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Show DELAY CAUSED BY H0USEJLI8USTER Railroad Relief Bill Cause of Wrangle WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Refusal of Representative Mo ride 1 1, Republican leader, to answer Inquiries as to whether the Winslow railroad relief bIW would be called up Monday led to a filibuster today In the house. Although Al-though it was a one-man affair, it kept up for several hours. The Winslow hill would permit partial par-tial payment to the railroads of funds due thorn under the guarantee provisions provi-sions of the transportation art. By ruling of the comptroller of the treasury treas-ury all funds have been held up. The Republican leader's refusal to jflve Information as to the railroad program pro-gram on Monday was sharply criticized criti-cized by Representative Rayhurn, lemocrat, Texas. He objected, however, how-ever, to the Republican plan to call it up, limit debate to forty minutes, and not to permit amendments. Thereafter Representative Huddles-ton, Huddles-ton, ivmocrat," Alabama, opposed to the Winslow measure, took more or j less charge of proceeding;, and a score j of Republicans were on his neck at times in an effort to prevent delay of the army bill. |