Evening Star Newspaper, June 13, 1935, Page 4

O0LD RULE ENABLED LONG'S FILIBUSTER Provision for Limitation on Debate Ended by Senate in 1806. By the Associated Press. Senate records show a rule adopted in 1806 gave Senator Long, Democrat, of Louisiana the weapon of filibuster which he used in his fight on N. R. A, extension. Before that, the rules provided that unlimited debate could be halted by moving the previous question, which, if the majority desired, would bring & vote on the topic under discussion. In 1806, the reference to the pre- vious question was omitted from the rules, and despite frequent attempts to eliminate dilatory tactics since then, Benators have defended vigorously the right to speak as long as they wished. Data in the possession of James Preston, Senate librarian, indicates the first filibuster was not waged until 1841, when there was a fight over a proposal to remove Senate printers from office. One of the most famous filibusters occurred in May, 1908, when the elder Senator La Follette and a group of associatée fought the Aldrich-Vree- man currency bill. It was then that La Follette estab- lished a record for one-man oratory in the Senate. He talked for 18 hours and 23 minutes, but was assisted by 35 quorum calls and records read for (Continued From Pirst Page.) Imperial Divan and & garden party at the White House at 5 pm. for ladies of the Imperial Divan and wives of the representatives, With Mrs. Roosevelt as hostess. Police Superintendent Brown urged that all spectators for tonight's pageant be in their seats or other places of .vantage by 7:15 pm, in order to avoid last-minute conges- tion and confusion. The uniformed groups whith are to hold the pre- liminary parade were instructed to form not later than 7 pm. Reserved seats for the final procession were still available this afternoon at prices ranging from $1.10 to $4.40 per seat. Almas Temple, local unit of Shrine. dom, will lead the procession tonight, as in the case of the two prior pa- rades. A dozen or more other temples, some of which were rained out last night, will take part in the marching demonstration that will herald ap In- proach of the grand spectacle. tricate drill movements not attempted | iast night will thrill the customers tonight, it was announced ‘The novel pageant to follow will consist of 10 distinct shows scat- tered over as many blocks and all taking place at once. As one show completes a six-minute “stand” in| $ne block, it will move with the en- | tire chain of shows to the next block and repeat the performance. Amplifiers, each ‘stage,” of the actors and audience in each block. Chariot Race on List. The first show will consist of a real ehariot race along Pennsylvania ave nue by eight Roman chariots drawn by four-horse teams and manned by 40 “Roman gladiators.” The second unit will consist of wheeled stage of massive dimension on which will be enacted “The Mys- teries of Egypt,” described officially as “a tragic and breath-taking scene of & princess who died in 1732 B.C. and comes to life dgain.” Forty-four Egyptian dancing girls will participate in this play. The stage will be drawn by twoscore “Nubian slaves.” Jumping back into the present, the third spectacle will portray the work of the Shriners’ Hospitals in behalf of children with twisted spines and warped limbs. There will be a boys’ band in this division—and a puffing locomotive. Harking back to the days of Old Egypt, the fourth production will de- pict a desert caravan on the sands of Arabia, with beautiful maidens danc- ing for the pleasure of the sheik, a male chorus singing the “Riff Song” and desert acrobats performing tumbling feats. The “Festival of Light,” featuring the formidable dragon and sun god used in a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pic- ture, will be the fifth presentation. Moving time forward to the era | when knighthood was in flower, the sixth offering will be a spirited fencing | battle between Robin Hood and Sir Guy Disbourne, with accompanying scenes and music from the opera “Robin Hood,” by Estelle Wentworth | and her players. | Advancing still further in the pages of world history, the seventh part of the pageant will show the discovery of America, with a huge Santa Maria anchoring on the Indian- populated shores of the West Idies. A real wild West show, including the hold-up of a stagecoach by bandits who are caught in the nick of time by bold rangers from Fort Myer, will be the eighth offering. Landing of Admiral Byrd's ship, the Bear, at Little America will be depicted next, with action by the same dog sled used by the Byrd expe- dition. The grand finale will be a series of patriotic scenes of the Revolu- tionary War, featuring Gen. Wash- ington, Molly Pitcher and Betsy Ross. Street Dance Planned. Immediately after the big show on the Avenue the crowds are invited to take part in a “Dance of All Nations” on Fifteenth street between Constitu- tion and Pennsylvania avenues. A similar dance was called off last night beuuse of the rain. Shriners’ final salaam to Uncle !lm -m be a burst of fireworks over the dancers, shot from the Ellipse. Tonight's pretentious program was melnt Tefft Johnson, dramatic su- pervisor, and “Maurice” of Hollywood, dance supervisor. specially connected with | will carry the voices | actresses to the| | ton. | or scmething, and most of PAIN? WEAR GROUND GRIPPER SHOES B ooy Phyeicel Culvurer DroKebie 523 11th S§t, NW, Pot Likker and Mixed by Long in Filibuster Senator Long after his 15% hours of filibustering. By the Associated Press. A steady torrent of words and a pot-pourri of ideas went into the making of Senator Long’s filibuster. ‘They flooded past the ears of dis- interested Senators—sometimes only & handful, sometimes half of the mem- bership—and intrigued the attention of well-filled galleries. Reporters leaned over the press gallery rail to listen occasionally, the Louisianan's fight. Long dumped into his filibustering | talk any idea that came to hand. He | | quoted from the Supreme Court de- cision on N. R. A, Victor Hugo novel. Fried Oysters and Pot Likker. He went upllrdu of an hour out- lining how to “fry oysters in French style” and how to make| “pot likker.” He described every detail with such a wealth of pantomine that Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland stop- ped him to plead: “Does the Senal dinner hour and have in mind what he is doing to us with these descriptions of cooking?” But the round-cheeked Long laughed and went on with his descrip- First he took up the business of frying oysters, after commerting that “you hear every once in a while of somebody dyinz of acute indigestion e time it 13 just because they ate something that wasn't cooked right.” read portions of a He adjured the Senators to fol-| low closely his methods, and then to g0 home and “then teach your wife.” “Pot likker,” he said, with arms up- lifted and face beaming, “is tne resi- due that remains from comugling, heating, evaporating”—here words failed him in describing the delecta- ble likker and he ended lamely with —“that is in tie bottom of the pot.” Discusses Constitution. He ended the story of the cysters and the pot likker, but that was not the full burden of the BSeaator’s speaking. He discuseed the Constitu- tion, and repeatedly pleaded tha* the Senators should stay to hear him. “Because,” as the Loulsianan af- firmed, is the greawest speech ever made.” He told how Thomas Jefferson should have been called the Great Emancipator instead of Lincoln, and 311 7th St. N.W. then eased back | to resume silent hope for the end of | ) I realize that it is | THE E NING STAR, WASHINGTON, Constitution —A. P. Phota, recited a story to the effect that the father of the Democratic party sought to write into the Declaration of Independence a protest egainst, | slavery, “but the Northern States knocked it out.” Taking up the Constitution, he read | many sections of it to prove that the present adminstration had taken away the powers of Congress as given it in the Constitution. Latin Baffles Long. | Shortly before midnight the gal- eries were entertained by a “debate” | in Latin—at Long’s expense. Tydings and Senator Lewis, Demo- | | crat. of Illinois, opened a barrage of | questions couched in Latin, which baffied not only the galleries and of- | ficial reporters, but Long. each Latin broadside, Lonr | turned successively toward the Pres- { ident’s rostrum, his colleagues and | the galleries, displaying a sheepish | grin, but he had answers. | " Once he said, “If that means the | nomination is confirmed, I agree.” After another sally he esaid: “Mr. president, that only proves what I have long contended. There is too | much hidden knowledge here." Then to a long harangue by Lewis | in the language of the Caesars, he | replled “Well, that suits me.” Long seemed to be wearying as the | early morning hours crept by, but he | ‘ was still going strong with his voice | booming through the chamber and | |his arms waving as usual He | munched chocolate bars and cheese to keep up his vitality. In his first 11 hours of continuous | speaking Long had only two five- min- | Long nearly lost the floor once gur- ing the early evening when he asked permission to call the roll and find out how many Senators were willing to stay. Vice President Garner sug- gested Long could ask the Senators himself. Calling for s list of the Senators, Long started with Adams, Democrat, of Colorado, but before the Senator responded Senator La Follette, Pro- gressive, of Wisconsin made a point of order that for Adams to reply would cost Long the floor. It stopped the luédicrous procedure and Long continued his speech, re- turning again to reading the Consti- tution. ute respites. | LONG FILIBUSTER ONN.R.A BROKEN 156Y4-Hour Speechmaking of Lauisianan Ends With Senate Passage. (Continued From First Page.) hen's eggs. He was forced down be- fore & group of nsw Democratic Sen- ators, who served notice they were out to break his “control” of the Senate. Would Continne Ghost N. B, A, In its final shape, the N R. A, resolution