Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-06


erS worked increasingly to prevent in
evitabIe defeat OF the bill Senators
Simmons. Pomerene. Hughes. HardwicR
anG other Democrats joined with Repub-
licau Senators Lodge. Borah, Brande-
gee Sutherland. Smoot and others TO
reach a compromise with Chairman
stone OF the foreign relations commit
tee. and the Progressive Republican
group. Several times they had reason
20 hone for some result. but after mid
night they practically abandoned the
fight and prepared the manifesto TO
record the real sentiment OF the senate
on the subject.
LAY FOR LAFOLLETTE.
After abandoning hope the defeated
senators determined to make Senator
La Toilette pay for his coup by sacri-
ficing the GROWING fruits of his vic
tory. During the early morning hours
they worked out the plan to prevent
him from delivering his address to the
senate. The time was fixed for 10
o'clock Sunday morning. when most OF
the senators would be back in the cham
Der ready for adjournment.
La Toilette, looking fresh and eager,
entered the chamber while Senate
owen was speaking. He did not appear
TO be cognizant of the fact That the
Democrats were ready for him. When
Senator owen started TO take ms seat
both Hitchcock and La Toilette address,
ed the chair. Senator Salisbury, pre-
siding. under the rules. would be COM
PEELED TO compelled to recognize the man
who addressed him first. The chair rec
ognized Senator Hitchcock, but La Fol-
lette interrupted.
at s o'clock this morning" he said,
when I sought recognition 1 was told
that when the vice president left the
chair he had left a list with the names
OF two senators upon il who might De
recognized before could be recognized.
They were Senators owen and Hitch
cock recall that sometimes these
lists are disregarded by presiding OFF,
GERS. and I would like to know IL 1 am
10 he recognized" He made this state
ment as a parliamentary inquiry and
Senator Robinson Immediately made
poiut of order that it was not a proper
inquiry under the senate rules.
La FolIette's voice began to rise.
81 do not care" he shouted, what
point of order the senator makes.
The Arkansas senator insisted on ad-
dressing the chair again and La Fol
lette moved out into the well before the
clerks desk.
DEblN ENS \ lElIN1AAs
The almost deserted senate chamber
quickly began to fill. Democrats, many
oF tbem warned of the coup about to
he sprung, hurried in with conndent
smiles to enjoy the spectacle Of seeing
a fIibuster pitted against a filibuster.
Ia Toilette. quickly sensing the situa-
tfon- raised his voice almost to shrek,
ana shaking his fOrefnger menacingly
at Senator salisbury, shouted:
q will continue on this floor until
cor,pIste M statement unless some
bodv carries me off the floor, and
would like to see the man do 1t"
Before La Toilette could conclude
the sentence Senator Robinson leaped TO
his feet and stamped down the aisle on
the Democratic side, shouting demands
that his point of order be sustained and
that La Toilette be forced to his seat.
Senator salisbury promptly sustain
ed The point of order and La Toilette as
nromptlv appealed from his ruling. SEN
ator robinson quickly moved TO table La
Follette's appeal-an unbeatable mo-
tion-and there the coup against La Fol-
lette was clinched.
THE ayes and nOes,"N shouted Senator
Ashhurst. His name heads the list ana
always starts the roll call.
"Ashurst.' called the clerk, while La
Toilette frantically appealed for the
recognition which he saw was doomed
Ashhurst responded with roaring
AYE"
The motion carried 50 TO Is.
Thus beaten in his plan to talk the bill
to death. la Toilette was forced to SIT
and hear Senator Hitchcock discuss the
measure until congress expired.
FESTIVE under the restraint. the WIS
consin senator drummed on his desk.
chewed his unlit cigar and interrupted
frequently with statements about ms
rights. At least three
times however, when unanimous con-
sent agreement was proposed Tor a Nole
before noon he objected. He appealed
unayaflinRlv 20 Senator Hitchcock To
i've him an opportunity ID be heard.