The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-12
TRYING. TO AVOID
EXTRA SESSION
HOUSE DEMOCRATS ( OFFER
COMPROMISE FOR sfiIP +
BILL
THE PRESIDENT
is DETERMINED
viii Press Senate Measure Even
to Point of Calling an Extra
Session.
tBy Associated Pness.l

WASHiNGION, FEB. ia COM
promise proposal designed to ex-
tricate the administration ship pur-
chase bill, from the, deadlock that has
blocked its passage In the senate, and
to avert an extra session was put for
ward tonight by house Democrats
through Representative Kitchin of
North Carolina, chosen majority lead
er of the next house.
The new plan, which proposes the
passage of the shipping bill as q tenn
porary emergency measure, was de-
veloped at conferences on the house
side of the capitol while the senate
marked time with both opponents and
supporters of the measure sparring
for advantage. An adjustment of the
senate tonight advanced the plans of
the Democratic leaders to force a
cloture rule that would end the deter
mined filibuster.
Senator Cores Bill.
As announced by Representative
Kitchin, the compromise contemplates
Massage through the house nevxt week
Of the Sfll suggested by Senator Gore
with an amendment that would ter
inmate the governments activities in
the chipping business two years after
the close Of the European war. De-
pite President Wilson's announced de-
termination to stand by the senate bill
in It's present form, Representative
Kitchin said, house leaders, anxious to
avoid an extra session, proposed to
put this measure before the senate,
and give the president an opportunity
to accept 1t In the event OF the failure
OF the pending bill.
The desire OF both Republicans
and Democrats to avoid an extra ses-
sion, Representative Kitchin thought
plan sufficient support to get 1t
through before! March 4.s
IS President VIII Press Bill
Representative Kitchin, Majority
Leader Underwood, Representative
Adamson and other house leaders az
comforting with president Wilson
at the White House today, returned
to the. capitol with the assurance that
the president was still determined to
nress the chip purchase Eill even to
/. the point of calling an extra session.
/ House leaders told the president that
they believed that an extra. session
would prove futile because the ship
bill would fail TO get q majority in
Ihe next house.
IN tbs ssa;ssss-
IN the senate, the iay again s.as
deyoted to speeches and to informal
had been given of d icloture. rule to
limit debates, Senator Lea, OF Ten
nessee. late in the day, gave notice
OF an amendment to the rules to pro-
vide foy fixing time for d vote on
any pending bill, whenever the sem
ate should sustain q declaration that
obstructive tactics were being ern-
ployed. Senator Norris, who gave no
dee several days ago of rule to limit
debate on q bill to three hours for
each senator, had his amendment re-
ferred to the committee ( on rules
which will meet tomorrow. An eff
Tort to pass some cloture rule Will be
made tomorrow
Ships BIZ Opponents Helpless.
Democratic leaders expected that q
motion would he made TO take up the
II postofiice appropriation bill today,
but, in view of the ciotrre rule Of
forts and the fact that senate and
house leaders &were confePring on 3
plan to devise d nav shop purchase
bill. Senator'S Norris and Kenyon,
who yesterday deserted the admins
tration forces. refused to vote for any
motion except one to adjourn. This
ieft opponents of the ship bill help-
time. 4. IS
Senate Takes Recess.
Senator Lodge spoke most OF the
Afternoon, followed by Senator New
lands and Senator Dillingham;. AT 6
o'clock Senator Diiiingham yielded
4 TO Senator O'Gorsnan, who moved that
{ the senate take q recess until tomor-
s rorf. Senator Lea was on his feet at
the time aud gained recognition to
give notice OF his iclosure rule
Senator O'Gorman renewed his mo-
s ..ssH and Majority Lender Kern move
ed that the senate adjourn. This
was carried. 80 to 40. Five progress
siye Republican senators, CumminB,
=. Gee .ssn1.l. q EAn1iefte. Norris and
Kenyon, voted to adj0nrn. An tne M
surgent Democratic except Senator
Vardaman voted against the motion,
Tho issue clearly was on The clotufe
movement. Tor It the senate had re-
cessed no cioture rllle could be inSor-
der tomorrow. ;5
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