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TIIE MORXIXG OKEGOXTAX SATURDAY, MAT 30. 1903.
PRESBYTERIANSTD
I AT
Colorado City Defeats Seattle
in Contest for 1909
Assembly. ...
OFFERS BONUS OF, $15,000
Technical, Legal and Administrative
Questions Occupy Host of the
Cloaing Session of Kansas
City Church Convention.
KANSAS CITY, May 29. Technical,
legal and administrative questions oc
cupied most of the sessions of the gen
eral aseembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the United states of America
today. The routine of this procedure
was relieved somewhat by the prelim
inary skirmishing ot the adherents of
Denver and Seattle for next year's
asxembly. The excitement was all in
the preliminaries and, as the assembly
voted almost unanimously for Denver
on the flrnt ballot, subsequently the
vote was made unanimous.
The assembly will meet in Denver on
the third Thursday in May, the time
beins; fixed by the rules of the or
ganization. Denver's offer of a bonus
of $U,OJ, her more fe-orable location,
and the fact that the semi-centennial
celebration of the Presbyterian Church
in Colorado-will be held In 1909, were
powerful arguments In Influencing the
vote.
Kniirond Fares Factor.
It was clnimed for Denver, aside
from the big bonus offered, that if the
assembly were held there it would cost
much less in the matter of railroad
fares than the long trip to the Pacific
Coast, a burden that must fall upon
the churches and one that the assem
bly was particularly anxioUB to lighten.
Then, also, it was argued, the general
assembly had never yet convened in
the Rockies.
Dr. Mark A. Matthews, of Seattle,
made an eloquent plea in behalf of that
city, putting forth the grand climate of
the far Northwest and the unusual
beauty spots that it presented.
When the voting began it was early
apparent that the great majority of
the delegates favored Denver. No
count of the ballot taken waa kept,
but when it had been concluded Dr.
Matthews promptly withdrew the name
of Seattle and moved that Denver be
unanimously made the selection. This
was done amid scenes of much enthu
siasm. May 3Iect Biennially.
Acting on the recommendation of the
committee on polity, the assembly de
cided to appoint a committee of nine
members, four members and five elders,
which shall report at the next as
sembly, to study the question of " the
general assembly" In an effort to make
it a more deliberative body, and If ad
visable, lessen the number of co'mmis-
blnneri and hnlri tha atiamhlv hf.n-
MEE
DENVER
J" nlally.
The constitutional question as to
whether the assembly had the right to
establish presbyteries without first con
sulting the synods affected, was the
subject of long debate, and It was
finally decided that the assembly should
not assume that authority.
Ask for Homo Rule.
An overture from the German
speaking Presbyterians asking for
home rule or independent presbyteries
embodied in the report of the commit
tee of policy, was of surpassing Im
portance in the proceedings today. The
general assembly considered the ques
tion of Jurisdiction and decided that it
would be bad precedent to act in the
presbytery of the synods affected.
Former Secretary of State John W.
Foster, Vlce-Sloderator D. R. James of
Brooklyn, and Dr. Stuart Dodge of the
Board of Home Missions, were ap
pointed a committee to confer with
the authorities at Washington in re
gard to the interference with the work
of the American Board and American
Tract Societies at Ellis Island.
OREGON IS NEW DISTRICT
Continued Prora F1rt Pne.
worth Loeue; and Rev. J. B. Hlnjreley,
Secretary of conference claimants' fund.
KKORGAXIZE THE BOARDS
Methodists Deal With Home Mis
sions and Church Extension.
BALTIMORE. May 2S.--The (renerat
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church today continued discussion of a
constitution for the board of church
extension and home missions, organ
ired during the last quadrennial. Prac
tically all the mornlnfr session was de
voted to the presentation of amend
ments to the report of the committee
on the subject, and for awhile the con
ference woe in utter confusion over
the parliamentary statue of some of
them. Among1 the important features
a ft reed to were th following;:
The general conference committee on
home missions and church extension
was ordered to he composed of 71 mem
bers, who will Include the entire board
of bishops, corresponding; secretary and
his assistant, president and recording;
secretary, two members of the boaxd of
representatives, one lay and one cler
ical, from each general conference dis
trict elected by this conference, and 15
representatives elected by the board of
managers, no more than Ave of whom
shall be from any one annual confer
ence. A motion was also passed limiting
the number of field agents to two,
there being a general sentiment in fa
vor of retrenchment. The conference
did away with the district boards of
home missions and church extension.
