U.S. SENATE FILIBUSTER.
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL. AN ORATORICAL BLOCKADE. SPEECH OF ELEVEN HOURS. By Telegraph— Association— Copyright. (Received 9.5 p.m.) ? A. and N.Z. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. That interesting phenonemon in American legislative practice known as the filibuster, whereby a senator can exert his traditional pregrogative and talk until death or weariness cuts short his flow of words, is occurring just now. Several members of the so-called "Agricultural Bioc," which is opposed to the President's Ship Subsidy Bill, have taken the floor in the determination to prevent the measure , coming to a vote in - the present session of Congress, which ends on March 4. Mr. Shoppard has just ended a speech of 11 hours opposing the measure. Mr. McKellar will take -the floor and promises to road a speech 14 hours long. Each senator when weary grants the floor only to a colleague against the Bill. The Senate is now sitting in continuous session, but the chamber is virtually deserted, arid no business can be transacted. t ■■ ■>'
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18331, 22 February 1923, Page 7
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166U.S. SENATE FILIBUSTER. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18331, 22 February 1923, Page 7
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