Evening star., 1922-11-30
F|[|BUSTER SIGNALS
DYER BILL DEFEAT
Republican, Threat of Con-
tinuous Session Fails to
Shake Grip of Foes.

Republican threats to force a con-
tinuous session of the Senate. carry
ing through last night and today. in
order to break the democratic fili-
buster against the Dyer anti-lynching
bill, failed to materialixe. The Senate
adjourned last evening at o'clock
until noon tomorrow. The democrats
apparently were still in control Of the
situation. operating under the rules
of the Senate.
In. the five-hour session yesterday
nothing was accomplished, not even
the approval Of the journal OF Tues.
days session. When adjournment
was taken. Senator Pat Harrison OF
Mississippi still had on his desk q
number Of amendments to offer to the
journal. When the session opens to-
days journal OF proceedings to be
approved. There appears to be no
hope whatever that the republicans
will be able to get the Dyer anti
consideration before the special SEES
sion ends. and the regular session
begins at noon Monday. Even should
the republicans force continuous
session, running through tomorrow.
tomorrow night and Saturday 1T
u,
Senate, close by midnight Saturday.
for the Senate never sits on Sunday
except for the purpose OF prono0nc-
ing eulogies of dead senator's.
Plan Action in New Session.
When the new session opens an
other attempt may be made to get the
Dyer bill up. But II the democrats
persist in their filibuster. as they In
sist they will do. there appears little
chance for action. 1t is not believed
that the republicans will throw up
the shipping bill. the farm credits bill
and the annual appropriation bills 10
engage in a protracted contest with
the filibusters.
More debate marked yesterdays
session than the preceding days. and
the democrats were compelled 70
make only two motions to amend the
| journal in furthering their policy OF
obstruction: One Of these. these motions motions
omission Of which, Senator Harrison
said. might cause children 100 years
hence ito hang their heads In shame
at their great-great-great-
. fathers In the Senate" The other
the Senate adjourned. would have
designated in the journal the time
when the President pro tempore TueS-
day gave up the chair and Vice Presi-
dent Coolidge, absent during the early
part of the session In attenoance az
| the cabinet meeting. assumed it-an
amendment which Senator Harrison
i said certainly should be made for
the sake Of accuracy.
| Debate Centered ON Bill.
| The debate late in the day gradual:
| ly became centered upon the Dyer Dill
| with Senators New, republican, lnol-
i ana, and Willis, arguing for Its pas
/ sage. Later the discussion turned to
i it's origin with Senator CaraWay, dem.
! ocrat, Arkansas, declaring he was OF
! the opinion it was formulated by
an association having white ohcers
| but having to do with negroes and
with offices in New York.
: Senator Cummins. republican, Iowa,
who is President pro tempore OF the
Senate, entered into the debate and
took occasion to say that the demo-
cratic filibuster was "a proper re-
buke" to the republicans for having
| failed to amend the Senate's anti
quated and unjust rules" The demo-
! Gratis he asserted. were not guilty OF
| any moral crime in using the rules as
they stood because, he added, they
belonged to another civilization.
! Two other statements stood out in
the several hours of discussion. much
! Of which during the latter part of the
! day involved the constitutionality OF
! the bill. Senator Underwood. in re-
| sponse to an inquiry. announced he
personally would not dlibuster
against the shipping bill when it
ridge of California, in charge Of the
bill, informed the Senate he under
stood that not all of the democrats
were opposed to the measure and that
at least one, Senator Ashurst of Ari-
zona, would vote for 1t.