New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-11
Three Days Battle Ends
with Collapse of Meas
ure'S Advocates.
SENATE ADJOURNS
WITHOUT A VOTE
Democrats Turn to Com
promise Plan to Avoid
Extra Session.
FROM II. Tribune bureau. /

from Inc Iflbune bureau
Washington, Feb. 10.-The Republi-
can filibusters in the Senate triumphed
tonight. when. az o'clock, Senator
O'Gorman's motion 20 adjourn was
carried. with Senators Norris and Ken
yon voting for it. They declared that
further effort 10 pass the ship pur
chasing bill this session was hopeless,
and would prevent other legislation,
and they turned back to the Republi-
can lines. On the motion to put an end
to the long. grinding contest the vote
stood 4S TO 46.
All hope of passing some kind OF a
ship purchase measure has not been
abandoned by the administration
forces. While the offensive of the
Democrats was crurabling, foreshadow
ing the defeat which came tonight. the
leaders were planning a compromise
by which the seven recalcitrants might
be brought back into line and Rcpubli-
can opposition weakened to such an
extent that vote on the bill might
be obtained.
To accomplish this it is proposed to
use the Weeks bill providing for the
use of auxiliary naval vessels for the
establishment of a government line Of
steamers to South American ports.
This measure has already passed the
Senate. By substituting for it In the
House the pending shipping bill,
amended to meet the more important
objections advanced by the Republi-
cans and the seven dissenting Demo
cratic Senators, the administration
leaders hope to secure final action on
ship purchase bill and complete their
labors before March 4.
Notifications proposed include pro-
vision to make the bill solely an emer-
ecncy measure by requiring that the
ships purchased shall be turr ed over
10 the navy as auxiliaries or sold with
in a specified time after the end of
the European war. This will allay
much Of the hostility toward the pend
ing bill arising from the reluctance Of
the Senate to embark on policy of
government ownership.
To Bar Belligerent Ships.
Another amendment suggested is the
prohibition of the purchase OF ships OF
beligerente. This will meet one OF
,he most serious objections made to
the pending bill in the Senate and OBJ
viatc possible international complica-
TORS. fear OF which was one of the
most potent forces behind the fill
buster.
The success Of this proposed legis-
lative compromise is not yet entirely
assured, but some OF the Democratic
leaders Of the Senate asserted tonight
that sufficient support had been gained
for il to give basis for the hope that
il would solve the problem. Represen-
tativc Kitchin and other House lead
ers disposed to be hostile to the pend
ing bill have expressed a willingness
70 try to put the modified measure
through the House.
Administration leaders are counting
upon it 10 bring back into line at least
six of the seven boiling Democrats,
which would more than Offset the two
or three votes of Senators who favor
government ownership as a permanent
policy. Whether the Republicans will
abandon their filibustering tactics and
allow the compromise bill to come TO
a vote is less certain. Several Repub-
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