The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-20

elivers in recent years. Their solu. ,tion apparently gave the Quney pm j little hope of passage but leaders pointed out that there was always ; the possibility of an eleventh. hour effort in it's behalf which might clog the adjournment wheels.
 ,s.s The vote at 3 ?. m. VIII be on Q motion to take up the bill. If 1t should be accepted, a fllibuster against It's passage was assured py Sen. William D. Borah, T., Idaho and Sen. Rush Holt, d., w. va. Leaders believed, however, that the ballot would be adverse and that It's supporters would agree to accept that vote mad abandon the measure respite warnings of John l.. Lewis, president of the United Mine Work. CTS, that failure to enact the nlil might mean industrial war m the { bituminous coal fields
 N ea After One O'Clock .a The plan to end congressional la- q cbors was completed at 1:07 Q. m. af- tor Q whirl of fllibustering and bat ting.
 Majority Leader Joseph T. Rob- qiAson, d., Ark, brought the session to a close when, with ternpers high q and debate caustic, he arose ct hiS front.row desk, smoothed his thin- ming. rumpled hair, and said: ,. MT, President, l propose that the senate recess until ii Q. Yn., on the s understanding that the conference report on the tax bill will be voted on at 2:30 p. m. and that, ct p. m, Iothere will be Q vote on Q motion to consider taking up the 0ufiey coal bill" 70 The senate accepted the proposal. ir With quick rustic of papers end an audible sigh of wearinesS, the : senators hurried home to sleep and return for the final dash toward ad- ,tournment.
 Filibuster Tangle
 The congressional tangle had -started with 6 filibuSter by Q bloc of democrats, led by Sen. Bennett Champ Clark, d., Mo- and Sen. Hugo l.. Black, d., Ala., to delay Q 426,60O,OO ship subsidy appropriation in the treasury-p -postoffice bill until
 the house had accepted 3 senate subsidy bill regulating ship corn- panies receiving government funds The house refused once to agree on the measure, but it was sched-
 tiied for probable passage today ui1-
 der Q special rule. Should passage fail, the senate filibuster would 60 on.
 Then there arose Q 1ilibusteE
 which started out against the Cuff
 fey bill but which was later traIls- -formed by 0uffey bill supporters into filibuster to force senate con- sideration of the measure. Under ~the agreement finally reached, the vote to be taken ct 3 ?. m. was acc .cepted by Sen. M. M. Nicely, d., w Va, in charge of the bill, as final in the event it is adverse. Senate sleaders were of the opinion that the ssbiIi would fail of passage.
 gs Meantime, there were threats of afilibuster if the leadership had at- i, tempted to ram the corporation tax 1. bill through before this afternoon. Tax BilI Up First
 The tax bill was made the pend- ing business, scheduled for a vote .at 2:SO D. m, after Q potential 1ili- ], buster to prevent It's passage evap- orated.
 { The most doubtful point in the plans for adjournment centered on house agreement on the ship subsidy ! bill.
 i, Leaders said they expected to aring the measure up immediately Mfter the house meets today and &o pass t by ( simple majority Sote.
 when that is achieved, the file Buster against the treasury -postof- Ice appr0priaticn measure, carrying eg8, 0,OO0 to wind up present sub