| Show fIGHT RESUMED ON SHIP BILLIN BILL IN SENATE For First Time in Session All Members Attend Democrats Claim a Tie W WASHINGTON Feb Fob 8 Prest President dent Wilson told callers today he was making every effort to avoid an extra ettra session of congress The president told Representative Borland Borland Bor Bor- land he wanted to prevent the necessity for calling an extra session sea ses sion but had hod not finally determined determined determined deter deter- I mined on his course Senator Williams told the prost dent hd fa favored vOted an extra s session 1 if the shipping bill were defeated through a filibuster tor but some other senators op opposed cd an extra session for any purpose Tho The lull lun in tho the battle in the senate over the administration ship purchase bill came to an nn cud end today The senate had been in recess since sinco Friday Meantime Meantime Mean Mean- time the Democratic leaders had bad been waiting for the arrival of Senator to reinforce their side ido The Tho motion of at Senator Clarke Clarko to recommit recommit re re- ra- ra commit tho the shipping lull bill without instructions in still was pending wi with h in indi indications i. i that it would be bc allowed to come cone cometo cometo coneto to a vote ot Even with vilh the tho vote veto of Senator Sen ator Newlands tho the Democratic leaders admitted that they y could not defeat the Clarke motion The leader leaders however r aro ara pinn pinning ng ngI their hopes on the motion of Senator Goro Gore to discharge dicharo tho the commerce committee com corn I from Iron any further consideration of a 11 substitute ship purchase c bill which ho JO introduced last Mt They Thoy arc c u lent that with the support of Progressive Republicans they can carry the tho Gore Goro motion In th that t event G the substitute bill would bo ho brought- brought ba back k to the senate an and the tho Republicans would be compelled to resume their r defensive de do- t fight Fate Is Doubtful The Tho fate of tho the bill still hangs in the I bal balance With only twenty ono moro more I working days 35 of the tho session of congress remaining tho the question now before tho the administration strati n for determination is whether to ke keep p the tho bill before r the senate with prospects prospect of an extra sc session ion or to Rive give i e up the measure aud and pass pas the appropriation bills before March 4 4 Jt It was wa likely that a definite conclusion on this tilis point would be reached soon With the tho arrival of Senator Newlands and Senator Smith or South Carolina the parliamentary rY I situation as regards I tho the administration ship e bill was changed toda today Senator Smith had not cot been to return on account of oC so- so rlou rious Illness ss In Jn his fa family mil With hl his vote voto and that of oC Senator Newlands administration adminis tr leaders claimed n a tie vote ott otton on tho the motion to recommit with Instructions Then the vice pre president would be bo relied upon to cast the deciding vote ote As soon a at as Republican leaders lenders learned of ot the return of ot Senators Sea Newlands Newland and I Smith a R. was WIlS to ta consider consid consid- er plans of oC action All Senators Present The fhe Republicans determined to oppose no arty any effort to brin bring up Senator Goros Goro's le resolution to discharge the commerce committee from rom cont considering his hla substitute bill which embodies amendments satisfactory satis factory to Progressive Ret Republicans and ma may receive support from Crom the tho seven Democratic In Insurgents Should hould the Democrats Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- press preel a R. vote ate on their recommitment recommitment recommitment recommit recommit- ment motion the tho Republicans s plan to re re- sums the filibuster ter Today Toda was as one ono of ot the few tow In recent history of oC the tho senate when a a. full attend attendS lince anee six ninety senators was as present When the tho session began Senator spoke In favor of oC the tho bill |
