The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-12
Delay of Naval Appropria-
ton Bill Means In
surgent Victory.
MEANS LONG WAR
ON SENATE LEADERS
Republicans Take Part in Fighting
the Rule of Senate Family
Over All Legislation.


against the present organization OF the
committees OF the upper house has been
formally and openly begun.
That is the significance OF the speech
of Senator la Toilette I'm which he de-
manded that the naval appropriation
BIN should not be rushed through the
Senate wltaou. opportunity for real
consideration. Under the iron hand or
Senator Hale, it was proposed to drive
the measure to its passage with about
two hours Of consideration.
la Toilette asked that jt go over two
DAYS. so that members might have time
Io read the bin and report on IL lie
g7ofDred ONT rhal fl carries q vast sum
of money. Sl85.GUG0lJ and that II mas
been in the Naval Committee uILerd
DAYS lie considered that III II TOOK the
committee fifteen days 10 handle III. tne
Senate ought 10 have more IMAM Two
senator Hale protested that the work
had been carefully done I'm committee,
and that the committee procedure was
the only one thar could be relied upon
Tor handling detaiis of legislation.
To this the ~ lscousin man replied
with his attack ON the constitution or
the Senate committees. lie declared
that Senators place themselves on -
number of committees of the greatest
Importance, while leaving other oena-
Tors with no assignments OF significance
Oue-Tgird Does Work.
In this way. he SAID. 1t comes about
that one-third of the Senate's member
ship really does, in committee rooms,
an the real. big. vital business of legls-
lation. and ne protested that it was an
unfair division Of responsibility lie
thought t would he well for some Sen
ators to undertake lighter burdens, and
for the others 10 get q chance at the
real business OF legislation
liz was the hTst guu4 hred from the
floor OF the Senate at the citadel ITom
which the elder statesmen nave SD long
ruled Heretofore there has been mutt
teriac and intimation and mnrmurins
Of disaffectioui but nobody lad mao
the temerity TO- rise in his place ana
voice his protest. Mr. Ia FoIlette uiu
III in the most vigorous o. laLEl dee-
The significant thing about The per-
TOrfUauCe was that the Senate remained
in lis seats I'D hear the night 1nelt
was no desETtiOn or the floor suLD as
once marked tHe appearance or La Fol-
iette.
Republicans Aid la Toilette
More tbau this. la Toilette was sur
rounded by comfortable group OF Re-
pubucaus who have been working IN
closer and closer harmoHN this session.
and ira more ana more open auJaEon-
ism 20 the leadership OF their party.
The group included Borah ot Idaho.
Cummius or iowa, Brown and BurketJ
of Nebraska Dixon OF Montana, Bourne
0f Oregon They were all ln Jlelf
seats. and they were there, too by
arrangement Vaey knew In advance
that something was going 10 happen
when the naval bin came up, which
would require their attendance
None OF them were called To take paIL
in the discussion, but il was not because
they were unwilling 90 take part Il
didn't turn out TO be necessary
Senator Hales assurances taal me
naval bin was i'm EQod shape Tor pass
sage olGn convince AI. la EoleLJe-
Then Senator Hale pointed out that
there were sun ten appropriation Bills
10 be passed n the remaining fifteen
days Of The session
Jam OF Business Now
"Tr is always thus iu the closing days. ''
"sud especially iu the last days Of the
short session. Eut + have never seen
So bad a jam OF business ar the con
olusion. as we have this year"
Even this did NOT satisfy Mr. la Fol
leter lie insisted al tle naval bis be-
ing read Lu detail which is not cus-sH-
any, and has not been done boo many
years. AS any senator could. BV insist
ing. force tLls method -HcEe was nothing
Tor III but 90 pIoeeep E-tl the reading
~ He-l--lsl --3 pages - me measure
ar la Toilette won his point Senator
Hale, seeing that 70 would be Impossible
10 gain The point & few Senators were
or the D-lls yielded. and permitted lr 20
so over tiu Loudev. The insurgents
had W1U tle first rsuGd iu their fight.
Naturally. ileF Wer. greatly pleased
Mll 50 so1d a showing DO me nT2L test
AAelf pa-n u 10 MAKE the night all
alarg hereafter. fTT E..- privilege or a