Show PRESIDENT 1 1 i fORCING 1 I t 1 1 I sniP 4 Bill 1 I 1 Continuous Session Which Exceeds by Many Hours All Others PER lO-PER- PER PERSISTENT v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON FEB 10 PRESIDENT PRESIDENT REPORTS THAT DENT WILSON VILSON HAD DETERMINED ON AN EXTRA SESSION OF CON CON- GRESS BEGINNING ON MARCH 5 IF THE ADMINISTRATION ADl SHIP BILL FAILED TO PASS AT THE PRESENT SESSION WERE MET AT ATTHE ATTHE ATTHE THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY WITH WITH THE FLAT STATEMENT THAT NO EXTRA SESSION HAD BEEN DETERMINED DETERMINED DE DE- UPON AND THAT THE PRESIDENT HOPED TO PASS THE SI SHIP BILL WITHOUT L' L j ONE Z IT WAS VAS REITERATED now HOW EVER THAT SHOULD AN EXTRA SESSION BE NECESSARY FOR PASSAGE OF THE TIIE BILL IT WOULD BE CALLED WASHINGTON Feb 10 Dc Deadlocked d dover over President Wilsons Wilson's ship bill in a acon con continuous t session cession which exceeds b by many maDY hours any other of which there is record the senate to today ny libow showed d no sign of an en end to tho legislative I struggle At 10 0 o'clock dock this morning tho the senate had been in continuous session forty- forty six hours two hours two days das aud and two nights Senator Townsend Republican had hacI relieved re roo Senator Sherman who had hul been talking since sinco 1 I a a. a m m. opening t the c day s y assault on the tho shipping bill pill from tho Republican side W Whilo ilo Mr Townsend spoke spoke fresh fres reh h forces on both sides side of tho the I I chamber relieved tho the tired hea heavy eyed senators who ba had stood guard th rouga tho the night Many senators had begun to break under the physical strain of tho the tight light Sen Senator tor Penrose was compelled last night to go to his hotel under tinder the caro care caroa of a physician Otho Others were forced by physical exhaustion to retire retiro to their homes but plans of senate loaders were mado made to rush them than back on short notice should their votes cotes bo be needed Twice T aurin during the night Republicans and allied atlie Democrats of tho the opposition vainly sought to adjourn tho senate but administration lines Jines held firmly Majority Majority Ma Ma- Loader Leader Kern asserted early carly in inthe tho the day that there thoro would bo ho no letup until tho J pending question at least could coula be bo put to a vote ote Tho pending question still remains on a motion of Senator Fletcher to recommit the bill with instructions for its Immediate amendment and return to tho the senate Meanwhile means for or forcing the tho I shipping bill through wore being discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed by bj President Wilson at early mornin morning conferences today with Majority Majority Majority Major Major- ity Leader Underwood of the house and Representative o Kitchin who i is to succeed succeed succeed suc suc- Mr Underwood as 35 house houe leader after March arch 4 4 The presidents president's suggestion to the house leaders leaders 4 was that hat th tho 0 senate shipping shipping ship ship- pin ping bill might bo ho attached as an amend amend- meat ment to tho the Weeks alecks bill already passed b by tho senate providing for tor the use uso of naval al vessels in carrying mails and ROil freight ht The Weeks bill is now before Continued o on n pogo page 2 t- t SHIP BILL Continued from paSte page 1 the bouso naval al affairs committee The president it was Wag understood bad had not finally finall- determined to press this idea idE-a but it is said to have ha support of a number of Republicans in tho the senate Mr Mt Kitchin wont ent to the tho White House primarily to tako up with the president the tho views viet of members embers of the ways an and I means committee that there should bo no bono beno no extra session of congress Ho stated that position frankly to the president but Went Trent 1 away with wilh Hh the impression that the tho president wil wit insist on the shipping bill even if i it t nece necessitates ita tes an au extra session The Tho president told Mr r. r Kit Kitchin hin however cr that he he- bad had not given iven up hope of ot passage of tb the bill during the present session Alternative Suggestion An alternative e suggestion taken up by the president ent with ith house leaders loaders wan wat that Senator Gores Gore's substitute shipping bill bo be taken up immediately in tho house It was t was tho the presidents president's i idea ea that passa passage e of oC a n. shipping bill through h tho the house bouse would give o i it pr prestige ti c in the son sen u n nato ato ate Meanwhile a as debate proceeded iu tho tiro senate Senator Townsend aroused the tho