes of Senators
Kenyon, Norris and La Toilette. re-
publican progressives, for this motion
of Senator Gore.
Will Continue Fight, Leader Says.
The fight to pass the ship purchase
bill will go right on until March 4 if
necessary" said one of the leaders to-
day.
There is not the slightest truth in
the rumor that il the democrats find
that the bill cannot be disposed Of
within the next two weeks motion
will be made and carried to displace
the ship bill with one of the appropria-
ton bills. l believe that in spite of 1.-THE
republican filibuster we can put the
ship bill through this Sc: sion. But If
we cannot, then it should be put
through in an extra session"
Republican senators are not dismayed
by the prospect. In fact, they continue
to insist that the ship bill will never
present session Of Congress. II the
democrats succeed in getting the bill
back before the Senate for discussion
again Monday or Tuesday. the repub-
not improbable, however. that they
will start their filfbuster again on the
motion Of Senator Gore to discharge
the commerce committee from further
consideration of the bill
Another Test of Endurance Likely.
1t looks as if the struggle would re.
solve itself again into test of physi-
cal endurance, with all-night sessions
of the Senate. The republicans, 1t is
said, are in better shape to make the
fohf INV 70 n
week ago, when the democrats took a
recess over Sunday. In the first place,
an entire week has been used up with
out effort on their part, and in the
second place new legislative day has
materialized. and senators who spoke
before Monday are entitled to speak
all over again.
Senate Takes Recess.
After listening to speeches by Sena-
tor Hardwick of Georgia and Senator
Vardaman of Mississippi replying to
criticisms of their course in opposing
the ship purchase bill, and of Senator
James of Kentucky renewing the at
tack upon the seven democratic bolt
ers." the Senate yesterday afternoon
took a recess until Monday at noon
The motion to recess was made by
Senator Clarke of Arkansas, whose mo-
tion to recommit the ship bill is now
pending in the Senate. It was carried
without a roll call, the democrats sup
porting the ship bill making no oppo-
sition.
II would rather be a senator from my
own state three weeks and be my own
man than serve here three decades and
do the will of somebody else," said
Senator Hardwick during his speech
form rot only did not carry a govern
ment ownership plank, but that the
plank relating to merchant marine was
in opposition to the pending bill. He
preferred. he said, to be guided by the
democratic platform.
Vardaman Assails Stone.
Senator Vardaman. who came in for
criticism from Senator Stone the other
day. branded the Missouri senator's
declaration as a remarkable fulmina-
tion favored with the fre of malice
and smelling to heaven with the odor
of duplicity and injustice" He refer
red to Senator Stone as the learned
senatorial scold from Missouri" a
countenance was clouded with assumed
righteous indignation"; who held his
colleagues up to public scorn- because
they refused to follow his imperious
dictation."
by all the gods of ancient Greece, -
Senator Vardman declared. upon what
meat doth this our senator feed that he
hath become SO suddenly puffed up"
James Scores Boilers.
Further scoring of the democratic
insurgents came from Senator James
of Kentucky. whose colleague. Senator
Camden, Joined the democratic revolt
on the bill.
Senator James characterized the
action of the seven democrats who
voted with the republicans last Mon
day as IAN attack from ambush" and
contrasted it with bolts of earlier
days, when men like the late Senator
German stood upon the floor of the
caucus and sounded the alarm to the
party He could not agree. he said,
with senators who thought that party
the people who chose them than upon
those who wear the toga."
1.-The senator from Kentucky. my col
league" Senator James continued. II
maintain. is pledged to support this
bill and wish he would come back to
his party Great God, in the name of
the 100000 democrats of Kentucky. I
am willing to put my arms around
him and pray with him to get back
into the democratic party"
Cites Campaign Promise.
Senator James read from a campaign
speech delivered by Senator Camden be-
fore the November election in which
the latter was quoted as saying that.
il elected, he would uphold the hands
of President Wilson in carrying out
his program of constructive legisla-
ton"
What the senator from Kentucky
meant, 1t now seems" Senator James
asserted dramatically. was that he