The Washington times., 1906-12-26
LASH IS PREPARED
FOR La TOILETTE
Senators Anxious to Wreak
Revenge for Campaign
Against Them.
ATTACKED FROM PLATFORM
Reassembling of Congress Promises
Some Lively Incidents In Upper
Branch.

One of the interesting developments
expected early after the holiday recess
of Congress viii be the disclosure OF
the method the opponents Of Senator
La Toilette in the Senate will use 10
wreak revenge on him for his persistent
attacks On certain Senators from the
lecture platform last summer.
Thus far Senator La Toilette has es-
capped unscathed. He did not come to
washington until the second day Of the
session. Had ne been around the Capt.
toi on the first day Of the session It
is likely lie would nave had a chilly re-
ception. He was absent on the first
day. however. aud when he got 10 town
the preliminary greetings were over
when he dropped into the Senate Cham
Der on the second day he did it unob-
trusively and gave none the opportunity
20 offer hlIn a palpable snub. Since then
ne has been constant il his attendance
on the sessions OF the Senate, but has
not engaged in debate.
What the Senators who have their
knives whettsd for Ia Foii1tte want Is
10 get him into debate in the hope there
will be opportunity for some one to give
him an oratoFical lashing that he Will
not forget There is some difhculty IN
this IN that the junior Senator from Wis
consin has a dangerous tongue and is
not Just the sort OF opponent one would
choose if calculating 10 gain an easy
victory fH q verbal controversy. Al any
rate. 80 far II the session there has beeu
no opportunity for a collision on the
floor with La Follttte, but il will un-
doubtedly come soon after the reeess
Missed Several Opportunities
The Senators that are opposed 10 La
Toilette are wondering whether a good
opportunity has not been presented by
him in the bills he has introduced for
a valuation Of the railroads and TO give
me commission power 10 make maxi
mum rate, minimum rate, 10 hx diff
ferentiaIs. and 10 regulate train ser
vice so as 10 obviate car shortages IN
case Senator la Toilette presses these
bills. he viii meet with most vigorous
opposition. in the course Of which lead
ers of the Senate viii probably take the
opportunity TO call TO the world s at
tentiOn how great Is the improperly
and the infTaCtion OF Senate dignity in
v0Ivcd. whea a Senator goes out on the
lecture platform and holds one after
another OF his Senslta TfTsTnTen up 10
oblOquy thus inviting not alone the
scorn of the multitude. but the loss OF
its votes
IT will be urged that the President is
Sa atished with the rate bill as IL passed
last winter, that the Interstate Com
merce Commission is satisfied with it
and that agitation OF the question Of
further legislation on the railroad ques-
tion at this time. until the present law
has had fair trial, is purely political
Bills May Be Opposed.
Then. too. there will be the bill to
limit the hours of labor Of railroad en-
ployes. Senator la Toilette. in spite Of
the antagonism against hIm on the part
of some members Of the Senate last
winter. succeeded in forcing this bill TO
the front and in getting the Senate TO
agree TO a date for voting on it. Janu-
airy L is the date fixed to vote on this
blll. Thus far there has been no de-
bate on IT, It is the unfinished busi-
ness ana every day at o'clock, Sena-
tor La Toilette arises in his seat and
asks unanimous consent that the un-
hnlshed business be laid aside tenn
poTariiy.
There is talk that after The recess the
blu VIII encounter fOrmida bic oDu0si-
Ion Ion ana II tnls proves TO be the case,
Opportunity vii he afforded here to GET
a dig at the Wisconsin Senator. Some
disadvantages are involved in this
a,oweye5' as any Senator that opposes
ulls Dill VIII stir up all possible opDo-
sitlon 10 himself that organized Isbor
can bring against him.
MoTeoF err Senator La Toilette is pre-
pared 10 make vigorous fight for The
measure 10 limit the hours of Iabor of
railway employees.
Prepared Fer the Contest.
Last session efforts TO put the Wis
eonsiR Senator IN the hole" in consider
alton of this bin failed and he is better
prepared this year 10 make a fight than
ne VAS last year. It Will be interesting
TO see what is the result of tactics in
opposition 10 his bin on hours of labor
IL has 10 be borne in mind that Senator
La Toilette is peculiarly a dangerous
antagonist in that he persists az all
times in putting his opponents on record
in yea and nay vote for or against
a proposition. he will do this when the
hours of labor bill c0Ines up and any
man that opposes him viii probably
nave ms constituents enlightened by
senator La Toilette in person from the
lecture platform as TO how this par
uCuiar Senator voted
IN connection with the talk OF stick
ing a knife INTO Senator Ia Toilette,
there is story of that day last winter
when Senator Ia Toilette addressed the
Serate on the rate bill and when, one
10y one, the seats in the Senate became
vacant. L was then Senator Ia Toilette
served notice that lot Of seats then
temporarily vacant We're likely TO be-
come vacant permanently. The Wis
consin man had hardly uttered his de-
fiance when the report Of what be said
Uttered down to The Senate restaurant
where a number of members of the
Senate were iGuch5ug. enc, Who had
some friends with him, excused him
self at once and hastened back to the
Senate floor, and al brief intervals every
Senator IN the restaurant followed
I.Irch WAS left unfinished, and the alb
sentees resumed their seas and evinced
Il surprising amount of eolemn interest
in the arguments the speaker had to
present.
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