Newspapers / The News & Observer … / Feb. 25, 1917, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
-. :,., . THE WEATHER fair - Sspday Memday ts ress(sg cloudless. ' t Olb Section Ono , VOL (X NO. 56V ' s - RALEIGH, N. G, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1917. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. 0UBUSTER BROKEN -AT MDIGHT; . DEMOCRATS M)T TO 1ME WTE ON REVENUE BUL IML WEDNESDAY E in r BITTERLY FOUGHT SENATE STRUGGLE t. s rj Majority Faced Republican At I tempt To Break Down Ad- ministration Program jcHARGE YIELDING TO . MUNITION MAKERS 1 iRow Breaks Into Flames When . v Fall Introduces Bill To A ' thorixe President To Use Armed Forces; Republicans Claim. President. Does Not j! Want Congress Assistance I I (By th Associated PreseJ .. I Washington, Feb. 24. One of tha host spectacular Alibustere tha eapitol Baa ac in years kept tha Senate in sessioa until midnight tonight and wus broken down only' when tha Republican leaders sxseted from tha Democratic ;. leadera a pledge that a vote on the reve nue bill would not be taken ontil next " Wednesday, The Democrats facing what they de clared waa a Bepublieaa attempt to - break down tha administration program and fore an extra aessloa of Congress after March 4 had threatened to kaap tha Senate in. contiguous sessioa ran Sunday, if that waa found necessary to Secure paseage of tha revenue measure. - Peseta Xjaoa rax Alan. , - During tha afternoon and evening tha V debats want far afield from revenues i and pot exchangee betweea tha Demo '"rata Had Bepubliean led into dra matis dleeussion of the International situation and of President Wilson's pel- s lev la the submarine crisis. i , for a time it seemed eertala that the paflUmeatary struggle would erolehg the aeaaion. at least well isto Sunday, aiil lata at wight aoma of tha leadera , aa the Bepublieaa aida lot it be known that they did not; favor carrying the light to tha extent of embarrassing the eouatry by killing hs revenue bill and thus weakening it preparation for de fense) of tha nation.. Tha Demecrnt accepted, believing this would -giv them a chance ' to Bare aoongh of their legislative, program to i aver aa extra eeasran. ---P-- May' Famo Extra B seal en. , i Thera waa no understanding, however, ! s to what the Bepublieaas might do i wits ether bills than the revenue meas- are U ease some of them should hold to-rbeir determination to force an ffxtr . session la order to have Congreae in i sessioa for developments daring , the 1 jiuropeaa emergency. Several senators pointed ent that vote on the revenue bill Wednesday would not mean that an extra session would necessarily be avoided. Aside front ether legislation three of the most Important supply bills, the navy, army and sundry eivll, carrying altogether eloee to a billion dollars have not been taken up at all in the Senate. There ia certain to be some disenaaloa with Sena tor with pacificist tendencies ea both the army and navy bills. . Rewablieena Dive Dlmbas. Washington, Feb. M Openly eharg d by the Democrats with attempting to defeat the revenue bill at the behest ' of. the munitions manufacturers the Senate Bepubliean today dropped all disguises and. stubbornly filibustered against the bill. The Democrat prompt ly eoaatered by deciding to hold the eeaate la eoatinuous aeaaion thnms-h Sunday If need be, with the view of tweaking the fllibuster or demonstrat ing that It cannot be suppressed. T aight the contest had become one of pnysicai endurance. , The smouldering row broke late flames late this afternoon when the pas- . sages pexweea vsmoceats and Bepubli ean turned up a en national debate oa the relation betweea the United Slates - and-Germeny which reached ita climax wnea Benator Fall. Bennhlic.ii It. Unced a bill to authorise the President (jo ass the armed forces of the United ftatee te protect American right oa th ... seas. I saea a resolutloa as President WIImb was expected to ask for Con grass some time before its adjournment, bat its introduction at this time by a Bepubliean Senator while the adminis tration is forming its snares cams as a surprise. It promised te farther com plete and em harass an already much mixed op situation. . . - The Bepubliean, resentful of what - they construe