The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-19

Washington, Feb. 1s.-An acr1d Cox
change Of fwords took place in the SEN
ate today between Mr.. La toilette,
Who vns criticising methods OF that
body IN the handling OF appropriation
bulls, and Mr.. Penrose. chairman or
the committee on poetofllce and post
roads. who was In charge of the post
Office blu. The colloquy was rem
dared almost tragic by the angry tones
and fiery attitude assumed by the SEN
ator from Pennsylvania rs ne de-
nounced the senator form Wisconsin
who stood quietly at his place on tho
side Of the chamber staring back at
his big antagonist
The day had begun by Mr. La Fol
lette asking that the postonlce Dill
be allowed to go over until tomorrow.
as he had no time In which to examine
1t. Mr.. Penrose had resisted THIS re-
quest, saying he would explain all
amendments that had been suggested
by hb committee. Mr.. renrose nad
moved that the bill be taken up ana
1t was laid before the senaIe, the sen.
ator from Wisconsin demanding the
| full reading of the text or the Dill.
Later Sfr La Follettee severeIy ar
raigmed the senate for permitting leg
islation to accumulate until the Iasi
few days of tho session wnen ne Ge-
olarcd important bills were rushed
through with little OF no time Tor SEN
ators to understand them.
MY observation is that these ap-
L.
late for tho long discussion as tncy DO
for the short session." said Mr. La
Toilette
1T seems 10 be part or the system
that these most important legislative
acts shall have little consideration"
He charged that important Icg1sia-
ton was placed ON these measures
and passed whom 1T could not pass as
q separate bill He said also tna5 tho
salary increase for tho judiciary, TOR
tho high legislative ofIioce, and for
Of the house had been put through IN
that way, and insisted that the COM
mittees unduly delayed bIns wnIcn
might be reported earlier 30 that the
senate would have moro opportunity
to study and understand tnem. he
declared he hoped tho tariff BILL wouIo
not be through on a ''greased run
way"
II don't see," he continued, That II
would be such terrible calamity 10
the country II the discussion OF these
bills should be carried over to anotner
session. know that II Appropriation
1f ~ hto
Will not be any reorganization OF COM
mittees at this time and various I'm.
portant legislation outside OF appro-
priation bills ought to go over until
another session Of committees
Senator Penrose interrupted to ask
the senator from Wisconsin. whether
he was delivering his regular Ice
lures" adding that he thought he had
heard 1t all before.
Mr. La Toilette replied that opservu-
tions Of that sort would not promote
the passage Of the bill He chided
the senate with having put OF Inter
state commerce legislation for nine
years and having delayed the pure
food law for seventeen by applying
the same method against which he
was contending
At this point, Mr.. Penrose arose
and with violent anger. and gIaung
across tho chamber at the straight
form Of the senator from Wisconsin,
said:
Il shall not sit silent in my seay
when misstatements are made or
claptrap statesmanship is attempted
here. charge that the senator from
Wisconsin has been on the committee
on census and during his service on
that committee had failed TO attenu
a single meeting of It. I make that
charge without any fear or contradIc-
ton He Is on tho committee on
claims and has only attended its meet
1ngs once or twice In all his service,
and that attendance was only 10
bring up some trivial claim. | make