The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30
STONE TAKES IT MEMORIAL DAY.
La roaette Turns Over His The Weather Is
Filibuster Movement Obsarv.r.o
at Graves of the Departed Decora-
Having to Quit. fed This Morr,,.
MAooOUhI SEN ATOR PARADE IN AFTERNOON
Speecn to Last The Veterans
"ouTs OF So Avenue.
1nan Dozen Senators n g. Battery Takes
Remain to Listen in Parade
After Expressing Reluctance at
Having to Quit.
MISSOURI SENATOR
Forecasts a Speech to Last GIG
Hours or SO."
Not More Than Dozen Senators
Remain to Listen.

Washington. May Ex-senator La
toilette at 1903 a. m. announced that
| ne was reluctant to yield the floor, but
| ne said he realized that other senators
i desired to speak. Messrs. AIdrich and
stone arose simultaneously. the former
being recognized. He moved that
when a vote should be taken on the
pending question. the adoption Of the
conference report, the ayes and noes
| De called. This motion was carried
and Mr.. Aldrich yielded to Mr.. Stone,
| who began his remarks, which ne said
to some of his colleagues might be
| continued for 16 hours or SO. Obvious
motion and he asked what had been
| gained by it. He did not learn.
| Speaking in a voice so low that he
could not be heard distinctly five feet
away. Mr.. Stones excessive modularson
awakened protests, especially from
| Senator Scott.
| IF my remarks are of sufficient IN
terest the senator can come forward.
certainly shall not go backward an
swered Mr.. Stone. Evidently Mr.. La
sor was in trim for the fray, for ne
laughed at the colloquy and left the
| chamber to go home to secure mucn
needed sleep.
| Mr.. Stone was in no danger at the
| beginning of his remarks of being op-
pressed by any throng of people about
him. There were not more than a
dozen senators on the floor and scarce
ly greater number in the galleries.
But Two Democrats Stayed.
On the Republican side of the cham
Der, senators Aldrich, Gallagher, Car
ter, Keen and a few others had re-
mained in their seats all night and
| when half an hour after he had be-
gun, Mr.. Stone. expressing desire to
address remarks to his Democratic
| a he
chamber in wistful search, he found
there only two, Messrs. Teller and
Gore. He concluded therefore to defer
this particular feature Of his speech
efforts to call for a quorum but under
last nights rulings this demand was
declared out of order, as was also ar
appeal by Mr.. Gore from this decision
The Missouri senator then proceeded
| with his speech. Mr.. Aldrlch broke In
to the discussion with the remark tina
he had seen a statement in the news
papers that the senator from Missouri
Is here with a mission to speak in be-
! half Of one of the presidential candi
dates Geferring to Mr.. Bryan) and tha
being so I think it quite important we
!. should hear his statement
| Il have no commission or permission
or request from any candidate for the
presidency to speak for him." replied
the Missouri senator. 1T is one o
! l
pers are entirely wrong" added Mr.
| Stone Mr.. Stone then undertook tt
turn the tables on his Rhode Islane
colleague by charging that Mr.. Aid
rich had said that the compromise bill
included railroad securities amons
| those upon which emergency c1rcula'
ton may be issued.
Mr.. Aldrich contradicted the state
ments. In the first place." he said
"a bank could not hold railroad stocks
of it's own, and If it held them for Sc
curities for a loan it could not re-
hvpothecate them" Mr.. Stone contin.
ued his remarks, reading extensively
from newspapers.
Visitors Drop In.
| At o'clock there was slight in
crease in the attendance in the gal
: leries, but there were even fewer SEN
, ators in their seats than when Mr.
Stone began his address.
Quoting from an editorial in the New
York Evening Post, a statement thai
. the president was aiding in the passage
of the bill Mr.. Stone said:
J But think Of the incompatible
Roosevelt tending his aid to the pas
sage of a bill merely to bridge over
crisis in his party. We have been tol6
that he did everything from purel!
patriotic motives and with exalted pur
: poses. But now the senator from Rhod'
. Island the senator from Ohio, and tn
senator 1rOTl w yOIlluS oil JOii '" Aei
. the president for the sake of party.
t When Mr.. Stone taxed Mr.. Aldricl
l with failing to give sufficient atten
ton to the advice Of bankers in fran
ing the currency bill, Mr.. Aldrich ask
ed whether Mr.. Stone would turn sucl
legislation over to the bankers. Tn
= Missouri senator replied in the mega
r tive but said that he would give du
heed to their presentations. Later MI
, Stone gave his attention to newspape
| experts criticising the original senat
. amendment, prohibiting loans b.
banks to their directors.
THAT amendment was offered b.
your new political leader, Mr.. LaFol
/ lette," Mr.. Aldrich interrupted to say
s.Then I'll quit reading" responder
Mr. stone amid general laughter
; By far the largest part of Mr.. Stone
: address consisted Of the reading o
newspaper extracts. For the most par
, he smoke in low and monotonous tone
!. and could not be heard ten feet from
where he stood.