as President Wilson's . wish not to havs Congress ea his hands la ia international crisis, ars said to be ready te force an sxtryitsssioa f Con gress ia order that aotuing may be done by the President without the House aad - Senate ia session. To the end that aa sttra session may be necessary. Demo cratic Jeaders aay the Bepubliean sre seeking by delays and filibuster te kiU Important legislation which must be passed - avssv if It require -aa xtra ; sesslony "'";;-. MS)m "W!!,Xff"id " After Senator Psindsxter had beea talking for Ave hours oa- minor amend menu Senator John Sharp Williams aroused the Ire of the Bepubliesns by charging that they had received erdere ', - Centln ea 'Page' Kla4 -i DEMOCRATS READY FOR LONG CONTEST Simmons Gives Warning Ma jority Will Stay By Bill To The Limit DECISION FOLLOWS POLL Accepts Challenge of Republi cans and Undertakes To Break Up Filibuster; Points -Out Pressing Need For Pass age of Revenue Measure. v Republicans Stubborn ' : News aad Observer Bureaa, 409 District National Bank Building. ...... . '&y-BbB$MMYA$ffiB,m.,,an.n (Special Leased Wire.) Washington, Feb. 14. Sesntor Sim: mona, ehairmaa ef the Seaate Plnanee Committee, aaaoaaeed today when he called aa the revenue bill that the Dem ocrats were ready te stay ia eoatiaaoaa sessioa aatil the measure is passed. "I wish te give notice,1' said Senator Simmons, "speaking aot for myself alone, aer for the Fiaaaee Committee, but for the majority reprsssated ia this body, that after a poU we have decided if we esa do it that this sessioa of today shall continue, if we have the strength, an til there is a anal vote ea thio bill." Ia that statement Senator Simmons accepted the challenge , ef the Bepub liean and begna tha fight to tweak Sown their filibuster. Demoemtie leaders of the Senate were informed today that the purpose of the Bepublieaas la taelr esorte te aeiea the revenue measure was to carry eut aa order from Wall Btreet beaker aad large munitions taanfarturera te kill the excess profits tax. Among these Interested ia having thi legislation aie la the Seaate is Frank A. Vaaderttp, of the Natioaal City Baak ef New Tcrk, Demoemtie Seaatora learned today that Mr. Vandarlip hae been here aad tn eenterenea with ' friends who hnve tjesr munieated his Wishes te members of Coarrsss. ' Seaator Simmoss did aot succeed la getting his bill before the Senate, ontil late this afternoon. 'After the-confer ence report from the legislative ap propriation bill had been (disposed ff after Benator rolndexier ana nuoun- tored for five hours ea that legislatioB, Mr. Simmons called ap the revebue bin - Te Meet Preaaredaees Cent Ia opening the discussion, Scantor 8immoaa said: ' "That bill is te supply the money necessary to pay the appropriation ear- ried la the amy aad navy bills, whkh have passed ths House aad which are presently te be reported te the Sennte. These bills, as they have passed the House, carry appropristioas iaeressing ths amount of meay It la propoed to set a Dart for army aad navy aad fortl d cations to ths great Sum ef 530,000,000 la excess ef ths approprtatioaa for these three purposes for the year ISIS, the year before we aooptea tarn program. "If this bill is aot passed, it will be vela and futile te appropriate thio ad ditional earn for these great purpoera. It ia well kaewa that there will aot be la the Treasury, nnlees thin bill passes this session, the money " wherewith te pay these eums, If they are appropri ated. So that, Mr. President, if ths fate of this bill is involved, the fate ef the whole preparedness program, so far a the aext fiscal year is coaeeraed ia Involved.' IT this bill shall fail, aad if, as a result, the. great program ef pat ting this country in a condition of de tense is held up aad suspeaded for eae year. X think it is due the American people that they should know who Is responsible for that, miscarriage ef this treat purpose of the American people.' Bcaetor Himmeaa saia uat regardless of Bepubliean deaiala their fight ia ths Senate is a filibuster. I ears aot what may bet the deslaratloa ef those who are responsible for-the obstruction of public toaaiasss for the last five days, mid Senator f&asseaa, "Seaatora kaow and tha eouatry knows that this Is a fllibuster, aad U la