The Washington times., 1908-05-31

useless The lcu call went on and the
conference report was adopted As to %.
1t was 4:4O wien the result was an
nounced.
The ayes were:
Aldrich. Ankeny. Beveridge, Brande-
gee. Briggs. Buckley, Burkett. Burn
ham, Burrows. Carter Clapp, Clark Of
/ Wyoming. Cullom, Curtis, DepeW. Dick,
Dillingham;. Dixon. du Pont. Elkins.
Flint, Foraker. Fulton, Gallinger. Gug-
! genheim, Hale, Hemenway, Hopkins,
Kean, La Toilette, Long, Nelson. Nixon.
Piles. Plat. Scott, Smoot, Stephenson.
! Stewart, Sutherland. Warner. Warren,
WetmGre-sG.
The nays were:
Senator'S Bacon, Bailey. Bankhead,
Borah. Bourne, Brown, Clay, Culber-
son. Daniel, Frazier. Gary, Gore. Hey
burn, Johnston, McLaurin. Milton New
lands, owen, Paynter. Simmons. Stone.
Taylor-22.
La Toilette Surprised
Senator La Toilette had arrived
shortly after the roll call began. He
looked surprised and annoyed He
voted. no at first aad then changed TO
aye for the purpose. as he aanounced
10 the chair. Il move a reconsideration.
Then came another intense &C re.
/, Both Senator La Toilette and Senator
Aldrich were on their feet. Both were
seeking recognition. Both wanted to
move reconsideration. Aldrich was rec
ognized, IL ugh Senator La Toilette
shouted Mr. President" loudly the in
slant the vote was announced.
Mr.. President" rang out Senator la
Follette's voice, II rise to a point OF
order
Amid confusion, he was allowed to
state the point of order
My point is" said he. that when
the Senator from Rhode Island az
dressed the chair he was not az his
seat, nor at his place and was not en-
titled TO recognition. I was at my seat
and / submit I am entitled TO recog-
milton"
THE chair is Of the opinion the sena-
tor from Rhode Island was in order"
raled the Vice President
Then. Mr. President. I appeal from
the decision Of the chair" shouted the
Senator from Wisconsin, his fighting
blood up Senator Foraker moved to
lay the appeal on the table.
I demand the ayes and noes" said
Ia Toilette.
Thereupon the gailerie,e broke out into
storm Of applause for la Toilette.
The Vice President reproved the dem
ogSustion with the usual formula.
The vote sustained the chair. 50 10 9.
Mos Of the democrats voted to uphold
the ruling. Senator Brown was the
only Republican with La Toilette.
Senator Foraker moved 10 table the
moUion OF Aldrich 10 reconsider. and dc
manded the ayes and hayes. The mo-
ton was tabled by vote Of Is 10 L.
Hepburn Protests.
Then the wrath Of Senator Hepburn
broke out in impassioned protest, while
Senator Aldrich. Senator Hale and the
other Republican leaders who had
fought successfully = get the bin
through looked on in silence. Hepburn
declared for thirty-six years he had
worked with the Republican party and
he did not propose TO be held up as one
who had swerved from his allegiance.
He said ne had not regarded this as a
party measure. and he objected TO the
Aldrich bill. because ne did not believe
financial legislation was needed at this
time. He declared his faith IN the Re
publican party.
That party is greater than all the
men who represent II in these legis-
lative halls. Every Senator in this body
is not strong enough 10 drag il down
Not more than a third or half Of the
country, Senator Hepburn declared.
would be able to avail itself Of this
legislation Tie provision for national
currency associations would not apply to
seventeen States.
Senator Bacon proceeded to combat
the idea that. es the chair had ruled.
there could not be a call for a quorum
after the presence 4 one had been as
certained, providing only debate had in
terveneo
He urged that this was a most danger
Gus precedent. He wanted the Rules
Committee to frame a rule covering this
matter. Senator Foraker agreed the
Rules Committee ought 70 take the mat
ter up. Senator Bacon took the oppor-
tunity to$say a word on The currency
bill declaring:
II regard it as so pernicious a bill that