The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-06-16
HOW LA TOILETTE TRIED TO
HOLD UP THE u. S. SENATE

water and to furnish him with mate
rial for his long-drawn-out speech.
The little Senator came to the Cap
itol a sick man. He has been out but
little all winter. He was so week that
he felt unable to stand all the time
and addressed the Senate in a half
sitting posture. resting upon the arm
of his chair. But he seemed to grow
stronger as he proceeded. He got At
it about 1880 p. m. Thursday and was
going all that afternoon and all that
night till o'clock the following morn
ing. He made all the trouble the Re-
publican Senators wanted.
Two Democrats came to his aid. One
was "Gumshoe Bill. Stone OF Missouri.
and the other Senator Gore, the blind
man from Oklahoma. Senator Stone
had hurried to Washington from Kan
sas City on a Geographic summons
and spent the day while La Toilette
was speaking in which to sleep and
rest and gather material for a long
speech. Senator Gore was kept busy
the same day committing things 10
memory to use in his speech. One Of
the Oklahoma Representatives OF the
House was reading to Senator Gore
most Of the afternoon Senator Jeff
Davis of Arkansas was also Fastening
to Washington to aid in the flibuster-
He had telegraphed ahead TO hold
the floor for him.
Probably the Senate would be stin
debating the Aldrieh-yreeland Cur
reney Bill but for trick. 1t was one
of the sharpest and the shrewdest ever
worked at the Capitol. Senator AID
rich of Rhode Island was its author.
The rules Of the Senate require that
opponents Of a measure must maintain
debate. When the Senate is kept in
continuous session. as was the case ID
this instance. to tire the opposition
out. il no one is ready to speak, the
presiding office Immediately puts the
question 30 vote. There is some lit
tie f0rmality incident to a roll call.
Senator Aldrich, along early Saturday
morning, when everybody was bedrag-
gled and worn, had found a chance 70
demand the yeas and nays on the bill
But before he could get farther. SEN
ator Stone Of Missouri had addressed
the chair and was beginning to speak
Finally Senator Stone yielded to Sem
ator Gore, and the latter for a num-
Der Of hours made an impassIoned
effort. which commanded much ad-
miration from the Senate. Along I'm
the afternoon Senator Stone returned,
told the blind Senator ne was ready 10
go on whenever he (Gore) wished to
conclude. Senator La Toilette had jusr
come to the Capitol to keep the speak
ing up for another night. but was
waiting in his committee-room.
Senator Stone stepped out OF the
~ 49, a NO(4lA~A4-p anu -
was at that time that Senator Gore
completed his peroration- He sank
into his seat, supposing that Senator
Stone was at hand Quick az a fash,
Senator Aldrich demanded the yeas
and nays. and the reading clerk. who
was In the secret Of the trick. called
out Mr.. Aldrich'g name. which was
the first on the roll That little ma
newer broke the hlibuster in twink
ling There can be no debate during
roll call A very stormy scene en-
sued There we're angry protests. but
the Vice President ruled with an IRON
hand. He was seversr than ever was
any Car Of the House Of Representa-
lives. Preesdent5. for which the SEN
ate IL great ssIckIer. we're SMASHED.
The BIN was p1t through TO its final
passage, which made adjournment Of
the session eight hours Later poszlbie-