The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04
STILL HOPEFUL
OF PASSING BILL
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gress tomorrow. The shipping is not
dead by any means"
In denouncing his seven Democrat
ic colleagues Senator Stone charged
them with open hostility to their par
ty. He also made a vigorous defense
OF the administration, asserting lie
would rather follow President Will
sons leadership than that of "Elihu
Root. Henry Cabot Lodge. Theodore
+. Burton, William Edgar Borah,
Jacob Gallinger or any recreat alleg-
ed Democrat who goes about with a
dagger in his sleeve"
referring TO Senator Camden's "se-
cret conferences with opponents of
the shipping bill" the speaker said
there had been doubling Thomases
who whispered that IL the issue were
sharply drawn between the vested in
terests and the masses of the peo-
pie, the senator would be most ac-
tive"
Senator Camden replied briefly. say
ing he was willing to leave his legis-
lative sluggishness to his friends and
neighbors to determine, but that when
1t came TO "denouncing secrecy, 1t
comes with Ill grace from the senator
from Missouri who Is known the
world over as Gum Shoe BILL"
Senator Stone told the senate that
the majority might invoke a cloture
rule to suppress continued obstructive
tactics against the bill. With that,
the senator coupled vigorous de-
tense OF President Wilson. replying
particularly to critics of the presi-
dents jackson Day speech at Indian
apoiis.
Fl have been always opposed to
cloture in the senate, but, bad as I
think cloture would be. there Is some
thing worse. The unrestrained DOM
ination OF the majority by even a
small minority, cohesive, unrelenting
and determined to stop the wheels of
legislation. might endanger the safety
or the nation. 1 close with this ad-
monition. that IL the necessity for a
cloture rule is forced, it may be re-
ported. and II 1t Is reported 1t will be
passed"
The senator said rot many people
would be fooled about the purpose
which the ridiculous performance"
OF the Republican opponents of the
oHiPpii6 Diil WOuiQ serve.
Overwhelmed by facts and beaten
In the argument" he declared, I'VE
are now solemnly assured that the
people are against the BILL What
people do these gentlemen speak for =?
The people these senators speak for
are those who control the executive
committee of the New York chamber
of commerce and other like orgeniza-
tions."
OF the men who he said formed the
potential membership of these organ
izations, responsible for resolutions
sent tn congress attacking The Bill,
the senator named j. p. Morgan, Will
liam H. Skinner, w. H. Porter. e. H.
Outerbridge, T.. A. S. Franklin, and
others interested in great steamship
companies. ~
Earlier in the day the senate debat-
ed without action resolutions offered
by Senator. Burton asking the secre-
'tarys of the treasury what ships had
been offered to the government In con-
ncction with the shipping bill plan,
and requesting Secretary Bryan to
state what intimation, IL any, the
state department had as to the prob
able attitude of belligerent govern
ments toward purchase OF interned
ships -
Senator Hoke Smith issued a state
ment tonight denying that he was OPP
posed to the shipping bill. q. .
When the vice president ruled that
the motion to recommit was out of
order because a call had been made
for the yeas and nays 1 voted against
sustaining the ruling OF the chair"
he said. "for the rules OF the senate
expressly provide that motion to re-
commit can be made at any time be-
fore final action in the senate upon a
bill. 1 have cooperated with the
Democratic caucus in every way to
support this measure. and expect TO
continue to do SO. and earnestly de-
sire the legislation passed."