The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-19
IA TOILETTE WON 7
BE GAGGED BY
PENROSE
SENATORS CLASH OVER coNslo-
GRAFTON OF PosToFFIcE BILL
LA TOILETTE ARRAIoNs SEN
ATE FOR plLAToRY METHODS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-There
was an unusual scene in the senate
yesterday when Senator Penrose. oil
Pennsylvania, who controls the most
thoroughly organized political ma
chine" In the United States. sharply
accused Senator La Toilette. who has
warred against the machine polli'
clans, OF tobstructing legislation ana OF
using language which "Detter becomes
the vendor OF patent medicine imam
n senator OF the United States.
La Toilette had asked that the post
office bill be allowed 20 go over until
today, as II had just been reported
from committee and he had no time
in which TO examine II. Penrose NOV
ed that the bill be taken up and IL was
laid before the senate. La Follette
arraigned the senate for permitting ap'
preparation bills 10 accumulate unui
the last days of the session.
1T seems TO be part OF the system
that these most important legislative
acts shall have little consideration
he said. Riders are placed on these
measures and passed when they would
stand no show as separate bill. Salary
increases for the judiciary, Tor the
high executive Offices and for the vice
president and the speaker OF the house
have been put through that way.
Committees unduly delay DIS
which might be reported earlier, so
that the senate would have more op-
portunity TO study and understand
them. III Senator Penrose had attend
ed the sessions earlier his committee
might have made report more
promptly. | hope the tariff bill won't
be put through on a creased runway.
Penrose is Annoyed.
At this point Penrose interrupted TO
ask the senator from Wisconsin
whether "he was delivering his regular
lecture" adding that he thought he
had heard II all before.
La Toilette replied that observations
or that sort would not promote the
passage OF the bill and said his re-
marks might become still more famil-
lar. The senate put or interstate COM
mere legislation for nine years and
delayed the pure food law IL years by
applying the same methods against
which he was contending.
Penrose broke in with: II shall not
sit silent when misstatements are
made or claptrap statesmanship is at
tempted here.
There is no senator who has a
greater record for absenteeism than
Mr.. La Toilette. IL III becomes him
to criticise these committees. When
he is here II is only TO delay the bust
ness OF the senate, to hold up the
transaction OF public business and 10
embarrass those who endeavor to en-
act legislation. shall not sit here
and listen TO arguments that might
better be made by vendor OF a patent
medicine from the tail door OF cart
In q village OF Wisconsin than from a
senator Of the United States
La Toilette remained standing while
these remarks were directed toward
him.
1T is of little use to contradict much
that has been said" he said. II would
merely put the word OF one senator
against the other"
Terms II Coarse Assault.
Then, standing In his place In ST.
lence for few seconds, he looked In
tently toward the senator from Penn
slyvania. Framing his words with
great elaboration he continued:
Against his coarse and vulgar as
sault l put my record since l have
been q member OF this body"