IS MAX OF MICH LEARNING
Methodist Choose Veil in Bishop
John I. Nnelnon.
Br 1. I Kader. Kdltor Partflo Christian
Ad vocal.
BALTIMORE. May 22. (Special Cor
respondence.) Dr. William F. Ander
son, who has just been elected a bishop
of the Methodist KpUcopal Church, is
-IS years of age, and was born in Mor
icantown, W. VI r. He was educated
in the publio schools and graduated
from the Ohio Western University 24
years ago. He received his theologi
cal training in Drew Seminary, Mor
ristown, N. J. He spent 20 years in
the pastorate, four years of which
time he was the recording secretary
of the Board of Education of the
church in New Tork City.
Bishop Anderson Is a man of fine
appearance, of strong, pleasing votcow
onimanUlnff presence, and ingratiat
ing manners. He is a forceful speak
er, of clear thought and ready utter
ance, and will doubtless be a credit
to the great office to which he has
been called.
Bishop John L. Nuelsori was born
in Switzerland, where his father and
uncle had gone from America to es
tablish the first Methodist mission in
Switzerland and Germany. He lived
in Switzerland until he was 19 years
of age. His ancestors were German,
though his father and grandfather
were born in America. He has the
most extensive education, and is 'the
most erudite of any among the bishops
since the death of Bishop Hearst. He
is only 41 years of age, he is tall and
rather attractive gn appearance, al
though there is nothing striking or
commanding in his presence. He has
a pleasant, cordial manner, and is es
pecially agreeable to the German
brethren.
Immediately after his election Bish
op Nuelson hurried to his wife, of
which meeting an observer gives the
following account:
"Slipping out behind the scenes he
hastened to a box where she was sit
ting with frfends. She was so intent
on trying to locate her husband that
she did not see him enter, and it was
not until a friend touched her on the
arm that she turned and saw him.
With a low cry of delight she jumped
to her feet. Without a word, but
with a smile, they clasped hands and
kissed each other. Then, apparently
too much overcome by their feelings
to say a word, they sank into seats
and for several minutes never said a
word."
Between the ballots for bishops the
following resolution in reference to
the visit of the conference to Ameri
can University at Washington, and
the hearty reception given to the con
ference by President Roosevelt, was
adopted with enthusiasm:
Whereas, On May 10. IPM. President
Roosevelt, in the midst of a strenuous public
life, did find time to welcome and address
the general conference at the seat of the
American University. In words and spirit
most acceptable to us as Methodists, and
therein clearly set forth his kinship to us
in Christ, and his hearty appreciation of
the history and progress of our church. It
is hereby
Resolved. That as an expression of our
appreciation of said welcome and address,
and as a token of our brotherly affection,
we aa delegates of the general conference
hereby direct and empower the secretary
of this body to select an appropriately bound
copy from the first edition of our 1908 disci
pline by us authorized, cause same to be
duly inscribed and forwarded to his excel
lency, Theodore Roosevelt. President of these
United States.
SPECIAL PERMITS INVALID
SUCH ACTS BY COCNClLi ARE
FOUND TO BE ILLEGAL.
Charter Provision Discovered When
Confetti Merchant Asks Permit
to Vend His Wares.
The City Council has been guilty of a
large number of illegal acts during its
history, according to the terms of the
charter, which were explained at an ad
journed meeting of the legislative body
yesterday morning. All special permits
granted are without authority of law,
the charter holds, and this fact was
brought out clearly when K. I Bernard
sought to secure a permit to sell and
throw confetti on the streets during the
Rose Festival. His application was de
nied.
Mayor Lane called the attention of the
Council men to tne terms of the charter,
as pointed out by Deputy City Attorney
Grant, and the Mayor said that all of
the special permits that have been given
to many people for various lines of busi
ness are void. Notwithstanding it was
the desire of the East Side Business
Men's Club to have the special permit
granted to Mr. Bernard, the Mayor said
that he would be forced to veto the or
dinance if it passed.
There was a decided sentiment attains t
confetti-throwing, and Councilmen Baker
and Cellars spoke against the passing of
any ordinance permitting paper to be
hurled in the streets uuring the Rose
Festival. Mr. Baker declared the prac
tice to be vicious, annoying, in the ex
treme to many people and a positive
danger to all. Mr. Cellars opposed the
ordinance because it specified one indi
vidual alone who was to be. permitted to
handle confetti. thereby making It "spe
cial legislation."
