The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-31
SENATE PASSES
CURRENCY b|LL
THREE SENATORS CONDUCTED
FiLlBU3TER ALL NIGHT AND
ALL DAY.
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
By Senator La Toilette - Filibuster
Came to Sudden End--Pre sdent
Eated over Passage and
Ready to Sign.

Washington, May 30-At 4:So
o'clock today the senate adopted the
report of the conferees OF the two
houses of congress on the Aldrich
Vreeland currency bill by decisive
vote Of 43 to % and thus was taken
the last congressional step necessary
toward the enactment of emergency
currency legislation. legislation toward
which congress has directed its prin
cipal efforts since it convened last
December.
The result came Unexpectedly soon
but not until the senate had been well
worn out by flibuster. Obstructive
tactics were begun by Senator La
Toilette, Republican, of Wisconsin,
when the report was taken up by the
senate yesterday, and being prosecu-
ted by him all last night was continued
today by Senator Stone, Democratic, of
Missouri. and Senator Gore, of Okla
huma la Toilette broke the record
as long distance speaker; Stone held
the floor for six years and half al
most without interruption, and Gore
spoke for something more than two
hours.
II looked for time as if the filibus-
ters might be able to continue their
tactics well into, II not through the
night, and during the afternoon some
CONSERVATION was created in the sen
ate by the report, this time we'll au-
thentcated. that Senator JEFF Davis
was on his way to Washington and
would be prepared to assist the filibus-
ter with two days speech. provided
the objectors could hold out until
Monday morning.
The end of the filibuster came with
ling. When Senator Gore concluded.
after having spoken for two hours, it
was generally understood that Stone
would attempt to resume his speech
and that La Toilette also would make
determined fight to regain the floor.
AS Gore resumed his seat, Vice
President Fairbanks promptly stated
that the question was on the adoption
OF the conference report and that un-
der the orders of the senate, previous.
ly adopted a yea and nay vote would
be taken.
Before the roll call had been com
pleted La Toilette. who had come into
the chamber a short time before, and
showed no signs of the strain he hal
been under, made parliamentary in
quiry as to whether he could not
change his vote of mo- to yes in
order to move a reconsideration. He
was shut off on a point of order made
by Aldrich.
"Then to take no chances" he an
swered Il change my vote, and for the
purpose of moving reconsideration"
motion. AS soon as the vice president
had announced the result of the vote,
Aldrich and La Toilette demanded
recognition. The former was recog
nized and moved to reconsider the
vote by which the report had been
adopted. La Toilette fought hard for
recognition and made a point of order,
that Aldrich was out of order when he
mado his motion.
This point was sustained by the
chair and Senator Foraker then moved
to lay Senator Aldrichs motion on the
table. Before this motion could be
put La Toilette appealed from the de-
cision of the chair on his point of or
der. but on the motion of Foraker this
appeal was laid on the table by vote
of SO to 9.
Foraker then renewed his motion
to lay on the table the motion to re-
consider the vote by which the con
ference report was adopted and this
was agreed to, As to 27.
President Roosevelts first informa
tion of the collapse o fthe filibuster
currency bill, was communicated by
the Associated Press, and the presi-
dents exhubrance was plainly mani
fest
VIII So W AtIN NhiltCA 10 OWN 49,
that bill is ready to sign" he said.
The passage of the government en-
ployes liability bill and the adoption
of the conference report on the pub
lie buildings and deficiency appropria-
tion bills. Immediately followed the
final action on the Aidrich-Vreeland
compromise currency measure in the
senate today and this disposed of
most of the remaining important leg
islation before that body. The defic-
iency bill carries appropriations az
gregating s30.71S.S49. of which s12.-
4GG, 750 is for beginning work author
lied by the public buildings bill
HOUSE VOTES TO ADJOURN.
Washington. May 30-Having con