Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-04
END OF ALDR|CH BILL
Philippine Tariff Measure Dis
places It in Senate Yes
terday.
DELAWARE HAS REPRESENTATION
Little State Gives Senate Full Mem.
bership for First Time in Four
Years-House Has Repetition of
Previous Day.

Previous Day.
Washington, March 4.-The final
defeat of the Aldrich financial bill
was witnessed in the senate yester-
day. when it was displaced by the
Philippine tariff bill. Mr.. Aldrich ex-
planned in detail his measure and said
that small number of men in the
senate had deliberately, with malice
aforethought, murdered it.
One of the features of the session
was the fact that for the first time in
two years Delaware was represented
in the senate. j. Frank Alice and l..
Heiser Ball, elected for the long and
short terms respectively, appeared in
the senate and were sworn in by
President Pro Tenn. Frye. Besides
the two years that Delaware had been
there were two years previous to that
time when there was vacancy in
one of the seats. Mr.. Balls term of
service will expire in two years, while
Mr. Alice has four years to serve
The senate for the first time in four
years has its full membership of go
In the course of the debate yester-
day Mr. Eikins declared that the Re
publican party had been false to its
solemn pledges in three successive
platforms with respect to statehood
for Arizona, Oklahoma and New Mex
leo, and he said it was the first tins
that party had been guilty of filibus
tering. He declared that upon the
Republican majority rested the re
sponsibility for the defeat of severa,
important measures in the senate.
The senate at o'clock took a re
cess until 8 o'clock
Evening Session.
When the senate reconvened at
o'clock Mr. Patterson made the poin
of no quorum. After wait Of IL
minutes quorum appeared. The bill
providing for the appointment o
three commissioners from Porto Rice
was taken UP and amended so as t.
require the commission to report t.
congress instead of to the president
and as amended the bill was passed
Mr. Fairbanks then presented tn
conference report on the omnibus pub
lie building bill, which was agreed to
A joint resolution was agreed to
transferring all the authority ant
jurisdiction conferred on the seere
tary of the treasury by the immigra
ton bill to the secretary of the de
partment of commerce and labor.
Mr.. Carmack then discussed tn
Philippine tariff bill An amendmen
was agreed to excluding from the fire.
list cigars and cigarettes.
The amendment increasing the dut.
on sugar and tobacco from 25 to S
per cent of the Dingley rate wa
agreed to.
At l.: 40 a. m. the senate agreed t
the conference report on the naval bill
In the House.
Yesterday was almost a repetition
of Monday in the house. Slowly bu
surely, through the operation O
ceaseless roll-calls, the conference re
ports to complete the necessary leg
is1ation were ground out, and whel
the house at Z o'clock last night re
cessed until 10 o'clock, only two cor
ference reports on appropriation bill
were still undisposed of-the genera
deficiency and the naval. The Den
ocratic opposition did not abate an
will be continued until congress e,
pires at noon today. During the dt
bate on conference reports member
on each side got in political speeche
and several times party passion flare
up. Just before the recess bedlar
broke loose and there was an e.
change of high words between tw
members on the floor. A personal a
tercation seemed imminent in tn
confusion, but was avoided by tn
Intervention of friends The actus
business done during the eight hour
of the day session consisted of th
adoption of the conference reports o
the immigration, public building an
sundry civil bills, the reference {
the presidents veto message of
Virginia claim bill to the committe
on war claims, the adoption of RESI-
luton to correct clerical errors in tn
immigration bill and the passage {
senate bill to authorize the treasur
department TO coin souvenir coins fc
the Thomas Jefferson memorial ass,
citation
When the house reconvened at
O'Clock last night the hall presente
brilliant appearance. 1t was floode
with light from the stained glass Gel
ings overhead. The overhanging ga
leries were thronged and in those II
served for families OF members, til
executive and diplomatic corps, WEI
many handsomely gowned ladies. com
to witness the closing scenes. On tn
floor many of the members were a
tired in evening dress. The know
edge that the conferees ON both th
appropriation bills still out had agree
was source of general satisfaction
| The roll was called on the pendin
| question, the adoption of the confe
ence report on the senate bill to r
duce the population required of "r
serve cities" from $4,000 to. $4,000 il
habitants. The report was adopted.
Mr.. Grosvenor then was recognize
and moved the passage under the su
pension OF the rules of the veteran
! preference" bill