The Washington times., 1906-06-24
La Toilette Shows Fight.

Qdy 3.
La Toilette Shows Fight.
Senator ia Toilette some days ago
introduced q resolution authorizing the
President TO withdraw from entry all
coal. Ignite. and oiI-bearing lands with
in the public CONAN, In order to conserve
the country's fuel supply. and to pre-
vent further monopoly OF these COM
modities. Yesterday he sought recogni-
ton repeatedly to call IL up. and the
Vice President failed to see him Final
/ ly, while La Toilette was on his feet.
Senator Proctor. got up 20 call up the
agricultural appropriation bill. Of which
the meat inspection provision is a feat
ure He was recognized, and inmed-
lately afterward La Toilette interrupt
/ ed. saying he had been repeatedly try
ing 70 get recognition but had failed,
and asking unanimous consent to take
| up his resolution with the understand
ing that the agricultural bill should
come after It. With a tone of decided
asperity he remarked that he consid-
/ cred his resolution fully as important
as Immediate consideration OF the agri-
/ cultural b;lI.
There was no objection. which was
/ equivalent 10 the granting OF unanimous
/ consent: but few moments later. fol-
/ lowing some desultory remarks by other
! Senators. the Vice President turned to
/ Senator Proctor and said the question
was on the motion 70 take up the ag-
! ricultural bill. At this Senator La
/ Toilette again protested that he had
| asked unanimous consent and as there
was no objection he assumed il was
/ granted. The Vice President finally put
once more the request for unanimous
| consent. and this time Senators Bever-
id"e and Gallinger objected
! The Wisconsin, man subsidized for the
moment. and when the motion was put
on the agricultural bill. he again rose.
IF I cannot get myself heard IN any
other way" he explained. II Will say
what / have TO say on my resolution
/ during the debate on this measure"
The Vice President ruled that the mo-
| ton to consider the agricultural bill was
not debstable. and again La Toilette sat
down Then other Senators rose. and.
securing recognition. proceeded to de-
! bate the agricultural measure
/ La Toilette. incensed against the atti-
tude Of the chair. presently went to the
desk and had a conversation with Fair
i banks. It developed afterward that he
was entering further protest against
what he insisted was unfair treatment
| which had been accorded TO him by the
more than strict enforcement Of rules
that were not enforced at all against
any other Senator Fairbanks insisted
that he was not unfair and had not
/ been.
/ Later La Toilette went to the Of
! fetal reporters TO say that he wanted
no changes made in the record as TO
/ the colloquy that had taken place be-
tween himself and the Vice President.
He learned that the latter had already
asked for the sheets containing this
/ part of the record, and wished to make
! some changes La Toilette declined to
| consent TO this. and intimated that he
| proposed to have this record accurately
/ preserved and to use il. in connection
with other excerpts from the session. s
! record, in making some remarks later.
! concerning the treatment he had re-
ceived at the hands of the presiding Of
fcer.
Fairbanks Sends for La Toilette.
Fairbanks sent for Senator La Toilette
and assured him thai he had been en-
| tirely wrong in assuming tnat there
was a disposition to unfair treatment
La Toilette went away declining to be
satisfied
Fairbanks Ignored State Ticket.
! During the national campaign in the
fall of 1904 Fairbanks spoke in MIL
! waukee and La Toilette occupied a box
during the meeting. The audience was
not enthusiastic in it's reception Of the
! Vice Presidential candidate, who in turn
ms.le no mention Of the State ticket
Needed by La Toilette.
! When next the orbits of the twain
( crossed. Fairbanks was Vice President
! and La Toilette Senator. That was
last winter The Fairbanks household
gave a reception TO the Senators and
| La Toilette was not invited.
This incident was followed by what
La Toilette regarded as unfair treat
ment OF himself. The affair was the
! sensation of the day in Congressional
circles, and now everybody is wonder
ing whether La Toilette will carry it
further