Scarcely a Council meeting passeB but
one or more permus are granted. Now,
It Is declared, all these are void, and it is
wtthin the police power to stop operations
on every one of them. Many special per
mits have been granted to persons to
haul dirf over hard-surface pavements,
to use portions of the sidewalks and the
streets and for other purposes, but the
charter holds them all to be without
authority of law, and of no effect, mayor
Lane has vetoed many such permits,
but the Council majority faction has aa
often passed the ordinances over his
veto.
BOURNE OUT OF SENATE
Disappears Early In Filibuster and
Cannot Be Found.
WASHINGTON', May 29. CSpecial.)
Senator Bourne left his party in the
lurch during the filibustering proceedings
in the Senate tonight. He disappeared
early In the discussion and, when wanted
to help make up a quorum, could not be
found by the sergeant-at-arms and other
officers of the Senate. Senator Borah
also disappeared when an attempt to get
a quorum was made.
THREE CORNERS AT CLOSE
(Continued From Plrnt Paa0
Raid that the shorts have delivered to
Mr. Patten and his friends not far from
5,000,000 bushels of corn and close to
8,600,000 bushels of oats.
The "corner" has been largely In
May corn, and Mr. Patten's holdings of
this option were accumulated between
55 and 60 cents: Subsequent buying
necessary to support the market at
critical periods raised the average
purchase price about 6 cents a bushel.
The deal bejran eary tn October,
1907. In that month May corn sold up
to 65 t4 cents. The financial troubles
which came ubout that time tumbled
the price to 63 1 cents. After the
financial flurry had abated the price of
May corn advanced slowly. During:
February It sold up to 62ty cents, and
In March at 68 "4 cents. Since then It
has continued to climb and shorts have
scoured the country for corn to deliver
on their May contracts. Immense
quantities of the grain have been de
livered to Mr. Patten, but he has paid
for it all and apparently stood ready at
all times to take more.
Karly In May the shorts commenced
desperate efforts to fill the Chlcagro
elevators with corn, and many of the
Western railroads issued "rush" orders
to apply on all corn shipments. ' De
spite this, however, the Patten crowd
were not compelled to let pro. nor was
Its hold on the market weakened to
any apparent extent.
General Ashtou Hurled From Horse.
TACOMA. May 29. (Special.) General
J. M. Ashton. the well-known attorney,
who was to have been chief marshal of
the big parade tomorrow, was thrown
from a horse while riding this afternoon
and suffered a dislocation of his "shoul
der and other injuries. He will be con
fined to his house Xox several weeks.
FALLIERES IS HOME
France Rejoices Over Recep
tion Given Him in England.
NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE?
Statesmen Hint at Possible Under
standing Between France, Russia
and England to Preserve the
Peace of Europe!
PARIS, May 29. The splendid reception
accorded President Fallieres in England
has created Intense satisfaction in offi
cial circles in France and It Is regarded
as the crowning proof of the wisdom of
the policy inaugurated when France and
Great Britain liquidated their difficulties
and shook hands In 1901. Nevertheless,
no official encouragement is given te the
talk of supplementing the existing entente
between the two countries with a formal
alliance. The Foreign Office takes the
position that it is useless to attempt to
discount the future.
"An alliance in spirit. If not in letter,
already exists." an official of the For
eign Office said today, "and we are con
tent for the moment to allow the entente
to pursue natural lines, unhampered by
formal phrases or conditions."
At the tame time the apparent possi
bility of closer relations, not only be
tween Great Britain and France, but
between France, Great Britain and Rus
sia, is distinctly envisaged. The forth
coming visit of King Edward and Presi
dent Fallieres to Emperor Nicholas in St.
Petersburg are expected to clinch the
bonds between the three countries and
perhaps lead to the formation of a new
"triple alliance for the preservation of
the peace of Europe."
A movement for such a combination is
being actively promoted on both sides of
the Channel, its partisans claiming that
it would completely checkmate Germany
and in con;unction with the Anglo-Japanese
alliance, be made the political arbiter
of both Hemispheres.
BID FAREWELL TO FALLIERES
King and Royal Family See Him
to 'Train.