a declaration te de feat the reveaae bill carrying t248.000v 000 of taxation, 26OOO,0OO ef which is placed by this bit) apoa the backs ef the great rich aad pewerfal corporat ion or this country. Had Aaaursaoaa Asutnat Data. 1 kaow It is suggested that it te aot the parpoee ef theee whe are delaying action aad I might say right here that before this bill was taken up I had as surances that there would be an un necessary, delay ia its Parnate, ae aa due diaeuasioa on it; that probably K' might be disposed of la three or ion days. It Is suggested aew that the ob ject, of these tactics, these dilatory tac tics, tnis consumption l time, theas long discussions ef immaterial matters, theee collateral questions eoaataathr in jected, is aot aimed at the reveaae bill but that they are aimed at eome arent. threatened tavnsloa or request te- be given ths power to invade the consti tution ef the United States oa the Dart of, the ehief executive;, that it- is as- preisaidid - wmmms&& tioa a parpoee ea the part ef the chief executive te eome -to Coagreas eome time 'betweea ' aew aad the eniratioa ef the assstea If ws shaU appreprmte i35O,DO6,00O (Centlaeed e Pags 51aO ' WILLIAMS SCORES C. 0. P. LEADERS mmsisim Brilliant Mississippi Senator Denounces Republican-" Filibuster SAYS IT WAS PLANNED "Yon Have Received Orders From Ammunitions Manu facturers -To Defeat This BiHl He Boldly Chfirges. Munition Men Large Con tributors. He Asserts Ifews aad Observer Bureau, 408 Die, Nat Bank Bldg. By K. B. C. BtTANT " (Speeisi Ijeassd:Wlre.)'''" : ' Washington. Feb. tie-Ia a brilliant defease of the admiairtmtion today, Seaator John 8harp Williams, of Mis aiaaimL denounced the Republican landers for their filibuster ea the reve nue bill. "The papers this morning stated that there was a filibuster ea by the Bepub lieaas te prevent the passage ef the reveaae bill," said Sesntor John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, after Seaator Miles Poindexter, of Washington, had finished a fire-hour speech. ; Senator Poadexter had spent most ef his tims In'- criticising the aetioa of President Wilson ia appointment or ur. uary t. Oravsoa to be Bear Admiral, aad ia pointing eut the harm that it woald bring te the navel seme. "Tnis uii boster," continued Mr. Williams, "seems til nave Ts decided uthtb at a voafer nee held by some of ths Bepublieaas. Today I sotieed Senators XstFoiiette aad Pe roe la conference, and I also saw the Stsstor from Washington tea tnaf advice from Benator Braadegee. aaderstaad from the. papers that they deat waat te leave the President with aewsr to act ia earns f m-tmsrgsay la ear foreiga srtuatios. : t . ' ; .:. - "Ton have reeelved srderi hom thi ammaaitioa sMaafaetsrers ef the Unit, ed States to defeat this bill, which ear ries aa excess profits tax. Thty ase large contributors to: the Bepublleaa party and yea are members sf that par ty." . ..t.a ' "I raise the point ef order," Said Mr. liodgs, of Massachusetts, "z doat think ths Seaator has a right .to charge, cor rupt motives against members of the Senate." - ' "" " ' Very Maeh Use PUlawster "I was charging the Bepublieaa par ty." Senator Williams said. "If you are aot cagagsd ia filibuster ing against the business ef ths -Be note," Mr. Williams continued, "I dost knew what you - are engaged in. - Ws have just heard s lot of desultory remarks about aothing la particular. Ws re member the eld story that Nero fiddled while Borne burned. "One Senator here twaddled while we had insults heaped apoa aa from a for eiga aatioa. Another Seaator twiddled his thumbs. The. newspapers say yea are filibustering. I d6n! know how solid their foundntioa Is for the story, but it seem to me their information Is pretty solid. " "la ths psat the munition manufae tarers of this country have beea large contributors to ths Bepublieaa earn' paiga fund. The act levies, a tax which will strifes the munitions manufactur er. - - Where ars ws a owl -The" alleged dreadaaee of the English -speak fug race waa never at sues a period aa tt la to day. Aad you have the satire merchant marine of the United Btetce tied ap ia our ports by the threat of a foreign power. That the English-epeakiag race across ths water does aot seem te be able to control the situation is evident. sad