New-York tribune., 1922-11-28
Liberal-Farn1 Bloc Group
Joins With Democrats
to Send Liberian Loan
Back Into Committee
Borah and France
Bolt Progressives
Insurgents Now Confident
Filibuster VIII Block
Dyer Anti-Lynch Bill
BY Carter ield

IeaClng the LlDcrlaN ic&H DllIs part
of the Administration program, the
radical-farm bloc won it's first VIC
tory in the Senate to-day, on the
first important roll call of the extra
session. Despite q split because of
amendments on the bill, the radical
and farm Senators, by combining
with the Democrats, sent the Libe-
rian loan measure back to the FL
nance Committee, very probably to
it's death, so far as the present Con-
gress is concerned, by vote of
AZ to 33.
The Democrats and progressives
had been talking this measure to
death all last week. most of the fill
clustering being due to a desire par
ticularly to beat it, but largely to
consume as much time as possible so
as to prevent the passage of the
Dyer anti-lynching bill. This is the
next measure on the legislative slate
of the Republican leaders.
The Southern Democrats were de-'s
termined to talk forever, if necessary.
to prevent passage of the Dyer anti
lynching bill. Privately Republican
Senators admit that unless everything
else, including not only the ship sub
sidy but the appropriation bills, is to
be frankly abandoned, there is no hope
Of putting the Dyer measure through.
Harding Insists on Dyer Bill
Several of the Senate Republican
leaders have told President Harding
that it would kill off everything else IL
they made determined fight for the
Dyer bill, but the President has been
very insistent that the measure be
passed, as have some of the Republican
Senator's In states with large negro
populations. The fact. that in some
sections, notably Indiana, the negroes
refused to register or vote in largo
tributed by some Republican leaders to
failure Of the Administration to force
this Dyer measure through earlier.
The Southerners have been more Bit
terly opposed to the Dyer bill, however,
because of the recent appointment of
Walter Cohen, negro, TO an important
Federal office in New Orleans. They
plan to fight vigorously against his con-
frination, but they realize that fill
buster in secret session is nearly al
ways impotent.
AS matter of fact the defeat Of
the Liberian loan-also irritating to
most Of the Southerners because some
OF them regard it as playing. to the negro
vote-was almost wholly unexpected.
The bill had been loaded down with
amendments. not with TIE i,snn' 7ur-
nose of killing it but with the idea Of
getting amendments enactca MO .aw.
one OF these was an appropriation
of $40. 100000 add tional for irrigation
Of arid lands in the West It was
tackled on the bill by Senator Borah.
OF Idaho, and he stuck by the bill TO
the last in the hope of getting this
tat appropriation for mis- section of the
country. His colleague, Senator Good
Ing, who while not very radical is n
member of the farm bloc, was COM
PEELED for the same local reason to
vote against the bloc.
France Balks Radicals
Senator France. of Maryland is more
interested in legislation with regard
to the black republic of Liberia prob
ably than any other man in either
mouse Of Congress. Normally he votes
with the radical element, but his. vote
was against them to-day.
HAD these three Senators voted with
the farm-radical bloc and the Demo
Gratis the vote would have been AZ to
ga three to two vote. Not single
democrat voted to save the bill.
The Republicans who voted with the
Democrats to pigeonhole it were:
Cameron, Capper, Fernaid, Harreld
Jones Wash.}. Ladd, la Toilette,
Nicholson. Norris, roindexter, Suther.
land and Watson, of Indiana.
The vote of Senator Watson caused
some surprise, it being generally be-
lieved that his name, coming lafa IN
the roll call, he would vote with the ma
Jority In order to be in parliamentary
position to move to reconsider in cass
the Administration later finds it can
muster more support for the measure.
Senator Watson, however. is more con
cerned about the. Dyer anti-iynchfng
bill than some of his colleagues. due
TO has earnest desire TO get the negro
Republicans of Indiana back In lire.
perhaps an even more interesting
roll call occurred just before that on
which the bill was sent back 20 COM
mittee. This was on motion bv
Senator MeNary, of Oregon, to send the
phi back to committee, with inssruc-
tions to eliminate everything except
two amendments which lad been added
on the floor. One Of these was the
S2o,o00,ooo appropriation for irrigation
and the other was TO increase the num-
Der of LOCOMOTIVES boiler inspectors BY
thirty-fiye. This last Was nut on bv
motion Of Senator Harrison, of Mis-
sippi, and, Of course, has nothing more
to do with the purpose of the bill itself
than has the Borah irrigation amend-
ment.
Rider Narrowly Beaten
The McNary motion was defeated by
q margin of only four votes, 3s to al.
The Democrats voted soliiiy for this
also, being joined by the following Re
publicans: Borah, Cameron, Ladd. La
Toilette, McNary, Nicholson, Norris.
Poindexter and Sutherland.
Then came the motion of Senator
Simmons, acting Democratic leader. to
send the bill back to committee, which
was carried.
Immediately after the vote Senator
Shortridge, Of California, attempted 10
have the Dyer bill taken up. lmme-
diately after he made the motion. how.
ever, Senator Owen, Of Oklahoma. hs-
gan TO discuss Clemenceau's uttevancex
IN this country, and the Senate a.
journed finally wishont voting 10 tsks