Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
Session Closes in Turbulent
Scene Such as Has Rarely
Been Witnessed Beneath
National Capitol Dome.
DAWES TAKES OCCASION
TO URGE RULE CHANGE
Effort After Effort to Bring I'M
portant Legislation to Vote Fails
as Battle Continues to Adjourn
ment Hour-House Goes Out of
Existence With No Excitement.
gY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.

he SlXty-nlHtH IoitSiCSS ulSN
a-filibustering.
The flibuster against the Reed
committee resolution in the Senate
was successful. Senators Reed OF
Pennsylvania and Moses OF New
Hampshire. leaders OF the filibuster,
had the satisfaction of seeing the
Congress adjourn sine die without
the adoption of that resolution.
The Congress adjourned also with
out the passage OF the second def
cheney bill, the public buildings bill
and the alien property bill
Session Stormy at Close.
These measures were as surely
killed by the filibustcr as was the
Reed resolution.
The final adjournment OF the Sen
ate was taken after turbulent ses-
sion such as has rarely been wit
messed under the dome OF the Capt.
tol. Effort after effort was made to
obtain consideration and passage. OF
the second deficiency bill and other
important measures.
The House, meanwhile, having
completed its business, adjourned
with no incident other than the
usual interchange OF compliments
among its leaders, followed by sing
ing and celebration.
But in the Senate there was diff
ferent story.
On one side stood Reed Of Pennsyl.
yania and Moses OF New Hampshire,
aJlamant against any agreement
which might result In the Offering Of
the Reed resolution as an amendment
TO any of these bills. On the other side
stood Reed of Missouri and Walsh OF
Massachusetts, Robinson of Arkansas
and Harrison of Mississippi, dcnounc.
ing what they termed the defense of
corruption in elections in PennSyl'
yania and Illinois, and declining to
permit the passage of bills greatly
desired unless the Reed resolution
could pass.
The final word was that of Vice
President Dawes, who has fought con-
sistently since he became President
of the Senate for an amendment or
the rules which would permit ma
jority at all times to do business in
the Senate.
Dawes Says Final Word.
.'It is customary for the Vice Presi-
dent at the beginning and ending OF a
Congress to address the Senate upon
an appropriate subject" began the
Vice President.
Comments the chair has to make
on this occasion will be very brief.
1.-THE chair regards the present leg
islative situation as primarily due to
defective rules of the Senate, under
which u minority can prevent a ma
jority from exercising the constitu-
tional rights of bringing measures to
a vote.
1T is the only great parliamentary
body in the world where such stu
alton exists.
''On this closing day of the Sixty
ninth Congress the chair commends
to the Senate the remarks upon the
Senate rules which he made on the
first day of the first session
The filibuster against the Reed
resolution extending the life of the
slush fund committee may have been
in vain after all.
Immediately following the adjourn
ment of Congress Senator Reed of
Missouri said he was satisfied the
has ample authority not
only to proceed with its inquiries, but
to open the ballot boxes in the
case. The committee.
he held, is continuing committee of
d continuing body. Senator Reed said
he purposed calling his committee to-
gether later today to determine its
course of action.
When the Senate recessed shortly
after midnight, closing a 37-hour
session, until s.: 80 o'clock
this morning. it was with an under
standing of the leaders on both sides
that permission would be given for
the passage early today of the second
deficiency appropriation bill and that
the Reed resolution would continue
the unfinished business up to the
closing hour
Hopes Soon Smashed.
When the Senate reasSembled, the
hopes of the leaders was smashed to
The final session re
solved itself into a continuance of
the bitter struggle which has held the
Senate in its grip for days. The
attitude of the Senate was epitomizsd
in q single sentence uttered by Sena'
tor Overman of North Carolina in
with a measure which was
put forward.
II object to everything"
The galleries, crowded to their ut
rocked with laughter at the sallies of
one side or the other. There was
tenseness and bitterness in the air
which threatened ominously. The Vice
President ruled, however, with an iron
hand.
Senator Pat Harrison Of Mississippi.
the Democratic thorn In the side of
Senate Republicans, held the floor for
nearly all OF the last hour Of the
session.
Fires Verbal Darts.
Again and again Republicans sought
20 interrupt him, but he declined to
,ield while~h aimed his verbal darts
1t Reed of Pennsylvania, Moses OF
New Hampshire, Phipps of Colorado
Ind Wadsworth of New York.
The Mississippian read a letter from
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