Evening star., 1933-01-19
CL0TuRE DEFEATED:
/. BY SINGLE VOTE.
Senate FiIibuster Ended,
However, by Agreement
to Limit Debate.
(Continued From First Page.)

ignoring Senator Long, Senator Robin
son yielded to the Idaho Senator, who
Immediately sent to the desk request
for unanimous consent to limit debate
on the Glass banking bill.
Senator Long demanded to be heard
In reply to Senator Robinson.
THE Senator from Arkansas" de-
clared Senator Long. "is not speaking
for the Democrats of this country. or
of the Sen:tc. and he is not speaking
for the De =, ,crats of Arkansas. He
does not express their sentiments"
by what authority" demanded Sen
ator Robinson. in voice of anger.
docs the Senator from Louisiana speak
for the Democrats?"
by the election returns" shouted
Senator Long.
There was slight flutter of applause
In the gallery, which was quickly
hushed when the Vice President
wrapped for order.
Senator Robinson returned to the
charge. ridiculing the suggestion that
Long and his supporters had any au-
thority from the election returns to
speak for the Democrats. or 20 conduct
. filibuster in the Senate.
The election returns" said Senator
Robinson, "have thrown out the Sena-
tor from Indiana. Mr.. Watson and the
Senator from New Hampshire, Mr..
Moses, who joined the Senator from
Louisiana In his effort to prevent the
Senate from doing the business of the
country"
Senator Watson and Senator Moses
both rose. demanding recognition. Sen
ator Borah intervened, declaring that
if his request for an agreement to limit
debate was not to be acted on. he him
self would make speech.
The Vice President put the question,
asking If there were any collections to
the agreement.
Glass Questions Borah.
"Reserving the right to object" said
Senator Glass, II would like to ask
the Senator from Idaho by what au-
thority he offered the consent agree
ment, and how it happens that he ex-
poets it to be adopted"
II consulted Senators on both sides
Of the chamber raolied Senator
Borah, land was informed that the
agreement could be adspted.''
Senator Glass wanted to know if a
threat had not been made yesterday in
the Senate that unless the cloture
motion was withdrawn no unanimous
consent agreement would be entered into
during the rest of the present session
OF Congress.
Senator Thomas denied that he had
made such threat yesterday, and said
that the Senator from Virginia had
misunderstood him.
Debate on the banking bill was con-
tinued after the heated exchanges be-
tween Senator Robinson and Senator
Long, with Senator Blaine explaining
an amendment which he proposed.
Blockade 4 Week Old.
The filibuster against tie Glass bill
began more than week ago, Sen
ator Long insisting that he would not
let the bill come to vote if he had to
keep talking until March 4. His oppo-
sition ran particularly to the provisions
extending branch banking.
Late yesterday three strenuous efforts
were made to bring about an agreement
limiting debate on the banking bill,
Senator Long himself joining in the last
Of these Had this agreement been en-
tered into, the cloture motion would
have been withdrawn Senator CouZ-
however, charging that a conspiracy
had existed with the lame duck lead
ership" on the Republican side acting
in conjunction with Senator Long to
carry on the fllibuster.
The Michigan Senator insisted there
should be a showdown and that the
country should know just what the
situation was. Couzens said:
Il resent the conduct of the lame
duck leadership over here in con-
spiracy to continue this sort Of fill
k,,ct vI khoroforo T IocirOl,c nf
having all Senators on record as to
whether or hot they are willing to put
cloture on that kind of a filibuster."
His charge of conspiracy" against
the leadership of his party upset all
efforts to avoid the cloture vote, thing
which many wanted to do because of
the implications of cloture and the few
instances it has been employed
The last time the Senate imposed the
when there was before that body pro-
posal to establish prohibition and GUS
toms bureaus.
Blaine Of Wisconsin, Republican pro-
gressive, had the floor.
Blaine Denies Plot.
Opening the debate and opposing
adoption of the cloture rule. Senator
Blaine declared an examination OF the
record shows those in favor of the bank
bill have consumed as much time as
its opponents.
An attempt has been made to lead
the country to believe by imputation
that there has been conspiracy among
certain Senators to engage in a fill
buster and delay vote on the Glass
bill" Blaine began. In going over the
record, 1 find that those who favor
branch banking, and who no doubt will
vote for cloture. have occupied about
the same amount of time as those op-
posed to It,"
The Wisconsin Senator said the
Senate has recessed almost every day
since the banking bill has been under
consideration not later than o'clock,
with few exceptions. He asserted
that those Senators who are sbout to
vote for cloture failed to insist that de-
bate continue each day until it was
brought to close.
They had it in their power to pre-
vent a recess" Blaine declared. In
fact. 1t is we'll known that some of
them were anxious for the recess In
order that they could meet their dinner
engagements"
Blaine contended there is a parlia-
mentary method by which hlibuster
can De DTOkell anu Sdiu uc wdAeeu Vic
country to know that Senators who
have been calling the kettle black" did
not insist on there parliamentary rules.
II do not favor cloture and ! want
to remind Senators that when cloture Is
established in this body the minority
group or party will find that 1t cannot
properly debate measures that will come
before them in the future"
Senator Long interrupted Blaine with
this question:
I'm view of the many lobbies that are
here trying to put this chain banking
bill through, does not the Senator think
some of those dinner engagements may
be important?"
Senator Blaine answered that he wa!
not discussing the motive of members
but merely citing the. record regarding
the time devoted to the banking bill.