The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
LA FOlLE1T IN
HOT F|L|bUSTER
STOOD PRACTICALLY ALONE I'M
SENATE YESTERDAY FIGHT
ING CURRENCY BILL.
WEATHER is ALSO HOT
Trouble Experienced In Keeping
Quorum--La Toilette Forced Roll
Call Time and Aean--House
Did Little.

| Did Little.
| Washington, May 29.--The sitnatioa
] in the senate on the currency quesIio
Icombined with the oppressiyeness OF
the heat and the indispositinn to ha
further business, caused the house at
half past three today to take a recess
until 7 O'Clock tonight. With tie
greatest difficulty quorum was main
tanned, large number of the members
| already having left the city
A bin was passed providing fer
making allotments on the Fort Peck
Indian Reservation in Montana, and a
lot OF miscellaneous business was
| transacted, being mostly disagree
ments to senate amendments to minor
| bills. Up to tSo time of taking q
recess the Democrats had forced five
roll calls. II has been a long time
since the senate has been tied up by q
, fiIlbuster with such slender support
as was in evidence today when Sena.
tor La Toilette undertook to defeat
the conference report on the Aldrich-
Vreeand currency bill by talking II
| to death
la Toilette Takes Floor.
The report was brought up shortly
after | O'Clock and La Toilette took
| the floor. He insisted that a quorum
should be maintained at all times and
up to o'clock he had demanded TWEEN.
| ty roll calls.
The house was able to obtain a re-
taxation and at the same time keep
| the supporters of the bin In their
seats
The Heat was excessive and many
were restless under the restraint II
soon became evident that the RepuDlt
cans would have difficulty In main.
tanning the presence of a majority and
1t was Just as apparent that the pro-
ceedings would be suspended when.
ever the necessary IL senator's were
not present.
Foraker Voted Mo-
La Toilette complained of his recent
Illness and during much OF the day
leaned strongly on the arm of his
chair, half sitting as he talked He en-
gagged Aldrich In a colloquy concern.
ing the provisions of the currency bill
and later declaring that the chair.
man of the finance committee had not
been frank" in his replies he was
called to order. and only after a vote
of the senate had restored him 10 his
right on the floor did he continue his
remarks. All the senators except For.
aker voted to permit him to continue
Shortly before 6 O'clock La Toilette
inquired whether the proposal would
bonds and stocks from the list of se-
eurities contemplated in the confer
ence agreement but Aldrich promptly
declined the offer, saying the adoption
OF the report was the only question
before the senate and adding that So
far as he was concerned he had Meth
er the power nor disposition to make
the concession suggested
Aldrich declared that the report
would remain before the senate until
March 4, 1909. If necessary. La Fot-
lette threatened during the day t2gd
keep the senate in session thdderS. M3
bu the support he will get i naux o.
continue his tactics at the ,lIz ..
physical endurance is yet t!oublf en-, ord
Others Will thelVeSo BE- 4 o
1t is understood that oottg'efe.
who is opposed to the,, n senator g.
active support to tho oW VII, %
Senator Gore mantle H., Mbhs,o 81
pathy at times toda H. sob9a an
absence of quorum. h0tJn. Syhi
ever. the Democrats aro bOdy hi
opposed to the obstrtcfso Dost,, "oE-
pup,leans, phc ms, o.,,, S The Re-
whether there was aoDo asca..
was made by Gore d G. IN pra,
consulted with Stongus, D. IN
ing the point of nguo Oeiore 'e
suggested that the sanun wbt1
actually In sympathtfb ,l'ors r.
sin senator Gore ST. Hfsco.
chamber during thu c.,, left "a
not respond TO thfl1a. and ~,
o,n 20 ,,,,,,,,t,, s't for 'oE
dentally TO enable H., aud iDoI
strength. aid bi.
Clerk tg
Whenever the 30 -,
a quorum the fbn,," oeio,r
to La Toilette bRho 1nieatat
ly had been ins mo- ideRf.
careful count. Ho,,, 'ai1 a
figures before fRbo place
then demand Y tbo "ould
An unusual 81 ut NoH
Toilette referbr ea La
said he (Aldf snsH0FIch
his questions ered
Foraker az the
consin senatftba Wis VI
Of the senate bfs .afeS
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