The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-30

U tu0fum had been obtained.
 Daring the skirmish for quorum the Senate leaders. under an order pres viously adopted. directing the Ser geant-at-Arms to bring in the aeean- teez. decided to compel the attend4poe of Mir. Stone. who is slated to relieve Mir. LaFollette under the iatter's pre- gram 4 policeman was started for tue Raleigh Hotel at s.as o'clock so arrest him..
 The first Senator to appear ip re- sponse to the Aummons was Mir. Gore. He bore every evidence of having been routed out of bed being without neck tie orfcoilaf and his shoes unlaced.
 At s.s0 a. fn- the Senate wae stiil waiting for q quorum on the vote 70 ley ar. LaFoIlette's appeal on the table.
 when the Senate convened today and undertook Co enter upon the consider ation of the conference report on the currency bili. there were evidences of a disposition to obstruct consideration.
 Inquiries were made about other bills and Senator Culberscn threw himself into the breach when the Vice-Presi- dent undertook e put the question as to whether the conference report should De adopted Frequent demands for quorum were made. end Senator La Toilette was very busy looking for Senator Stone of Missouri, who had just arrived after a hasty summons from his home, declaring that in the Ms sourf Senator lies his only hope of q nlibuaker.
 immediately after the Senate met, Mr. Aldrfch moved to dispense with the reading of the journal and then agree to motion by Mir. Depew to take up the Government liability biii, but ME Mc1aurin inaisted tha it be con&ldNrAd after the conference report on tho currency biai should have been dlspceSA Of
 MT. Aidrich seemed willing to have eoFne other business disposed of before Eakihg up the currency measure, and Mx. Beweri0ge of Indiana attempted 70 obtain an agreement to vote on the btli for the publicity of campaign con- fributious. In making the request, Mfr. Beveridge referred e the failure Of the Committees on Privileges anc klec- tioue to report the resolutions. and in so doing brought out 6 sharp rebuke from Senator Burrows, who is chairman ot the Committee When immediately the currency report was taken up and vice-Presfdent Fairbanks called for the ayes and nays on the adoption of the report there was . chorus of af- hrnatlve votes from the Republican side of the chamber. but before the
  was on his feet to discuss the report {. The Texas Senator proceeded to citde the majority party with long delay n enacting financial Iegfslation which had begun, he said. six months ago.
 Political Exlmemey.
 But he added. "a political exigeney has apparently decreed that this otIi shall become Jaw, and it is not sur prising that it has not found . de- fafffFsF 41f fhfa cham her.
 That, at least" he continued iS q tribute to the intellectual integrity of this body, which ls gratifying to me TTe declared that the bill vas in the interest nf the gambling interests of the country. that the usual subterfuge of the general welfare has not been suwgeseed.
 Mr culberson then launched Into a political speech on the expenditures of Government during President Moose- va3t's administration, which. he Baid, was fortunately drawing to a cloae. An exodus from the chamber having 1 been In progress from the time the re- | port was taken up, MT. La Toilette tn. 1 terrupted Mr.. culherson to point out | the fact that there was not . quorum present. Mir culberaon had only bs- l gun on his statement of Government | expenditures after forty-etght Senators I had come in. in reap0nse to a roll call when they disappeared from the cham Der. and Agr La Toilette. looking about keenly as he leaned forward ir | his place. again called attention to the abeence of a quorum. and also the Son.
 ator from Texas appealed to him not | to insist on another roll cali. he de- l cihred that he would have to bring fE l the Senate membership and the second call proceeded. It brought in fifty Sem ators.
 Mr. culbsrson read from th report of | the Secretary Of the Treasury a etate. i tures from is0S and said he would like I to conclude his renarks without inter. | yupticin Mf. LA Toilette remarked l that that statement was evidently ad. l dressed to him, but announced that he l would be constrained to iaetst upon keeping a quorum in the Senate. The
 Senator from TexaB had not long pro. | arose but. meeting q refusal to yield | for an interruption, he persisted: T call attention to the absence Of s \ uuorurn" he said. The Senator dc.
 ciines to yield" stated the vice-Frest- dent.
 | intention to desist in his inaistence foi ! a quorum. Taking his seat, he reached | for the Senate manual and after study | ing 1t Tor some minutes. arose % make | q point of order, suggesting that unoel | d rule of the Senate, t was ulaIdatory \ on the part of the presiding officer te | call the roll whenever the absence oi | d quorum should be Suggestsd regard. less of the fact that another Senator held the floor
 Being overruled. Mir La Toilette ap' | pealed from the decision Of the chair
 ana proceeded at length to assail thu | decision. It wsa evident that the pre- ! tended alibuster Of the Wisconsin Sena' l tor had arrived ana there was q we'll founded rurnor that Senator Stone wal 1 prepared Go 3oin him in his eforts ts defeat the passage of the bill. Failinl to secure a roll call. Mir. La Toilette
 with determined countenance ant | speaking in resounding tones, argues that a dangerous precedent was beint made by which the presiding ofkieer. { Senator on the floor and another Sena | far ratRhk continue the Senate in ses