The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-02
TO KILL MONEY BILL
Senator La Toilette Leads Fill
buster Against Measure.
TALKING 1T TO DEATH

rhe Wisconsin Statesman Spoke Foi
Twelve Hours and Cave Way to
Senator stone-Forced Tx.nty Nine
Roll Calls
Washington. May 30-V'ith the
promise OF assistance from two men
'1iy. Senator Gore. the blind senator
from Oklahoma. and Senator Stone. OF
Missouri. the only Democrat who has
shown any spirit of resistance. Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin. has started
i'm 10 prevent the passage OF the Al.
drich-Cannon-Wall street currency bill
on a continuous struggle that must
terminate either in his complete ex.
haustion OF in his success.
The fight promises To he the most
remarkable ever started by one man
in n legislative body.
Senator Ia Toilette spoke continu.
ously for more than twelve hours.
yielding finally TO Senator stone at
midnight He was dreadfully exhaust.
cd. hut still strong and s;ill defiant
The prcccdents are all in favor Of
the iilihustcr and against the effort 10
Keep the senate I'm continuous session.
In the great fight for the repeal of the
silver purchasing act. In 1898. the son
ate was kept In continuous session for
thirty eight hours. and was then com.
PEELED To adjourn because tine majority
could not maintain n quorum.
In that fight Senator Allen. of Ne
hrasha. held the noor for fourteen and
onc-half hourc. In that time. however.
he was frequently relieved by other
senators. who read reports for him
while he rested. La Fouottr's coutinu.
Gus speech. therefore. eclipses Aliens
endurance record.
After having talked eleven hours.
Senator la Toilette talked with as
great force and clearncss as any time
since he began. His physical weari.
ness. however. was very apparent.
His knees bent under him. and occa.
sionally he staggered as he walked
back and forth between the desks.
During the early part of last even.
ing ne had begun reading extracts
from the Magnet" Alfred O. Crczicr's
novel on Wall street. These extracts
furnished him with texts and led him
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roads as necessary means Of deter.
mining the real value OF railroad
stocks and bonds. TIP 20 II O'Clock
Senator Ia Toilette had forced twcn
~ nine roll calls 10 demonstrate the
presence of Quoroum. These AFFORD
ed him the only rest he was able TO
Obtain.
There is strong probability that
number of the Democrats will be
compelled 10 join in the fight. not TO
help Ia Toilette. but To support Sena.
tor Stone. Stone will base his fight
on the assumption that a currency
bill. planned and passed for the bene.
fit of Wall street is intended TO bring
from Wall street the contributions
necessary TO the Republican cam.
paign. This entirely partisan view Of
the situation. while weak from an ar
gumentative standpoint. is one that
appeals. to Democrats and furnishes
them with a reason for opposition
which their regard for the interests
of the public does not appear to have
Afforded
Senator Jen Davis. the fre-eater.
from Arkansas, has telegraphed that
he will be here. Davis will Join IN the
fight and while he will furnish no
arguments. he will aid in consuming
time.
La Toilette is fighting upon the
theory hat If the country has time to
realize the fun iniquity of the mas.
ure under consideration there will be
such protest against its passage that
Republican senators who are not re.
actionaries and are not controlled alb
solutely by the interests for which
the bill is framed. will be compelled
either TO vote against it. or to demand
changes that will remove some of its
evils.
Against his individual strength the
Republicans OF the senate have array
ed themselves under the leadership
of Aidrich. determined TO force
through the bill by keeping the senate
in continuous session.