LONDON, May 29. M. Fallieres,
president of the French Republic,
brought his four days' visit to London
to a close this morning when he left
for Dover. King Edward, the Prince
of Wales and other members of the
royal family, the members of the Cab
inet .and a party of diplomats gath
ered at the railroad station to bid
M. Fallieres farewelL The crowd that
gathered around the station gave him
a rousing farewell cheer.
The British ships at Dover and the
forts fired royal salutes as the vessel
carrying the president steamed out of
the harbor. A fleet of British torpedo
boats accompanied the steamer until
she was well out of the harbdt" waters.
RECEIVER FOR GOULD LINE
Made Necssary by Gould's Refusal
to Aid Pittsburg Terminal.
PITTSBURG. May 29. At 4:30 P. M.
Judge Young appointed F. H. Skewing,
president of the First National Bank of
Pittsburg, and G. S. McMaster, general
superintendent of the Wabash lines east
of Toledo, O., as receivers for the
Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal Railway
Company. Their bond was fixed at
$100,000.
NEW TORK, May 29. An interest close
ly associated with the Goulds was quoted
today to the effect that at a meeting of
the directors of the Wabash Railroad
Company yesterday it was decided not to
furnish further money for the Wabash
Pittsburg Terminal Company, thereby
making reorganization essential.
A committee was formed today to rep
resent the interests of tha holders of the
first, mortgage 4 per cent bonds of the
Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal Company in
event of a. default in the payment of an
installment of interest on those bonds
amounting to $600,000, which falls due on
Monday next. The committee is com
posed of James N. Wallace, president of
the Central Trust Company of this city,
chairman; Paul Morton, president of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society; Haley
Fiske, Harry Brenner, Myron T. Herrick,
ot Ohio; Gordon Abbott and Charles P.
Butlel.
THREAT AGAINST OLDER
Dynamiters Will Blow Vp Bulletin
for Offering Reward.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 29. The
Evening Bulletin, which Has been ac
tive in support of the prosecution of
the alleged bribers, today publishes
what purports to be a facsimile of a
letter received by Fremont Older, ed
itor of the Bulletin, threatening the
Bulletin and its editor with destruc
tion with dynamite unless Its offer of
J 1500 for information regarding the
dynamiters of the Gallagher premises
In Oakland is Immediately withdrawn.
The four men under arrest for fol
lowing Detective Burns while he was
investigating the Gallagher outrage,
were arraigned today before Police
Judge Shortall, who Bet their pre
liminary examination for next Tues
day. Meanwhile they are being held.
CONSPIRACY IS CHARGED
Oontlnued From First Page.
leak" case first became public he emphat
ically asserted his innocence of the
charges made in the indictment or of
kindred offense, and he now repeats his
Btatement. which he trusts his friends
will accept pending a decision of the
Issue."
While Price's career has lacked the
sensational features which marked Mr.
Sully's brief tenure of the "cotton
throne," he has been generally consid
ered the most prominent operator in the
New York cotton market since the days
of John Inman. He first attracted inter
national attention as a member of the
firm of Price. McCormtck & Co.. which
failed on December 24, 1900. The firm
failed for about tl3.000.0no, but Price at
once set about rehabilitating his for
tunes and succeeded so well that during
the past three or four years he has paid
off his individual portion of the firm's
remaining debt, amounting to over
11.000.000. notwithstanding the fact that
the claim had been through bankruptcy
and been outlawed.
INDICTED IX WASHINGTON", TOO
Price and Associates Accused of Con
spiracy With Holmes.
WASHINGTON. May 29. Theodore H.
Price. Moses Haaa and Frederick A.
Peckham. all of New York, and Edwin
& Holmes. jTv ex-Assiatant State Bttit i.
Store Closed Today.
Monday we will again
be ready to serve you
with our Enlargement
Sale savings, on cloth-'1
ing, hats, shoes and fur
nishings for men and
boys. Don't fail to profit
by this saving oppor
tunity. 166-170 Third Street.
clan of the Department of Agriculture,
were today indicted toy the grand jury
of the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia on the charge of conspiracy,
growing out of the cotton scandal of
1905. .
The indictments charge Price with con
spiring with the other three men to fur
nish advance information concerning cot
ton reports. The three New York men
are also charged with conspiracy to bribe
Holmes to shape the reports to suit their
own interests.
