The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-06
Dramatic Fight To Prevent Dis
grace Finally Is Lost.
Legislators DeadlOcked AL
Night: In Session "a Hours.
FINAL BALLOT IS 81 TO SO
Verbal Clashes Are InterpOIat-
ed by Patriotic Singing.
Minority Invoked Filibuster
Rule To Prevent a Vote.

Madison, Wis, March 6.-The Wis
consin legislature went on record to-
day in condemnation of United States
Robert NJ. La Follette's attitude with
regard to the war.
BY a vote of SO to 32, the assembly
this afternoon after a twenty-four
hour session, adopted loyalty reso-
luton" with an amendment censuring
the senator. The senate adopted the
resolution week ago.
The resolution passed by the senate
a wee kago, and by the assembly to-
day follows:
The people of the state of Wis
consin always have stood and al
ways will stand squarely behind the
national government in all things
which are essential to bring the
present war to a successful end and
we condemn Robert La Toilette and
all others who have failed to see
the righteousness of our nations
cause. who have failed to support
our government in matters vital to
the winning of the war and we de-
nounce any attitude or utterance of
theirs which has tended to incite Sc
dition among the people of our
country and to injure Wisconsin's
fair name before the free people of
the world
Madison, Wis, March 6.-Wiscon-
sins assembly was still deadlocked
early today on the question of adopt
ing a loyalty resolution condemning
United States Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette. In the all-night session, his
opponents could muster only forty
nine votes, and lacked two of the re-
quired fifty-one, a majority of the en-
tire membership to break the parlia-
mentary hammerlock.
An end to the blockade which has
delayed action on the resolution for
a week was promised by the senator S
critics with the expected arrival of
additional ''ioyalists members They
lacked only two signatures to round
robin" to bring the issue directly be-
fore the house and put the resolution
to a vote.
Invoke Minority Rule.
A combination of eight Socialists,
four Democrats and twenty-nine Re-
pub;Icans invoked the progressive
rules which amply protect the mi
nority's rights and succeeded in defy
ing the "loyalists.''
Singing of the .'Star Spangled Ban
ner" and I'VE Won't Go Home Until
Morning" were interposed with par
liamentary wrangling, motions for ad-
tcurnment and intermittent transac-
ton of routine business during the
night.
Lets take a vote. What the peo-
pie want to know is simply this-are
we for Bob or against him." shouted
Assemblyman c. Otto. The sergeant
alarms interviewed when Assembly
man BATHS of Winnebago accused his
fellow townsman, Charles F. Hart, of
pro-Germanis
Spurn Limiting Debate.
An attempt to limit debate brought
a roar from La Toilette Leader Evjue.
IF there is any gag rules there ISM t
anybody here can force me to vote,
he said.
If the anti-La Folletteites fail to
muster sufficient votes today, sine die
adjournment without action on the
joint resolution was deemed probable.
Breakfast Under Difficulties.
Determination of proponents of the
censuring resolution was not shaken
by the all-night session and they re-
fused to sanction a recess of an hour
during the morning. AS the result,
members were taken out to breakfast
under guard of the sergeant-at-arms-
"A gentlemens agreement to pro-
vide the recess was vehemently voted
down by the '1oyalists.' Assembly
! ma. Vincent of Kenosha, in making
known his attitude on that point
shouted, We are going to see this
thru. There may be some gray hairs
in my head, bu. I'm here to stay until
the last dog is hanged"
Developed Into Endurance Test.
When the sergeant at arms had
herded the assemblymen back into
their chamber after their late break
fast the doors were locked and the
battle resumed La Follette's support
ers continued to block a vote on the
| resolution by parliamentary play.
The contest plainly had developed
into one of endurance. La Toilette
men professed to believe that unless
their opponents forced a vote before
I 6 O'Clock this afternoon they would be
i pressed to record the round robin
/ they drafted last night and consent to
| adjournment
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