Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-18

was offered in his absence by Jones Of
Washington.
The Insurgents saw that they had
been dropped out of the Democratic
arrangement. Progressive Republican
Leader In Toilette declared it was
impossible for the Insurgents To vote
for the Democratic bin; while Dem
Iocrats lad agreed that il their bill
was defeated they would be willing
10 support the La Toilette mea sure.
AS the progress of votes showed that
the Democrats had been given clear
l4najority by the absence of regular
Republicans. the Insurgents set out
in an effort TO get n vote on the La
Toilette compromise bill which II had
Ibeen expected would be adopted in
place Of the House bill.
| La Toilette finally offered his bill
las a substitute for the House bill and
the amendments that had been added
Ito il. The substitute secured no votes
however. but those of the Insurgents
The Democrats voted against ii, as
| did handful of regular Republicans
IAN other Republicans either absent
ling themselves from the chamber or
refusing to vote. Then came the final
vote on the House cotton bill. In
stead of the strong Republican vote
which had defeated the House wool
bill and the House free list bill. and
had forced the adoption of comprom-
ise legislation in both cases, the vote
showed that 4 strong majority was
being rolled up in favor of the meas
ure. Only the Democrats voted for
It, but as the roll-call progressed it
became apparent that Republicans
Were sitting in the chamber and not
voting or We're stepping hack into
the cloak-rooms before their names
We're called.
AS the first call of the roll was con-
eluded those who had kept track of
the vote realized that the Democratic
cotton bill had received a favorable
vote of % TO 10. Cummins was on his
feet at once, demanding that the rule
of the Senate compelling members to
vote or to give their reasons for not
voting be enforced.
Il know, and the President knows"
said Cummins, that there are SEN
ators sitting here in fun view of the
Senate who Gid not answer or vote
when their names were called"
Several senators protested that tho
rule had never been invoked within
their knowledge.
THE rule is plain" said Vice Presi-
dent Sherman. IF 1t is invoked it is
the duty of the Chair to enforce it.
The clerk VIII call the names of those
who did not answer"
There was a sudden exodus of Re-
publicans from the chamber. Senator
Briggs of New Jersey had been in the
chamber but did not answer when his
name was called.
"The senator was here moment ago,
declared La Toilette HE is in the cloak
room now and I suggest a message be
sent to him to return and fulfill his du-
ties"
THE Chair knows of no rule to COM
pei that" said Vice President Sherman.
1t was not until the name of Oliver. Pa.
was reached that an explanation of the
attitude of a Regular Republican was
given.
Il refrained from voting" said Oliver,
because / was led to believe that if this
bill was defeated the same course would
be pursued as was followed on other i'm
portant measures. l understood the plan
was for a movement to reconsider the
vote and l don't propose to be a party
to any further proceedings of that char
acter in this Senate
Oliver was excused from vosting by n
vote of SO to 15 Penrose followed: 81
withheld my vote he said. because L
have no interest in the pending legisla-
ton except to hasten action on it so Con-
gress may adjourn at an early moment
and relieve the country from the condi-
ton of unrest and uncertainty"
La Toilette, who had brought about
the vote on the motion to excuse
Oliver, demanded a yea and nay vote
on a similar motion to excuse Pen
rose. In making the demand La
Toilette neglected to arise and ad-
dress the Chair Oliver quickly in
voked the rule which requires mem
beers to arise when addressing the
President La Toilette, for emitting
TO observe this formality, was de-
clared out of order.
Following the various fights there
came second roll-call on the pass
age of the bill as amended, This time
there was a straight Democratic ma
jority of 90 to "a.
The "A Republicans who voted
against the measure on it's final pass
age were.
nsurgents-Borah Idaho; Bourne,
Ore; Bristow, Kan; Brown, Neb.;
Clapp, Mimi: Crawford S. D.: Cum
Minis, Iowa; Dixon, Montana; La
Toilette, Wis.
Regulars n. H: Bur-
ton, Ohio; Cullom. H.; Dillingham;,
VT; Gamble, S. D.; Hepburn, Ida;
Jones, Wash; Lippitt, r. l.; Nelson.
Mimi; Page, Vt; Perkins, Cal; Root.
n Y; Townsend. Mich; Warren,
Wye; Wetmore, r. /.
The Republicans excused from vot-
ing We're: Curtis, Kan; Nixon, New:
and Mclean, Conn. who announced
they We're paired with absentee SEN
ators. and oliver and Penrose. Penn.
Republicans recorded as absent
We're: Bradley, KY: Brandegee,.
Conn; Briggs, N. j.; Crane and Lodge.
Mass; Dupont Del. Gallinger. n. H.
Gronna, n. d; Guggenheim, Colo.
Kenyon, Ia; Lorimer, nj; McCumber,
n D.; Poindexter, Wash; Richardson.
Del; Smith. Mich; Smoot and Suth-
erland Utah; Stephenson, Wis;