we are aot willing." ; e ' Senator Williame read frees, aa edito rial ia The World this, morning entitled "By Order ef Germany." Mr. President," he said. "I have no ticed -two rsther-peculiar-thlngsthis morning aad I am corroborated ia a conclusion from them by what the news- Da Mrs havs said this morning. I no ticed ths private eoa'veraatioa betweea the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Le Foliette) and the Seaator from Penn srlvaaia (Mr. Penrose). I aotieed the Senator from Washington (Mr. Poindex ter) taking advice from the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Braadegee). "I learned from the aewepapsrs this morning .that the Bepublleaa party has made ap Its aand to filibuster la order to have. en extra session. I understand that ths ressoa is given that they do aet waat to leave the Psesideat of the United States just aa ths copperheads did aot want to leave Llaeola with power to act" r Seaator Lodge objected te this charge aad said Mr, Williams waa eut ef or der. - - .v.;.. ! ; rVerr well, then. I shall proceed la order." said Mr-. William a. "It seems that a few momenta ago I stepped ever the parliamsatary Has aad said some thing which In the oplnioa ef the Sea ator from Massadkusstts (Mr. Lodge) at;ta::'jie ppiftjf-hf chair by 4ii rerenee- eome voe etoss "ee--MaaataT I therefore ia apology to ths Senate withdraw' n far aa I may the words that aava beea uttered. - Word which ars once uttered, however',, eaaaot be altogether withdrawn. They muss.' go eut te the end ef whatever. tlteir intend ment msy be." . ' , . iouse corjsiDEns IMPORTANT BILLS Prohibition, Child Labor, Judi cial Districts and Education All Have Inning THE BREECE NURSE RELIEF BILL PASSES Another Prison Reform Meas ure Introduced By Mr. Beas lej and The Rpberts Initia tive and Referendum Bill Gets Before The House. Municipal Finance Bill .While relieving itself of several local aad minor important measures yeiter dsy, ths lower house of the Oeneral Assembly, in its gathering speed inci dent to the approach of the sixty day limit, also' eonddsred legislation con cerning child labor, prohibition, judicial districts, priaoa reform, education and muaicipal finnnee. ". Ths bill of Bepresentative Breecs, of Cumberland, drafted after an 'exhaustive study of hospital conditions in the State, yesterday cams up for consideration and passed ths Bouse oa third reading. It had ao Opposition, but Chesterfieldian tactic aloae mads this possible. Bep resentative (Jraat, ' of New Hanover, arose to aak the author of the bill what information he had bearing on con ditions at ths New Hanover hospitals and was told "that ths hours required of the Burses ia Wilmington are the most favorable of aay hospital ia the Stats," whereupon the bill went through the mill without a dissenting vote. . Ths bill of Beprescutstive Otier to shorten ths hours of women employed by mercantile establishments snd to soaks it ualawful for boye under 14 years of age to be employed more than sight hours a day, received a favorable report from ths eonfmlttee aad was calendared. . Jadlclal Districts Again. Bepresentative Stubba yesterday in troduced a aew (bill to create two ju dicial districts in' ths State embodying the substance of his amendment that failed to get before the House Friday. It would sarry practically the asms provisions a ths Doughtoa bill intro duced rrlday, but for ths creation of smergeacp districts, ens for the eastern aad .eae 'for the western part of the State.- It farther differs with ths Dough toa bill ia that it requires a rotation ef the emergency judges, who ars to be aamsd by. the Governor, is like manner with the present Superior Court judges. t Bepresentative . Wlnbora . . yesterdsy ssked that his bill to retirs and pension Superior Court . judge be . tnbled for the ressoa, ss hs gave it, "that there " .an M At a. Ill wasaT a. ray ox nope ior we mu w pass." Ths steam roller of the Macon mua that worked so Steely the day before stood like a "stone wall" la front of judgeship measure. He is sbeirmau ef th Committee on Courts aad Ju dicial Districts and Mr. Btubbs at first excepted to his bill of yesterday being referred to that committee and the Speaker referred the bill te Judiciary No. 8 and then fun