Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-05

that - men in the senate of the
! United States have it i'm their power
to defeat the will of IS or SO members
by one Of the most reprehensblc fill
/ busters ever recorded in the history
Of any civilized country"
senator Hitchcock paused, while
I his words echoed thru the chamber
La Follete stolidly glared toward the
/ Nebraskan who presently added that
perhaps he should apologize for the
violence of his words.
None Could Answer.
"You are perfectly safe" La Fol
/ lctte returned without rising from his
chair. mo one can answer you"
No one did, for the hour of noon
| had struck and the Gath congress was
ended.
before the manifesto was presented.
many Democratic and Republican
| leaders worked INCREASINGLY to pre-
| vent inevitable defeat of the bill
! Senators simmons, Pomerenc Hughes,
, Hardwiske and other Democrats
joined with Republican Senators
Lodge, Borah, BrandeEoo, Sutherland,
Smoot and others to reach a compro-
mise with Senator Stone and the Pro-
gressive- Republican group, but after
the fight and prepared the manifesto
to record the real sentiment of the
senate.
After abandoning hope the defeated
senators determined to make La Fol
lete pay for his coup by sacrificing
the crowning fruits of his victory.
During the carly morning hours they
worked on plan to prevent him from
delivering his address.
Speech Undclivcrcd.
la Toilette entered the chamber
while Senator owen was speaking
He did not appear cognizant of the
fact that the Democrats were ready
for him. When Senator owen started
to take his seat both Hitchcock and
La Follete addressed the chair. Sen
ator salisbury, presiding, recognized
Senator Hitchcock but La Follete in
terrupted
AT S o'clock this morning." he
said, when | sought recognition
was told that when the vice president
left the chair he had left the names
of two senator's upon it who might be
recognized before | could be recog-
nized. They were Senators owen and
Hitchcock. | recall that sometimes
these lists are disregarded by presd-
ing officers and | would like to know
if | am to be recognized. He made
this statement as a parliamentary in
quiry and Senator Robinson immedi-
ately made point of order that 1t
was not proper inquiry under the
senate rules.
La Follette's voice began to rise.
81 do not care he shouted, what
point of order the senator makes"
The Arkansas senator insisted on
addressing the chair again and La
Toilette moved out into the center
aisle and down into the well before
the clerks desk.
The almost deserted senate cham
Der quickly began to fill. Democrats,
many of them warned of the coup
about to be sprung, hurried in with
confident simles to enjoy the spectacle
of seeing "A filibuster pitted against a
filibuster. La Toilette, quickly sensing
the situation, raised his voice almost
to a shrek and shaking his forefinger
menacingly at Senator salisbury,
shouted.
Tries to Force Speech.
81 will continue on the floor until
| complete my statement unless some
body carries me off the floor and
would like to see the man do it,"
Before La Toilette could conclude
the sentence. Senator Robinson leaped
to his feet and stamped down the aisle
on the Democratic side, shouting de-
mands that his point of order be sus-
tanned and that La Toilette be forced
to his seat
Senator Salisbury promptly sus-
tanned the point of order and La
Toilette as promptly appealed from
his ruling Senator Robinson quickly
moved to table La Follette's appeal
an unbeatable motion, and there the
coup against La Toilette was cinchcd
"The ayes and noes" shouted Scna-
tor Ashurst. His name heads the list
and always starts the roll call.
"Ashurst," called the clerk, while
La Toilette frantically appealed for
the recognition which he saw was
doomed.
"Ashurst responded with a roaring
aye"
The motion carried. SO to 10.
Finds self Beaten
Thus beaten in his plan to talk the
hill TO 6ea IN La Toilette was forced
to sit and hear Senator Hitchcock dis
cuss the measure until congress ex-
Iircd
Restivc under tho restraint the Wis
consin senator drummcd on his desk,