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

Did Little.
| Washington. May 29.--Tbe situation
i'm the senate on the currency question.
| combined with the oppressiveness OF
the heat aud the indispositinn to da
| further business, caused the house at
half past three today to take a recess
until O'Clock tonight. With the
greatest difficulty a quorum was main
tanned large number OF the members
already having left the city
A bill 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 tie time OF taking
recess the Democrats had forced five
roll calls. 1t has been a long time
since the senate has been tied up by
, fillbuster with such slender support
as was in evidence today when Sena
| tor La Toilette undertook to defeat
the conference report on the Aldrich
yreeland currency bin by talking il
| 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 6 o'clock he had demanded TWEEN
| ty roll calls.
The house was able to obtain re-
taxation and at the same time keep
| the supporters of the bill In their
seats.
| The Heat was excessive and many
were restless under the restraint II
soon became evident that the Repnbl
cans would have difficulty In main
tanning The presence of majority and
|it was Just as apparent that the pro
ceedings would be suspended when
ever the necessary AZ senators were
not present
Foraker Voted NO.
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 Aldrch In a colloquy concern.
ing the provisions OF the currency bin
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 to his
right on the floor did he continue his
remarks. All the senators except For
aker voted to permit him To continue.
Shortly before O'Clock La Toilette
inquired whether the proposal would
be agreed to. to strike out railroad
bonds and stocks from the list OF Sc.
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 50
far as he was concerned he had Meth
err the power nor disposition 10 make
the concession suggested
Aldrich declared that the report
would remain before the senate until
March f. 1909, II necessary. La Fol
lette threatened during the-dsy -
keep the senate In session To ee weeks
bu the support he will get in order 20
continue his tactics at tho end Of his
physical endurance is yet 10 be seen.
others Will Helm.
1t is understood that Senator Stone.
who is opposed to the bill. will give
active support to the fiibuster and
Senator Gore manifested some sym
pathy at times today by noting thu
absence of a quorum. AS a body. how.
ever the Democrats are as positively
opposed to the obstruction as the Re
publicans.
The twenty-fifth roll call 10 ascertain
whether there was a quorum present
was made By Gore at Gas D. IN. He
consulted with Stone just before rails
ing the point of no quorum. which
suggested that these senators were
actually in sympathy with the Wsscon
sin senator. Gore and Stone lett the
chamber during the roll call and did
not respond to their names La Fol
lette called time and agin for a roll
call to maintain a quorum and Incl
dentally to enable him 10 husband his
strength.
Clerk Kept Busy.
Whenever the attendance fell below
a quorum the fact was communicated
10 La Toilette by a clerk who evident
ly had been instructed to maintain a
careful count. The clerk would place
figures before the senator who would
then demand the calling of the roll.
An unusual scene occurred when La
Toilette referring to Senator Aldrici
said he (Aldrichl had not answered
his questions frankly
Foraker quickly declared the Wis.
'consin senator had violated the rules
of the senate and should take his seat
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