Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-05
shackleford. Missouri: Sherwood,
Ohio-3.
Socialist: London, New York..
Patriotic Senator'S.
Shackleford,

Socialist: London, New York..
Patriotic Senators.
The seventy-six senators who sign
ed the manifesto were:
Democrats: {: Ashurst, Bankhead,
Beckham. Bryan. Chamberlain, Chill
ton, Fletcher, Hardwick. Hitchcock,
Hollis, Hughes, Husting, James, john
son Of South Dakota; Kern, Lea, Lee,
Lewis, Martin of Virginia: Martin of
New Jersey; Newlands. Overman,
Owen. Phelan. Pittman, Pomerene,
Ransdeil, Reed. Robinson. Salisbury.
Shafroth, Sheppard, Shields, Hanson,
Thomas, Thompson, Tillman, Under
wood, Walsh and Williams-46.
Republicans: Borah, Brady, Bran
degee, Catron, Clark. Colt, Curtis
Dillingham;, Dupont. Fall, Fernald.
Harding. Jones, Lodge, McCumber,
McCan. Nelson. Oliver, Page, Poin-
dexter. Sherman. Smith of Michigan;
Smith Sterling. Sutherland. Town
send. Wadworth. Warren. watson and
Weeks-30.
VI the seven senators not recorded.
Gallinger and Golf Republicans and
Gore. Democrat. were absent on ac-
count Of sickness. Senators Lppit,
Republican. and johnson Of Maine
and Smith Of Arizona, Democrats,
were absent from the city. Senator
the senate in time to be recorded.
La Toilette Fooled. q
Hours before the end senators who
fought throughout the night to break
down the f1libuster conceived q way
to thwart La Follette's we'll laid plans
to occupy the center of the legisla-
tive stage at the climax Of the bitter
fight.
Its execution brought, tho session
n q NHo {N y~N
fighting vainly for q chance to deliver
speech on which he had worked
many days. He saw friends of the
doomed legislation inflict the DEATH
blow which he planned.
Instead Of La Toilette. Senator
Hitchcock. leader of the majority in
favor Of the bill. talked out the wan
opportunity to the minute, Senator
La Toilette entered the senate cham
ber shortly after o'clock this morn
ing, prepared to take the center Of
the stage for the last act Of the trag-
edy. When the moment he had
! chosen arrived he addressed the chair
but Senator Hitchcock prevented his
recognition.
The forensic struggle which ensued
seldom, If ever. had been equaled in
the history Of the senate. Voices were
strained to shr1eking; threatening fists
were shaken at the presiding officer
while the crowded floor and galleries
looked breathlessly. But the incident
soon passed without violence. The
chair, recognized Senator Hitchcock
and La Follette's opportunity was
snatched away.
The closing moments of tho ees-
sion were tense and impressive. Ten
minutes before the end Senator Hitch
cock had made his last appeal for
unanimous consent for a vote on the
BILL La Toilette objected. Tho Ne
braskA senator, prefacing his closing
remarks with portion of President
Wilson's address to congress asking
for the authority about to be denied,
solemnly said:
Twelve Men Did It.
1T is unfortunate and deplorable
that twelve men in the senate Of the
United States have it in their power
to defeat the will Of Is or 80 mem
bers by one of the most reprehensible
flibusters ever recorded in the his
tory Of any civilized country"
Senator Hitchcock paused while his
words echoed through 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 SAFE" La Fol-
lette returned without rising from his
chair. ''No one can answer you.''
Congress Ends.
No ono did for the hour Of noon
had struck and the Sixthy-fourth
congress was ended.
Before tho manifesto was presented
many Democratic and Republican
leaders worked INCREASINGLY to pre-
vent in evitable defeat Of the bill.
Senators Simmons, Pomerene,
Hughes, Hardwick and other Demo-
Gratis Joined with Republican sena-
tors. Lodge, Borah, Brandegee, Suth-
erland, Smoot and others, to reach
compromise with Chairman Stone
Of the foreign relations committee
and the Progressive Republican
group. Several times they had rea-
son to hope for some result but after
midnight they practically abandoned