The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-02
j s, SENATE IS
STILL IN GRIP
OF FILIBUSTER
Effort Is Being Made to Pre-.
vent Vote on Missouri
Senator's Resolution
HOUSE MORE ORDERLY
Lower Branch Passing More
Legislation Than Senate
Can Possibly Act on
a
HOUSE MORE ORDERLY

Washington, Mafch 2.-R)-The
almost unprecedented parliamentary
tanglc in the senate, untwisted for a
time when cloture was clamped on the
prohibition reorganization bill, has
been filibustered back into a still
greater state Of confusion and
promises to remain so until adjourn
ment Friday.
The house, entirely free Of lcgis-
lativc jam and working in unusual
decorum for pre-adjournment activity.
Is making matters worse for the sem
ate by passing more legislation than
the latter can hope to dispose Of in
the two and half days remaining
this session.
Further night sessions are in store
for the senate. which last night clear
ed its calendar considerably by APP
proving l30 bills and resolutions.
Only one, that providing money to
elevate the guns on the battleships
Oklahoma and Nevada, was of major
Importance, but the house added one
to the senate's big bill slate BY pass
ing the medicinal whiskcy bill, 200 to
15l.
The senate moved toward vote to-
day on the bill to establish separate
bureaus of prohibition and customs
in the treasury, which is still the un-
finished business.
Free for All" in Sight
Once this measure is out of the
way. free for all is promised as a
result Of the announced intention Of
Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, to
call up his resolution extending the
life of his special campaign funds
investigating committee through the
summer recess.
Senators Reed Of Pennsylvania and
Moses Of New Hampshire, Republi.
cans, who began filibuster against
the resolution yesterday, only to be
halted by an agreement to take uI
the dry bill. intend to carry forward
their delaying tactics. Their action
has given rise to warnings from both
sides Of the chamber that all legisla-
I tion would be blocked until adjourn
ment.
The Missouri senator had planned
to call up his resolution today. II
action was not obtained, he said, he
would ask an all-night session.
Colorado river control legislation
is dead for this session, in view OF
the house steering committees action
in refusing to give the bill to dan,
the river at Boulder Canyon the right
of way unless it was passed upon in
the senate, where a vote for cloture
on the prohibition reorganization bill
has displaced it.
Alien Property Bill Doomed
Another measure apparently doom.
ed for this session is the alien prop
erty return measure. Senator Reed
of Pennsylvania tried valiantly three
times last night to obtain unanimous
4 consent to take it up at a night ses-
sion tonight. Objection was raised
each time.
Enforcement Of the radio control
measure has been threatened as a re-
suit of opposition developing against
, three of the five nominees for the
radio commission sent to the senate
yesterday by President Coolidge. SEN
atOr Dill, Democrat, Washington
author of bill which formed the
basis Of the legislation, said he would
Eight confirmation Of Henry A. Bel
lows Of Minneapolis; John F. Dillon
of San Francisco, and Orestes H
Caldwell of Bronxville, N. Y. on the
ground they were under the influence
of Secretary Hoover. In drafting his
bill. Dill challenged Hoover's author
ity over radio.
Out of the conglomeration of con-
gressional activity yesterday came q
compromise on postal rates revision
senate and house conferees agreeing
to restore the 1921 second class
charges, to retain the two cent SER
vice charge on parcel nost packages
in the first. second and third zones,
and to reduce this rate by one cent
in the other five zones.