Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
CONGRESS HELD
IN F|L|BUSTER'S
GRIP UNTIL END
Appropriation and Recon-
struction Measures Die
With Gavefs Fall.
DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO.
HANDICAP ADMINISTRATION
President Charges Partisan SEN
ators With Responsibility for
Results of Conduct.
WILL NOT YIELD. TO DEMAND
Executive Declares He Will Call No
Extra Session Until Work at
Paris Is Completed.
DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO.
HANDICAP ADMINISTRATION
WILL NOT YIELD. TO DEMAND
Executive Declares He Will Call Nc
Extra Session Until Work at
Paris Is Completed.
ERy Associated prasa. I

fBy Associated Press.1
WASHINGTON, March "A bitter
controversy between President Wilson
and the Senate over the league of
nations and filibuster by few Repub-
iican Senators seeking to force ain i'm
mediate extra session marked the pass
ing at noon today OF tho Sixty-ffth.
or great war Congress.
called in April. 1917, to throw
Americas weight into the conflict over
seas. the Congress held three momen--
tous and historic sessions. Partisan
snip lay dormant during tho war. but
IL oroke forth in the last session, to
cuiminate In a final filibuster, which
successfully blocked passage OF hair
OF, the fourteen, regular approximation
bills. including the 375G, 900 rail-
road administration revolving fund and
the huge army. navy and merchan:
marine budgets. -, - 80
THIRTY-NINE REPUBLICANS
PRESENT PLAN For LEAGUE
Although unsuccessful in their EFFORTS
to record the Senate in favor, Of amend
ment OF the constitution OF the league
can Senators left in tho record q rsso.
luton: approved by Of then;
oppssinE acceptance Sof the 6hartsf n
1ts, present form. Republican Lead q
was notice to the President and the the
peace conference THAT tho nece ssts rv
two-thirds majority IN the nSw Senate
could not be oStainea nee pfssssns plsn
leaders privately expressed the. belief
amendments would be, made soon after
the President reached Paris, ef.7 '-'--
There was no turning back OF clocks
Democrattc leaders realized Nthat the
situation was hopeless, and the rayeis
ending en- the ions, great war; session and
at noon. . FtG
Just neforo adjournment. President
Wilson. Ia his Capitol office, authorized
hnai i,a;- notice to the Republicans that
extra session had failed: that he was
unshalren In his determination not to
call Congress until his work at tho
peace conference was done.
MARKS PASSING OF ,
DEMOCRATIC CONTROL
Adjournment marks the passing of
Democratic control at the Capitol. The
Congress that passed at noon began
tion against Germany, and its almost
continuous sessions have been marked
by unprecedented legislation and con-
troversy.
Big bills that failed included both
the army and navy appropriation meas
ures. Only two important measures
that ran the gantlet of the last forty
eight hours of filibustering were the
lion dollar wheat guarantee. bill.
PRESIDENT PLACES BLAME
UPON WILLFUL PARTISANS
Upon tho adjournment Of Congress
today Th
President Wilson issued a statement
declaring that "a group OF men In, the
Senate have deliberately chosen to
government and to imperil the finan-
cial interests of the railway systems
Of the country.
"a group OF men in the Senate have
deliberately chosen to embarrass the
administration of the Eovernm ent, to
railway systems Of the country. and
to make arbitrary use of powers In.
tended to be employed in the. Interest
attend the peace conference in Paris
m Il is a asG Se dpX pGbe S be In s1ss su1as 9G
make my choice between these two
peope afd Of the hIpih phnR sa as
am making the right choice.
cit is not In the interest of.the right
call the Congress. in special session
while it is Impossible for me to be In
Washington because OF more press
the houses.
II take it for granted that the men
VINO nave ODStrOCted ana prevented
the passage of necessary legislation
have taken all of this into considera-
ton. and are willing ITO assume the
OF the impaired efficiency
of, the government and the en-
barrassed finances OF the country dur
ing the time of my enforced absence"
LODGE REFUSES TO
COMMENT ON STATEMENT |
Republican n Leader lodge declined
to comment on the Presidents state
ment. He declared. however, that |
three -fourths of the Republicans sin |
cerely deplored failure of the railroad |
appropriation. The few Republicans |
who insisted upon filibustering to de- |
yond control" telling their leaders
that their action was PERSONAL and |
not a party affair =,
The fllibuster of the. group Of Re-
publicans working for an extra session
continued until the end.- Senator Sher.
man. OF Illinois, Republican,, who be-
gan speech at 1880 A. M, held the |
floor more than four hours, and siic- |
cessfully prevented further considera-
ton OF tho railroad! appropriation, =
The last half hour of tho session was
spent by the Senate in roll calls on a |
House resolution to which amendments
were proposed providing for early de- !
obilization OF tho American army. The
resolution, never, reached . a final vote.
dmsnts belng under. consideration
when Vice President Marshaii's final
The Senate 'adjourne ed In an uproar OF |
laughter, whom the Vice e-Prcsdent. an. |