Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
FAILURE OF PARTY
. TO ''CALL WILSON
|. BLUFF" HELD CAUSE
Conference of Republican,
Leaders Proves to Be
Stormy Session.
REPUBLICANS ANGERED AT
PRESIDENTS STATEMENT
Frankly Tells Them They Will
Be Held Responsible for
Defeat.
DISCUSSIONS IN CLoAKRoosis
Organized Opposition Senators Advo-
eating Filibustcr Conccdc Plan
Would Fail if Tried.
DISCUSSIONS IN cLoAKRooMs
Organized Opposition Senator's Advo-
eating Filibustcr Conccdc Plan
Would Fail if Tried.

WASHINGTON. March l.-Despite
desires of some Republican Senator'S to
block the Victory loan" bill in an
effort TO force President Wilson t6
call an carly extra session of Com
gress, both Republican and Democratic
leaders predicted late tonight that the
measure would be passed, possibly be-
fore the night session of the Senate
ended.
Several hours after tho measure was
taken up no efforts at filibuster had
been made. although Republican Sem
ators in favor OF obstruction tactics
had been left free to determine theirt
own actions by conference Of
al 'n the ca Ien at held late in the day
SrSs the advisa bility of holding up the
The conference was said by some or
those attending to have been a some,
what stormy one, and Senator Shers
man, Of Illinois. left in the middle OF
OF the evident disposition mot 10 1ea1I
the Presidents BLUM he was disuosaa
his Session Sc feauol 10 MsshInsssn
he not return the Republicans woi,itl
pave nave only, q majority OF one in the
MANY SESSIONS ARE
HELD IN CLOAK ROOMS
=, Feeling among the Republicans over
the legislative situation and repor1s.
That the President had said responsi-l
n,1itS t9r the failure to pass necessary
LEGISLATION would be placed on them.
continued to run high tonight. Whiie
d dhs e,i was So under , debate numerous
between Senator'S said 10 favor oh;
struction. 80
,on Without organized opposition scna-
II could be conducted with small nrost
pest OF success. - = = -.
5, atsd ns n,riging hlibuster. leaders
be done by forcing an extra session
IN view of certain failure Of much i'm.
6ostamt legislation and considering in
uust.lai ana other conditions over the
JSountry; opponents OF the tiibuster
declared obstruction would be miscon.
ure OF the loan bill might cause serious
unrest in financial circles. ~
ENACTMENT OF BILLS
TO PREVENT EXTRA SESSION
,.,i Ena !; Of the loan aud railroad
ira session until May or June.
After Chairman Simmons. of the
iE I'm, &c; COMMITTEES. had explained the
hours. general debate began. -.
posinr ''f t5at am hSn to the BILL pro-
President Roosevelt be placed o o1FI iss
new securities was voted down. 81 to
s SS All Of the Republicans except
yo,ed for the a amensneS a MdissHfnsin
democrats, except Senator Reed, ioe
Missouri. voted in opposition. Scna-l
Il the amendmont would not jeopardizo
the bin he would favor it, -
safer After the vote on the amendment
on the BILL advocating an amendment
to prevent coercion in sale of the seq
eurities: He planned to speak about
The WISCONSIN Scna tor declared the.
, ,oam piti 70 be uneonstitutional as It's
10 fix rates of interest on government
loans and would place the authority
in the SSe s saiG Of the Treasury Conf
unwlsG precedent In enactinS II meaS-f
urc placing such authority in de-
Constitution. -.
HOUSE CALLS RECESS;
WILL MEET SUNDAY
Atter being in session cor tinuousiy.
FOR more than twelve hours, the House,
under an asreement to ' meet tom 14m,snS
At II o'clock. Memorial services for
Kepresentative William p. Borland, of5
viii be held tho first hour and then
the House will take. UP the conference
matters.
The House tonight was badly tied
up in partisan political light over a
Carolina. The contest. growing out ' OF
the 1916 eleetion. was brought by
James X. Britt Republican,. for the
seat held by Representative Zebulon
weaver. from the Tenth North CARO-
lima congressional District
After four hours of almost ceascleSs
roll calls. Weaver was unscated
TWENTY THREE BILLS
SIGNED ny PRESIDENT
Another day OF strenuous work by
PRESIDENT Wilson brought 10 u close
what White House attaches said was
the busiest week ever experienced at
the executive Offices FieSs
TWenty-three bills and joint rcsolus
tons were signed by the President to- 2
day These included two general ap-s
preparation measures, the post-of1iceT
bill and tho Legislative. executive and
judicial bflR continuing subtreasurfea
i,,o nine cities and giving civilian ei,aqji
ployees or the government In Wash 81
ington a war bonus OF $40. Tho biit5
authorizing voluntary onlistmentS In
the army UP to i75,000 men and that n
giving service men thcir uniforms and
s cents railroad fare instead OF q fsS2H
cents, also were signed.
Diplomatic callers took up most 0f1
the afternoon. After brief copfsrs1ca&y (
with Secretaries Daniels and Csiags AS2&
departmental affairs tho w PraSfdS{f&y9
went with MIS-. Wilson for. an AukS