Democrats with an assertion that Kuhn Loeb d Co New Nen York bankers were interested interested in in the passage of tho the bill hill It Upon Upon what d does docs cs the senator senator sen sen- I ator assert that Kuhn Loch Loob C Co are are in interested in this bill or that tire they tho are arc exerting influence to have tho bill passed 1 demanded Senator Lewis Let Democrat It I I know kuon that a common rumor Tumor is in circulation to that effect retorted Senator Townsend end I do know that a member of Kuhn Loeb Co is a morn memo member bor ber of the tho federal reserve board I know that a brother of oC that member is interested interested inter inter- ested in the tho shipping business and I Ilmo know that it will require tar large e stuns Bums of money for tor the government Jo to can carry out this project I r think I know that the government Is going oin to rely reI ou on its ts favorito fa- fa a. a orito bank back and Kuhn Loeb Loch d Co has bas increased its deposits as deposits of banks not so friend friendly I. I to the administration tion have havo decreased proportionately Docs Does not Hie thu senator senator know de ale u. u mantled Senator Martino Marline that Paul M. M Warburg rg rc resigned from Kuhn Loch Loeb S Co when ho went to the he federal reserve board and proclaimed his action publicly pub pub- holy Senator Bristow Brist w su suggested Mr Ir Warburg Warburg War burg had transferred tr his interest t in Kuhn Loeb S Co to a member of bigam his big family am i I. I If it i is true said Sen Senator tor Bristow Bris Bris- tow tots tc that that Mr r. r Warburg's Warburg 8 interests in Kuhn Loeb b Co havo have been turned overto over o overto to a member of oC his f family and ana if his brother is a supervising head of a great trans Atlantic steamship lin line which h now has lias twenty four ships interned in American mer lan ports and if Kuhn Loeb A l Co handle bandle the tho securities securities' of this steamship steamship steam steam- ship line isn't it reasonable to suppose that if this bill bm passes tho United States will Mill be urged to buy ty those ships To In mind my replied Senator Townsend Tot t it it is at least a suspicious circumstance which the government go of the United States should not become involved in I When Senator Townsend concluded Senator Gallinger moved to lay aside tho ship bill and take up up Ul tb the waterpower waterpower water crater power bill That proposal however er was tabled 40 to 3 39 Hard Hardwick V Senators Bankhead flank Bank head and Vardaman of ot tho the thorS Democratic rS V insurgents to Joined d the Demo Demo- Follette erotic cratic 1 IH aide sido P on o tots VOU Senator La Republican voted with the tho Re Re- to talco take up the tho water bill Norris May Break The Joss loss of oC Senator Norris Norris' vote yolo showed a threatened break in t the e nil nil- d- d ministration linos Tho The Nebraska son MD n ator disclosed that ho was undecided whether to aid niel the tho effort to tho the measure through h. h Tho Tire Republicans have shown shone ho he said just before OTO Le lie enere entered d the te Chain i her bor that that they the are arc in a position to ale Ie- b law lav a voto vote on he ship bit bi bill ro until the tiro end o of the tho present session By Bv hill bill wo no accomplish pro pressing sing the tho accomplish nothing and the passage of u ur urgent ent lution pro prevent which will fail entirely unless pa passel at this session on It seems to me that bi bull could better go o over until the tho the tho shi ship nex next session than that the tho other should be killed Tho The loss of Senator Norris Norris' vote Yoto would once onre more pla plate o tho tion forces ou on the c By BJ with the Republicans voting ho would g give n the opponents of the tho shi biR bi hill n e a n ni With i hig hi 9 s support u ort t th he administration forces co 1 get et a tie vote ot which bo be decided by the vivo ito pre would lot bill bal Senator McLean for or the ihn flu nc about two hours fours publicans an and wag fol fol- lowed towed Q by Senator Cummins The Iowa Jowa Jowa senator declared he lIe had dour t of the tho right of ot the United S Stat States no i to It buy interned ships ships but asserted assorted t that a an as foreign u nations dud did not concur the tho spectacle of the seizure and condemnation tion hon of those ships in iu foreign prize i courts was curtain certain u to 0 follow At the tho close lo o of oC the tile EI European war var he sa said l a n great opportunity would be bo pr presented for development flo of oJ international law Jaw but the the he present present was no time to attempt t tto to modify if it |