Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-03
BLOW BY BLOW"
DESCRIPTION OF
SENATE SESSION
Lawmakers More Like a
Cast in Comedy Than
Dignified Body
Nv United Press Leased Wire

| WASHINGTON, March 3.-Here
is a blow by blow account of the
senates filibustering session from
! midnight last night:
! l2:le 4. m.-Neely, Democrat,
West Virginia, expresses hope Cam
eron, Republican. Arizona, filibus
terer, would talk himself to death.
ITO Robinson. Arkansas. Demo
! cratic floor leader, futilely seeks
| agreement 10 end filibuster.
l:2S- Cameron finishes speech
, alive.
l:30 - Wadsworth, Republican,
New York. denounced Reed commit
tee activities.
2:l0-M Mayfield. Democrat, Texas,
suggests senate take up some bust
ness il can transact.
2:15-Rced. Democrat. Missouri.
attempts unsuccessfully to reach .
compromises Blease, Democrat.
South Carolina. objects.
J 2:30-llalf dozen senators work
Oh Blease to dissuade him, unsuc
cessfullv.
2:45- Blease's 5 quorum call dis
closed 80 present.
3:0G-Bltase announces 81 We
got four aces; Ill stand pat.
3:l5-Page boys clean up litter of
papers in chamber.
3:2o-Blease suggests La Toilette,
independent Republican, Wisconsin,
should sit in the center of the mid
die aisle of the senate, because he
amt even Republican or q Demo-
crat
3:40-Another quorum call shows
80 present.
3:50-Blease asks Watson, Re-
publican, Indiana. How did you
ever get elected with the ku klux
Klan, the Catholics, Jews and Ne
groes all against you.'' Watson
!, saws, We'll, didn't lose them
all. =
Wadsworth SAYS most of
the debate would be left out of the
record if he had his way.
4:00-Heflin tells story about boy
with "roving disposition.
4:l2-Blease offers to speak l.
hours if WadswOrth will speak u
hours.
4:30 - Wadsworth starts new
speech on bill already passed to in
crease military efficiency.
5:00-Blcase motion to adjourn
defeated Is to II. Blease announc-
ed pair with Senator Bruce, Demo-
crat, Maryland, land neither of us
are here.
5:20-Reed. Missouri, asks Ser
geant at arms to route Republican
senators from cloak room.
5:3G-Blease starts lecture on
parliamentary procedure in nncon-
ventional pose. one foot on his char.
6:00-Blease concludes lecture,
but is overruled on his point of no
quorum, despite protest There Is
no quorum here when senators Just
stick their heads in the door and
answer present.
7:05-Senator Edge, Republican,
New Jersey, attacks Reed resolu-
tion.
s:25 a. m.-Only ~ senators, two
less than quorum, answered quorum
call and Swanson, Democrat, Va.
asks sergeant at arms to round up
sleeping absentees.
$3.50 n. m.-Three Republican
senators, who have been peeping
from cloak room, answer call and
quorum is obtained.
s:45 a. m-Reed of Pennsylvania,
proposes compromise.
9 a. morris, Republican, Ne
braska, objects, continuing dead
lock.
9:05 a. m.-Edge resumes attack
on southern states for alleged vio-
lation of l4th amendment.
9:l5 a. m.-Edge concluded and
attempt to displace Reed resolution
defeated "a to 80.
II :30-SenatOr Reed, Republican,
Penn sylvania, finished speeches on
alien property bill and surprised the
senate by presenting credentials of
Senator Elect Ware of Pennsylvan-
ia.
1880 p. m.-Senate still debating
question raised by credentials of
Ware, with several motions pending