The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-05
COUP IS CLINCHED

COUP IS CLINCHED
 Senator Salisbury promptly sustained the point of order and LaFollette as promptly appealed from his ruling. Sen ator Robinson quickly moved to table LaFollette's appeal-an undebatable mo- tion-and there the coup against Lar ol- lette was clinched 4~
 The ayes and noes" shouted Sena- tor Ashurst, whose name Eeads the list, and always starts the roll call.
 "Ashrust" called the clerk, while La Toilette frantically appealed for the rec ognition which he saw was doomed
 Ashurst responded with roaring aye!
 The motion carried 52 to 15.
 Thus beaten in his plan to talk the bill to death, LaFollette was forced to s1t and hear Senator Hitchcock discuss the mea sure until Congress expired.
 WISCONSIN IS NERVOUS
 Restive under the restraint the Wiscon- sin senator drummed on his desk, chewed an unlit cigar and interrupted frequently with statements about his constitutional rights. At least three times, however, proposed for vote before noon he ob- jected. He appealed unavailingly to Sen ator Hitchcock to give him an opportu- nifty to be heard.
 Shortly after II o'clock Senator Hitch cock proposed an agreement for vote on the House bill at :30 Senator Stone said he objected to the bill but not to voting on it.
 q object now, and I will object again as often as the request is made" said Senator LaFollette.
 "The senator from Wisconsin is con stant,y violating the rules of the Senate, v nterjected Senator Williams.
 LAFOLLETTE FAIRIES
 .ss,1 ,,a you; you have not been recognized at all" He then declared his objection again. q still desire to be heard" he added.
 'The senator has been heard'' inter- jected Sena tor Smith of Georgia but Mir. LaFollette dissented. Did the senator from Georgia say that that was not true?" asked the Wisconsin senator. rising again from his seat Yes"
 '"The senator of Georgia states false joined.
 Senator Smith rose to his feet and smiled and later the two exchanged opin- ions to the same effect, but in different and milder language. The even tenor of talk was resumed by Senator Hitchcock while Senator La Toilette and Senator Norris, his chief lleutendnL III the IlSHt, Sdt anu WdtCHeu. | At 1:45 with only r minutes of the ses- sion remaining MT. Hitchcock again pro- posed an unanimous consent agreement l for vote at HAS o'clock. l "I object" said LaFollette, rising to his feet and smiling. The roll was called under the rules and SS senators answered Tho clerk read the proposed agreement {, as the rules required | T object" said the Wisconsin senator, again lowing and smiling. | A. mincte later he objected to Senator I1itcffcock retaining the floor longer be- cause he ccntended business had inter- vened--the calling of quorum-and that having already spoken twice on the sub ject in one legislative day, the rules re- quired hDn to yield the floor. Senator Robinson, then presiding, quickly ruled that there had been no such intervening bl siness Before it got to ruling mo- ton was carried to grant Senator Hitch cock the right to continue l By that time less than minutes re- mained of the life of the Congress and Senator Robinson, still presiding, inter. rupted Senator Hitchcock the stroke of F to declare the Senate adjourned sin, die.
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