The Washington herald., 1908-05-31

Sudden and unexpected was the end
which came 10 the La Toilette fllbuster
in the Senate late yesterday afternoon
Whether it was due 10 a misunder-
| standing among the three Senators who
took part in the blockade or 10 the su-
Perior generalship Of Senator Aldrlch is
a moot question.
Probably the cause was compounded Of
both those elements.
The Aldrich-Vreeland currency bill.
however that may be. is now a law. hsv-
ing been passed by the Senate about $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon, Immediately
signed by the Speaker and the Vice
President. and signed last night at the
Capitol by the President.
When the end came. Mr.. Gore. Of Okla
homa, had concluded HIS speech. and
Senator Stone was supposed 10 take his
/ place. but Mr. Stone WAS in an elevator
coming up from Senator La Follette's
room, where he had gone 10 notify the
chief fiibuster that IN half an hour he
could show up and again take the floor.
Mr.. Ia Toilette, refreshed by a long
rest. prepared 20 endeavor 10 break the
lrecord which he established on Friday
and yesterday. and 10 speak for twenty
four hours. II he could keep on that
long.
Wisconsin Man Cheered.
Mr.. La FoHette was warmly applauded
by the spectators when he d'd appear on
the floor. too late 20 stop the roll call
which passed the bill. and regret was gen
orally expressed that he had lost.
Even some OF the Senators who were
opposed TO him declared that he deserved
better than he got after the remarkable
and gallant fight he had made.
The Senator himself made no complaint,
but accepted the fortunes OF war with q
warriors philosophy.
The closing scene was dramatic. SEN
ator La Toilette. rushing into the breach.
made a futile demonstration, but he had
no chance Once a roll call is started,
there is nothing Of a parliamentary na-
ture 10 stop H. Forty-three 10 twenty
| two was the final vote All those who
voted IN the affirmative were Repub-
/ licans. One Of them was La Toilette.
who changed his vote from no" 70 aye"
/ so that he could move to reconsider. But
Senator Aldrich, through whose strategy
| the currency measure was put through,
made the reconsideration motion first and
then had It laid on the table. thus pre-
venting future attempt TO reconsider.
The other Republicans who voted against
the bill were Borah, Bourne. Brown, and
Hepburn. Notice was given that If Kit
tredge of South Dakota and Hansbrough
Of North Dakota, both Republicans. had
been present. they would have voted
against the bill.
Vote on Adopting Report.
The vote in detail follows
For the bill Republicans. AIdrich. Ankenv. Bevsr-
I idge. Brsudegce Briggs Bulkeley. Burkett Burn
| ham, Burrows Carer. Clapp Clark az Wyoming
! Cu0m, Curtis. Depew. Dick Dillingham; Dixon
Du Pout. Elkns Flint. Foraker Fulton GallingT.
/ Guggenheim. Hale. Hemenway. Hopkins. Kean Ia
Toilette, Long, Nelson Nixon, Piles Piatt. Scott,
| Smoot, Stephenson. Stewart, Sutherland Warner,
| Warren. and Wc,more-i3
| Against the bill-DemocTats. Bacon. Bailey. Bank
head. Clay. CulheTs1n. Daniel Frazier Gary Gore
Johnston. McIaurin. Milton Newlands. Owen. Over
man. Papter. simmons Stone. ard TAYLOR, Re
Tublicans Borah. Bourne. Brown. and Heyburn-22.
How the coup was brought about IS
simple story. Now that the thing IS over.
Mr. la Toilette and his supporters.
Messrs. Stone and Gore, seem Ike as
many children. so easily were they out
maneuvered. The prize was stolen from
beneath their very noses. And yet the
plan by which il was accomplished was
all spread out before them for nearly ten
hours prior to the final action.
Mr Aldrich did it with help from Vice
/ President Fairbanks and Chief Clerk
Rose, OF the Senate. After trying all
night to stop or retard Mr.. La FoIlettes
tactics by various expedients. among
them the adoption Of a rule permitting the
counting of a quorum, and another rule
forbidding more than one point Of mo quo
rum until new business interviewed, the
Republican leaders hit upon a simple ex-
pedient for getting the vote that Mr.. La
Toilette was trying to prevent
Lays Plan Far Ahead.
The foundation for this shrewd move
was laid at O'Clock yesterday morning,
when Mr. Aldrich. who had been resting
In one OF the cloakrooms for several
hours. jumped to his feet as Mr.. La Fol-
lette concluded speech-making effort
extending over a period Of eighteen and
one-half hours. He got recognition at
once All he wanted was that 1t should
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