Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-30

CHASING clause OF inc SuVrtudl law
Congress met Aug :. 1903 the law
was approved Nov. ! follwoins, and adj
journment was taken Nov. 8, 1893.
ON Oct H. the senate met at II
o'clock in the morning aud did not ad-
joura again until las OF the morning
OF oct. Is, About o'clock on the night
OF oct. II. Senator W. V. Allen. Of Ne
breska, Populist, took the floor and
began speech in opposition to the bill.
He held the floor uninterruptedly unul
few minutes after S o'clock the next
morning. speaking all the tine. save
when points of no quorum were brought
up or he was Spelled by some one else
for a few minutes through reading Of
newspaper and other articles with
which his speech was interpolated.
M Allen was on his feet IA hours
and up 10 date held the record for long
distance speaking in the Congress OF the
Unitod States.
At the time it was stated 1t had been
exceeded bat once, and then by only
couple of houIt in the British house OF
commons. Nj. Allen was materially
aided by Senators PETER and Kyle.
PETER FEAT
Senator PETER will be remembered as
the possessor OF the longest whiskers
that ever obtained a seat in the senate.
He was on his feat most OF the succeed
ing night and to refresh himself drank
copiousy and frequently from a large
bowl of cruel that stood ON his desk.
The defeat OF river and harbors bill
by Senator Carter is too recent TO have
been forgotten. This was at the end of
a short session and was done with tho
approval of the president. Mr.. Carter
talked whenever talking was necessary.
but always gave way TO business that
had to be Transacted. He was 'on 10
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feet for several hours when the hands
Of the senate clock pointed TO the hour
Of dissolution and the speakers gaNel
fell for the closing words.
The famous fil!buster that killed the
Force" bill in the Ffty-first Congress
was participated In by Republicans as
well as Democrats. Mr.. Aldrich, then,
as now, the tactical leader of the SEN
ate. introduced resolution providing
for clotures.
This shifted the dicussion from tho
force bin proper to the proposed new
rule. 1t was offered Dec. 20, 1880. The
discussion had continued until Jan. ",
1891 when Senator Wolcott Of Colorado
moved the senate proceed 10 the consid-
Grafton of the apportonment bill. The
Replfhlicans endeaVored to lay this mo-
tion ON the table, but its success meant
the permanent laying aside of the
force bin" but Mr. Wolcott's motion
prevailed by a vote of 80 10 81 That
ended the ilibuster,
LA TOILETTE YIELDS FLOOR.
MI La Toilette, AT 1908 n. m, an
nounced that he was reluctant TO
Weld the floor but he said he realized
that other senators desired 10 speak.
Messrs. Aldrich and Stone arose stimuli
taneously, the former being recognized.
He moved that when vote should be
taken ON the pending question, the
adoption Of tho conference report, the
ayes and noes be called. The motion
was carried and Mr.. Aldrich yielded TO
M stone. who began his remarks,
which h. said To some of his colleagues
might he continued for l6 hours or so.
obyiously he was puzzled by Mr.. AID
rich's motion and he asked what had
been gained by it, He did not learn.
STONE SPEAKS.
speoking in a voice so low that he
could not be heard distinctly five feet
away. NIr. stones excessive modula-
ton awakened protests especially from
Senator Scott
ar nv remarks are OF sufficient in
terest the senator can come FORWARD.
/ certainly shall not go backward
answered. Nil. Stone Evidently MT.
La.
cessor was i'm trim for the tray, Tor
he laughed at the colloquy and left the
chamber 10 go home TO secure much
needed sleep
MIR stone was in no danger al the
beeinnlng Of his remarks OF being on
pressed by any thronG OF people about
Kim There were not more than
dozan senators on the floor and scarce
lv a greater number In the galleries.
IN SEATS ALL NIGHT.
ON the Republican side, Senator'S
Aldrich. Gallagher, Carter, Rean and
others had remained IN their seats all
night and when, half an hour after
he had begun. MIR. Stone, expressing
desire 10 address remarks TO his Demo
cratic colleagues especially, looked
about the chamber in wistfu search,
he found there only two. Messrs. Tel
Isr ana Gore. lie concluded. there
fore. to defer this particular feature OF
his speech.
Nr stone made one or two Intellectual
frorts 10 cali Tor a quorum but under
last nights rulings this demand was
declared out OF order, as was also an
appeal by Mr. Gore nom this decision.
The Missouri senator then proceeded
with his speech.
Mr.. Aldrich broke into the discus
sion with the remark that he had seen
a statement In the newspapers, that
the senator from Missouri Is here with
a mission TO speak In behalf OF one
Of the presidential candidates (re-
ferring TO Mr.. Bryan and that being
so / think It quite important we should
hear his statement
STONE HAS NO COMMISSION.
81 have no commission or permission
or request from any candidate for
the presidency 10 speak for replied
the Missouri senator III Is one Of
those rare instances I'm which news
papers are entirely wrong added Mr..
stone MIR Stone then undertook To
turn the tables on his Rhode Island
colleague By charging that Mr.. AID
rich had said that the compromise bill
included railroad securities among