Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-05
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| hitchcock, leader of he majority in
favor of the bill, talked out the waa-
/ ing hours of tn. ion. Timing his
! opportunity to h. minute, Senator
La Toilette entered The senate cham
be" shortly after u clock this morn
ing prepared to take he center of tho
stage for the iuN act Of the tragedy.
| When the momsnt he had chosen ar
"'Ned te addressed the Guar hlt Sem
TOR ltttchcock prevented his recogni-
ne forensic struggle which ensued
seldom, If ever, had hpen eCualed in
the history of the senate. Voices
were strained to ahrekinE; threaten
IL 2 fists were shaken at the presiding
rtricer, while the crow led floor and
galleries looked o. breathlessly. But
e incident soon Hasscd without vio-
nee. The chair rerUgriZed Senator
Hitchcock and La "ollettls opportun-
ity was snatchcd -Hay.
Warns p.sIo} Sen ;ors.
Ten minutes before the end Sena-
tor Hitchcock HI; made his last ap-
I cal for unanin' eonse',' for a vote
/ on the bill La ra3lette le~ ed. The
/ Nebraska senat prefae 4 lis clos
ing remarks with Il uertion of Presi-
/ dent Wilson's addres 10 congress
asking for the authority aDout to be
denied. solenuly said
at Is unfortunate ara depIorable
that twelve men In the sgnate of the
United States have IL In their power
To defeat the will OF seyenty-fivc or
eighty members by one of the most
rcprchensiblc iilibusters ever recorded
i'll the history of any civilized coun-
try"
Senator Hitchcock paused while
his words re-echoed in the chamber.
La Toilette stolidly glared toward the
Nebraskan, who presently added that
perhaps he should apologize for the
violence of his words.
You are perfectly SAT-" La Fol-
lette returned, without fis,ng from his
chair. mo one can answer you"
No one did, for the hour of noon
had struck and the Sixty fourth con-
gress was ended.
All Efforts Fail.
Before the manifesto was presented
many democratic and republican lead
ers worked increasingly to prevent the
inevitable defeat of the bill After
midnight they practically abandoned
the fight and prepared the manifesto
to record the real sentiment of the
senate on the subject. #..
The defeated senators determined
to make Senator La Follette pay for
his coup by sacrificing the crowning
fruits Of his victory. The plan to pre-
vent him from delivering his address
to the senate waa made quietly in the
the cloakrooms and the time was
fixed for 10 o'clock this morning.
when most of the senators would he
back in the chamber read for ad-
journment,
La Toilette, looking fresh and
eager, entered the chamber while Sem
2tor owen was speaking. When
Senator owen started to take his seat,
both Hitchcock and La Toilette ad-
dressed the chair Senator salisbury.
presiding. under the rules, would be
compelled to recognized the man who
addressed him first. The chair rec
ogniaed Senator Hitchcock but La
Fcllette interrupted
Pleads for Chance.
"At O'Clock this morning" he
said, when | sought recognition. |
was told that when the vice president
left the chair he had left a list with
the names of two senator's upon 1t
who might be recognized before /
could be recognized. They were SEN
ators owen and Hitchcock. | recall
that sometimes these lists are disre-.
garded by presiding. uffcers and
would like to know il | am to be rec
n-nized."
Senator Pnmuaon Immediately
made point ht urier that it was not
II proper inquiry usder the senate
rules.
Il do not care" La Foilctte shouted.
what point Ui order thr senator
makes"
The Arkansas senator INSISTED on
nd3ressing tine chair usain and La
tuUutte moved out into the center
aisle and down into tha we'll before
t.s clerks desk.
Filibuster Against Filibustcr.
The almost desc rted senate cham
brr began quickl. 10 fill Democrats
hurried in to enjoy the spectacle of
. filtbuster pittel tyainst n filibuster.
La Toilette, qu, KY scnsing the sit
lation, raised hi voice Llmost TO
shrek and shaking ~ forefinger
at senator salisbury.
shouted: II Wi continue on the
floor until | complete NJ statement
lnless somcbOd, .H'ries me off the
floor. and | wo,lt like to see the
man do it.
Before La Fruoua could conclude
he sentence. So. Robinson
eaped to his feo 4r' stamped
down the aisle on ire demo-
ratio side. shouting demands that his
,oint of order be sustain ed and that
Ia Toilette be forced to his seat.
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