Arizona republican., 1919-03-02
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Nasty Action Deplored By Shoot Sherman Threat ems Detection Regrets Presidents Bluff Is Not Called"- d"-Filibuster Sug- gestion Left To Individual Choice.

WASHINGTON. March 1--Despite desires of some republican senators to block the Victory loan bill, in an effort to force President Wilson to call an early extra session of congress, both republican and democratic leaders predicted late tonight that the meas ures would be passed, possibly before the night session of the senate ended
 Several hours after the measure was taken up, no efforts at a filibuster had been made. although republican sen ators in favor of obstruction tactics had been left free to determine their own actions by conference of mi nority senators, held late in the day at the call of Senator Lodge, to discuss the advisability of holding up the bill.
 The conference was said by some of those attending to have been a some what stormy one, and Senator Sher- man of Illinois left in the middle of it, after serving notice that because of the evident disposition mot to call the presidents bluff" he was disposed not to return to Washington after this ses sion of congress ends. Should he not return, the republicans would have only a majority of one in the senate.
 Feeling Runs High
 Feeling among the republicans over the legislative situation and reports that the president had said that re- sponsibility for the failure to pass nee essary legislation would be placed on them, continued to run high tonight While the bill was under debate nu- merous discussions were held in cloak rooms between senators said to favor obstruction.
 Without organized opposition, sen ators advocating a filibuster conceded that it would be conducted with small prospect of success.
 Those urging a filibuster leaders stated, believed that a patriotic duty would be done by forcing an extra ses- sion, in view of certain failure of much important legislation, and considering industrial and other conditions over the country. Opponents of the filibus- ter declared that obstruction would be misconstrued as partisan and also, that failure of the loan bill might cause se- rious unrest in financial circles.
 Enactment of the loan and railway bills. it was believed, would leave President Wilson free to postpone the extra session until after May or June.
 Filbuster or Not?
 The republican conference was held from 5:30 o'clock to o'clock, while the senate recessed under agreement with democratic leaders, after day of debate on the league of nations and vir tual defeat of the oil and coal land leasing bill by a single handed fili- buster conducted by Senator La Fol lette of Wisconsin, republican. who prevented it from reaching a vote. In spite of the defeat 13 to F. of a motion of Senator France of Mary land to conduct a filibuster, those at- m repl1blicans were left free to filibuster if they should so elect.
 Uncertainty of the senate's action suspended legislative plans in the house. After passing a resolution to repeal the ten per cent semi-luXury tax | in the war revenue bill, the house worked on minor conferences and bills, l waiting the outcome of affairs in the ! senate, the leaders believing it useless ] to pass house bills, if senate fill l buster on the Victory loan would pre- vent their consideration in the senate.
 After Chairman Simmons of the f1- nance committee had explained the loan bill in detail for more than two l hours, general debate began. Senator Lodge spoke briefly opposing the granting sof authority to the secretary i of the treasury to fix the interest rates on the seven billion of short term notes, authorized bv the measure. He declared that this. together with the right to say how many are to be issued, were Henor- nous powers" and 'fwholly useless
 Depores Hasty Action
 Modification of the house bill so as to limit the bonds to two classes, with the interest of the first at F per cent and that of the second at AZ per cent according to the amount of the notes exempted from taxation, was urged by the senator, who declared: Tt seems to
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