The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-04
Missourian Holly Attacks
Boilers and Gets Sharp
Rebuke.
FINDS NO RETORT TO
GUM SHOE BILL TAUNT
Kentuckian's Satire Livens
One Of Tense Moments
in Senate.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-Presldent VIII
sons ship purchase bill is dead. to all
appearances The Administration
leaders in the Senate came very near
to admitting this to-day and acknowi-
edged that they were obliged to re-
sort to filibuster to avoid a vote.
Thus the Wilson followers conceded
that they were relying OF the Same
time killing tactics to prevent rule
Of the majority Of the Senate that they
had bitterly condemned on the part
OF the Republicans a few days ago.
The Wilson leaders have failed in
their effort to win back any of the
seven Democrats who deserted the Ad-
ministration on the ship purchase
measure and all their efforts now are
directed toward obtaining the votes OF
one or two progressive Republicans.
Tho President lacks one vote now Of
being able to control the situation.
Administration Democrats admit
that the best that can be expected now
Is the recommittng of the bill to the
Senate Committee Oh Commerce. w!.n
instructions to report It back to the
Senate in amended form within time
limit. The Republicans are insisting
that the bill be recommitted without
instructions. which would mean its
death.
Tense scenes in senate.
Any chance the Administration may
have had to gain back any of the re-
calcltrant Democrats disappeared to-
day when the Presidents supporters
became denunciatory and attempted to
read the seven boilers out of the
party. There were tense scenes on the
| floor of the Senate.
Senator Stone of Missouri accused
the seven of being conspirators, car
rying daggers in their sleeves and
stabbng the Democratic. party In the
back.
| Senator O'Gorman. white with anger.
demanded a retraction and an apology
from Senator Stone. He got them.
Senator Camden OF Kentucky. another
of the seven, flung back at Senator Stone
some Of his own words and tainted him
| under the tito OF Gum Shoe Bill"
| Altogether II was the sharpest clash
| that has taken place In the Senate for
many day and afforded impressive evil
dence of the hopeless split in the Demo-
| cratic ranks. ...Dat.
The Democrats are pinning their sole
hope on Senator Norris, Republican pro-
| gresslve, and Senator Polndexter, Progress
sive. Up to a late hour tonight they had
not been able TO swing them TO the Demo-
cratic side because. II their demands
for a policy of permanent Government
| ownership were conceded, there would
he further desertions on the Democratic
side
Hope for One More Vote.
What the Wilson leaders hope TO be
able to do is to get Senator Norris
or Senator Poindexter to join with them
in voting to recommit with instructions
to report the bill back in an amended
| form. II they can gather In one OF these
Republican votes the division will stand
4S to 43, and Vice-President Marshall
will have the deciding vote. which, OF
course. would be cast in favor of the
| Administration.
Even II this result In brought about
there seems to be little or no hope for the
bill as the Republicans will resume their
hlibuster and. encouraged by the events
OF the last few days seem certain of
success.
Talk OF an extra session to pass tina
ship bill was heard among Administra-
ton followers, but many doubt whether
the President, after being turned down
by the Senate, will feel like rIskinE thu
issue again. especially before "A House Of
Representatives with narrow Demo-
cratic margin.
Senator Camden's retort to Senator
stones attack was regarded as the
cleverest piece Of satire that has been
heard in the Senate in a long time IN
was so complete that Senator Stone
made no effort TO reply,
stone Assaults Camden,
The Senator from Kentucky inherited
fortune from his father, the late Sena-
tor Camden of West Virginia, and has
Increased II by Investments In mineral
lands. The fact that Mr. Camdan Is
generally rated to be twenty times n
millionaire seemed to AFFORD Senator
Stone text for his speech After At
lacking the seven boiling Democrats coll
lectively and mildly reproving Senator
Clarke OF Arkansas by name, Mr.. Stona
passed over all the others, some OF whom
like Senators Vardaman, O'Gorman and
Hitchcock. have regulations as ready de-
baters. and then turned his rapier upon
the usually silent Camden. Facing thai
Senator Mr. Stone said:
81 see sitting before me the jun,or
Senator from Kentucky II 4. nj,
known that this distinguished sansta ~ =.
perhaps the most opulent OF the good
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