Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
Offer by Republicans.

Offer by Republicans.
The first peace proposal came when
Senators Penrose and La Toilette. rep
resenting the extreme wings of the re-
publican party, carried 10 Chairman
Simmons suggestion that committee
amendments be voted on and that a re-
cess be taken until tomorrow. Senator
Simmons would not accept those terms
unless the republicans would agree to
a final vote IN the bill tomorrow or
Tuesday, and the conference broke up
with nothing accomplished.
After that the republican ranks began to
show signs Of breaking. several SEN
ators. including Senators Smoot and
Cummins, letting their colleagues know
they were not In favor of carrying the
all legislation. Negotiations were
opened with the democrats then for an
agreement to vote on the bill by
Wednesday. with the understanding
should be allowed to intervene and
that the bill should not be displaced
except by unanimous consent.
Arouses Ire of Republicans.
After Senator Poindexter, republican.
had been talking for FIVE hours yester-
day Senator Williams of Missfssipni
aroused the ire of the republicans by
charging that they had received orders
from the munitions makers of the conn
try to defeat the revenue bill.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, in
terrupted with point of order that
Senator Williams was violating a rule
of the Senate in attacking the motives
Of senators. The Mississippi senator re-
sponded that he was sorry he had over
stepped the bounds of parliamentary
propriety. but that. unfortunately, what
he had said came close to being the
truth.
cit is reported" Senator Williams
continued, that the republicans are
hlibustering to force an extra session
because they do not want to leave
President Wilson to handle a foreign
situation, Just as the copperheads didn't
want to trust President Lincoln
Senator Williams Charge.
However that may be, do not think
1t is the real reason for this filibuster
The real reason. I think, is that you re-
publicans have received orders from
the munitions manufacturers saying
that heretofore they have contributed
generously to the republican party and
that you should remember that now.
TT has been said that Nero flddled
while Rome was burning. One senator
has twaddled here for five hours in the
face of a threatening foreign situation
and another has been sitting here twid.
ding his thumbs"
Senator Williams said the munitions
manufacturers had been large contribu-
tors to the republic nacampaign fund,
were hard hit under the excess profits
feature Of the revenue bill and that he
believed he was within his parliamentary
rights by Joining those facts together. He
read an editorial declaring that three
weeks after President Wilson's severance
of relations the United States was about
as effectually blockaded by Germany as Il
| she had seized American harborR
"Have Seen Kaiser's Ukase."
You have seen the saiser's ukase." said
he land yet you gentlemen are talkins
here about postmasters and surgeons ir
the navy
| Senator Poindexter who had been dis
GUESSING putting postmasters in the civi
service and about the promotion of DR.
Cary T. Grayson. the Presidents nava
| aid. to be a rear admiral. wanted 10 know
! why the Prssidant had allowed this -