AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1927, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] CANADA’S ATTITUDE. OTTAWA March If. The Acting-Premier La Pointe stated a definite announcement of the Canadian reply to the Australian invitation to send an official representative to Canberra for the opening of Parliament would be made when Mr MacKenzie King returned from a brie! holiday in United States. SEARCH FOR AVIATOR. NEW YORK, March 3. A message from Casa Blanca states an airplane is searching for Larre Borges who lias not reached Canaries. GIANT WAVES. NEW YORK, March 3. it is reported that the severe gales which have been sweeping the Atlantic coast, have moderated to-day. All the distressed ships are believed to be safe. Giant waves and high tides have leTt the waterfront at many ports damaged and Hooded. l'.S. CONGRESS. WASHINGTON, March 3. With a distinguished visitors’ gallery, filled by the Diplomatic Corps, who had come to see an unusual .spectacle when the United States began its third day of a continuous session, preliminary to the end of the present Congress to-morrow at noon, both ol the Houses of Congress are gripped by the so-called “filibusters,” by which groups of legislators opposed to particular legislation are carrying out a threat to talk the present session to its death. The War Department sent over seventy five Army blankets to the Senate,., and to-night many of the Senators arc

sleeping in their seats, waiting for n “let up” which will permit the passage of urgent Appropriation Bills and other mciusures, while President Coolidge, ■ttlTO lias maintained an all-night vigil yesterday and to-night, also waits at his office ready to sign till sueli necessary legislation if it succeeds in obtaining a passage. The “filibuster” in the Senate originated over a dispute concerning the seating of .Senator Vare, whose election, it is alleged, was attended by irregularities, the proponents and opponents making endless speeches denouncing each other for delaying the nation’s business, or catching moments of rest while the Clerk ready lengthy extracts from irrevalent documents, in order to allow some talk-weary Senator to snatch a few moments of rest with out technically relinquishing the floor. In the House of Representatives, the “filibuster” originated over a change in the Immigration Law, hut finally it ended when it was agreed “that the present law should remain unchanged Until 1928.”

The House of Representatives are, however, so weary over their protracted battle that further business is likely to be retarded, due to the desire of so many to go home and rest.

While literally there are hundreds of important measures which will never see the light of day due to the “filibuster” tactics, there are several very vital pieces of legislation which will seriously hinder the nation’s business if they must wait till the next Congress, and it is believed that. President Coolidge will bo compelled to call an extra session.

There is a thirty-eight million d filar Army and Navy Deficiency Bill, which if not approved, will compel an .immediate reduction of the United States Army from 112,01X1 to 80.(XX) men.

Other impeded measures provide for the return of their seized property to former aliens; appropriations for the servicemen’s hospital; a seed grain loan of eight million dollars, twentyfi\e millions tor loans to servicemen, and a provision for the removing of the ammuuiton storages from the populous centres.

U.S. TRIAL. NEW YORK. March [. The iurv in the second trial of Dougherty and Miller (cabled on 20th October) after 'deliberately over seventy hours convicted Miller of conspiracy, but were unable to agree to a verdict concerning Dougherty. Walters indictment is now squashed. Miller is expected to appeal.