New-York tribune., 1922-11-30
Republicans, Halted by
'sAir-Tight'' FiIibuster,
Will Drop Measure if
Fight Tomorrow Fails
Combinations of
Nominees Held I'm
Appointments, Including
That of Judge Butler,
Expected to Go Over

From The Tribnno's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.---In the face
or the most effective hlibuster in the
Senate in recent years Republican lead
ers to-day informally decided to drop
the Dyer anti-lynching bill. While tho
bill has not yet been formally aban-
doned, it was conceded at the close of
the Senate session this afternoon that
it would be.
Democratic Senator's are nassed
against the bill to man, and a num-
Der Of the Republican members are
convinced it would not run the CANT
let Of the courts. Senator Underwood
again served notice to the Republican
side to-day that the bill not only could
not be enacted, but that no business
could be transacted until it was aban-
doned
a number Of the Republican Sena-
tors talked matters over with Senator
Lodge, Republican leader, and the
sentiment which developed was that
there was no use in holding the Dyer
bill before the Senate indefinitely.
The plan to hold a session on Thanks
giving Day was given up. This after
noon the Senate adjourned on motion
OF Senator Lodge until Friday. The
extra session will be ended on Friday
and the Senate will reconvene Monday
at the beginning of the regular ses-
sion. The Republican leaders will nor
attempt to force the consideration of
the Dyer bill after the regular session
opens or, at most will not permit it to
consume any large amount of time. It
is recognized that to try to hold the
Dyer bill before the Senate in the
regular session would play into the
hands of the Senators who are against
the subsidy bill.
South Br ,nds 1t "Force Bill"
The Democratic Senator'S from the
South have named the Dyer bill "the
force bill" Senator Underwood. in
assailing it to-day, declared it was "a
rape of the Constitution
Senator's Underwood, Harrison, Cara
way, Mcclellan and other Democrats
took part in to-day's filibuster. Once
more Senator Harrison insisted on the
complete reaaing of the journal, and
most of the afternoon was consumed in
considering it. Even then it was not
approved.
The session had scarcely opened he
fore Senator Underwood moved that the
Senate adjourn until Friday. Senator
Curtis made the point of order that
this motion was not in order until the
Journal was approved. A long pariia-
mentary wrangle followed.
In the discussion which arose in con-
nection with the Underwood motion to
adjourn Senator Curtis said he doubted
II such a situation had developed in the
Senate since the Force bill.
THE question now is up to the ma
Jority," said Senator Curtis. "Will we
do business or will we not do busi-
ness?"
Calls "Reedism'' Archaic
Senator Underwood said he became
a member of the House when Thomas
d. Reed, chat great man and states
man., whom Senator Curtis had cited
was In his glory, but that his policy
was to rule the House by force and
that policy was now archaic"
You make q very great mistake il
you mead back to Reedsm at this
time" he declared. He warned the Re-
pubiicans that if they kept it before
the body the appropriation bills could
not be passed and other legislation pro.
posed would fall, while rolls would be
called on every confirmation. He said
hundreds and thousands of people in
the North were against the bill and
that to press it would arouse such feel
ing in the Senate that general legisIa.
tlon would be impossible
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota. who
is anxious to have Pierce Butler, of
st. Paul, confirmed for Supreme Court,
made vigorous speech in which he
insisted that Senator Underwood
should not carry the filihuster to the
point Of interfering with other busi-
ness. The white-haired veteran pound
ed his desk repeatedly as he talked.
Here am black Republican recon-
mending the confirmation Of a Demo
crat," shouted Senator Nelson, "and
you Democrats are standing in the
way Of it,"
Senator Underwood, however, pointed
out that If the Democrats let the Re-
publicans carry on such other business
as they liked the Democrats would be
kept as buffer against legislation
which the Democrats desired. He said
he did not purpose to get caught in
such situation, much as he loved and
admired Senator Nelson.
Under the program as mapped out
by the Republican leaders this after
noon, it is expected the Dyer bill will
be up again Friday, the last day of the
extra session, and that this will pre-
vent combinations until the beginning
of the regular session next week. II
will be necessary for the President to
send the nominations that fail this
session to the Senate again in the reg
ular session. The Butler nomination
apparently will go over until next week
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