The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-01
Holds Lines Intact and Re-
ports no Exhaustion of Re-
sources to Defeat Ship
Purchase Bill.
TACTICS ARE COSTLY
$500, 900 Already Spent, But
Democrats Insist Legisla-
ton Must Pass Congress
Late This Week.
TRY LEASED WIRE.1

a rest of nearly thirty-five hours, sena-
tors returned to the trenches this
morning and again waged the fight
over the ship purchase bill. The Re-
publicans were confident that they
will be able to keep up the filibuster
indefinitely Senator William Allen
Smith, Senator Burton of Ohio, and
Senator Jones of Washington, were
ready to talk at length in their efforts
to defeat the measure.
The Republicans have held their
lines intact throughout the thirty
seven hours session which marked
the close of week of hard fighting,
and appear to be far from having ex-
hausted their resources Of verbal am
munition.
Many who have talked are already
within the rule forbidding a senator
from speaking twice on the same sub
ject.
Democrats Confident.
The Democrats were equally conf
dent of being able to wear down their
opponents by the end Of the week
and were hopeful Of being able to held
the senate in session continuously un-
til the fjlibusters were forced to ca
pitulate. They have the advantage
of numbers and age of members. The
average age of the Democratic mem
bers is 54.6 years, while that of the
Republicans is trifle more than 60.
So if the idea that youth will be
served" in a test of endurance applies,
the odds would seem to favor the ad-
ministration forces.
Senator Williams Of Mississippi to-
day estimated that the cost of the fill
buster already has exceeded 100000.
He figures that Senator Smoot's ad-
dress cost $225,OOO in printing bills
and stenographic fees. Senator Smoot
spoke for eleven hours and thirty-five
minutes. Senator Burton's speech,
which extended over thirteen hours,
cost $25O,0oo; Senator Lodge, $780,
900 and Senator Gallinger 100000.
Wllilarns GnHes- Armed.
A score OF senators appeared when
the senate met and the usual call OF
the roll to obtain a quorum was begun
Senator Williams of Florida, in
charge of the bill, entered the Demo
cratic cloakroom with a bullying port
folio II brought my campaign out
fit this time," he said, ian the other
Democratic senators have been warn
ed to bring theirs. We are going to
stay here until we pass this bill. That
means running all night and all day
without any sleep until we are
through"
Aim Of Bill.
In an effort to smash the Republican
filibuster the white house will make
it clear in the next few days that the
administration does not advocate in
the bill the purchase of belligerent
ships of any kind. Only neutral ships
it is understood, are to be bought by
the government, and there is no dan
ger of complications with European
belligerents.
Republicans in the filibuster have
declared that there are no neutral
ships to be purchased. and that only
interned belligerent vessels are pro
durable. This statement is disputed
by administration officials, and state
ment is expected to be made before
long, showing that the ship purchase
plan never has contemplated the buy
ing of belligerent ships.
Smith Takes Floor.
After a quorum had been obtained
Senator Smith of Michigan, spoke on
the reject of unemployment. He as
serted there were 100000 unemployed
men in New York City. Senator
Walsh of Montana then read statistics
showing that the total number OF
voters in New York at the last cleo
ton was only 4S2,000. Smith, howev
er insisted that his figures were cor
rect
The voice of the Michigan senator
became hoarse within a few minutes
after he began. There were two Re
nuhlicans and eight Democratic sena
+ors nrosont during the morning,