The Washington times., 1908-05-31
Proposed Rule Changes.

teri
Proposed Rule Changes.
Senator Gore then entered into a pro-
test against the effort to change the
| rules and practices of the Senate in or
der TO force the pending bill through.
| He declared Republican Senators not
! only had changed their. convictions. but
the practices Of the Senate for a cen
tury.
1T has been the pride of the Ameri-
/ can people, he said. that free dis
| cussion prevailed in the United States
| Senate. hope the day will never come
when that tradition and that practice
will be abandoned"
Says Bill Is Fault.
The Oklahoma Senator said he did
not know what Irresistible force and
| power' was impelling the passage Of
this currency measure Discussing the
national currency associations he de
| clared there were seventeen States that
| could not organize such associations.
/ He enumerated various amendments he
would offerNto the conference report II
he could do so. One was TO eliminate
/ railroad bonds and railroad stocks and
s
| He declared he would not allow "a
! bank controlled by a person or cor
| poration that had violated the anti
trust law to participate in the benefits
| OF the measure.
Y would not allow criminals TO reap
/ the dement's OF this bill. said he Il
would require banks everywhere to pay
/ their depositors on demand. and banks
in reserve and central reserve cities 70
/ pay their patron banks on demand"
Protect the Honest.
J Senator Gore said he would not follow
/ the example of the strenuous and stri-
dent one" in attacking labor and cap
I ital alike. He said ne did not repro
( bate riches as riches. and believed that
! honest labor and honest capital should
| be protected alike.
Declaring he was opposed 10 this BILL
root and branch. Senator Gore said the
power to issue money should not be
/ farmed out, and was as sacred as the
power of taxation. This measure" he
said, continues the ancient practice Of
| farming out the power 10 issue the cur
rency OF the realm.
This currency plan" asserted Sen
1 ator Gore. 'in turning away from the
plan OF issuing currehcy based on ma
tionaf bonds. amounted TO shifting the
/ foundations Of the country's currency
system" He declared emergency tao
! tics" were being used TO push the Till
through. He characterized the PROPOSE
| ton embodied in the Vreeland half of
/ the bill as one Of an amazing character.
Scores the Bill.
| This. sir" he said. lis an omnibus
/ measure Of the most omnibus kind
/ Mining stocks or securities Of any sort
could be used as security for emergency
currency. This measure will never he
1 invoked but once. When the deluge Of
panic is let loose upon this country, Che
distress caused by the wreck and ruin
/ that will result from following ont this
measure will be On everlasting protec-
| ton against it's future use"
He Iikened the situation to giving the
country a demiiohn Of alcohol and a
vial Of the Kelley cure TO allow II TO
debauch itself and recover ad Iibitum
and ad infinitum He proceeded to
lengthy discussion Of the Treasury re-
lief measures last fall, and branched
into tariff and other topics.
Expected Stone to Speak.
Then the end came suddenly. Every
one was wondering whether it would
be possible to end the session without
obtruding on another week. Senator
Gore closed his speech. It was learned
later that he supposed Senator Stone
would at once follow him, but Senator
Stone was temporarily out of the cham
Der. Had he been there he would have
IA ~
about 6 o'clock. Senator La Toilette
had slept all day and had got into ex-
ceIlent shape for another alf-night ses-
sion.
The moment Senator Gore stopped
his speech, the Vice President said:
The question is or the adoption of
the conference report. The ayes and
nays are demanded. The clerk VIII call
the roll"
The clerk lost no time. Mr.. Aldrich,"
he said.
AYE" came back from the Senator
from Rhode Island, who saw his long
efforts had been crowned with success.
Then came an intense scene.
Senator Hepburn had jumped to MIS-
feet and shouted, Mr.. President" just
about tie time the roll call started.
But the recognition did not come until
Senator Aldrich had spoken and the
roll call was in progress.
Mr.. President" shouted the Idaho
| Senator. angered and aroused. y arose
to address the Senate and spoke to the
chair in a distinct voice before the roll
call began" From among the Repub-
lican Senators came protests and cries
that the roll call had st$rted. But Sen
ator Hepburn was not TO be depressed.
Demands the Floor.
Il rise to a question Of privilege" he
shouted in a loud voice. II don't intend
to be shut out Of this discussion if I
know it
Senator Aldrch and Others. gathered
around Senator Heyburn's seat. Mad
clear through. Senator Hepburn insist
ed he was entitled to the floor.
''I'n get the floor or raise q row about
It. he said augrily to Aldrich and
others who were about him protesting
and gsstieulating- The Vice President
held the roll call had begun as he un.
derstood II, but that he would allow the
Senator from Iowa to proceed by unani-
nous consent
rs there objection" he asked
7 OBJECT" said Senator GaIlinger, his
"a raTa EauafnN TIrxrInfry, v1rbn effz