The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-03

| Washington. February 2S. The SEN
ate today passed the fortihcations ap-
preparation bill and the house immi-
grafton bill with amendments. The
general deficiency bill, the last Of the
| appropriation measures to be consid-
cred was reported from committee
| The greater part of the day was given
up to the consideration Of tie Al,!rich
| bond deposit bill, which was debated
at length. but upon which a vote was
not reached. While the bill was un Ter
| discussion Mr.. Aldrich said that the le-
publican party would undertake a le-
duction of the revenues ct the neXt
| session of congress. provided there was
a surplus.
The senate agreed to take up the
! Aldrich bill by vote of AZ to IS. The
vote displaced the statehood bill as the
unfinished business.
Mr.. Berry. Of Arkansas. opposed The
Aldrich bill on the ground that it ex-
tends and enlarges the powers of the
secretary Of the treasury.
An amendment was offered by MI.
| Clay. of Georgia, requiring the secre-
| tary of the treasury so far as prac'ica-
| BILE to fairly distribute the deposits
authorized.
| Mr.. Turner said the bill proposed the
| grOssest piece of favoritism to a class
/ in this country who already have been
| too highly favored by laws which nave
| been enacted. 1t was the old sub
treasury scheme, he said, of the old
| populist party. except that the bene-
| ficiaries under it are tha national
banks and not the farmers. The pop-
ulist measure had been laughed TO
scorn and this would share the same
| fate.
Mr. Hoar criticised the hill as ccn-
| tanning no protection against favor it.
| ism and advocated the adoption of Mr..
Clay's amendment.
Mr.. Berry then moved to Gisplace the
Aldrich bill with the antitrust bill.
| but the motion was defeated by a party
vote except that Senators Hoar, Mel
| son and Mason voted in the Affirmative
with the democrats. The vote stood
80 to Al.
| Consideration of the Alrich bill then
was resumed. Mr.. Bailey said. he in
| tended to vote for the bill. sying that
his course would be accentuated by his
| aversion to the accumulation of
money in the treasury. He explained
that he was not only opposed to kaep-
| ing the surplus in the hanks. but
against a system OF taxation that would
make a surplus. AS, however, he could
not have his way about the accummu-
lation he was willing to unite with SEN
ators in taking the next Lost course.
which was to distribute the money al
ready collected.
| Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky, op-
posed the bill. He said that under its
| provisions the banker could take mnrey
from the treasury vaults by paying IA
per cent upon 1t and then loan it out at
Il rate Of interest known only TO the
banker and the Lord" Hc was, he
said, opposed to national banks. upon
lprinciple and he considered this btll as
merely an enlargement of the functions
of the national bank. Coming TO Mr.
Morgan as an illustration said MIR
! Blackburn would he not find himself
in possession of such collateral as
would enable him to draw out some OF
the surrlus?'
Mr.. Aldlich-"I do not know
Mr.. Blackburn-"Has he any such
,sncurity now?"
Mr.. Aldrich-"I again answer that
Go not know
Mr.. Blackburn-"Nor do but I.sus
Dect he has
Mr.. Aldrich stated that Mr.. Morgan
could not get the government money
from the treasury unless he could sup
ply the kind of security demanded By
the terms of the bill.
Mr.. Blackburn gave notice OF his in
tention to offer the Littlefeld anti-trns
bill as an amendment to the pending
bill.
Mr. Teller also said that the revenue
should be reduced whereupcn Mr.. AID
rich asked the Colorado senator II h
would cooperate with the republican
side Of the chamber at the next session
. in reducing the revenues, which h
added, 1--WE shall certainly unde'tak
to do, provided there is surplus
Mr.. Teller replied that he would E
found willing to lend his aid in the q
rection indicated and said that he he
lieved the democrats would all b
found of one mind in that respect.
The. bill then was temporarily lai
D aside and the conference report on tn
: District of Columbia appropriation ii
Y was agreed to.
/. The immigration bill was then take
and passed, with an amendment OF
: fered by Mr.. Bacon. excluding anal
: chists.
The senate took a recess until