Price, according to the Indictments,
made $750,000 out of the advance informa
tion on the report for December, 1904,
paying out of this sum $125,000 to Haas.
The indictments do not say how much
Holmes received as his share of the
profits, but do charge that for the in
formation on the June report of 1905 he
was paid $1000 by Haas.
Price figured prominently in the testi
mony ,in the trial of the cotton con
spiracy case in the Criminal Court here
last June, '
BRINK. IS LINK WITH HELL
Committee of 17. P. Assembly Rec
ommencTs Temperance Sunday.
PITTSBURG, May 29. At the re
quest of the Anti-Saloon League of
America, it has been decided by the
United Presbyterian General Assem
bly, in session here, to send a delega
tion to the next convention of the
league. .
The report of the committee on tem
perance, presented by the chairman,
Rev. Dr. J. T. McCrory, of Pittsburg,
contained recommendations to the ef
fect that the assembly return to the
original day, the fourth day of Novem
ber, as "temperance Sabbath.'
Concerning1 the saloon question,
drinking was characterized as a "cov
enant with death, a link with hell."
Emphatic declarations were made
that the Bible should be taught In the
public schools.
LAID CASES ARE DELAYED
ALIi TRIALS ARE POSTPONED
THREE WEEKS.
Booth Bribery Indictment Will Come
First Federal Grand Jury Ad
journs Until Xext Wednesday.
With the postponement of the trial of
J. H. Booth, ex-Receiver of the Roseburg
Land Office, until Monday. June 22, all
of the untried Oregon land-fraud cases
will go over for another three weeks. The
Booth bribery indictment is the first case
on the calendar and the trial of the other
defendants will be taken up in the order
that will be arranged by Tracy C. Becker,
special assistant to the Attorney-General,
and Thomas 8. Neuhausen, Special In
spector to the Interior Department, who
will represent the Government In the trial
of these cases.
"With its investigation of the Umatilla
land-frauds only partially completed, the
Federal grand jury was yesterday ad
journed until 10 A. M.. next Wednesday.
At that time the further examination of
the small army of witnesses that has
been subpenaed in the case will be re
sumed. District Attorney McCourt is un
able to say how much longer will be re
quired to complete the investigation that
is being made.
Chinese to Be Tried in California.
An order was made yesterday in the
United States Court directing that Leong
Su, who has been in the custody of the
Government authorities for several weeks,
be turned over to the state authorities
of California. Leong Su was arrested in
this city some time ago, in company
with Chin You, on the charge of being
in this country unlawfully. Her male
companion was given a hearing before
Commissioner Sladen and ordered de
ported. The' California authorities have
been endeavoring to get possession of
the woman ever since she was arrested,
alleging that she was wanted in San
Francisco for the larceny of money and
jewelry.
Bank Depositors Cancel Claims.
Federal Judge Wolverton yesterday al
lowed the petition of R. 8. Howard. Jr.,
receiver of the Title Guarantee & Trust
Company, and directed the receiver to ex
change property included in the defunct
bank's assets in cancellation of the claims
of certain depositors. The petition was
filed with the court several weeks ago,
and no objections being offered, the neces
sary order authorizing the transfers ww
made yesterday.
Hand Severed In Edger.
RAYMOND, Wash- Moy 29. (Spe
cial.) Ole Sanders, edgerman in the
Creech Bros. Lumber Company's mill,
caught his left hand in the edger and
had the member sawed off at the
wrist shortly after 7 o'clock yesterday
evening. Sanders has a family to sup
port. In Batteraea. Ijrmdon. grans can now
be purchased of the Borough Council on
tha Installment plan.
Sum &om fltUl.Ieo..Bonli V4
CLOTHIERS
EDUCED
FROM ALL POINTS ON THE LINES OF THE
OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION GO.
TICKETS
Tnilir Tiino
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Jlir 1 "2 n4 C f From Pendleton and points -west to The Dalles
UUC J. J O.J.1U O From Roseburg and points north to Albany
J., I n J "3 From all points east and north of Pendleton
"He -L allU O From all points south of Roseburg
FARE AND ONE -THIRD FOR THE ROUND TRIP
Final Return Limit June 8 '
WM. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon
LONELY SENATOR
BLOCKS THE WAY
Continued From First Page.
swered, but nevertheless the order to
the Sergeant-at-Arms was allowed to
stand. When La Follette was .recog
nized to resume hta speech, he said:
"I have been informed that there is
to be a rule sprung: on me that a Sena
tor cannot speak more than twice on
a subject in a legislative day. I would
like to know whether, if I should yield
the floor, I could get it again?"
