The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-17
BIG BOND BILL
. PASSES Senate
knti-War Group Voted For Its
Pass, &c.
LAF0lLETTE TURNS LAMB
He Vies With the Strongest Wilson
Supporters in Trying For Perfect
Measure.

Washington, Sept. lin passing
the ST .oUO. 00u.uun bond bI-the
greatest financial measure ever tn
acted Ivy any parliamentary body III
the world-tUtaling $ll J3S,ooO,u0O III
war credits-the senate established
new record.
There was not vote against It.
Even Senators Stone. Nardaman.
Reed, Kirby, I.afollette, Gronna and
Norris. who have been conspicuous
for their opposition 10 most OF the
major features OF the government :
war plan. sienalized their surren ieF
to popular sentiment by taking their
places with tle vast maj 'rity II their
colleagues whose patriotism has been
unques:ioned.
The circumstance was accepted as
indicating the complete conversion OF
the surviving members Of the little
group of ''wilful senator's tmmorta :.
lied by the president after the defeat
of the armed neutrality bill at the
close Of the last session. The con.
tinued opposition of the senators hold.
ing over from the last session has
brought down upon their heads a
storm of Indignation from their re-
spective states, and. one by one. they
have instanced their desire to escape
further condemnation during recent
legislative contests. 1t was not until
the gigantic bond bill was pressed tc
a vote. that the opposition to the gov
eminent which has been hitherto
melted completely away.
The Ctonciliatorv attitude of some
of the senators OF the opposition just
fed the expectation of the majority
of their colleagues that all the CID
sores will be permitted to heal, and
that there will be no fresh outbreaks
against the governments war policy
The fact that demands thave beer
made upon some Of the senators con
spicuous for their opposition to the
government in the past 20 re ign their
seats and that candidates against
them have appeared in their rospec
tive states may have had something
to do with the result. In any event
the fact that even Mr.. Lafollette, the
recognized leader of the opposition
assented graciously to the request OF
his former ally. Senator Stone, of Mis-
souri, for a vote on the bond bill
was taken to indicate the reformation
of the senator from Wisconsin.
Iafolette resented the imputation
cast upon his motives in offering one
or two amendments. He stated with
manifest sincerity that these amend
ments were not designed to reflect
any criticism of the measure, but were
intended to dear up one or two in
definite points in order to perfect II
in every detail.
In urging his afi1eftda1efT 70 make
the bonds redeemable and payable al
the pleasure OF the government after
seven years from the date of issue
until the time of maturity, twenty
years. Senator Iafonette protested
against what he described as the eff
forts of the newspapers to control
legislation.
He said that his efforts to perfect
the bond bill had been he'd up tC
the public through newspaper head
lines as the act of an obstructionist
because he had asked that his amend
ments be printed and lie over day
and that a quorum vote be cast Oh
il. He asserted that his amendments
were designed to safeguard the inter
ests of the government His amend
ment was defeated. thirty-nine to fiji
teen. Two other amendments offered
by him, correcting errors in phrase
ology. were accepted.