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Show SHIP BILL IS PLAC- ED IN JEOPARDY I Nine Democrats in Senate Revolt Against I Attempt of Administration Leaders to I Force the Measure Through. Motion I m to Recommit Made by Arkansan I Washington, Fob. 1. Nino Demo- I crats In tho Senate today Joined an I alliance with tho Republicans In an I unexpected attempt to recommit the I government ship purchaso bill. I Tho sudden revolt turned In a I twfnkling an ndmlnlstrntlon advnn- I tago Into a defensive which tonight I appeared almost hopeless to many I Democratic leaders. I Forced to light for tho very life B of tho Pi'op'osod measure, tho Demo- I cratg succeeded In adjourning tho I Senate with tho motion pending to m send tho bill bade to committee. I A party caucus lmmedlnte'y was m called for tomorrow morning, pi Senntor Clarko of Arkansas sprang M tho surprlso when he roso whllo Senator William Aldon Smith of Mich- En Igan was concluding a long speech n against the bill and asked him to yield for a motion. The sonator yielded and Senator Clarke, Introducing Intro-ducing his remarks with an appeal for consideration of othor legislation moved to Bend back the ship bill. Democrats In Panic The legislative pandemonium that followed has not been witnessed in tho Senate in many years. Senators poured from tho cloak rooms to tho chambor. Tho rush from tho He-publican He-publican cloak room wns even more Immediate, os tho Itepubllcan mom- ibers had been forewarned. As soon ns administration leaders lead-ers could catch their breath Senator Flotihor, In chargo of tho bill made a point of order against tho motion, which Vico -President Marshall sustained. sus-tained. Sonator Clarko appealed and tho chair was overruled and Senntor Sen-ntor Clarke's appeal sustained 46 to 37. Nino Domocrats voted with tho Republicans. Tho motion to recommit recom-mit was pending when tho Senate adjourned ad-journed until noon tomorrow, m Tho nlno Democrats who voted against tho ruling of the chair were Hankhcad of Alabama; Camden, Kentucky; Ken-tucky; Clarke, Arkansas; Ha-dwlck, Georgia; Bryan, Florida; Hitchcock, Nebraska; O'Gormnn, Now York; Smith. Georgia, and Vardaman of Mississippi. Unable to Stem Tide As soon as tho record of this voto had been cleared Senator Stone was recognized. Tho chamber was In confusion as tho Mlssourlan, who has stood by tho bill through tho bitter strugglo of tho last two weeks, surveyed sur-veyed tho assemblage for a moment With n gesturo towards his own sldo of tho nlslo, Senator Stone doslared: "In ordor that Domocrats may havo a conforenco nnd that tho Republicans Republi-cans and tholr allies may hold a conference, con-ference, I movo that tho Senate do now adjourn." Tho motion was Immediately put and thoro was a loud chorus of 'noes.' On a ro'l call tho motion to adjourn was lost by a voto of 49 to 3G. Senator Sen-ator Stono then moved that Senator Clarko's motion to recommit bo luld on tho tablo and this, too, was lost by a voto of 44 to 42, seven Democrats Demo-crats voting with tho Republicans, and Senator LaFolIetto aligning himself him-self with tho Democratic minority. Democrats who opposed tho motion to tablo were Uankhead, Camden, Clarke, I lard wick, Hitchcock, O'Gor-man O'Gor-man und Vardaman. Reed Arraigns Bolters In an hour's speech Seuator Reed of Missouri who persistently opposed Its purposes, arraigned his colleagues who aro now In revolt and defended tho ship bill. Senator Fletcher when Senator Reed had concluded moved adjournment adjourn-ment which was voted. Democratic leaders tonight wcro canvassing tho'sttuatlon. Absent Dem ocratlc senators who may return tomorrow to-morrow aro Smith of South Carolina nnd Lea of Tennessee. Republicans absent who aro expected to return aro Penroso nnd Goff. Senator Williams Wil-liams said tonight that tho most optimistic op-timistic prognostication on a probablo lineup on tho motion to recommit tho bill left tho Democrats one voto short. Th0 revolting Democrats it was ns-sorted ns-sorted tonight, would demand that tho ship bill bo dropped and that attention at-tention bo turned to appropriation measures, and other important legislation. legis-lation. Dcsplto tho feeling of somo of his col'eagueB, Majority Leader Kern to-, to-, night would not admit defeat and In ' announcing tho call for tho caucus, , ho declared "wo will pass tho bill yet." I President Wilson, It was announced announc-ed tonight Is still confident of tho passage of tho bill. |