The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-21
Agreement Reached for Disps.
sition Of Bill By Senate On
January 9
REED AND UNDERWOOD
ARE OBSTRUCTIONIST
Scheme ls to Attempt to Re-
cruit Support for Latter . Re-
ferendum Amendment Dur
ing Christmas Holidays
{By STAFF Correspondent.)

Washington, ID. c, Dec. 20.--Tho
United States Senate will vote on the
District prohibition bill on Tuesday.
January 3. 1917. This was agreed
upon shortly before adjournment this
afternoon, after a day of ahbustering.
led by Senator Underwood, OF Ala
hama, In the hope of making possi-
BILE the adoption of hts amendment
providing for referendum on the
bill II passed by Congress. The pro-
hihition leaders accepted tho post
ponement until after che holidays be-
cause of the large number OF SenA
tors who were leaving for their
homes
Opponents Of the Sheppard bill be-
gan flibastertng against IL in the Sem
ate early in the afternoon. Their
purpose WAS to force the bill over
until after the holiday recess. They
hoped by that time to muster enough
votes to attach the Underwood refer
endum TO the bill, which was beaten
in the com-aittee OF the whole last
night by a tie vote,
Signs OF the filibuster developed be-
fore o'clock this afternoon. when
the urgent deficiency bill, recently
sent over from the House, was under
consideration.
Senators Underwood and Reed, who
are against the Sheppard bill. showed
n strong desire to discuss the appro-
priation bill at length. The result
was the prohi bition bill did not come
up until = o'clock 1t then came up
automatically as the unfinished bust
meas.
senators Reed and Underwood
united in the flibuster with the un-
Outstanding that each should relieve
the other. Both discussed the ap-
preparation bill and various other
measures. but did not touch on the
Sheppard bill.
Senator Ashurst finally went TO the
desk OF the secretary. got the report
he had put in on his Indian bill and
announced that he withdrew It.
He said that to his surprise GER
tain opponents of another bill were
sgoing to use hts measure AZ . sub
terfuge to block another bill. He re-
ferred to the District prohibition
measure.
Reed Objecta
He announced that ne had no wish
TO stand in the way of the prohibi-
ton bill Senator Reed called this
.Aethod Of procedure unique" and
objected to 1t.
MOI SNcil thc etAptik ia VI
the Senator from Arizona can justi-
~ it," he said.
Senator Salisbury, who was In the
chair ruled that the District prohibi-
ton bill was In order. He withdrew
the ruling and Senator Sheppard then
moved to take up the prohibition bill.
More parliamentary wfansling fol-
lowed.
In the course Of the parliamentary
controversy Over whether Senator
6heppard's motion was in order. Sena-
tor Reed said that Senator Ashurst
shad "purloined the report on the
indian bill. Senator Gallinger was
inclined to object to this language
AZ unparliamentary.
Ashurst Denounces Tactics.
This led Senator Ashurst to take the
moor. He made speech in which
he denounced the tactics OF the OPP
ponents q the District prohibition bill.
He declared the saloon had COM
mitted suicide IN Arizona by adopt
ing similar tactics. which were al
ways unfair.
at Ill becomes the Senator from
Missouri or any other Senator" he
said. ITO interpose technical objec-
tions against the consideration of this
before taking his seat, Senator
Ashurst shouted the interests of the
Indians In Oklahoma may suffer. but
whiskey will still dominate tho capt.
tai
senator Reed. after replying brief