started again. Mr. Btubbs didn't sxerelss aay resonant vocal peayrs in objecting to bis bill going to Judiciary No. 8, but hs had vision, and then Mr. McBackea . ob jected to Mr. Stubbe' objection. Mr. Bay arose te ealm the waters aad the bill will be considered by Courts aad Ju dicial Districts. Mere Prieea Bsferas v Mr. Beaaley. who started the Investi gation of prison condition at. th State Farm, yesterdsy offered his fourth bill looking to a betterment ef prison treat ment of convicts. This tint ms mess- nra seeks to abolish Corporal punish meat. ' It is modelled after laws that havs beea enacted in other state and embodies some -of the recommendation of ths Social Service Conferajiee. Ths House yesterday passed on final reading a bill that has been pending for soma tims. affecting only Franklin County, but introduced te repeal a lo cal aet paaeed during the rush moments at ths besnaaing of ths 'session, tnai viva tA Franklin Conntv a dis tinet system of assessing property and collecting ' taxes. Governor Doughton and Representative Page strongly sup ported ths rcpesl bill. Mr. JDongntoa did aot think Franklin County should be exempted from a State-wide system of assessing property, aad Mr. Page ssw In it peril for the State's portion of tax, money. He also 'thought it a bill introduced primarily to over-ride the present assessor ia Fraaklia. Tit For Tst Tor no other plauslbls reason thn te relieve the monotony of the grind aad switch from the seriousness of itsJ task, Representative Breece introduced yesterdsy a bill eatitled "An Act to Regulate the Habits snd Speed of Fur Bearing Animals." It carried ru5 provi sioa for. operating tnchinry, neither did it discount the Darwin' theory of evolutioa.' ' At i the conclusion of Its reading, Speaker Murphy referred It to the Committee ea Federal Relations. Exempted Press Stste-WMe Lsw la order. that the justices of ths pease of Columbus may flttt assemble for the purpose Of declaring ths office ef Treasurer vacant, or to abolish such office, the House yesterday passed ths bill of ' Representative MeBaekea to amsad chapter 1395 of the Jlevissl of iMWMvmtw cm "warns1-' up" ror'; eon s&eratloa thick aad fast yesterday, aad as promptly tabled. Beginning with the bill of BeDresentativs Bscs. applying to Moore Cokaty only, tabled' at ths request of the author, ths ssvsral n, . ' easamanaasssmsa ' A (Ceatlaaed am Psaa XUeJ HOLLAND AGHAST AT RUTHLESS ASSAULTS ON 7 CARGO VESSELS Consternation at The Hague Caused By Announcement of Torpedoing Ships - CLAIM PERMISSION WAS GIVEN TO SAIL Declare Germany Agreed Thai No Dutch Ships En Route To or From Dutch Ports Should Be Victims of New Pol icy; Widespread Indignation Throughout Holland (By The Asociated Press.) The Hague, Feb. E4r-CsterBatlon vrgs caused here by the announcement of the torpedoing and ainking by Ger man aubmarinea of aevea Dutch cargo veisels, two of which," the Noorderdijk and the Zaandijk, grain laden and bound for a horn port "belonged to the Holland-American Lin. , Two other the Eemland and the Gaas terland were ea route for , th United States for grain while ths Jacatra'slso era grain laden. The .Bandoeng, was coming from the Dutch Xast Indies with a eargo of piece gooda. All the veesel left (Probably fslmouth) i'ebrusry 2,. It having bees given to understand by the Oermaa authorities that that date would be "relatively safe" for the so-called safe period for neutral ships sailing from Britiab porta which originally expired February I having been extended at the request of the Dutch government .,. The ships sunk aggregated mors than 40,(XX tons. The foreign ministry todsy made the following announcement : "When unrestricted submarine, war fare was proclaimed the Netherlands government not only protested against it, but insisted that the German gov ernment should take care that no Dutch ships' then ea route to or from Dutch ports should be victims . of the new measure. Germany declared her will ingness to do this, but added that it waa impossible to guarantee absolute safety." Ths statement says further the seven shios which bave beea torpedoed avail sd themselves of a German offer to mil en Februsry E2. They were to- sail together on a Westerly course out of the danger sons snd then proceed