The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-31
MEMORABLE FIGHT LOST
 IN TN|NKL|NG OF AN EYE
Through Misunderstanding Between Senators Stone and Gore, LaFoI- lette's Efforts Are Wasted
 and Opponents Victors.

Washington, May 30.-lSpecia1. .1-After a record breaking one-man hibuster the Senate this afternoon by vote of 4s to p, adopted the conference report on tie Aldrich- -Vreeland political emergency cur feney bill, which. with the Presidents approval, males the measure law. Right so it's elimination species of Legislative trickery marked the consideration of the measure after an unparalleled long-speech record. Senator Lafollette at 7so this morning yielded the floor to Senator Stone, who becoming exhausted after seven hours of constant speaking yielded n turn to Senator Gore, the blind Okln- homan About 4:30 Senator Gore resumed his seat. The same instant he did so Senator Aldrch interjected: T call for vote on the adoption of the conference report Immediately the Vice President arose and simultaneously with that the sell-posted clerk began the roll call.
 MT. Aldrich," he read. Senator Hey burn and several senators were already on their feet. but they were too late. Aldrich had triumphed. The Senate rules permit of no interruption after a roll call has begun. Senator Aldrch with his mo- ton, the putting of the motion by the presiding officer and the commencing of the reading by the clerk came within less time than 1t takes to tell it.
 Lafolette Disappointed.
 In the meantime Lafollette and Stone, wearied by their long speeches. were put of the Senate chamber. Both arrived while the roll call was in progress and were surprised and grevously disap- pointed over the turn of affairs. Hey burn. republican. protected bitterly to the presiding officer thai he was on his feet to ask recognition. Tue chair ruled i that roll call had connsnced and cous1 not be interrupted.
 In final effort to delas the proceed- lngs Senator Lafollette voted for the bill, the defeat of which he has so vigorously insisted upon. This would give him the | r ght as one of the voters in the ma- jority to move for reconsideration. La- toilette made his motion amid deafening applause from the galleries and 1t WAS lost. The galleries again gave the Wis oonsin senator a great send-ofT. He was surrounded by democratic House mer1- bers showerng congratulations upon hlin for the fight he had put up against the measure.
 Aldrich Jubilant.
 Aldrichs and the other republican sena- tors were jubilant over the outcome. They had already prepared to resist the efforts of Bafollette and Stone to again resume the floor. This they realized would likely result In opposition from the democratic senators and perhaps drag them into an indirect filibuster. which might extend the session inde- finitely. The Senate democrats were al- ready in an ugly frame of mind. Their leaders declined to enter into filibuster against the currency bill on the ground that it was not n sectional matter and if the East or West could stand it. so could the North and South. They declared the bill was not one which would demand q filibuster.
 But the action last night of the republi- cans in sustaining the chair in his ruling against Lafollette's right to insist upon the attendance of quorum created feeling in the democratic side which could have easily resulted in lining up the entire minority In opposition Luck, however, was with Aldrich His arrange ment with the presiding officer and the Senate clerk proved his well earned repu- tation of being the peer of the most ac- oomplished of parliamentary strategists, otherwise there might be Il different story to tell w. s.