The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-03
PROGRESSIvES
To be LURED
To RANKS OF
DEMOCRATS
Majority in Lower House Want
to Secure Enough Third Par
ty Strength to Put Ship Bill
Through.
CONNECTION CAUSED
WHEN KENYON BOLTS
Unterrifed Begin Another Fill
ibuster to Prevent Recon-
mitting of Measure Without
Instructions.

Washington. Feb 3 3--Closoly guard
ed plans Of the senate administration
Democrats for saving tile ship bill de.
Ncloped today as leaving the boiling
Democrats out of the reckoning en-
tirely and making the bill agreeable
10 enough progressive Republicans to
overcome the defcctions.
The plan as finally nErccd upon. was
to Instruct. as an amendment to tho
motion % rccommit. the commerce
committee to return tho bill with
amendments providing that the gov
crnment should not lease SHIPS Go
private corporations for period
longer than twelve months aud that
no ships of bclligerent nations be
bought which would disturb the ncu-
traiity OF the United states
When the senate convened the FIRST
hour aud a half passed without de
Vclupmcut while parliamentary dis
Cussiun ~ tho events of the previous
sessiun of the fight Was carried on.
Finally when tho administration
Democrats rGt ready go rcconmit the
bili with instructions for report with
the amendments they found them
euvcring to prevent vote on Senator
Ciatko'a original motion tu reeommit
Nithsu' iuairuciions.
a hurried conference uf administra-
ton Democrats agreed thai Senator
Stone should begin a speech How
long he would talk was not decided.
Mncthcr he Democrats would at
tempt to pr0long discussion while
murshallng further support was untc-
tcrmined.
Meanwhile the Democrats learned
Senator Kenyon was committed 10
vote Tor an unamcndcd motion 90 re-
commit aud that threw the Democrats
into quandary as they were counting
on his vote.
senator stone paid his respects In
caustl, tones to the seven Democrats
who voted with the Republicans Mon
day and placed the bill in it- prcscut
position. cnarictcriying them az the
"Hcycu conspiraturs"
senator O'Gorman ana Vardaman
were on their feet az once with de.
mands that Senator Stone bc called to
order Tor having impugncd the mo-
tt,es OF senators in violation Of the
ruicy
The latter said he apologized.
u think I am within my rights
Senator Stone resumed, saying there
are among ms Democrats Nho by COur-
tesy 10 not hy Nght sull are permitted
to occupy this side OF the chamber.
Like Rrutur they are all most honor
able but II b. fact that these Demo
Gratis. un1cknuwu 20 us, conferred
with the enemy aud eonhdcd 60 thcm
our plans.
I am within my rights when ! say
that these Democrats marched IN here
the other dag and sprung a complete
and hostile surprise on all their onl'
leagues on this side OF the chamber
Republican senator had been served
with notice Of what Nts coming
These Democrats ana he Republican,
were acting IN concert. | congratulate,
our friends thc enemy. on the coul
they made You did upset us. You
did get us In tight hole and don't
know that We are going 90 gc. out oI
II. Il was a tine, almost ARTISTS per.
formancr. Again I tender my mosl
nuttoring compliments To- the senator,
ON hat side uf the chamber
senator stone recalled that senator
clarke the leader Of the revolt, huo
been reelected president pro tom
pore of tho senate hy the same organ
izatlon witch had dccreed the ship
ping hin us party measure.
He desired that honor Senator
Stone declared. waving his hand TO-
ward the Arkansas senator. ~ wa
not thrust upon him.
senator Clarke. s.ttiuE within si,
fcct OF the Missouri senator listcnc,
l1tcrtly TO Senator stones remarks
D., that time directed almost entirely
at him. II Wus apparent thar a ser
ious breach In the Democratic rams
had come and confusion throughou
the chamber followed stones personr
reference 10 Clark's election as prcsi
dent pro tcmporc.
senator ClurKc asked recognition
and Senator stone yielded.
The Arkansas senator Insisted la
had never violated caucus pledge.
when this shipping AIN was uu
der consideration" said he, ~ wen
into meeting of Democrats warninl
them that Wa not to attend Il 'aucu
ana I stated that the Democratic part.
had never been committed io a pidl
such ns this. that no convention eve
had endorsed plan Tor the govern
ment 10 conduct ship lines 10 pu'li
expense.