The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-22
ENEMIES Of SHIP
BILL CONTINUING
BATTLE OF WORDS.
Exhaustion Alone to Stop Bit
ter FightFiIibusters Gather
ing Material for More
Speeches
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that measure with some other bill
or may continue the filibuster against
the shipping bill itself.
Administration leaders were in ac-
cord on the plan to lay aside the
shipping bill for the TWO confer
ence reports because by adoption of
| these reports the last possible ex-
cuse for an extra session after March
| was removed.
Senator Wadsworth, republican
| New York, one of the republican
leaders, and in charge of the army
MILL said the move was made sim
| ply because we couldn't afford to
allow final action on the army bill
to go over until near the end OF the
session.
How Time Wns Spent.
The following shows in brief how
the Senate spent the day
II a. m.-Convened after the recess
taken at 11:30 o'clock last night. SEN
ator Harrison, democrat. Mississippi,
made the point of no quorum and SO
senators, some of them rather sleepy
eyed. answered to their names.
11:13 a. m.-Senator Reed, democrat,
Missouri, resumed his address begun
last night in support of his resolu-
tion looking toward purchase by
the United States from Great Brit
ain and France of their Caribbean
| possessions
1850 p. m.-Senator Reed conclud-
ed, and on quorum call demanded
by him In closing, SO senators an
swered.
2:19 p. m.-senator Borah began his
speech on recognition of Russia.
p. Ex-senator Borah concluded
4 and Senator Lodge began reply
4:47 p. m.-Senator Lodge finished
! his reply and Senator Williams, dem
I ocrat, Mississippi, took the floor TO
give an address Analysing the preced-
ing speeches.
Calls for Quorum.
$50 p. Ex-senator Williams gave
up the floor, Senator Harrison called
for quorum, 10 senators answer
ing, and Senator Lenroot, republican,
Wisconsin, began a speech on farm
credits that carried the Senate into
| the night session.
With the exception of the three
| quorum calls the entire time was de-
voted to speeches, Senators Hitch
cock, democrat, Nebraska, and Nc
Kellar, democrat, Tennessee, having
by their objections clamped down the
lid on the adoption of conference re-
ports, the introduction of bills, the
reports of committees, the passage OF
small bills and such minor transac-
| lions of business as occurred during
yesterdays session. By their objec-
tions the two senator's made the fill
| buster air-tight.
Suggestion of negotiations for
peace Were heard about the chamber
during the day, but nothing concrete
I developed. opponents of the bill.
while not compiling material for
speeches, worked on a poll to develop
what strength they could muster in
event of a motion from their camp
to send the legislation back to COM
mittee and thereby to its death. The y
claimed they had nearly enough
votes, but administration leaders who
heard of the plan charged the claim
was exaggerated.
To Use jones' Speech.
The filibusterers, gathering ma
terial for speech making, met with
marked success, Senators Brookhart,
republican, Iowa, hauling forth from
the records the 14-hour speech made
! by Senator Jones during the filibus-
| ter against the snip purchase bill in
| 1915.
Senator Helm, democrat, Alabama
searched newspapers for material re-
lating 20 the discovery of the tomb of
King Tutankhamen in Egypt, and be-
fore he arose to speak on another
subject after Senator Lenroot had
concluded, his head only was visible
from behind q stack of books and pa
pers that loaded down his desk.
Word of the continuance of the fill
buster spreading about the capitol at
tracted thousands to the Senate wing
of the capitol and throughout the day
the galleries were crowded. while to-
night long lines of those waiting to
get a glimpse extended down the cor
ridors.
Harrison Speaks
They were rewarded by a speech
by Senator Harrison. In the course
of his address, devoted to farm cred
its, referred to the shipping bill and
said there were so many democrats
desiring to raise their voices in
speech, unless relief is afforded, I am
afraid there soon will be bad feeling
break out among senators on the
democratic side. He praised Sena-
| tor Jones, saying that he "oftentimes
is forced to stand alone on the re-
publican side because all his col
leagues have gone to attend some
party or reception, such as those
which now are so numerous, in honor
of the dear. departing republican
brothers,
lie devoted more than an hour to a
witty analysis of the speeches, which
had occupied the days session. lie
referred to the island hunger" OF
Senator Reed as simplifying the I'm
| ternal greed of the white man."
Its hypocrisy to talk of the white
mans burden" he said 1T is the
other fellows burden and the white
man is the burden
He also commented on the speeches
Of Senators Borah and Lodge, with
reference to Russia, asserting that he
had taken the floor principally ito
express utter lack of confidence in
the conclusion they reached.
Il find it hard to believe in the
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