would continue the Retov- ery Administration in ghost-like form, without codes, but with authority for voluntary agreements smong husiness men dealing only with collective bar- gaining, minimum wages, maximum hours, abolition of child laosr and prohibition of trade practices aiready outlawed by statute. The tally showed one Republican, Norris, of Nebraska joining with 39 Democrats and La Follette, tne lone progressive, to approve the exten- lon resolution. Nine Republicans and four Democrats cp it. The Borah amendment would spe- cifically write into the law that trade practices agreed cn under voiuntary codes should rot be in violation of the anti-trust laws. Long had not a word to say on the failure of his endeavor. He walked wearily from the chamber a few min- utes before the Senate adjourned, his face chalk-white from the strain of speaking. 1n the quick shift of speakers, after Long finished at 4 am., there was much parliamentary wrangling and maneuvering, but out of it Senator Schall emerged with permision to have the clerk read a speech attacking the “little Richbergs” of the administra- tlon. It was a huge manuscript and l:‘le Benators settled down for a long siege. As the blind Senator, a bitter critic of President Roosevelt, got the floor, |Long went outside and posed for photographs, but a few minutes later he was back, sprawled in a chair near Schall, advising him how to proceed. Just before the Louisianan got his relief, he had told the administration | leaders, in & voice that resembled a cro-k, that he would continue indefi- | nitely. Around him sat angry Demo- | PRICE D. C., THURSDAY, cratic leaders, hevy lidded And ex- hausted, but expréssing determination to shatter Long’s “control” over the by blocking s recess until he discourse y to wash turnip through readings from the ible and Victor Hugo to & long short fell out of the tree.” He also lectured the Senate on the Constitution and the art of cookery In addition to his desire to troubie the administration, Long sought to prevent the Democrats from scrapping the Gore amendment to require Senate confirmation of all officials in the executive branch who draw more than $4,000 a year. He was eager to see that go through because the ad- ministration has been appointing political enemies of his to Federal positions in Loulsiana. Vies With Shrine Parade. To the galleries, Long’s filibuster was & show vymng with the Shrine parades. A large crowd stayed awake all night to watch the Louisianan and make bets as to how long he could last. Among the most determined to wear Long down so that he would be silent for A long time were five “freshmen” in the back row. “Their spokesman, Senator Schwellea- bach, Democrat, of Washington, said they were tired of “seeing every effort to improve the welfare of the country fled by the Senator “1 want to say that we shall sit here from now on to stop the Senator from controling this Senate,” he said. To all such remarks, Long only pleaded mockingly that no Senator should leave the room, “because this 18 the greatest speech ever made.” Occasionally he drank milk and cold coffee and ate cheese off & p! until some Senator surreptitiously scooped | up the remaining cheese and ate it| himself. | Attacks Roosevelt. Hair tousled, arms waving in his| usual manner, Long attacked President Roesevelt for saying the Supreme Court’s decision abolishing N. R. A.] codes tarried the country back to the “horse and buggy” days. He accused the administration of taking the “Where is the courage of the Uni Senate’s powers. | ted States Senate?” he demanded. I am | JUNE 13, 1935. C. Cal has the of Calhoun “If & r.l of South erit and and Wel othes off '.h. umm m something emn in here and le United States lenlu We haven't got any powers left. We are unemploygd and we don't know it.” ‘Then he launched inio & paean in praise of his uncle—the “best man who ever lived.” Long sald he was %0 clever he could teac bartenders how | to mix drirks, Mu From Bible. the Ihll of family I am rom,” he said, “and 1 want you to know that I am going to stay on my feet until I teach the Senate to abide by the Constitution. Long called the N. R. A the “Nationial Racketeers' Association” and the “Never Roosevelt Again”; read the anti-trust section of the Democratic national platform for 1932, picked up the Bible, and quoted, “A good name is better than possessions.” “A good name is all the Democratic party had then,” he said, referring to the 1932 convention. capital stock in making promises to | the people of what we were going to do.” took Ken- him logic and bster gone: tnh-r -nd mmm 2 the Benate with & guinea hen, “A guinea can smell the human hand and won't go back to lay in a nest robbed by & human hand. they take a guinea’s eggs out with a long-handled spoon, “As long as you take prerogatives out from under the Senate with a long- handled spoon, the Senators think everything is all right. They have | Tou can nuw& TALK TO REHOBOTH BEA[H FOR AFTER 7 BM. 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