The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-13
CUNNING HUEY
MAKES SENATE
AID FILIBUSTER
Grabs Rest and Then Leaps
Back On to Floor
With a Grin.
BY HARRY FERGUSON
United Press stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Sen-
ator Huey Long Dem, La, ad-
ministered soothing, honeyed words
to fellow senator's Thursday and
1aen cunningly Unanswered them
into parliamentary position where
they had to help his hlibuster
whether they liked it or not.
Most of them didn't, but there
was nothing they could do about it
as the Kingfish stretched out in his
chair, patted himself on the back
and grinned in contemplation of
his generalship.
There was no sign of weakening
as Long carried his hlibuster against
the Glass bank bill into the third
day. His voice still was a roaring
wind of oratory in the great cave
of the senate.
Nerves Beginning to Rasp
Senators nerves were beginning to
rasp under the three-day barrage
The threat Of cloture-limiting de-
bate to one hour for each member
was brought by Senator Arthur
Fletcher Dem, fla, its fate re-
manned uncertain today. Meantime,
a powerful ally moved into the Long
camp when Senator Burton K.
Wheeler Dem, Mont), an acid
tongued debater, rose and said:
Il am willing to declare my
self. Unless some sort of relief leg
islation is passed, 1 am willing to
stand here and see that nothing
passes"
That is the cruX of the Long fill
buste. He and Senator Elmer
Thomas Dem., Okla have an
nounced they will filibuster the
Glass hill until The senate agrees to
consider some form of currency in
flation to aid the farmer For three
days Long has held the floor.
Glass Is Detected
Fifteen feet away from him sits
the frail, 75-year-old Senator Carter
Glass, detection stamped On his
finely carved features. He considers
bis bill vital to economic recovery,
but Long has hopelessly enwrapped
him IN words
The KingfiSh'S parliamentary
move Thursday was designed to give
him a breathing spell. All after
noon he had shouted, as members of
the house came over to stand along
the rear wall and watch the spec
tacle. He said he was making this
fight in behalf of the "forks-o f-the-
road people-the little fellow who
runs store at the cross roads"
Il am forks of the road fellow
myself" he revealed. Some of you
fellows are, too. Why, in the name
of heaven, can't we forks f-the-
road fellows stick together?"
Then abruptly Huey changed his
tone. His face was one vast smile.
His words dripped with sweetness
as he announced that out of the
bigness of his heart he would allow
the senate to consider the first de-
ficiency bill.
Senator Hale, in charge of the
But in Comes Huey!
measure, LOOK thL bait promptly
and accepted the offer. Thereupon
a debate lasting an hour and half
began while the KingfSh rested. He
strolled out Of the chamber for
moment, and during his absence the
senate resumed consideration of the
Glass bill.
For one awful moment it seemed
the KingfiSh had slipped up and
lost the floor. Then came a crash
like the clap of doom in the cloak
room, and Long catapulted himself
into the chamber, talking while still
in flight.
You senators better not leave"
he said. Let the senate be in order
so l can talk. If you leave you're
going to miss what 1 say. And you
wouldn't want to do that, would
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