The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
BRYAN HELPS FIGHT
ON CURRENCY BILL
Message Against Measure
Followed by Strenuous Day
in Senate Chamber.
DEMOCRATS FAVOR
LA TOILETTE FORCES
Rumored That Minority Members
Decide TO Join Hands With
Insurgents.

Insurgents.
/ William Jennings Bryan came TO the
rescue Of Senator La Toilette and the
anti-currency hlibuster this morning.
! according 70 a report at the Capitol
: ~ s'c'y goes that Mr.. Br1g n sent d
| telegram 70 a close Washington friend
asking that II be conveyed 10 the SEN
ate Democrats that he ho1ed they
would maze the strongest night possible
| against the AIdrich- h-Vrceland biu.
/ Whether Nj. Bryan's interest IN the
matter was responsible or not, the Sen
ate proceedings Immediately after the
session began this morning made It
/ apparent that re-enforcements had
come TO the rescue Of Senator La Fol-
lette and chat the hlibuster was on.
The early story was that Senator Gore
Of Oklahoma, Senator Stone Of Missouri
and perhaps Senator Browne Of Nebras-
ka, and Senator Borah Of Idaho had sig
nIhed their intention of joining the nli-
/ buster, and from some sources which
/ seemed 10 be close 10 these members
/ the conf lent prediction was obtained
/ that there would be another week OF the
/ session. Nevertheless, the Republican
! leaders of the Senate We're hopeful that
the hIibuster would soon play out and
( the bin would pass
La Toilette interrupts.
/ Early in the session Senator CUlbersOn
! got tie floor 10 make a statement for
! the Democratic campaign book OF sta
tistiCs Of the extravaganza OF the pres
eut Administration. Senator la Toilette
shortly interrupted him with the point
| that there was no quorum present. The
point was injected inlo the midst OF SeH-
ator CuibersOn's remarks. VIII. decE
to yield. Vice President Fai banks
/ cordingly declined 10 recognize the DC
and Senator La Toilette read the rules
( Iu an effort 10 show that the point OF
no quorum was "a proper one at any
( time. The Vice President, therefore.
ruled against Senator La Flolette. who
1 then said. however reluctant he was 10
do so, he would be compelled 10 ap-
peal
on this appeal Senator La Toilette de-
! uvered himself OF a vigorous deuuncia-
| ton Of the tactics being pursued by the
leaders. Mr.. Aldrich moved 10 table the
appeal and on a viva vOce vote this was
declared carried. Senator La Toilette
them demanded the yeas and NAYS but
the demaT d was not seconded by the
necessary one-ntth OF the Senators pres
| eut- Then Senator La Toilette demanded
a division, and by vote Of % 20 Il the
appeal was tabled.
Democratic Sympathy.
Senato- CuIberson. as the Democratic
| leader. .0uk sides with Senator La
Toilette On ring the discussion Of this
appeal and for the first time there
was something like the appearance Of
q disposition among the Democrats TO
sympathize with the flibuster. As soon
as the result Of the divisiOn-ayes g.
nays 14-had been announced. Senator
/ Gore arose and pointed out that the
o. the Membership II the EeHate-aud
less than a quorum.
4 make the point Of order. Mr. Pres
ldenL, he said, that the division dis
closes the absence o. a quorum"
Vice President FairDaTKs, neverthe-
less, announced thee Eere were some
Senators present who lad not voted.
and stated as q conclusion OF fact tha-
there was a quorum present Sena or
Gore and Senator La Toilette promptly
demanded 10 know If II was TO make
into a Senate procedure the progress
OF counting quorum
Warns the Senators.
'I appeal to Senator's here who are
yet free" exclaimed Senator La Fol
lette, that you are about to make a
startling precedent. Il is one which VII
surely come back TO, plague you if you
allow it to be made"
Vice President quoted a precedent
for the railing held that Senator La
Toilette had no right to the floor when
he first interrupted Senator CuIberson.
and closed the Incident with everybody
decidedly startled at the ease with
which a precedent which nearly every
body supposed to be absolutely new 10
the Senate. had been iuaugurated. Sen
atCr Culberson then proceeded with his
financial statement
Republicans Scored.
Senator CuIberson spoke at length
and dwelt upon the financial policy of
the Republican leaders scoring them
severely for extravaganza. He present
ed table showing the appropriations
made by this Congress and compared
these appropriations with the expendi-
lures Of number of years back.
Following Senator Culberson's S remarks
Vice President Fairbanks put the oues-
tiOn as 10 the adoption Of the confer
ence report. The ayes were taken, but
before the noes could be taken Senator
La Toilette interpOSed and suggested
the absence OF 81 quorum. The roll can
was ordered, and 1t was found that
a quorum was preseEt-
Senator La Toilette then addressed
the Senate. He leaLed heavily against
the arm Of his chair while speaking and
apOloEiZed 10 the Senate for dOirg so /
saying he had recently been i'll and that /
he wanted TO cOnser.G his strength. In
the course of his remarks he said also
that he aid not want 10 speak louder
than necessary as he wanted 10 last
as long as he could. He made IT ap-
parent that he intended to resist the |
bin so long as his strength would per-
ms him.