Several Senators concurred in . the
statement that La Follette probably had
placed the right construction on the
rules and it was evident that, if he
gave up the floor, he would have a
hard time securing it again.
Will Return to Plague Senate.
Later La Follette secured a rollcali on
the question of quorum and immediately
demanded another rollcali. Aldrich made
a point that the second motion was not
in order, as no business had intervened.
La. Follette threatened that, if such a
-precedent was established, it would come
up to plague the Senate.
Aldrich's motion was adopted 35 to 5.
If the vote is enforced, it will end the
incessant demands for rollcalls to ascer
tain whether a quorum is present.
Davis Coming to Help.
The interpretation of the rules prevent
ing La Follette from again getting the
floor, if he should give up. disinclined
him to surrender to Stone, evidently
fearing to do so until the arrival of Davis
of Arkansas. The rumor that the latter
would be here in a few hours was con
firmed by a telegram received at mid
night. At 2 o'clock in the morning La
Follette let it be known that he intended
to speak until 8 or 9 A. M.
Shortly after 2 o'clock Culberson called
attention to the absence of a quorum.
Not more than a dozen Senators were in
the chamber. Aldrich insisted that, if
Culberson, took the floor, he would dis
place the Senator from Wisconsin. Cul
berson's purpose was merely to read the
Congressional Record of March 3. 187,
when repeated rollcalls were ordered
when no business intervened. La Fol
lette read the entire record, showing the
precedent of repeated rollcalls.
ZiA FOILETTK TALKS AIiLi NIGHT
Keeps Senators Awake and Active
With Frequent Rollcalls.
WASHINGTON. May 23. Immediately
after the Senate met, Aldrich moved
to dispense with the reading of the
journal and then agreed to a mo
tion by Depew to take up the Government
employes' liability bill, but McLaurln in
sisted that it be considered after the con
ference report on the currency bills had
been disposed of.
When ultimately the currency report
was taken up and Vice-President Fair
banks called for the ayes and noes on the
report, there was a chorus of affirmative
votes from the Republican side, but be
fore the noes could be called for Culber
son was on his feet to discuss the report.
The Texas Senator proceeded to chide
the majority party with long delay in en
acting financial legislation which had be
gun, he said, six months ago.
He declared that the bill was In the In
terest of the gambling interests of the
country to such a great extent "that the
usual subterfuge of the general welfare
has not been suggested."
Culberson then launched into a po
litical speech on the expenditures of the
Government during the administration of
President Roosevelt, which he said was
fortunately drawing to a close.
A roll call had shown Senators
present, but they soon disappeared and
La Follette again raised the point of no
quorum. Another call showed 60 Sen
ators, and Culberson continued his dis
cussion of Government expenditures,
when La Follette again called attention to
the absence of a quorum. v
"The Senator declines to yield,"
stated the Vice-President.
La Follette then made a point of
order, was overruled and appealed
from the decision of the chair and
proceeded to assail the decision. Fail
ing to secure a roll call, he indignantly
declared that a dangerous precedent was
being made by the J'ice-President, but
his appeal was tabled, 22 to 14.
Gore insisted that the vote showed
one. lefiau than a quorum, and the Vice-
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President announced that a quorum
was present, in spite of the vote.
"Does the presiding officer intend to
establish a precedent of counting a
quorum?" inquired La Follette, sug
gesting that that action might come
back "to plague the Senate."
During the colloquy. Aldrich was
on his feet approving the ruling and a
large number of Senators were present
on the Republican side.
Culberson then continued the read
ing of his statement of receipts and ex
penditures. L.a Follette Begins Speech.
Before La Follette took the floor
and was recognized there was a de
mand that the question of adopting the
report be put to the Senate. After 57
Senators had responded to the roll-call
La Follette proceeded with his re
marks on the currency bills reported by
the conferees. - - ,,
A long and complicated controversy
occurred in the Senate between La Fol
lette and Aldrich on the exact status of
railroad bonds and stocks so far as their
possible use was concerned as security
for emergency currency. La .Follette
wanted to know whether railroad bonds
and stocks would be used as a basis, for
a currency issue.
