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Show SENATOR LATOLLETTE AND VICE-PRESIDENT CLASH WASHING-TON, Juno 3. Senator La-Follettc La-Follettc was In tho thick of the fray In the senate today. Ho llrst got Into hot water, evidently unintentionally, with the vice president, and afterwards1 was taken to task by other senators with regard re-gard to his practice of detailing the records rec-ords of his colleagues on public questions ques-tions before his lecture audiences. .,','Are 'liere other amendments to the bill to be offered In committee of the whole? asked tho vice president. No ?R? Ponded. "If not," he added, "the bill will be reported to tho senate." Still there was no response, and after a momentary pause he said, "The bill Is in the senate." By this time Senators Bacon and LaFolletto La-Folletto had become aware of tbo situation, situa-tion, both having been engaged In other duties. Both had amendments which they desired to offer in committee. Mr. Bacon was soon moulded with tbo assurance assur-ance that bis amendments could be presented pre-sented In senate as such. But Mr, LaFolletto La-Folletto did not get so far. Stating that his attention had beon distracted, dis-tracted, he was proceeding to say that he had not had "proper opportunity to present his amendments." He was not permitted to proceed further, when the vice president interrupted him with a sharp rap of the gavol. "The chair." suld the vice president, deprived no senator of nny opportunity that holongo to him. and the chuir resents re-sents such insinuations." Mr. LaFolletto responded by saying the chair had cortalnly misunderstood the spirit of his remark. By unanimous consent the bill was restored re-stored to the committee of tho whole and tho Wisconsin senutor presented his amendments. One of bis amendments would prohibit the appointment or designation desig-nation as a Judge, of tho court of commerce com-merce of any person who holds slocks or bonds, or Is otherwise Interested In any common carrier subject to the proposed court. This propoaltlon hud scarcely been read when Senator Hcybnrn took the floor, He denounced the suggestion In the amendment an "Infamous" and sold that in his public lectures tbo Wisconsin senator sen-ator had called attention to the votes Of his colleagues on a similar measure piusuntud at a previous session, appar-ontly appar-ontly with the purposo of ehurglng that ;onators who had voted against It weru favorable to the appointment of Judges who might try their own cases. The Idaho senator complained of such a course and bis complaint was echoed by Senator Galllngor and Carter. Mr Carter declared tbo amendment to be tin otfense to the Intelligence of ovnry lawyer in tho senate and declared that the courts would not tolerate Interest on tho part of any Judge. Ilo expressed astonishment as-tonishment that the amendment bad been presented. The LaFolletto amendment was voted down. 2'.i to :!2. |