Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-19
least AND WEST CLASH
IN SENATE CHAMBER
:Penrose Of Pennsylvania and Ia
Toilette Of Wisconsin Engage
in Wordy War.
WESTERNER CRITICISED METHODS
Charged That important Legislation
is Pf Upon Appropriation Bills,
and These Measures Held Back
Until peliberation is Impossible
Penrcse Makes Warm Reply.

acrid exchange. Of words tx plar"
in the Senate today between Mr.. Ii
Toilette. who was rriiiclS!nS
r.thCds of thai holy in the ha..IItnS
q. appropriation bills and Mr.. PEN
r,se. ,hai man Oh the COmni';'' On
3cs, office and post rOlli. WIN ";:S
in charge OF he post ottc" bill then
undc- disclssi:n The cCllolny ~
rendered interesting by the anSrI
; rrS and fiery attitude assumed BY
The senator frCm Pennsylvania. az
.r denounced the senator from W.
ccns;n, who 81; "ol quietly at his Pl !c''
t.l the o'her side OF u" chamnc:.
staring "a his big antagonist,
The day had begun by Mr.. La FOL
lette asking that the post Office bill
be allowed 10 81 over until tomor
row, as il had jill; been rep rtea
from the committee, and he had ~"
time in which to examine 1t.
Arraisns senate's Methods.
Mr. Penrose had resisted this re-
| quest. Later Mr. La Toilette severe
~ arraigned the Senate for permit
ting legislation to accumulate until!
| the last days of the session. when.
| ha declared. important bills were
rushed through with little or no
time fer senators to understand them.
! 1T seems to be part OF the
| scheme :ha, the most importan; legs
| laiive acts shall have little con
sideration'' said Nj. La Toilette.
! He charged that important legis-
lation was placed on the apsr2pTia-
ton measures aud passed when It
could no. pass as separate bill.
; creases for the judiciary for TIL. high
exc cu,ive Offices and fer the vice
! pre- sident and the SPEAKER OF Ethe
| House had been pat through IN tina.
| way. and he insisted that committee
; undulv delay bills which might be
| repor'ed earlier. so that the Senat"
! woulJ have NOR" opportunity 10
study and undo stand them H. de-
! clare,i that if the senator from Pen
| syKania had attended III" scssi"Ts
earlier his committee might have
made report more promptly.
Nary Senators Unassigned.
! He added ,ha: the important IcSis'
l1tion OF Congress vas in the hand :
| of several committees. while over NJ
! senators were net assigned to any
| committee that has business.
| He took occasion to say that h"
hoped the tariff bill would nc: be
gu; through on CREASED runway.
! Senator Pcnrose interrupted 20 ash
the senator from Wisconsin 'whethf T
! he was delivering his regular lee
,ure?'' adding that ne thought he
| had heard it all before.
| NJ La Toilette replied tina: cb:;
+! eryat:oTrS Of tha: sort would rot pro
/, mote the pos; Office hill and that hi>
| remarks were apt 10 be still more
familiar. He ended the 6. r3t"I
with havi:g ut OF intcrsta;" corr
| m,rce for nine wears AID having de
Ialcd the pGrr fed laws seventeen
ycars by applying the same M hcGs
against which he was cOnte3dinS
Senator Penrose Giares.
| Mr. Pcrrug" arose ard with cvilent
anger and glaring across The cham
iyer at tho slight .-rm OF he snpa
;or ,Tcm Wisconsin in loui voice
said: 4 shall not ST silent in M
sea; when Measurements ar" man'
or cIaptTap statements is attcmp'c cd
here. charge that the senate;
| frcm Wise nsin has been On IN" com
mirtee on census. and during his
service on that committee. has tailed
to attend a single meeting Of 1t.
make another staiemcn' without al!
fear Of contradiction. that he is CT
.he imptrtar' committee on India
affairs which every year considers =
great arprop-iai. hill and he ha'
! seid m or never rendered useful
se-yicr on It"
And he has been in the Senate
I during two years" irter2os'd Scna
tor 'iaIIingcr. from hIs sea-
i There is no senator. sSid NJ
penrose. who has a greater record
,or sbseutccIsm than he 4 H. b.