Evening star., 1923-02-22
EVEN WASHINGTON
HELPS F|L|BUSTER
Farewell Address Read by
Senator Glass, Consuming
Nearly an Hour.

george washington was unlnten-
tionally enlisted today in the filibus-
ter in the Senate against the admin
istration shipping bill.
When the Senate convened, with
motion pending to take up the ship
ping measure, which was displaced
last night to allow adoption of con-
ference reports on two appropria-
ton bills, the presiding officer rec
ognized Senator Glass, democrat, vir-
ginia, who, in accordance with an
order made by the Senate several
weeks ago. proceeded to read Wash
ington's farewell address.
Occupies Nearly an Hour.
Reading of the address occupied the
Senate for the first three-quarters of
an hour and gave opponents of the
ship bill an opportunity to map out
their program of further dilatory
tactics.
Senator Jones, republican, Washing
ton, in charge of the ship bill, ex-
pressed himself as satisfied with the
turn of events last night which took
the measure out of its position as
the unfinished business of the Senate,
pointing out that his motion to take
it up again now was the pending
Ebusiness and must be disposed of be-
fore any other action could be taken.
Until last night the pending business
had been a motion by Senator Ladd,
republican, North Dakota, in effect to
lay the ship bill aside.
No Excuse for Session.
Although before the Senate recessed
at 9 O'Clock last night the flibuster.
which had been maintained air-tight
throughout the day, was relaxed to per-
init adoption of conference reports on
the Army and District of Columbia ap-
preparation bills, this marked only a
lull in the obstructive program. Adop-
ton Of the reports, however, for which
administration leaders were in accord
in seizing the first opportunity and lay
ing aside momentarily the shipping bill,
was said to have removed the last pos
sible excuse for an extra session after
March 4.
Before laying aside the ship bill for
the conference reports last night the
Senate had heard lengthy speeches from
half a dozen members on both sides of
the chamber on questions remote from
the subject of the BILL which consumed
the entire day. These included a two-
hour address by Senator Borah, repub-
| lican, Idaho, on recognition of Russia,
which drew a reply from Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts, the republican leader.
Days Schedule.
The following shows in brief how
the Senate spent yesterday:
11.00 a-m.-Convened after the re-
cess taken at 1880 o'clock last night
Senator Harrison, democrat, Missis-
sippi, made the point of no quorum
and fifty-nine senators, some of them
rather sleepy eyed, answered to their
names.
11:13 ,a.m-Senator Reed. democrat,
| Missouri, resumed his address begun
tion looking toward purchase by the
United States from Great Britain and
! France of their Caribbean possess
sions.
1850 p.m-Senator Reed concluded
and on a quorum call demanded by
him, In closing, sixty-nine senators
answered.
1857 p.m.-Senator Borah began his
speech on recognition of Russia.
400 p.m.-Senator Borah concluded
| and Senator Lodge began a reply.
4:47 p.m.-Senator Lodge finished
his reply and Senator Williams demo
crat, Mississippi, took the floor to give
an address analyzing the preceding
! speeches.
$3.50 p.m.-Senator Williams gave
| up the floor, Senator Harrison called
| for a. quorum. seventy senator's an
swered, and Senator Lenroot, repub-
lican, Wisconsin, began a speech on
! farm credits that carried the Senate
into the night session.
The first open effort to conclude the
session was made early in the night
when Senator Hef1in moved to ad-
journ. The motion was defeated, AZ
to is.
| Ff1fbuster in House.
| The House late yesterday wearied
carrying off the filibuster publicity
started operations along that line it
self. 1t took the proposed govern
ment purchase of the Cape Cod canal
as an excuse. but other elements, in
cluding the refusal of the rules COM
mittee to give right of way to Henry
| Fords offer for Muscle Shoals, were
declared to have entered into it.
The conference report on the Army
appropriation bill. which was taken
| up Tuesday furnished the vehicle
Consideration of it was concluded be.
fore adjournment. but not until there
had been eight quorum and rollcalls
| which took up about half of the ses-
! sion of nearly six hours.
| Majority leaders said the time spent
! by the House in disposing of this mat
| ter had threatened their Legislative
program for the remainder of this
| session of Congress.
| Aside from the Cape Cod measure
| the rules committee has voted out
rules for ten other bills, including
the farm credits legislation. In ad-
dition the British debt settlement,
agreement remains to be acted upon.