The sun., 1908-05-31

| tp-AA FOHette NOteA AYE" In Order
10 Move Reconsideration and Is Foiisd
I'm That, TOO--Messages From bryan
Didn't Move the Democrats--La FeI.
Iette's IS Ia Hour Talk Against Time
-PaJamas and Such In the Final ne
wildering scurry to Get There Quickly.
| WASHINGTON, May 3o.-Through superior
generalship on the part OF the Republican
leaders the La Toilette filibuster against
the emergency currency bill came to q
sudden end this afternoon. Before Sena-
tor La Toilette knew what was going on.
before he could reach the Senate chamber
in fact, for the coup was accomplished
during his absence in his committee room,
the Senators were voting on the currency
bill conference report
1t was an over in a few minutes The
report was adopted. and that meant the
passage Of the bill. The President signed
the bill tonight and it is now law.
The closing scene was dramatic. Sena-
tor La Toilette, rushing into the breach,
made futile demonstration. but had no
chance. Once a roll call is started there
is nothing OF parliamentary nature to
stop it. Forty-three to twenty-five was
the final vote
All those who voted in the affirmative
were Republicans. One Of them was La
Toilette, who changed his vote from mo
to aye 80 that he could move to recon-
sider But Senator Aldrioh by whose
strategy the currency measure was put
through, made the reconsideration motion
| first and then had it laid on the table, thus
preventing future attempt to reconsider.
The other Republicans who voted against
| the bill were Borah, Bourne, Brown and
Hepburn. Notice was given that II Kit
tredge Of South Dakota and Hansbrough OF
North Dakota. both Republicans, had been
present. they would have voted against tho
bill The vote in detail follows:
For the bill: Republicans-Aldrioh,
Ankeny. Beveridge. Brandegee. Brigg
Bplkeley. Burkett. Burnham, Burrows.
Carter, Capp. Clark Of Wyoming. Cullom,
Curtis. D.pew. Dick. Dillingham;. Dixon.
Du Pont. Elkins. Flint. Foraker. Fulton.
Gallinger, Guggenheim. Hale, Hemenway.
Hopkins. Kean, La Toilette. Long. Nelson.
Nixon. Piles. Platt, Scott, Smoot. Stephen.
son. Stewart. Sutherland. Warner. Warren
and Wetmore-43 y
Against the bill: Democrats-Bacou.
Bailey, Bankhead. Clay. Culberson. Daniel.
Frazier, Gary. Gore. Johnston, MoLaunn.
Milton, Newlands. Owen. Overman. Payn-
ter, Simmons. Stone and Taylor Republi-
caus-Borah. Bourne. Brown and Hepburn
o. -
HOW THE TRAP WAS SET,
How the coup was brought about 10
simple story. Now that the thing is over
La Toilette and his supporters, Stone and
Gore. seem like 30 many children, 20 easily
were they outmaneuvred and generally
walked over. The prize was stolen from
beneath their very noses And yet the plan
by which 1t was accomplished was all spread
out before them for nearly ten hours prior
to the final action.
Mr.. Aldrich did it with some slight but
perfectly legitimate help from vice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks and Chief Clerk Rose Of
the Senate After trying all night to stop
or retard La Follette's tactics by various
eIpedients, among them the adoption Of
q rule permitting the counting Of quorum
and another rule forbidding more than
one point Of "no quorum" until new bslsi-
ness interviewed, the Republican leadsss
hit upon a simple expedient Of gettin9 70
the vote that La Toilette was trying 10
prevent.
At o'clock this morning Mr.. Aidrion.
who had been alert and active through
the entire night, jumped to his feet a. the
exhausted La Toilette sat down after q
speechmaking effort extending over o
period Of 1871 hours and got recognition
at once. All he wanted was that Il should
be understood that when the vote on the
adoption Of the currency report came 70
be taken 1t should be by ayes and noes.
That seemed reasonable to Senator Stone.
who had risen to take La Follette's plaos
in the filihuster. There would be an aye
and no vote anyway, 30 Mr.. Aldrich's aim
pie request seemed TO be perfectly oorreos
and proper.
Mr., Aldrioh put his suggestion In the
form OF motion. rs there secondis
inquired the Yice-President. It takes one
fifth OF the Senate's membership 10 obtain
a demand for the ayes and noes. Up went
an array Of Republican hands, . surrTtsinsiy
large number Of Republican hands for
that early hour when most OF the Demo-
Gratis were Numbering peacefully In the
cloak room and committee rooms.
"A sufiloient number said tho yiose
President. And 1t was 30 ordered,
La roLLErrR GOES HoMH TO szxRP.
II don't see what It's all about said Mr.
Stone As he started his speech. Il wsS ~
trivial for second thought. La Fclistts
seemed 10 think 90 too. for he went home
TO get some sleep. leaving Stone 10 while
the hours away in talk s.s
Now an agreement Of that charactsr
meant that when the scnate came % vote