Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-03-07
SENATOR KENYON
MAKES PERSONAL
EXPLANATION
Brands as False Statement That
He Was Party to Fill
buster.
SENATE Will REVISE RULES
vardaman Of Mississippi Also Assailed
Wilson's Statement In Caustie Ian.
ouage-WiIIiams Of Same State
Defends Presidents Stand.

Washington, March 1.-THE senate
Democratic caucus appointed COM
mittee of six senator's to confer with
Republican committee with view
to bipartisan agreement on a rule
to limit debate, In the senate and thus
prevent a repetition Of the hlibuster
that killed the armed neutrality bill.
Senators Reed, Owen, Swas0n, Hoke
Smith, James and Walsh were named
to represent the Democrats. The
caucus adjourned to meet again today.
The Republicans appointed Senators
Lodge, Penrose. Brandegee, Cummins
and Borah to meet with the Demo
Gratis.
When the new senate met at noon
Senator Owen Of Oklahoma, laying the
foundation for the cloture fight, served
notice that no new senator's were
bound by the rules of the old senate
in legislative procedure.
Owen Starts Fight.
II wish before any action is taken,"
said Senator O0wen, (which would rec
ognize the senate as being bound by
rules of preceding congress, to OBJ
serve that while, the senate. is a con-
tinuing body, in so far as executive
business is concerned, it Is not con-
tinuing as legislative body. All bills
on the calendar Of the Sixty.fourth
congress are dead. We have no cal
endar and no legislative committees
and make the point that the old
rules are not binding on new members
coming in whip have had no opportun-
ity to participate in those rules"
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts re-
introduced in the senate the armed
neutrality bill which failed of passage
Sunday. When he asked its reference
to the foreign relations committee,
Senator Thomas of Colorado made the
point of order that congress was not
in session, which Vice President Mar
shall sustained.
Senate Can't Act Alone.
The vice president ruled that consti-
tutionally the senate could not consid-
er legislative matters when summoned
apart from the house.
Senator Lodge argued that the Con-
stitution did not preclude the senate
when, in separate session from consid-
ering at least the reference Of bills to
'4hn4ttd when in separate session:
Senator Thobmhaas s Dem Declared he
was, willing to clear up any doubt
about what the majority proposed
to do. II N S' + ).
u III % ta.e purpose Of some Of Us"
he said, lin the interest Of public BUSH
ness, to amend the rules Of the senate
II we can. we have demonstrated
that we cannot vote here except fhy
unanimous consent. That ought to bei
changed If some of us stay here until
December to change it."
His voice quivering with excitement,
Senator Kenyon of Iowa, one of the
twelve senators who refused to sign
the manifesto declaring for the y"
= Deand as false the statemen: OF
anyone, that was party to a fill
buster against the BILL" he declared
vehemently.
1.-The plan seems to be to include In
the alleged filibuster against the bill
all those who refused to sign GER
tain paper declaring for the passage
OF the bill"
He explained here that he offered
to support the bill as passed by the
house or with the Stone, Cummins or
McCumber amendments.
'But ] am not in the habit of signing
papers stating how will vote on any
BILL because you can never tell about
its final FORM" he added. Il don't be-
lieve that signature Of that paper was
q correct indication Of whether man
was patriot or traitor.
II wish merely to brand as false,
coming care not whence, any state
ment that l was a party to any fill
buster against the Fundamentally |
BILL" said Senator Kenyon.
Senator Vardaman objected to being
by the president with those
who defeated the bill. He declared
that ire consumed only 16 minutes Of
the senate's time in his remarks on the
bill, although be was not Disappointed
that the presidents program was de-
tented
81 hope my colleague is not charging
me with completely In the filibuster."
said yardaman.
Il do not know what completely Is,
was Tire. Williams rejoinder. "Only he
himself and God know what was in
his mind
Williams Defends Wilson.
Without further interruption, Will
|iams declared that group Of a dozen
senator's did prevent the senate from
expressing its will legislatiyely. He
defended and Endorsed the
presidents statement issued Sunday
night. charging that the country had
been made contemplate and that no
explanation of the defeat of the armed
neutrality program could be made tC
the world ut large.
Appeal to Iowa for Food.
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