Aid-rich said he did not believe they
would W.
La Follette declared that the statement
of Aldrich that he did not believe rail
road bonds and stocks would be used as
securities for emergency currency was
not in accordance with the Senator's re
ply to Teller a few days ago, when he
said railroad bonds could be so used.
Whenever the attendance of Senators
fell below a quorum, the fact was com
municated to La Follette by his clerk,
who evidently had been Instructed to
maintain a correct count. The clerk
would place the figures before the Sena
tor, who would then demand the calling
of the roll.
Says Aldrich Not Frank.
A most unusual scene occurred when
La Follette resumed. Referring to Al
drich. he said he (Aldrich) had not
answered his questions "frankly" and
that he had to cross-examine him in or
der to obtain the desired information con
cerning the bill.
Foraker was quickly on his feet, de
claring that the Wisconsin Senator had
violated the rules of the Senate and should
take his seat. After some skirmishing.
Gore moved that the Senator from Wis
consin be allowed to resume the floor
and proceed with the speech in order. A
roll call was had on the motion, which
resulted in 46 Senators voting in the af
firmative and one, Foraker, in the nega
tive. La Follette, who did not vote, im
mediately resumed his speech.
Gallinger read a rule of the Senate
which permits the privilege of the floor
to clerks of Senators only while en
gaged in official business. He de
clared that La Follette's clerk had been
on the floor for two hours, counting
Senators and reporting the absence of
a quorum to the Senator from Wiscon
sin, thus aiding the Senator in his fili
bustering tactics.
The Vice-President decided that the
clerk was not entitled to the floor.
Will Talk Another Bay.
La Fotlette read at length from a
work of fiction on the subject of the
physical valuation of railways, occa
sionally calling for a quorum. He de
clared that he would be able to make
himself heard, "not only tonight, but
tomorrow as well."
The chamber was crowded as the
evening session wore on. The galleries,
with the exception of (sections reserved
for the Senators' families, and for the
diplomatic corps, also were crowded.
At 8:30 o'clock Stone of Missouri
called for a quorum and left the Capi
tol for his hotel, after making his
point, saying it was necessary to se
cure some sleep before beginning his
promised speech.
At 9:20 o'clock Gore called for a
quorum, remarking that It was evident
there was a lack of the required num
ber of Senators.
"Anybody can see that," said the
Senator from Wisconsin, turning to the
blind Senator.
The vigor and resources of La Follette
were probably never more severely tested
than they were tonight. At 11:30 o'clock
he was in better voice and was speaking
with more vehemence than had charac
terized his remarks at 3 o'clock. He was
also making more attempt at presenting
an argument than he had done during
the day. Evidently it was not his pur
pose to devote his remarks to the merits
of the currency bill exclusively. He
touched upon what he characterized as
a threat to defeat the public ' buildings
bill in case the currency bill did not be
come a law, and discussed the tariff and
other public questions.
After La Follette had spoken for more
than 10 hours, he received a note from
TT .A
points north
some watcher he had placed on guard.
"Why." he said, reading tt. "I did not
know I was speaking to only 26 Sena
tors. I will have to make this speech
all over."
Send for Reinforcements.
Stone returned just before midnight
and it was rumored that Jefferson Davis
had telpgraphed La Follette that he was
coming and to hold out until he reached
Washington early Saturday. It was also
said that several Democrats had re
ceived dispatches from Mr. Bryan, urg
ing them to Join in the filibuster, but this
was not generally credited.
Republican leaders say they will have
a quorum from their own membership
tomorrow and that they will not be de
layed by one or two men filibustering, if
they have to keep Congress in session
indefinitely.
Stone arranged to relieve La Follette.
He later had Just raised a point of no
quorum and Aldrich moved that the sergeant-at-arms
be Instructed to compel
the attendance of absentees from the
chamber who are in the city. The pur
pose of Aldrich's motion was to compel
La Follette to remain in the chamber.
Stone, who was anxious to take the Wis
consin Senator's place, moved to suspend
the execution of the order, but the mo
tion was defeated by the Republicans.
La Follette proceeded with his speech.
Alabama Instructs for Bryan.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 29. The
Democratic executive committee met
here today to count the vote In the
primary of May 18, which showed that
W. J. Bryan won and the, delegates
go instructed for him.
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