| Show REPUBLICANS KEPT BUSY IN INI I I LOWER HOUSE Democrats Trying to Force Legislation Demanded by the Country SPECIAL RULE BROUGHT IN TO SHUT OFF DEBATE HYPOCRISY OF OP MAJORITY BEING FULLY EXPOSED BY THE MINORITY 4 4 G G 4 0 4 4 4 4 Washington April 3 The TheS c chouse t S house committee on rules roles today agreed ed to a program to break the theS thew w S existing filibuster It provides for forS W 4 S the tho passage 1 of the deficiency ap appropriation q 4 4 bill now before the 4 hous house without intermediate men mention 4 4 tion and for the dispensing of tre tire treo e o 4 first reading of the District of o 4 S Columbia appropriation bill which 4 t is to follow the deficiency bill It 4 w 4 j also limits general debate on the q 4 S district bill to two hours 4 ww Washington April 3 Leaders aders of ot the two parties in III the house agree that yesterdays engagement on the floor was but a skirmish preliminary to an extended battle in which the Demo Democratic Democratic Democratic cratic minority expects to fight out to toa toa toa a finish its program of endeavoring to secure by coercion certain legislation demanded T D by y them and recommended by the president and the Republican majority will abandon its defensive at attitude attitude attitude and carry cam the war across the border Both Stripped for Action For the struggle both forces forced will strip for action and amI all all such impediments impediments impediments ments as private bills and minor leg legislation legislation legislation in general will be cast aside and trampled under foot Five of the big appropriation bills District of ot Columbia naval naval academy sun sundry sundry sundry dry civil and general deficiency d are yet to be disposed d of and as the fight fighting fightIng fighting ing order of ti minority is to com corn compel compel pel pet action on selected t measures measures by blocking all action ae aein n neither minor bills nor debates of any length must be bo al allowed allowed a lowed to consume the time remain remaining remaining remaining ing Democrats Mean Business Mr Ir Williams the th leader Of f the mi ml minority denies that the affray affra was vas in inthe inthe inthe the nature of a filibuster He Ho de dp declared eared dared today that the Democrats were not filibustering but are intent upon a serious and highly commendable ef of effort fort to force the Republicans to do one of two things either pass certain measures which most of them are per personally personally in favor of and which a Re Republican R publican president jias has urged or suf suffer suffer fer themselves to be recorded openly and individually as H opposed to them Leaders Both on Hand There was a slim attendance of members when the house houge convened today due to the strenuous session of yesterday which ran far into the tha night Both Payne Pa ne arid add Wil Williams lIam hams the majority and the minority leaders however were on hand pre prepared prepared prepared pared for tor the further parliamentary which was soon again under underway underway underway way It was precipitated by lU a notion oti n by Mr Payne for the approval of the journal of yesterdays proceedings On that motion usually treated as a for formality formality mality roll roIl call was forced by bv Mr Williams illiams The call served to bring out the full strength of both parties The partisans on both sides were evi ei evidently en dently deatly determined ito to conduct the fight to a finish Having accomplished their purpose of obstruction the Democrats Joined the Republicans In voting for the th ap approval apprOval apprOval of the journal the proposition being carried yeas 26 3 Objections by Williams Because he lie was denied by the speak speaker er ci an opportunity to make a brief statement st In connection with the sup supplementary supplementary supplementary urgency deficiency bill which Mr Tawney Minnesota called up Mr Williams objected to its ifs con consideration consideration thereby forcing another roll call and again the Democrats voted in the affirmative along with the Re Republicans Republicans publicans The house agreed to consider the he bill yeas nays I J JIn In explaining the senate amend amendments amendments ments meats Mr Tawney said that one of them was for for transportation of contract surgeons and other officers of the army antly Does that deficiency de cleny arise from any Continued 2 REPUBLICANS KEPT K pr BUSY IN LOWER HOUSE Continued from Page 1 of those extraordinary horseback tests ordered by the president Mr rr Fitz Fitzgerald Fitzgerald FItzgerald gerald Inquired amid laughter Mr Tawney admitted that was in iii consequence of what the gentle genUe gentleman gentleman man calls extraordinary tests Charge Against Metcalf A charge by b Mr Fitzgerald that the secretary of the navy had not acted in Ip good faith in that he recently fur many men of the Washington navy yard In the face of his estimate for a deficiency which was about to be granted brought forth a rejoinder by Mr Tawney T He referred to the present filibuster and said that the secretary who once was a mem member member member ber of the house being familiar with similar obstructions no doubt felt that It would be several months before the money was obtained The filibuster then was renewed Mr Tawney moved moed the previous question that general gen ral debate close at once The yeas and nays were demanded by b Mr Williams and ald the roll roU was wag accordingly called for the third time Statement by Mr Williams Later Lahr In the day Mr Williams re restated restated restated stated his policy as minority leader for the remainder of the session He charged Payne and Dalzell with having used some rather strong language The Democrats he said Bald had been held up as filibusters before the coun country country try but he denied that this was so Mr Williams declared the Democrats had broken no quorum either in the house or the committee on rules and is better aware of the fact thaT those gentlemen who have used that language We W he said amid Democratic ap applause applause applause and Republican laughter have haye been engaged in the business of or try trying trying I ing to force legislation Mr Williams said he did not want to be understood as complaining but he asserted that the minority would exhaust every power it had under the rules It will I he said addressing the Republicans exhaust every ever power It has under ev every e cry ery special rule that you have the power to bring into this house to force out of or you If it can legislation in the Interest of the people Subjection of Republicans The Republican leaders he charged dare not permit certain measures which the president the Democrats and the country c were demanding for fear a majority of the Republican par party party ty of the house would adopt them He spoke of the employers liability bill reported by the committee ommittee on the ju and remarked that he was glad to see a few fruits Facing his colleagues he exclaimed I congratulate c you gentlemen on n the Democrat Democratic ic side upon that fact Before the session Is over Mr Wil Williams Williams liams Ilams declared this whole country will know that if remedial legislation cannot be procured from this congress It will be because the minority under the general and special rules are as helpless for legislative purposes as a achild achild child shooting peas out of a muzzle loading shotgun at Gibraltar is help helpless helpless helpless less for destroying the rock Special Rule the First Squeal Continuing Mr Williams said this rule is the first squeal from the other side but It wont be the last They have haye more rule up their sleeve which they the will bring In later He va wa a not notto notto notto to be intimidated however he said I have hae enlisted in the war and will stay sta to the dog days da s V Mr lir Williams turning to his own side of the house said the they did not have much power but referring to air Mr Paynes statement that congress would be run without any interference nc of the Democrats pointed out the va various various a rious parliamentary ways by b which they could make themselves felt Again addressing himself to the Re Republicans Republicans publicans he said Eald Whenever you dare let the house consider any of the special bills which the th country is demanding demand In we w have havethe havethe havethe the power of adding ourselves as a mi nil minority minority to a fraction of the thc majority and thereby making a majority of this house The District of Columbia bill was then laid aside and on a motion to ad adjourn adjourn adjourn journ the Democrats forced a Tho The motion prevailed yeas cas 87 nays 82 present 16 1 and the house at p pm pin jn in m adjourned |
