The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-06-05
SENATE.IS TIED UP
LA TOILETTE OF WISCONSIN AT.
TEMPTS TO TALK CURRENCY
BILL TO DEATH.
SENATOR STONE ASSISTS
Wisconsin Senator Threatens to Keep
Senate in Session for Three
Weeks If Necessary to
Defeat Measure.

Washington, May 30--It has been a
long time since the senate has been
tied up by filibuster with such slen-
der support as was in evidence Friday
when Senator LaFollette undertook to
defeat the conference report on the
AldrichVreeland currency bill by talk
ing 1t to death. The report was
brought up shortly after one o'clock
and Mr.. LaFollette took the floor. tIe
insisted that quorum should be main
tanned at all times and up to six
o'clock he had demanded 20 roll calls.
Mr.. LaFollette complained of his re-
cent illness and during much of the
day leaned strongly upon the arm of
his chair half sitting as he talked.
Shortly before six o'clock Mr.. La.
ton would be agreed to to strike out
railroad bonds and stocks from the list
of securities contemplated in the con-
ference agreement but Mr.. Aldrich
promptly declined the offer, saying the
adoption of the report was the only
question before the senate and adding
that so far as he was concerned he
had neither power nor disposition to
make the concession suggested
Mr. Aldrich declared that the report
would remain before the senate until
March 4, 1909, if necessary.
Mr.. LaFollette threatened during the
day to keep the senate in session three
weeks, but the support he will get in
order to continue his tactics at the enc
of his physical endurance is yet to be
seen.
Senator Stone arranged to relieve
Mr.. LaFollette. The latter had JUS
raised point of no quorum and Mr.
Aldrich moved that the sergeant-at
arms be instructed to compel the at
tendance of absentees from the cham
Der who are in the city. The purpose
of Mr.. Aldrich's motion was to compe
Mr.. LaFollette to remain in the cham
Der. Mr.. Stone, who was anxious t.
take the Wisconsin senator's place,
moved to suspend the execution of the
order, but the motion was defeated by
the Republicans Mr.. LaFoIlette pro-
ceeded with his speech.
The vigor and resources of Mr.. La.
Toilette were probably never more Sc
verely tested than they were Friday
night. At 1870 o'clock he was in bet |
ter voice and was speaking with more |
vehemence than had characterized his |
at three o'clock. He was |
also making more attempt at present |
ing an argument than he had done |
Turing the day. Evidently it was moi |
MS purpose to devote his remarks to |
he merits of the currency bill exclu
'ively. He touched upon what he char
lcterized as a threat to defeat the
public building bill in case the cur
'ency bill did not become a law and
discussed the tariff and other public
questions.
After Mr.. LaFollette had spoken for
more than ten hours he received a
tote from some watcher he had placed
IN guard. why" he said, reading it,
L did not know | was speaking &c
,nly 26 senator's. | will have to make
his speech all over"
Senator Stone returned just before
midnight and it was rumored that Sen
tor jeff Davis had telegraphed Sen.
tor LaFollette that he was coming
md to hold out until he reached
early Saturday. 1t was
lso said that several Democrats had
eceived dispatches from Mr.. Bryan
rging them to join in the filibuster
nut this was not generally credited.
Republican leaders say they will
ave quorum from their own mem
ership Saturday and that they viii
ot be defeated by one or two-mar
libuster If they have to keep congress.
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