Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-05
LAFoLLETTE's RESOLUTION CALI
LING FOR CORRESPONDENCE IN
CONTROVERSY is ADoPTEDa
WARM SESSION LAsT NIGHT
FIGHT TODAY DID
NOT MATERIALIZH
STORM EXPECTED AS RESULT on
ATTACK ON LAFoLLETTE LASH
NIGHT, BUT SESSION proven
TO BE PACIFIC.

Washington, d G., June 4.-With ma
opposition the senate today adopted
LaFollette's resolution calling on the
president to send to the senate the
correspondence between the state de.
partment and the German government
or its representative relating to tho
German report on wages.
Expected Storm Did Not Come.
No one was required to call for a
quorum when the senate met todays
The events Of last night in respect to
the personal references to LaFollette
had caused q feeling that a storm was
brewing and nearly every senator was
In his place when the senate met. Con3
trary to general expectation the openy
ing scene when LaFolletta took thu
floor was quite pacific. IaFolletta
said he had not been sick yesterday.
but after holding the floor over fiva
hours did not feel in condition to con
tinue at night and had remained
home to rest. He proceeded with his
analysis Of the tariff bill.
Jap Admiral Visits TAFT.
Washington, d. G., June 4.--Vica
Admiral Baron Urfu paid call OF rex
spect upon President Taft at tha
White House today. He was accom-
panied by Ambassador T'akahira.
Heated Session Last Night.
The atmosphere Of the senate cham4
Der was surcharged with electricity
last night when the tariff bill was TAX
en- UP at o'clock in the first nights
session since congress was convened.
Fifty-four senators were present.
d. - .w,l,z q. H..
the city except Mr.. La Toilette was I'M
his seat. and his absence was made
the subject of criticism that involved
the sincerity Of his attitude on the
tariff bill. and finally descended td
serious attacks upon him by sonserva- 4
tive Republicans in charge of the bill
and spirited defense from Insurgents
and Democrats. Finally the tense situ-l
alton was smoothed over, but anotherI
outbreak is threatened and is almost
sure to occur when the Wisconsin sen-,
ator again gets the floor.
Growing out Of a recess taken in thei
senate yesterday in order to give Mr.
La Toilette opportunity to recover.
from Ill effects Of over evertfon in hisl
speech and his failure to be on handI
last night to resume his remarks, somal
senators sought to show that he had
received unusual consideration. Mr.,
Beveridge, in defending Mr.. La Fol-l
ielte, aSSeTIeu IHdI no SENATOR WOulsH
| question that Mr.. La Toilette was Ill
and needed the rest. Mr.. Penrose del
clared that he would be able to prova
that Mr.. Ln Toilette was well enough
| to be abroad in the streets consulting
with the representatives of yellow
journals and "uplift" magazines.
Ill Feeling All Around.
Prompt defense Of the Wisconsin,
senator came from Senators Borah and
DolIiver. Republicans. and Money!
| Democrat.
Mr.. Beveridge suggested that tho
senate sho,-ld adjourn for reasonl
able time to give Mr.. La Toilette AM
opportunity to recover and resume
his speech.
| Mr., Aldrich opposed the suggestions,
saying that while the senators SYM.
pathized with Mr.. La Toilette, there
was no recson why Mr.. Beveridga
should not maize his own speech If he
desired. NJ. Deveridge Immediately.
| interrupted Mr. Aldrich and refused to
yield further to him, saying: II de-
cline to yield because 1t is not a ques-
tion Of sympathy and In the second
place have no speech to make"
III feeling was apparent on every
side. Mr. Dolliver suggested that Mr..
Aldrich might take the opportunity to
make certain. statements which he
for four weeks. Mr.. Aldrich replied
that he would select his own time to
make any speech that he desired.
i Declaring that Mr.. La Toilette had
been offensive and insulting to him
when he asked permission to interrupt
the senator from Wisconsin. Mr.. CAL
linger of New Hampshire said that
unusual courtesy had been shown Mr..
La Toilette when the senate took a re-
cess in the middle Of the day to give
Mr.. La Toilette time to recuperate his
strength.
1T has been part Of the customary
tactics of the senator from Wisconsin,
said Mr.. Penrose, to plead illness in
1.-THE midst of his speech and under that
plea to absent himself from the cham
ber. while in fact it is generally known
that he was consulting with the repre-
sentatives of yellow journals and the
editors of uplift magazines"
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