Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-04
F|L|BUsTER
LA TOILETTE EFFORT BEATEN
BY A TRICK.
CURRENCY BILL BECOMES LAW
Session of Congress Ends with SEN
sational Filibuster against
the Bill.

Washington, D. c., May s1.--Just
ten minutes, officially, before the
hands of the big round clock in the
chambers of the two houses of con-
gress pointed to the hour of mid
night, the first session of the Six
tieth congress came to close. In
the house the closing hours were
characterized by singing Of songs by
republicans in honor of Cannon and
by democrats in the interest OF Will
lam j. Bryan. The excitement was
great at times, but finally subdued,
and the session closed with good
fellowship among the members.
The last days of the senate will
be memorable on account Of the fill.
buster of Messrs. La Toilette, Stone
and Gore against the emergency cur
rency bill, by the remarkable inter
pretations of the rules which go far
to establish a cloture in a body note
worthy for the freedom OF debate
and by the final passage of the cur
rency bill. President Roosevelt and
several of his cabinet remained at
the capitol during the evening.
At 4:30 o'clock yesterday the SEN
ate adopted the report of the con
ferees of the two houses OF congress
on the Aldrich-Vreeland emergency
currency bill by the decisive vote OF
43 to %, and thus was taken the last
congressional step necessary toward
the enactment of emergency currency
legislation, the legislation toward
which congress has directed It's prin-
cipal effort since it convened last
December. The result came uneX-
pectedly soon, but not until the sen
ate had been well worn out by fiji.
buster which while not largely sup
ported, made up in intensity what II
lacked in numbers. The obstructive
tactics were begun by Senator La
Toilette of Wisconsin, when the re.
| port was taken up by the senate on
Friday and being prosecuted by him
all that night, was continued yester.
day by Senator Stone, democrat, OF
! Missouri and Senator Gore, democrat
| of Oklahoma. Mr.. La Toilette broke
the record as long distance speaker;
Mr. Stoneheld the floor for six hours
| and a half almost without Interrupt
! ton, and Mr.. Gore spoke for some
thing more than two hours.
The end of the filibuster came with
a suddenness that was almost start
ling. When Senator Gore concluded
| after having spoken for two hours II
was the opinion among those who
were not in the confidence of the
leaders that the end of the fight was
still a long way off, and even the
| leaders were not certain that 1t was
not. 1t was generally understood
| that Senator Stone would attempt to
resume his speech and that Senator
La Toilette also would make a deter
mined fight to regain the floor.
AS Senator Gore resumed his seat
Vice President Fairbanks promptly
stated that the question was the
| adoption of the conference report and
| that under the orders of the senate
previously adopted, a yea and nay
| vote would be taken. This announce
ment was made by the vice president
III HldIItI-Ol"ldCI way, DuI IL mean
| the final touch to the most important
| legislation Of the session. While the
vice president was still speaking
| Senator Hepburn of Idaho was on his
feet demanding recognition, but the
clerk had commenced the roll cal
before the vice president recognized
him and the point of order was made
| by Senator Gallinger that the cal
could not be interrupted. This nettled
the Idaho senator, who demanded
| that he be given hearing.
Despite the protests of Hepburn
LaFollett and others the vice presi
| dent sustained the point of order that
the roll call, having begun, could not
be interrupted, and the battle of the
| filibusters was lost. The conference
report was adopted.