Show Unlimited Senatorial Debate Barrier Facing Fating New Nev Regime By BYRON PRICE Chief of Bureau The Associated Press Tress Washington An old senate senat custom target o of many a political shaft and bugbear of every president who has aspired to real leadership appears today the theone theone theone one solid barrier in the pathway of President elect s first ef effort effort ef- ef fort tort to take charge of affairs at Wash Wash- ington It is the familiar rule of unlimited senatorial debate Without that rule there would be beno no qu question tion about the success of ot Mr Roosevelt's plan to complete his emergency legislative program before March 4 4 and avoid an extra session thereafter r. r With that thai rule the prospect of success is most dubious What the Democratic leaders will try Iry to do at Mr Roos Roosevelt's velt's suggestion tion ion is to put through th the short session ses sos session sion a batch of ot appropriation bills bIls greatly reducing expenditures pass a B ajeer beer jeer bill and write rite into law a new plan for farm relief The house with its strict rules Urn lim limiting debate and arid speeding general procedure procedure pro pro- can do it To think that the senate will even approach such an accomplishment ac accomplishment is to deny the evidence of a lon long r record c rd of senatorial delay and blockade MORE I CHANCES FOR FORDE DEBATE ATE The appropriation bills al alone even evenin evenn in n ordinary times have proved about as big a grist of major legislation as ashe the he senate seriate could handle between December De Dc- cember and March This ye year r com com complications attending the thc attempt to reduce the thc budget will m make ke for extra controversy debate and inaction The beer bill will provide in addition addi addi- ion tion enough oratorical ammunition to keep the senate batteries going for months The 96 senators arc rc not un un- n- n likely to have at least 98 DB different I ideas deas about rescuing the thc farmer and the he rules are arc that no senatorial idea I Ishall shall pass without expression at whatever what what- ever length its Us proud p parent re t ma may choose A COOLING OFF PERIOD The argument presented in defense of ot unlimited debate is that it pr provides vides a coolin cooling off period and is a sa safeguard safe safe- safeguard guard against hasty and ill advised legislation However valid that argument argument ment may be the fact fact- remains that senate ts' ts have long been bee 1 a ama majon ma ma- maor jon jor or obstacle to the carrying out of decisive administration programs Woodrow Wilson was so 50 o exasperated exasperated over the filibuster which killed one ohe of his war measures that tat ha he pleaded plead plead- plea with the senate to ed amend aed its It rules rue so that a group louP of wilful meat m ten could not defeat th the will vill i of the ma ma- The senate did make a a achan chan change c but it Iwas was not very effective Theodore Roosevelt Roosevel once once once- found a away away away way of getting around the difficulty Describing the incident later latr he said in effect I knew if I negotiated a treaty lor or orthe the Panama canal strip and sent it to the senate it i would be debated without without with with- out end So I took Panama and let the senate debate me mc Of course it i may be that the thc pr prent s sent ent senate smarting under the des des- lesson les- les es son sono of of the election electon will wi be willing t to substitute action for words and lv live up to the high professions of intended intend intend- ed accomplishment now voiced by byis its leaders leaders It Imay may be But the wise will vill wi not c count on it i. i |