to their destinations. The Vport then mention the dispatch received from the Dutch minister in London announcing the disaster,' which sdds that the ships were torpedoed without examination of their papers. The communication ends with the statement that it 1 believed that all the crew were saved. Crews Landed. London, Feb. 24. Lloyds announced the following erew were, landed yester day, tie vessels having been torpedoed oa Thursday: Zaandijk, Dutch, 4,18! ton gross. Noorderdijk, Dutch, 7,156 tons. Eemland, Dutch, 3,770 tons. Jaeatrs, Dutch, 5,373 tons gross. Mensdo, Dutch, 6,874 tons gross Bandoeng, Dutch, 5,851 tons. Gnaiterlnnd. Dutch, 2,447 tons. It is believed all of the men on these vessels were esved. Late today it was announced that of the Seven Dutch steamer torpedoed only three were sunk while the ether four were severely damaged but malned afloat. Thoss sunk were the Osasterland, Jaeatrs, aad ths Noorder- AnV. . -i Four of the sevea mten sxeamers were homeward Douna wun ruu ear na- 'i ns ettacx too Diace in us wesi era apprpaehe to the English channel. no instructions as to ute routes were either asked for or given by the British sdmirslty. All ths arrangements were in ths hands of th Dutch authorities. More than 200 men members of th crews torpedoed by the German aubms rinee arrived In London today sad Inter hid aa extended eonfereaee with U. a J. Mass, consul general of the Nether lands. All were instructed by. ths Dutch government aot td discuss their experience and they . acted liks mutes when approached by newspsper men. Most of the crews were dressed la odds and endrof clothing. AH were given new equipment aad will be' cared for at the sailors' horns until new berths sre bound for thera. " ,-' Dateh Newspsperye Indignant. The Hague, via' London, Fab 24. While official circle ' remain . gravely ealm there has beea aa inevitable out burst ef deep Indignation on the part of the Dutch newspapers at what the Am sterdam Telegrsaf calls a "blow In our face and the greatest humiliation -to which a neutral has been subjected." The psper "Ws, confess .In ability to see how the honor "ff onr nation can further be maintained by protests." Other less bellirnne news papers reflect hardly lees embitterroent on the part of ths whole aatioa against the latest exempts of Germany's ruth lessness while eves Germna slrelee, it-is learned, profess deep 'regret st what they admit to be a "ghastly blunder. Amid ths chorus of bitter aeeusatioas levelled st German f rightfulness" Vsn drrland exhlrts ths aatioa to exercise self control aad not hamper the govern ment at this critical moment when an Incautious set might precipitate war. the vesstt) srM6&eu3aVlr taMe -vrara The shipping section of the Amster dam bourse is demoralize! with losses ranging from 10 to 20 pel cent, Tha In surance business is paralysed. ' Ths EVENTS MULTIPLY TENDING TG BRING CRISISTO ft HEAD No Evidence of Chance in Pres ident's Plans, But Eventuali ties Seem Nearer NEUTRAL INTERESTS BEING DISREGARDED By On grata supply problem which slread'v Is tfnailsasd sa Pams TssU This Fact Emphasized Ruthless Onslaught Dutch Shipping; Not Much Anxiety Over Fall Resolu tion Which Will Be Re placed By Another (By the Associated Press) , Washington, Feb. 24 President Wil sou's plan for meeting the crisis with Germany gave ao outward evidence ef change today but there were ssvsral ds- vclopment whica appeared to be hastss Ins eventualities. Another apparent violation ef later national law was added to ths list ac cumulating from Germany's submsrtss campaign which officiate believe eooaer or Later ia virtually certain to make necesssry further steps by ths United State. The onslaught of Dutch ship ping reported (Jsturdsy hsd the effect of strengthening tbs conviction la of ficial quarters thst neutral interests ars to be ruthlessly disregarded nnder the aew German policy. In the Senate discussion of ths Intsr national crisis broke out afresh aad a Republican attack oa the administra tion's failure to take more aggressive messures wss followed by ths introduc tion of .a resolution by -Senator -Fall, a Republican,' authorizing ths President to ass the armed force ef the nation te protect American rights s gainst ths German sea messes. Administration