The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-22
SubsidyBill
Laid Aside
in Senate
Leaders Agree to Take Up Re.
ports on Army and District
of Columbia Appropria.
ton Measures.
May Renew Fight Today

Washington, Feb. 2l.--tBy A. PlE
by agreement among senate repub-
licas leaders, the administration ship.
ping bill was temporarily laid aside
tonight in the senate, TO allow con-
sideration OF conference reports on the
army and District Of Columbia ap-
preparation bills. Adoption of these
reports was followed by motion to
taken up again the shipping bill and
this was left pending when recess
was taken at Q until Thursday.
The first open effort TO conclude
the session was made early in the
Isevening when Senator Heflin moved
TO adjourn. The motion was defeated,
l Ito IS.
Washington, Feb. 2f.-Presenting
unbroken ranks and armed with more
material for continuing their cam
paign of talk and more talk. senate
opponents of the administration ship
ping bill resumed today their filibus-
ter with no end in sight.
Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri,
started the filibuster off for the day,
resuming delivery of his address be-
gun last night in support of his res
olution to direct the president to en-.
ter into negotiations with Great Brit
ain and France for purchase OF GER
tain OF their Caribbean possessions.
lie had hauled forth the two big
maps with which he, with pointer
in hand in schoolmaster style, has
y.
tor Jones. republican, Washington, in
charge of the shipping bill, met the
resumption OF the filibuster with the
statement that he was prepared to
carry on the fight: that he would
insist on another night session last
ing as long as possible and that
every possible strategy would be en-
ployed to defeat the purpose Of the
filibusterers.
Recess Last Night.
The recess taken last night at 1870
clock after a 1912 hour session
allowed senators to get fair nights
sleep. and those who answered to the
opening quorum called appeared rea-
sonably refreshed. including Senator
Sheppard. democrat, Texas, who yield
ed the floor at o'clock last night
after having spoken continuously for
more than hours and, in all. about
IL hours. .-.Asse.
The break in the session played
into the hands of those conducting
the filibuster in more ways than
in giving them a rest. for 1t afford
ed several an opportunity to gather
more material for their contemplated
speeches. 1t gave Senator Brookhart,
republican, Iowa, one Of the leaders
IN the taIkfest, q chance to dig up
the speech of IL hours made by Sem
ator Jones in 1915 on the ship pur.
chase bill then before the senate. Sen
atore Brookhart announced he would
read that speech "as part q my re-
marks when I take the floor He
added that he had not given up the
plan OF using one Of the proposed
night sessions "as night school for
The education Of the old guard In
the principles of cooperative mar
keting.'
"Old King Tut"
Senator Heflin. democrat. Alabama,
informed his colleagues that the res
pite had allowed him ito do con-
siderable reading On Old King Tut
of Egypt and his deflation OF the
Israelites."
Some senators conceded that nego-
fiations were entered into last night
for a vote on the pending Ladd mo-
ton to displace the shipping bill with
the filled milk measure and also on
one OF the more important amend
ments TO the shipping legislation but
said that for the present all efforts
along that line had been abandoned.