The Washington times., 1922-11-30
|ONE DAY TRUCE
ON LYNCH|NC
| F|L|bUSTER
Senate Adjourned for Today
With Prospect That Demo-
Gratis Win Win.

With prospect Ihat DEMO-
Gratis viii Win. !
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON,
Intsrnatienal News Service.
Peace reigned temporarily on
Capitol Hill today when the Senate
observed an armistice in the fight
over the Dyer antilynching bill in
order to enjoy the Thanksgiving
holiday.
The Democratic filibuster was
merely held In abeyance. however,
pending resumption Of hostilities to-
morrow. The Democrats will enter
the third day Of filibusterins con-
fident that they can maintain the
same legislative deadlock which has
paraIyxed the Senate since Tuesday
noon.
Republican leaders face an almost
impossible situation with the Ad'
ministration ship subsidy bill
coming to the Senate tomorrow.
fresh from its passage by the
House. This bill. for. the enactment
Of which President Harding sum.
moned Congress to special session.
will bs tossed behind the legislative
barrier created by the Democratic
fiiibuster. Its future depends en-
,irely on the smashing Of the I'LL.
buster or an early peace which will
perrnit its disposition before next
March I.
Confronted with this impasse. un.
,iased observers believe the Repub-
,ican leaders will surrender. agree.
ing to kill" the Dyer bill in order
70 Ret the ship subsidy acted upon
before an "unfriendly" Congress
convenes after next March 4. II
peace IL not declared. the bill prob.
ABLY viii be delayed along with
urgent appropriation bills until
President Harding In compelled to
cali another special session Of Con.
gress.
Leaders Renew Pledge.
Leaders Of the Filibus'er today re.
newed their declarations that no
legislation will be passed and no
business transacted In the Senate
until the Dyer bill IL definitely side.
tracked. The minority, II was said.
ID determined to maintain it's fin'
buster until It, obtains "its own
terms of peace" which means
promise from Republican leaders not
to renew efforts to pass the anti.
lynching measure.
"The filibuster has Just started"
said Senator Harrison Deml OF
Mss ssippi. one OF its leaders. TO-
day. administration Senators are
blocking all other legislation by re.
fusing to stop their pressure Of the
Dyer bill. The minority Is de.
termined that nothing will pass until
an agreement is reached on this bill
THE ship subsidy viii be treated
~ all Other legislation. II merely
Joins the other measures which are
being delayed. Unless the Republi-
cans change. their attitude, the ship
subsidy and all the appropriation
bills win die. for we are ready to
keep up this fight against an uncon.
tutional measure until March T."
Republican leaders would not be
quoted on their next move, more
han to say they had not yet given
up the fight. II was admitted, how
ever. that the cause had been weak.
ened by the Thanksgiving adjourn
ment. which was taken even after
a Republican caucus had voted to
remain In session today.
fndications are the filibuster win
continue for two more days. with the
probability Of an. agreement before
oA SATURDAY. Thta gun,,lA
give the Administration an oppor,
unity to launch the ship subsidy
hill Monday In the Senate. Few
Senators are Of the opinion that the
Administration can afford to have
It delayed longer.
Time Killing Methods. .
The second day Of the filibuster
found Democrats using the Senate
Journal to kill time" Led by Sena.
tor Harrison. they directed motions
toward changing entries In the Jour
nal. calling for q roll call on each
motion. One Of the motions. made to
establish the exact time Of Vice
President Coolidge's entry into the
Senate chamber. In still pending.
There were but five roll calls yes
terday. two OF them quorum calls.
This entailed the calling of 1880
names. Including the repetition Of
roll calls on the preceding day. Most
Of the Jay was spent In debate. In
which Republicans freely Joined. A
record Of debate showed Republicans
had spoken one hour and thirty.four
minutes while Democrats occupied
the floor two hours and eighteen
minutes. The remainder of the five.
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