Scnstor taken by surprise at the aetioa protested against It but sent the reso lution tot committee without extended debate. ' Went Use FsH Reoeletl It generally has been understood that ths President would ssk soms such sa thority of Congress before the eessioa snd next? Saturday but it wss believed tonight that the Fell resolution would not be the basis of sueh aetioa . but would be lnid aside for a substitute drafted by ndministratioa leadera. The Republican attack came- in the midst of a filibuster which many Demo crats believe in Itself is sn effort te force sn extra session of Congress so that the Henate will he aitting at the eapitol and ran demand a part la what ever action President Wilson may de cide to take after March 4. The Bepub liean Henatora are said to feel that the President Is anxious to havs Congress sff his hands. Although three euhmarlns disasters, In which three American seamea were involved, were reported to the State Deipnrtment todsy, only ons seemed oa first information to constitute aa In vasion of American rights.. Amerieaa Consuls reported thst ths Norwegian steamer Rkrim snd thp Norwegiaa bark Blenheim', each with-, aa Amerieaa. sea man aboard, had been destroyed, but thst , in each instance- provision had been 'made for the safety 'of the erew. IA dispatch from .Consul Oshenre at rHavre, however. ' said : the Nnrweglsn stesmer Ailre hsd been attacked and ahelted without warning, and tht, The odora John,sn Amerieaa: aegro,. .wss among the survivor. ' V '. " Require Incontestable Preef Complete information on the . Aliee ease hsd not been received tonights nd for the prevent it takes it's place with several others which the -State Depart ment i preparing evidence. President Wilson is, said to be particularly anxi ous that sny ren.ue.5t that he may make is needed to protect American rluts. Bo fur as could b learned, the Presi dent, did not discus the international situation', with any nf hi callers today, and at the State Department the ar rival, of Cennul Osborn's dispatch re garded the Alice, the only one note worthy. Tfcere .will be no Important notice before Tuesday nt least, whoa Secretary 'Lansing returns from a short vacation in west Virginia. The possibility that Kecretary. sing whe'h-h last night for a three days visit to white nuipbur aprings msy be preparing an important document for the . President was given some , sred- ence':teday. , " Germany' raid oa Dutch - shintlns was given particular attention because of .the Imperial government's,, promise made to the Dutch government.- . OmcQil here are watching very close ly the sttitude of the European neu trals.' Holland's sjtuaUoa is regarded now as th most desperate with food stuffs o carce thst slaaghtsr of her Immediate e'attls droves are the only way out Sweden ia reported la . ths throes of hitter disseaaioa aa te tha vending out of Swedish ships to face the' GerouiU sea terror. Norway 'and Deamark have already been reported ss -heavy losers. Spain ia kaewa to have reseheit a serious stage la her relations with Germany, 'while Bwitssr land hss beea forced to adopt a war rations program, with two meatless day a -sraak sa4 eUat raatrintiass. I E ACT PUT THROUGH ITS Till READIfJG BY SEIJATE Provision For Tax On Moving Picture Shows Remains " , The Same x ' . - , , - i STEP TO REPEALl LAND ' 1 .. GRANT ACT OF 1915 for further authority-have behind it ioeontcstal'le- p.rof that such authority I are, he aa id i . fYou know how slick- aa Enactment at Former .Session Called Sneak Legislation. , Joyce Insurance Bill Devel ops .Interesting Situation. Law Amended As To C"Ty - ing Concealed Weapon j The Beasts at its, sessioa yestsrday. get rid of th revenu set. It aew , gbee back te the Hoses for eoasur rence la a few ameadmente made by the - upper body. The counties asd cities are allowed to tax moving play . tare shows as wet as the Bute. Tea sub-eommlttee had elimlaated the soua ty tax, but this waa pat back ea amsad -meat' effered by; Seaator Thompson whea the matUr waa eoaaidered by the fleaate aa a committee of the whole on Thursday sight, thus allowing the ess tioa to remain the same as la the last reveaae act. . ' The bill to repeal shapter 149 ef ths public laws of 1815, aa act validsting eertala