The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-20
F|L|BUSTER ON
SHIPS SINFUL
SWING
9rookhart and Fletcher Lead
New Bloc in Effort to
Scuttle Subsidy.
BY WILLIAM Fl. HUTCHINSON,
International News Service.


of the Administration ship sub
sidy bill developed today into an
open filibuster with all parlia-
mentary niceties cast to the four
winds.
Sheppard Takes Floor.
AS the Senate met it was an
nounced by the filibusterers that
they had seventy-eight hours Of
speeches ready for deliverance.
Senator Sheppard Of Texas took the
floor first, resuming a League of
Nations speech which he began
last night.
Senators who had just answered
a roll call, scattered to their rooms
while a handful of "vigilants" from
both factions guarded against un-
expected moves.
A continuous session of the Senate,
day and night, until one group sur
renders from exhaustion, was fore
cast today as supporters and OPP
ponents rallied their forces. It was
described by both sides as battle
to a finish, with the fate Of the
subsidy in the balance.
New Bloc Forms.
A new Battalion of Death" was
formed by Senators Brookhart Rep)
of Iowa and Fletcher Dem) of
Florida, to combat the bills. With
thirty-one Senators already enlisted,
the battalion's leaders declared they
would talk the subsidy to death,
day and night"
N.S-
Jones (Rep.) of Washington, leader
of the Administration forces, an
nouRced formally the Senate would
be held in continuous session all day
today, all night tonight, and all day
tomorrow to break the filibuster. Be-
yond that period the Administration
leader said his plans were not yet
formed.
This is to be the fight asked by
the President in his message to Con-
greSS," said Jones. We are deter
mined to stop all attempts to delay
action in the bill by dilatory tactics.
Wen let its opponents talk them
selves out until they are ready 10
vote. A majority of the Senate
favors the bill, and it's passage, and
it is my intention to do everything
possible to give them chance to
vote on it,"
Ladd Bill Pending.
Another movement, inside the fill.
buster, was directed at killing the
subsidy by substituting the Ladd
filled milk" bill as the measure
under consideration. A vote on a
motion by Senator Ladd Rep.) of
North Dakota to take this action
was still pending before the Sem
ate when 1t convened. Regardless
of its disposition, however, leaders
Of the death battalion declared
they would filibuster against the
subsidy to the end of the session,
il necessary.
Six Republicans already are en-
rolled in the battalion" according
to BrOokhart. These are, besides
the Iowan. Senators Borah of
Idaho, Couzens of Michigan, La
Toilette of Wisconsin, Ladd of
North Dakota, and Norris of Ne
braska. Each has been allotted
six-hour term for holding the fort"
against the subsidy.
Their subjects, as announced by
Brookhart, will range from read
ing the Scriptures" by Couzens to
an address on the state OF the
AbAOH Wy ANOALASs
BrOOkhart Leads Insurgents.
We're in this fight against the
subsidy to a finish" said Brook
hart. We'll talk from now until
March 4, day and might. There
are six Republicans and twenty
five Democrats enlisted to date
with more likely to join every min
ute. Wen give them plenty Of
talk. Senator Couzens will read
the Scriptures from Noah's Ark to
the Resurrection, and Senator Ladd
can speak whole day on the sub
sidy alone. Senator Borah will tell
them about Russia, Senator Norris
will give an address on the state
Of the Union, while Senator La
Toilette and myself are good for a
cauple Of more days on general
subjects. The subsidy will not
pass"
More than a score Of Democrats
were also ready to hold the fort"
for the battalion" Senator Shep-
pard of Texas announced he had a
"sixteen-hour speech" on the
League Of Nations, and Senator
Mcclellan Of Tennessee declared he
would "read Senator Shoots thir-
teen-hour speech against the sale
of German ships"
Indications today were that cots
would be brought into the Senate
chamber for the comfort Of SEN
ators tonight as both factions de-
clared their willingness to battle
out the issue to the bitter end"
Opponents of the bill. with thirty
five Democrats pledged to vote
against it even though a dozen will
not support the filibuster, asserted
their fight would last until they
won enough Republicans to defeat
the BILL
Administration leaders declared
they would continue the battle until
the filibusters permitted Il vote
on the bill, which cannot LIE other
than favorable"
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