Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-29
Sixtieth Congress.
Washington, May 29.
SENATE.

Senator Depew sought to obtsin vote
on the government liability bill, when
the Senate convened today, but Dir. Nc
LAuriu objected. 1t will be brought up
after the currency bill has been disposed
of.
Senator Beverage renewed his re-
quest for unanimous consent to take up
the campaign publicity bill after the cur
rency discussion is ended.
Senator Burrows objected, and up
braided Mr.. Beverage for taking the
matter out of his hands. As chairman
OF the committee on privileges and cleo
tions. he said il WAS his duty to make
such request.
Senator Oulberson opened the debate
on the currency bill. He said the ANAL
gamalion of the Aldrich and Vreelsnd
bills provided Tor dangerous imitation
and more dangerous contraction.
Mr.. La Toilette then made his frat
appearance az filibaitsr by demanding
q quorum, which consumed several
minutes.
Mr.. CulberIon said that fortunately
for the country the administration oil
President Roosevelt was nearing On end.
He then proceeded to show the steadily
growing financial extravaganza OF the
Roosevelt regime during the past six
years. He declared that the exPendi-
lures for 1909 would be $40, 92t, 7O7
greater than the total for 1908 and 1912,
| $685. more than the total expendi-
lures for 1908. This was an increase OF
49, pr cent. in expenditures, while the
increase in population did not exceed IL
per cent.
During his remarks Mr.. La Toilette
continued his filibnstsr by again de-
manding a quorum and obtaining roll
call. The third time he asked for q
quorum, OulbersOn refused to yield.
A little later Mr.. La Toilette arose to
question of order, read the Senate rules
and asked for a quorum. Aldrich and
| Nelson said the request did not involve
point Of order and Vice President Far
banks sustained them.
Mr.. La Toilet appealed from the de-
cision of the chair, and read some more
rules. He said dangerous precedent
was being established by disregsrding
the rules and warned those who be
8 aid we're combining against the people
aud ignoring their rights, that the time
WAS coming when today's action would
arss to plague them. He said it should
make no difference who asked for the
enforcement of the rules.
Mr.. Oulberson expressed the opinion
that the ruling of the chair was errro-
ueous.
The chair was sustained by vote Of
SO to IA, Senators Brown, Borah aud
Bourne, republicans, voting with Mr..
LIS Toilette.
Mr.Gore then took hand saying that
the vote disclosed the absence OF q
quorum.
The chair held that quorum was
present, rs some senators had refrained
from voting.
Mr.. La Toilette asked the vice preai-
dent whether he intended to establish
the precedent of counting quorum, and
Mr.. Fairbanks read precedents showing
that this had been done, before in SINH
lar cases.
The flibuster then subsided and Mr..
| Oulberson resumed.
He declared that during the six years
of Cleveland and Mckinley, from 1898
to 1881 total of 10, 279 new officers
were created with an appropriation oil
$6,01S, 900. During six years of Roose-
welt, as compared with six years of
Cleveland and Mckinley, SO, 04O more
new officers were created, at an increased
cost to the government of $6S, $50, OS9.
Expenditures for the army and navy
during the six years of ROOsevelt's adj
miuisttalion, he said, aggregated 81 1928,
$40, 900 as compared with 1914, S79,
1926 for The six years of Oleveland's and
McKinley's.
Mr.. LaFollttte took the floor when
Mr. Culberson concluded and again
forced the production Of quorum. He
then began his speech by outlining his
position. He declared that the bill was
bad and should not be- passed. A par!
of it had never had legislative consider
alton he said, and then reviewed the
history of the railroad bond feature.
While speaking, the Wisconsin sena-
tor sat on the arm of chair, saying he
must conserve his strength, as he was
just recovering from protracted illness.
Mr.. La Toilette said his prediction
that the railroad bond feature would re-
appear In the bill has been fully justified.
He said the great and powerful interests
controlling this country would not per-
NIT it to be left out. During the course
of the afternoon it was made evident that
Mr.. La Follttle's filibust T, which he
said he would continue as long as his
physical endurance would permit, would
amount to nothing bot an expenditure Of
time.
Senator Stone, upon whom Mr.. La
Toilette was relying to help him out,
succumbed this afternoon to the argu-
menIs OF his colleagues and announced
that he would not take part 10 any pro-
irAetsd filibuster against the bill.
HOUSE.
Mr.. OOonnelPs motion u send his
bill authorizing the erection of an immi-
grafton station st Boston TO conference
WAS agreed to.
COMMUNICATED.
BLACKSMITH SHOP.