New Britain herald., 1927-02-23
SENATE F|L|bUSTER
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(Continued From First Page) interested, were he not opposed to the government going into the busi- ness of producing and manufactur- ing.
 Under questioning of Senator Johnson the Colorado senator said he was a stockholder in the Nevada Colorado Electric company and a holding company interested in pro- ducing electrical energy in the south- western territory Since coming to the senate he had taken no part in the management of the business he said. but his son was manager of one of the companies.
 Dawes Amused.
 Vice President Dawes, who has been leading a fight against the practice of allowing one senator to hold up legislation by filibuster, was obviously amused at the pro- ceedings, but he retired shortly after the dinner hour yesterday and sev- eral president pro tempores were seen in his chair as the night wore on.
 That many of the senators called from their beds retired to the cloak room lounges to resume their slum- bers was indicated when Senator Neely, answering the 8. m. roll call, appeared in the chamber wear ing his overcoat with collar turned up around the neck and closely but toned. He kept it thus with obvious intent.
 While the senate sat idle during the first interlude of three hours awaiting a quorum. Senator May field, democrat, Texas, sought un- successfully to bring up the admin istration prohibition reorganization bill and the measure to allow World War veterans loans on their bonus insurance certificates from other sources than banks. It WAS held the senate could transact no business without quorum.
 Ashurst Stands Pat.
 Senator Ashurst withstood half a dozen attempts to halt the filbuster and served notice he would not yield for any motion of any kind so long as this bill is before the senate" He said the only recess motion he would permit would have to be made by Senator Johnson, who has been leading the fight for the bill, but the Californian stood unflinch- ingly by his guns to keep the meas ure on the floor.
 Many attempts were made to stop the proceedings by recess and each. although defeated, found Sena- tor Curtis, the republican leader, and Senator Robinson, the demo- cratic leader, voting for the motions to quit.
 Shortly before 6 a. m., proponents of the dam bill were caught nap ping and on rising vote recess was ordered. Senator Johnson. how ever, demanded @ roll call and the recess motion was rejected with four votes to spare.
 As the sun rose over the great dome of the capitol, the sergeant-at- arms was still scouting through the corridors and cloak rooms for absen- tees, who had difficulty finding rest ing places because of practical monopoly of the couches by bleary- eyed page boys. The youths, all un- der Is years of age. had spent their first night. out in harness.
 Join the Faithful
 With the coming of daylight doz- ems of senators who had successfully resisted the officers of the law dur ing the night trooped into the cham Der 10 keep company with the little band of the faithful who had been on watch all night, and the fight went on much as though there had been the usual overnight recess.
 But the days session was not without Its hangover of ill-humor, engendered mainly by those sleepy eyed senators who had been brought to their desks at odd hours of the early morning by assistant doorkeep- CTS. Many of them made free dis play of their displeasure at having their peaceful slumber interrupted by what one of them. Reed of Mis- souri. characterized as "an inexcus- able outrage"
 Started Yesterday Morning
 The session had begun at Ii o'clock yesterday morning. and John- son insisted that the senate go on because he feared his bill was hav- ing it's last day in court for this congress. During the early night, it was a comparatively easy matter for tn party whips to keep enough senators present to enable the worlds greatest deliberative body to function.
 In Evening Clothes Some senators, among them Blease of South Carolina, and McMaster of South Dakota, came in early in eve- ming clothes, and the situation was so much to their liking that they de- cided to stick it ou. As the morning hours rolled around they realized ! that their dress would be little incongruous so they made nasty | trips home to change to sack suits.
 While senators lounged around | their seats or in the cloak rooms and the marble room. the senators from Arizona, Cameron and Ashurst, | spelled each other during the filibus- ter As the clock hands began to point toward midnight, many sena- tors silently left for their homes and quorum call just before midnight showed only S6 of the 95 senators present
 Rocess Efforts EatI
 Then began the first of a series of | futile efforts for recess. Finally David S. Barry, the sergeant-at-arms was directed to bring in absentees, and while the rush calls were going over the wires, the senate sat idly by. Then after while Barry was