Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-15
WORK AT WASHINGTON,
Senate Considers Agricultural Bill War Tax Conferees Have a Session.

" dI Lax COnIeTeeS Have a SeSSlOQ.
 Washington, Feb 15.-The senate de. voted practically the entire day to the agricultural appropriation bill. The
 measure was not completed.
 In the discussion of the bill MT Hale of Mainei and MT Lodge of Mas Sachusetts sounded appropria ationS be- ing made by the present congress. MT Hale said the people of the country would become alarmed soon and then those responsible for the immense eX- DendItureS would seek the rocks and mountains to hide from the wrath of the people.
 Nr Lodge said he did not like to hear sneers against the practice of economy which had been urged by AIr Hale. The Maine senator's warning. he said. ought to be needed, as ap- pfopriationS were mounting upward enormously.
 Any person who would examine at tentively the appropriations being made by congress would realize readi- ly the dangers into which the govern ment was running. It was an open secret. he said. that the river and har- Dor bill was in danger of failure be- cause it was loaded down with ap- propriations of neither immediate nor imperative importance. He pointed out that government aid had been given To one or two International eX- hibitions and now exhibitions with government aid had become q: recog- niZed industry. Likewise the selling to the government of battlefields as real estate speculation had become an industry. Congress, too, was being asked constantly to erect monuments to local heroes and to celebrate local events.
 We are pushing along" said Ar 1 Lodge, in closing, ito the billion-dOl- lar mark in our appropria tions and We have got to draw the line. We have reached the point now when the peo- pie are becoming alarmed. We should see to it that necessary appropriations
 are made first and needless appropra- tions not at al-''
 The speeches attracted much atten- tiOn among senators.
 A brief night session of the senate was held to complete the reading of the District of Columbia code bill. Washington, Feb 15.-The senate and house conferees on the war tax re- duction bill formally met yesterday and after q brief exchange of views adjourned, subject to the call of Chairman Aldridh. Senator Aldrich has issued I call for Saturday at 3 D. m. The leading house members are as vigorous as ever in declaring that they will not submit to the domineer- ing attitude assumed by the senate | They say they will protest against any action intended to force upon the representatives legislation entirely new and not in harmony with the scheme of taxation constitutionally originated by them. NIr Aldrich will not discuss the details of the tax re- duction bill. but he seems to have the utmost confidence in the ultimate sue cess of the measure prepared by his finance committee. The senator from
 Rhode Island is understood to be will ling to make concessions to the house, but not on beer and check stamps. When the suggestion was made to- day that the house would refuse to adopt a conference report reducing the tax on beer below the house rate Mir Aldrich admitted the house, had that right. but he would not admit that he considered the senate bill in any dan ger. Other members of the senate declare that their bill will prevail in all it's essential features
 The house republicans fayoring t1le recognition of the beer interests have arranged to combine with the demo crats if they get the opportunity to outvote the beer trust opposition. The anti-beer men are appealing to Payne and Dalzell to stand firm. If the house cOnferees are to be believed they will make the fight of their lives against the senate bill and will re- port no agreement rather than sur render.