Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-08-31 | Page 21 | Oil Lease Bill Still Blocked by La Follette

4 LEASE BILL I i TILL BLOCKED I IBY i LA FOLLETTE Wisconsin i Senator Talks four our Hours More lore and Vote r otc Is Postponed onedA f A a A Aug s. s 30 Maintaining average of oC four hours' hours speaking a aFy Fy 1 for tho fourth con consecutive o da day 1 1 tor La Follette Republican of oC those in today blocked plans In the tho land leasing bill for a aI rS' rS rt of or it I vote otc ote before the tho Labor r day recess hen the Senate recessed tonight I tho Wisconsin senator I ui tit i Tuesday 4 the thc thoI spoken for sixteen hours hour on I 1 which he r ch charged ed Is a monopoly 4 sure for r tho the b benefit n tl t of ot th th Standard I comp company n Cloture Threatened is e prospects of at disposing of or tho the bill Senator xav v y w went nt shoe Democrat Colorado be began beganie an ie c circulation of or a petition asking I Ui t the cloture rule 1 bo 0 Invoked In In Sn or- or ff tto to stop the thc After Arter it t was understood the tho rc- rc Ired number of n senators had signed thc plan was abandoned at nt atc jo o a petition I jc e c request of oC Senator Smoot in n 11 Utah who Is In charge charse o of the tho leas- leas bill The Senate however howe was able to opt a number numb r of or amendments inding In- In dins ding one b by Senator La Follette J tell felt would prohibit the thc employment bo boys under 16 years ears or girls and Wien irrespective o of or ago aso below the dace of or mines opened under the thc bill f Amendment Poised sed letl I After the thc Wisconsin senator had ob- ob ted ted to the thc provision of a bill which uld have ha permitted railroad compaS compa'S compa- compa S 'S s 5 to obtain a lease on pub- pub coal lands for or each two miles of oC ofick ick ck k on on the ground that It would pert per per- t eleven trunk lino railroads cross- cross portions of or tho pubic domain In Ine e west to tie tic up In leases tes fes es of or coal l lands ins the Senate mod- mod Jed ed d the thc provision pro Railroads under the bill bUt as amended uld be permitted d only one lease lense for or h OO mn miles s of or track within the ito in which the thc property is located I 0 K 0 V Smoot Will ViII rike rake Back Tuesday Herald Special Washington V Au Aug 30 Determined O. s I put an end to the tho filibuster r against ic c oil land leasing bill by u Senator I Senator Smoot announced I ht that when the Senate enate connes connes con- con I nes Tuesday morning he will witt force Lion Ion on the bill but and do his utmost I It prevent the consideration of oC other tiers Alters until tho bill bUl has been brought I f i i i a a. vote 0 te