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Adjournment Taken Until
10 A. NJ. When Debate
Will Be Resumed.
ONE OBJECTION
Is WITHDRAWN
La Toilette, However, Re-
fuses to Agree Upon Time
for a Vote.

WAsHINGroN. March 3 (Saturday).-
Early this morning. after more than
eight hours debate on the armed neu-
trality bill in the Senate, leaders reached
an agreement for a recess until 10 A. NJ.
without setting a time for a vote on the
measure.
The recess was taken at IL :45 o'clock.
The agreement was reached after Sena-
tor La Toilette had withdrawn his OBJ
lection to taking up the bill as passed
by the House. with a view to substitute
ing for 1t the broader Senate measure
approved by the President.
Senator La Toilette, upon whose atti-
tude depends when vote will he
reached, declined to agree upon time
10 vote. Numerous Senators still have
speeches to make and it probably will be
late to-day before the bill goes to com
ference.
The Senate bill. in addition to author
izng the arming of merchant ships,
! would extend the authority requested by
the President for use Of other instru-
nentalities" in protecting American
rights. That feature was omitted from
the House bill. which also contained
prohibition Objectionable to the Presi-
dent against the insurance by the war
risk bureau of vessels laden with mun-
tons.
When the navy appropriation bill was
disposed of under the unanimous con-
sent agreement reached Thursday night
Senator Stone moved to consider the
armed ship bill.
The motion was adopted ~ TO IA, the
fourteen Senators voting against 1t be-
f,,ey Nhu nI,nr n II
Pont. Gronna, Kenyon. Mclean. La Fol-
lette. MARITIME, Norris, Sherman, Warren,
Weeks and Works.
Amendment offered.
AS soon as the vote was announced
Senator Chamberlain moved to substi-
tute the army bill for consideration. and
on that motion the roll call disclosed
only fifteen voting for the proposal and
seventy-one against Then Senator Stone
took the floor and tossed the Admins
tration ship bill. as ne did the resolu-
, ton calling on the President Thursday
for information about the Zimmerman
, letter. to the second in rank on the For
, eign Relations Committee Senator
Hirchcock-and after Offering a radical
amendment left the Senate temporarily
His amendment was as follows
AT the end of line 3. page 2
, strike out period. insert colon. and add
, the following: This language followed
, Immediately the first section giving the
. President the power sought.
: provided that nothing herein shall
q authorize the President to employ OF
\ direct any person to manage or operate
any arms placed on any merchant shir
by the United States as herein author.
! ized: and
' provided. further, that 1t shall no,
: he lawful for any merchant ship supplied
: by the President with arms as hereI
. provided TO carry or convey as par
! of her cargo any munitions or other sup
a plies of war destined for delivery to th'
e armed forces of a belligerent nation en-
V gagged In war with another nation witt
e which the United states Is al peace; anC
d provided further. that II snail not b'
:, lawful for any merchant snip which ma!
@ be under the convoy or immediate pro
lection OF any public vessel of th'
q United states to carry or convey as
3 part Of her cargo any munitions or othe
t supplies OF war destined for delivery t.
e the armed forces or belligerent nation
t engaged In war with a nation VIII
d which the United states ~ At peace
C
e Httchrock Derenus Blu.
n Senator Stone said he would .poperat
n for the massage OF the legislation gen
10 ,ra,Iv senator Hitchcock defended tn
= leyisIat;op The SENATE was crowde
n whsn Mr. HItcbcock hogan his state
n,ent senator In Follet,e, one OF III
i most nronounced onnoncnts of the arme
Y, shin hi,I sat nervouslv in his seat.
n nod heen renortod that he would max
l. his three dav sneech ON this bill instea
l. ~ on tho nav h,il and that with IN
aid he would get from the Reu,hlica
'r sid, and a few Democrats, notably scna
II TOR Vardoman. he would lead a fight {
N hlocl, evcryihiny and force the callin
M IN extro session
senator uitchcock. tslJng nomins
ch.rge of rho measure on he floor of IL,
senate said that il had granted all ths
=. tho President had asked in his addres
and ono thing more.-authoritv 10 Ill
n,o.,ars or owners NJ merchant vessels
,n arm themselves against unlawful attac
ic hy =, .puhlic veSsel" 10 obyiate the oil