Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
F|L|BUSTER MAY
Be ENDED TONIGHT
La Toilette Will Not Be Allowed
to Speak Again.
IS RELIEVED BY STONE
Latter Reads Long Extracts in q
Low Tone.
COMPLAINT BY MANY SENATORS
Considerable Impatierce Expressed
at Long -Drawn-Out Opposition
to the Currency Bill.

The three-man flibuster against
the adoption by the Senate OF the
conference report containing the
compromise currency bill, which
began at noon yesterday, was still
in progress i'll that body twenty
four hours afterward, and no one
with authority or information
could be found who would under
take to say when it might termi-
nate.
The attendance of senator's was not
large this morning. and many Of those
who were in their seats had occupied
them ever since II o'clock yesterday
morning Some of them looked some
what tagged. but most of them presented
an unexpectedly brisk and fresh appear
ance Personally Senator Stone. who
succeeded Senator La Toilette in his fili-
buster this morning. is a favorite with.
most of his colleagues. and the utmost
good nature marked the proceedings to-
day. but in private conversation senators
did not attempt to disguise their I'M
patience over the situation. and the day
had not progressed far when II became
evident that no favor would be shown the
filbusterS and no opportunity would be
lost to crowd them to the extreme limit of
physical endurance. because the majority
of the senator's saw in this method the
only possible way of bringing the OD-
structive tactics to All end.
Mr. Gore. because of his blindness will
be unable to read from papers or docu-
ments, and it is understood that he will
| fail if he undertakes to secure unanimous
consent to have others read for him.
| Hence, it is not expected that his speech
| will be of as great length as that or
either Mr.. Stone Mr.. La Toilette. Tho
1 Wisconsin senator will not be permitted
| to speak again. as it will be held that he
has already exhausted his privileges under
| the rules of the Senate. 1t was, there
| fore predicted that the end Of the fili-
! buster would be reached some time to-
night.
La Toilette Yields the Floor.
Mr.. La Toilette at 7:O3 am. announced
that he was reluctant to yield the
floor. but he said he realized that other
senators desired to speak. Messrs. Al
drich and Stone arose simultaneously.
the former being recognized. He moved
that when a vote should be taken on
the pending question. the adoption OF
the conference report the ayes and
noes be called. This motion was car
ried. and Mr.. Aldrich yielded to MIR.
Stone. who began his remarks. which
he said to some of his colleagues might
be continued for sixteen hours or SO.
Obviously he was puzzled by Mr. Al
drich'S motion. and he asked what had
| been gained bv it. He did not learn.
Speaking j.. voice SO low that he
could not be heard distinctly five feet
! away Mr.. Stones excessive mOdulatiOn
awakened protests. especially from Sen
| ator Scott.
IF my remarks are of sufficient inter-
est the senator can come forward I
certainl. shall not go backward. an
| Swered Mr.. Stone. Evidently Mr.. La
Toilette was satisfied that his successor
was in trim for the fray. Tor he laughed
at the cOlloquy and left the chamber
| to go home and secure much needed
sleep.
| Mr. Stone was in danger at the
beginning OF his remarks of being OPP
pressed by any throng of people about
him There were not more than dozen
senator's on the floor. and scarcely a
greater number of persons In the gal
leries On the republican side of the
| chamber Senators Aldrich. Gailinger.
Carter kean and a few others had re-
manned i'm their seats all night. and
when half an hour after he had begun.
Mr. stone expressing a desire to ad-
dress his remarks to his democratic col
leagues especially. lookoG about the
chamber in wistful search he found
there only two. Messrs. Teller and Gore.
He concluded, therefore, to defer this
particular feature of his speech.
Mr.. Stone made one or two lnenectuai
efforts to call for quorum. but under
last nights rulings his demand was de-
.lared out of order. was also an appeal
by Mr.. Gore from this decision.
The Missouri senator than proceedeO
with his speech.
An Enlivening Colloquy.
Mr. Aldrch broke into the discussion
with the remark that b. had seen state
ment in the newspapers that the sena-
tor from Missouri s here with mission
to speak in behalf of one of the presi-
Dental candidates referring 10 MIR.
Bryan) and that being l think il quite
important We should hear his statement.
Il have no commission or permission or
request from any candidate for the presi-
dency to speak for him., replied the Mis-
souri, senator. 1t is one of those rare
instances in which newspapers are entlF-
lv wrong" added Mr.. Stone.
Mr. Stone then undertook to turn the
tables on his Rhode Island colleague 10y
charging that Mr.. Aldrch had said that
the compromise bill included railroad se-
curities among those upon which emer-
gency circulation may be issued.
Mr. Aldrich contradicted the statement.
in the first place" he said "a bank
could not hold railroad stocks of its own.
and if it held them as securities for loan
MI. Stone Reads On.
Mr. Stone continued his remarks. read
Ing extensively from newspapers.
At : o'clock there was slight increase
in the attendance in the galleries, but
there were even fewer senators in their
seats than when Mr.. Stone began his ad-
dress.
Quoting from an editorial in the New
York Evening Post statement that the
President aiding in the passage OF the
bill. Mr.. Stone said: But think of the in
comparable Roosevelt lending his aid to
the passage of bill merely to bridge over
a crisis in his party. We have been told
that he did everything from purely pa
triotic motives and with exalted purposes.
But now the senator from Rhode Island.
the senator from Ohio and the senator
from Wyoming all join with the President
for the sake of party.
When Mr.. Stone taxed Mr.. Aldrich with
failing To give sufficient attention 10 the
advice OF bankers in framing the currency
bill Mr.. Aldrich asked whether Mr.. Stone