lead grants whsa it came ap for seasi deration opeaed ap a bit of kie tory. Seaator Joaea read a tetter freak ss attorney of Ashs rills whe dees sea -aidarable abttraetlag of titlss la whleh ha. said that. he thought that the law should aot be repealed. , Seaator Persoa. then armed with la formatioa aad law books, gave some -iatsrestiag laformatioa to the Senate aad declared the bill passed la ISIS, which It was proposed to repeal, was a "sneak" bill rushed through tao legis lature ea the day before it adjourned aad by a .man who sought to be the benefleiary ef the aet, Hs tha ex plained thst back la the cVs a msa by the' aame of i Hubbard eeeured some land greats which were aet properly signed tow Issued aad that this dear efc ri ant of' thia maa whea la the legisla ture jrot thia act through te validate these worthless grants; He declared thai She bill Were the Senate for the repeal ef the 1915 aet should be passed. ; ! ) - amass ef Freed. Ssaator Una followed along the same line aad related what : witasssee -had told . the committee .about tha matter. Fallowtaa? the: set of two years sgo he said that eertala. speculators had gone eve the! territory embraced t la theee grants asd had bought ap the lead for a few cents aa acre for the purpose ef dispossessing the purchasers. Ths com mittee he said had reported the bill ; favorably because the aot ef 1915 smscks of fraud aad Would If allowed te staid work a great lajury te people, la Cmy aad Jacksoa eouaty. . Seaator Joaes said that he knew notk big about ths sJtuatiea referred to and that he did aet wish te be a party to a fraud, aeitber Sid Mr. Aflams, . tn attorney to whom he wrote, and whose . reply be ssa rsed. Senator Craamar said that wltheut eadoraing all tha vigorous language of ths Senator frees rersoa be thought thst the bill should pass. . . - Ths biQ thsa passed seeend tad third reediagv.- .j.,: .; . .. -" I nan ranee -ptscamsev Tha bill ef Seaator Joyce relative te applicants for Sre iasursaes cam aear being killed before the Seaate thorough ly understood ft The present standard insurance . policy prevents - recovery or lose by this party insured la-the event ' of. .loss where the property Is under mortgage. Ths Joyce. bill would make ' it Incumbent tfbon the Insurance com' ' pany to, sseertaia whether the property . was. mortasced or aot before the insur- " asur-s wss takes out. JI knew ef sassa whefr losses .eeeurrea ana waste tae parties Insured failed te recover a cent because ef the mortgage prosisioa while - they, were ignorant of ths condition. ' He maintained that ander the preaeat law the State of North Carolina waa allow- . lag itsefc.' to bs a party to- a fraud. Senator Persoa favored the. bill aad ' referring to 'how slick Insurance ageats eel Is. Well you can hold an eel in eae head aad an .insurance agent la the' other aad the., eel will feel Kke sand papero the insurance agent," Seaator MeCula and Senator Breaissr spoke agalast the bill aad declared that the prevision wss ia tha policy aad that It was thf business of ths insured te kaow what waa la tha policy aad that the Joyce bill would work a greet bard-., ihip ea the insurance "com pa nice aad the people who take out insurance. The motion of Senator Turner to table fail ed aad the bill passed second reading and went over so -that eome Senators might inform themselves further on the matter.' Beaarer Buna , voted for the bill aad recited eome eases under his observations where partie had lost by being unfamiliar . with thia mortgage feature.-'1' ".r . - . - PIstel-TetUng .Bm Passed The pegram bill, amending ths. law against carrying concealed weapons, was. passed - Thia la similar to the bill of Seaator Gray which passed the Sea ate aad was ssat to! the House. ' It is mora drastic than tha) preaeat law. Sea. Seaator Long, ef, Alamance, protested . against the measure ea the ground that it took the discretion ef asateaee ent of tha.haada ef the judges. Senator Joaea said tha Seaator from Alamance . had made his speech for him. :. t A reeolutioa by Seaator .Everett, pre viding for a joint sessioa ef Jhe, 8ene" , - ; u ' I "(.'!'- em' Peg Nt (Ceattaaed
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 25, 1917, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75