New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18
House Compromise Fails
TO Satisfy the Progress
siVc Senators.
leaders ABANDON
HOPE FOR MEASURE
Insertion of Allies Blocks Plan
Of Democrats 10 Send II
10 Conference.

Harrington. Feb. Blocked again
q, their efforts to jam modified ship
.r,,basc bill through the Senate, the
ADMINISTRATION leaders practically ad
,;tted their defeat to-day, and II is
,,,eeted the measure will be definitely
abandoned.
The parliamentary coup by which the
LADDERS had hoped TO secure action on
=. COMPROMISE bill passed by the
anuse was prevented by the desertion
- their Progressive Republican allies.
senator's Norris. Kenyon and La Fol
,.,.e announced az the Lass moment
raj they did not approve Of the tenn
,orarv character Of the government
sssmship line provided by the House
BILL
This. nccc ssitatcd a change OF plans
e., the eleventh hour. and the admins
.-.fiou leaders, instead Of trying to
s,-ce 3 motion to concur IN the Weeks
,U. ~ which the shipping bill had
been appended. moved. through Senator
Fletcher. 20 disagree and send II 20
-,nfcrcrcc. The forlorn hope pre-
-sHed that the measure could there
be changed again 10 meet the demands
q The Progressive allies, but even in
bis the majority leaders were checked.
More Prccarious Than Ever.
On objection from the Republican
side. under tho leadership of Senator
Lodge, parliamentary obstacles were
nut In the path Of the Democrats.
Rulings by the NicePresident, which
me Republicans held TO be unjustitied,
la
IS difficulties. and when the skirmish-
NC ended and both sides retired from
-be field the position of the ship pur-
chase tlll was more precarods thah
ever.
Three motions. each debatable. stand
N the way of the reference OF the
,1sasuro 10 a conference committee. II
g confronted by stormy course in
he House rs we'll as Iu the Senate.
II II mould be advanced TO She point
~ a conference agreement the Senate
Republicans would still be IN a posi-
lion 90 maintain a 'ilibUSter which the
Democrats could not hope 10 break III
.hc short time remaining.
Some Of the more aggressive ma
jority leaders suggested that the Re
puhlicans agree 20 send the blilto con
ference. with the understanding That
q be kent there until February 20. and
that the appropriations bill be passed
In the meantime Various other Wa,
Of breaking the deadlock were pro-
posed. but al were rejected hE ,5c
RcrubNcsns on the ground that ta-E
we're too vague.
House Measure Denounced.
senator Hitchcock denounced ;ne
House measure rs an anomalous piece
n legislation. While the administta-
ion vas insisting on its passage as IN
emergency measure, he said. the CN-
ports Of the United States were grow
'rr nv leans and bounds. and swollen
s,Tear, Of wheat. cotton and other az
niles was pouring out OF this country
70 the beIligerent nations. On the cN-
ports he added, the foreign buyers
were paying the freight.
senator GaliiugCr followed the sen
stor from Nebraska. and when tho
usual hour FOR adjournment arrived
he Democrats, beaten at every angie.
made no further attempt 20 prolong
me struggle.
Administration leaders held long
conference late no the day, and Post
master General BurlesOn discussed
with them appropriation bills 30 ne
,sken up in case the ship bill goes 10
conference or is pigeon-holed No
agreement was reached, but many sen
ators believed that in some way the
work Of grinding out appropriation
bills would be undertaken within the
next day or two.
Despite the uncertainty Of the situa-
ion, both Senate and House leaders
expressed confidence that there would
be no extra session OF Congress. The
report persisted that IS many OF inc
supply measures as could bc passed
before March 4 would be disposed Of
and that Joint resolutions continuing
existing appropriations for other dc
nsrtments will he adopted wherever
necessary