The Washington times., 1908-05-30

After having been in session continu-
ously since II o'clock Friday morning.
! throughou; which time the flibuster
/ against the AIdrich-V -Vreeland currency
| bill has been in progress, the Senate at
1 1-Z5 o'clock tnis afternoon took a recess
/ for thirty minutes.
This action was taken on motion OF
! Senator AldrIeh Of Rhode leland IN
/ moving a recess he pointed out that the
! session had lasted more than twenty
/ four hours, and il was desira bic for the
! comfort and convenience Of Senators
/ that a brief respite be taken. But he
! served notice on those conducting ths
: filibuster that for himself he was will
/ ing to remain here for weeks longer.
/ Just preceding the motion 20 take a
! recess Senator Foraker of Ohio raised
a point Of order against Senator stone
I of Missouri, who spoke continuously
] from I O'Clock in the morning until rs
/ In the afternoon.
/ Senator Foraker's point was that
/ without leave Of the Senate the Senator
! from Missouri had no right TO continue
/ TO read as he has been doing under
the guise OF engaging in debate.
Senator Foraker withheld his point of
order temporarily in the expectation
that IL would be passed on by the chair
following the recess.
Reads Senate Rule.
It support of MS point of order Senator
Foraker read from the standing rules
Of the Senate and from Jeffersor's
manual. the only rules by which the
Senate is guided TO show that under
lone OF the rules did a Senator have
the authority 10 read in the place any
matter without the consent of the SEN
ate.
The privilege Of the Senator" said
Senator Foraker, is TO speak Il is his
/ privilege 10 address the Senate by
speaking ard not by reading from works
Of fiction and other volumes as the Sen
ator IT 1In Wisconsin did here yesterday.
It isnr the privilege Of the Senator
from Missouri to hold US here for six
hours reading from various documents
| instead Of speaking and then 10 start
IN on a volume OF 800 or 600 pages, as he
is doing with a view evidently OF in
hictiug that upon US"
Needs Unanimous Consent.
| Senator Foraker argued that because
this rule was seldom inforced that a
Senator had to have unanimous consent
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cauCn that the rule did not exist.
In case Senators engaged in q fill
| buster are prevented from reading with
! Ou' unanimous consent, IL is apparent
! that the difficulty Of protracting tie
| discussion of the currency bill viii DC
/ greatly increased Senator Foraker s
| point of order. If upheld. will go far
to shorten the fibuster.
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The most sensational feature Of the
attempt of the Republican leaders to
tire out Senator La Toilette and make
him conduct his flibuster alone. and
thereby exhaust himself. was disclosed
today, when it became known
that the public buildings bill is being
| held as a club over the heads Of Sena-
tors who have shown a disposition 20
aid the Wisconsin Senator.
This became known today, shortly af-
ter Senator La Toilette surrendered the
floor at Z O'Clock TO Senator Stone OF
Missouri. who promised 10 carry on the
, fIibuster as long tse his voice and
! strength held out
Senator Gore succeeded in having in
corporated in the public buildings bill
an appropriation OF S250.O00 for Okla
homa City. His sympathy for Mr. La
Toilette and his readiness TO aid him II
calling for quorums and having matters