Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
Point Of order Lost.

BY a vote of 81 to 81, the Senate
overruled the point of order made by
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, that
the prohibition reorganization bill
must be considered to the exclusion
of the regular morning business.
The clerk began to read the journal
of yesterdays proceedings. When
efforts were made to have the read.
Ing dispensed with. Senator Moses of
New Hampshire and Senator Reed
objected.
What is the object of the filibuster
which the Senator from New Hamp-
shire and the Senator from Pennsyl-
vania, are conducting?" demanded
Senator Robinson of Arkansas.
Il will answer" said Senator Moses
quickly. 1T is a perfectly proper
object" The New Hampshire Senator
sat down amid some laughter. Senator
Reed of Missouri moved to dispense
with the reading of the journal, but
Senator Moses made a point of order
that such motion was not in order,
and he was sustained by the Vice
President and the reading of the
journal proceeded.
At 2 O'Clock the prohibition bill
automatically comes up as the un.
finished business of the Senate, shut.
ting off any chance after that time of
Senator Reed of Missouri proceeding
with his resolutions. AT O'Clock the
Senate, under an agreement hitherto
made, will go into executive session
TO consider nominations.
Will Recess at 6 O'clock.
The purpose was 10 prevent the
usual morning hour in which Senator
Reed of Missouri had planned to
make his motion for the considera :
ton of his resolution.
BY unanimous consent agreement
entered into last night, the Senate
Is TO recess at 6 o'clock and meet
again tonight for consideration of
bills on the calendar. Opponents OF
the Reed slush fund committee fig
ore that the rest of the day can be
used up in consideration of the pro-
hibltlon reorganization bill. When
the Senate meets again tomorrow
similar tactics will be INDUCED in.
Thus by indirect. II not directly,
the opponents of the Reed s.ush fund
committee hope to kill off the Reed
resolution.
Filibuster Made Possible.
When the conference report of the
District appropriations bill was agreed
TO by the Senate the last of the
annual supply bills needed to keep the
wheels of Government running had
been disposed of. Threats of spe
cial session this Spring apparently
had been removed. This left the OBJ
ponents of the Reed slush fund COM
mittee at liberty to filibuster the
Reed resolutions to death, If they We're
able to do SO, without forcing a spe
cial session after March 4.
The second deficiency bill, it is true
Ia CT l.
the Government can run along with
out that measure, il necessary
Members of the Reed committee said
today they were prepared to force
night sessions tomorrow night ano
Thursday night il necessary to get
action on the Reed resolution. Blu,
whether they would be able TO sue
coed in the end, they were unwilling
to predict.
Ruling Would Cause jam.
When Senator Reed of Pennsyl
vania made his point of order atten
ton was called 10 the fact that Vice
President Marshall I'm 1919 held thai
the adoption of cloture shut out al
other business unit! the bill for which
cloture had been invoked had beer
finally disposed of. Vice Prasiden
Dawes said he was inclined TO be
lieve that such d ruling was i'm ac
cordance with the Senate rules. III,
added, however, that such ruin:
would deprive the Senate of the morn
ing hour during the closing days o
the session, thereby causing a jam il
the routine business OF the Senate
lie added that he believed the rule
of q parliamentary body were mad
to faGihtate business and that he wa
unwilling to make a ruling tina