The Washington herald., 1908-05-31

, / NblCt- ne demanded TeCOEnlLUn-
THE Senator from Rhode Island is rec
ogn!zed," declared Mr.. Fairbanks. not
as sweetly as before
Appeal Il OverruIed.
Mr. La Toilette bristled II appeal from
the decision of the Chair" he shouted.
Mr.. Foraker moved to lay the appeal on
the table. It was laid there in short
, order-53 TO 9. Then the vote on the
adoption of the currency report was COM
pleted and announced-43 TO O. That
settled It. After that Mr.. Hepburn told
what a good Republican he was and why
he had voted against the currency bill.
and Mr.. Bacon reviewed the parliamen-
tary rulings OF FridE night. After these
diversions the Senate proceeded 70 clear
up business. preparatory 10 adjournment
The Senate was in session all Friday
night. La Follette's hlIbustering speech,
which was begun at l2:40 o'clock Friday,
was not ended until : o'clock yesterday
morning. when Senator Stone relieved
him.
During the night the expedlent OF count
ing those Democratic Senators who re-
fused 10 answer 10 their names was re-
sorted TO In order TO get "a quorum. La
Z
this as unprecedented and revolutionary.
but the Vice President showed that Allen
G.. Thurman had done II in the Senate in
los. Then the Republicans I'm order 70
keep NJ. La Toilette from practicing his
dilatory tactics. adopted a rule that a
point Of mo Quorum" could not be made
more than once. unless other business
interviewed When La Toilette finished
after his all-day and all-night ordeal he
looked fairly fresh.
Kept Up All Night.
Stone started IN as La Follette's re-
lief at 7:O3 a. m. and kept NJ II until
2:l5, barring a recess for half an hour
La Toilette slept at home through Stones
speech. Republican and Democratic
friends among the Senators tried 20 per-
suade him 10 abandon his futile attempt
10 XIII the currency bill. but he wouldn't
give in. He was encouraged by reports
that William Jennings Bryan had tele-
graphed 20 zen or a dozen Democratic
Senators % stick by La Toilette. This
was not confirmed The Democrats took
little interest. II any, IN the ilibuster.
! Mr.. Aldrich is said 20 have threatened
them with dire parliamentary vengeance
II they did There were hints that II the
/ Democrats Joined the hlibuster a clOture
rule would be brought I'm.
Mcnnccd with Force Bill.
To this was added the threat that the
Mccall bin for compelling publicity OF
election expenses would be passed At
tached TO this bin is provision for lay
I ing the groundwork for reducing South
ern representation in Congress. and the
very thought OF putting that on the
statute books sJnt cold chills up and
down the Democratic backbone.
] Senator Aldrich and a few faithful lieu
( tenants kept their seats nearly all night,
watching and listening to Mr.. La Fol-
/ lette. and prepared 10 keep him al work.
/ The rest of the Republicans. and all but
/ two OF three Of the Democrats. slept
meanwhile. When the middle-of-the-
night order was given 10 the Sergeant
at-arus 10 bring IN absentees, Senators,
with their dress in various stages OF dis
array, came stumbling into the chamber.
Others were taken from their homes by
the Sergeant-at-ar deputies and hur-
ried TO the Capitol In automobiles and
carriages.
Mr.. Stone made his speech in a low. |
almost inaudible voice. one OF his own
colleagues. Teller. Of Colorado. got ex-
asperated. and demanded that Mr.. Stone |
speak louder. There was parliamentary
scrapping over this, and the Vice Presi- |
cent finally admitted. in rese eonse to a |
request from Mr.. Stone, that there was
no rule which compelled a Senator to
raise his voice
Makes Speech in Whisper.
At noon, after Mr.. Stone had been |
speaking for five hours, Mr.. Gallinger Hp- |
pealed TO him. "as a matter OF order" to |
speak louder. He said that Mr.. Stone |
was making a whispering speech. This |
reminded Mr.. Depew Of an order he had /
issued as q railroad man. that all brake |
men should. call the names OF stations
clearly and distinctly. one Of them wrote |
asking whether Mr.. Depew expected to |
command the services Of a clear tenor |
voice for so a month.
Now. Il seems to me-" said the New |
York Senator that II we could get |
clear tenor voice. sufficient to fill a rail- /
road car. for $50 a month. we ought to get |
enough voice for $500 n year TO ill this
chamber"
There was much laughter at this, but
Mr. Stone kept right on whispering.
Mr.. Stone read much from books and
papers. once Mr.. Aldrich called him 10 !
order, saying this reading was dilatory.
Mr.. Stone said he intended to keep 1t up.
Then Mr.. Foraker declared that he would
be compelled to invoke the rule that such
reading was by the indulgence OF the
Senate, and could be stopped.
Compel Foraker to Surrender.
The time has come" he said, when,
in justice to the Senate and the House.
these diatory methods should be sup
pressed"
A recess was taken then, and when the
Senate reconvened Stone made a violent
protest against Mr.. Foraker's suggestion.
and Messrs. Bacon and Teller warned Mr..
Foraker that If he did not withdraw his
point OF order there would be indefinite
debate on 1t. They promised that II he
withdrew IL a satisfactory arrangement
could be made, and Mr.. Foraker yielded.
AT 2:15 p. m. Mr.. Gore relieved Mr..
Stone Of the speech-making ordeal He
talked in q loud. shrill voice for more
than two hours He attacked the cur
rency bill as vicious Part OF his criti-.
cism was directed at J. p Morgan and
John d. Rockefeller. When be referred
TO President Roosevelt as "the strident
and strenuous one." the dignified Mr..
Hale nearly fell out of his chair with
laughter. Mr.. Cores speech was full of
metaphor. He said the Republicans were
using hydraulic pressure to pump this
new money into the country" spoke of
putting the country in a financial
straitjacket," and declared that when
the new currency was issued "Be viii