The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-03
SENATE WORKS HARD
NIGHT SESSION HELD TO CLEAR
 LEGISLATIVE DECKS.
General Deficiency Bill Passes After Four Hours Consideration. Mir. Teller Criticises the Ald-
 rich Financial Measure.

Washington, March 2.-The Senate to- day passed the general deficiency bill af- ter four hours consideration. and after 1t had been amended in several particu- lars an amendment by Mir. Rawhns call ing for an appropriation of $50e0oOOo to further the work of irrgating the arid lands furnishfti material for considerable discussion. M. Rawlins contending that the treasury surplus could be better used in this matter than by turning 1t into the National banks.
 The amendment was rejected on a point of order.
 When the Aldrich financial bill was taken up. MT. Teller continued his re- marks begun Saturday. He was followed by MT. Carmack. who replied to some criticisms of a recent speech by him on the subject of murders in the Philippines.
 During the course of the day. the con ference report on the Notifications ap- propriation bill and the Alaskan home stead bill were agreed to.
 The immigration and omnibus public building bills were sent to conference.
 
 being appointed conferees for the latter bill and Messrs. Penrose. Fairbanks. Lodge Clay and McLAurin (Miss.O for the former.
 After a brief executive session. the Sen ate at o'clock took a recess until o'clock.
 The general deficiency bill was taken up early in the Senate to-day and the Senate amendments relating to the as- signments, sales and transfers and claims before the Spanish treaty claims com mission and limiting the fees and ex- penses of attorneys was stricken out on a point of order by Mr. Pettus.
 The committee amendments were agreed to, as was an amendment provid- ing that claims for rebates on tobacco and snuff shall not be paid unless pre- sented prior to April l. 1908.
 The amount appropriated for the pay ment of the claims was increased to 2.- 37O00
 Mir Tillman criticized the appropriation of SlOO, 900 for printing for the depart ment of commerce and labor, saying 1t was out of proportion. He likewise crlu- cized the appropriation of $3oO0O for spe- cial agriculture agents, remarking that It was inadequate.
 An amendment was offered by MT. McLaurin (Miss). appropriating q. 200 to reimburse the people of Indianola, Miss, for moneys expended by them for carry ing the mails to and from Heathman and Indianola, was ruled out on a point of order
 The bill then was passed and consider ation of the Aidrich financial bill was re- stunned. but was interrupted and the con ference report on the Alaska homestead hi n
 Mir. Quay also asked consent for a vote on the Statehood bill at o'clock to- night, but Mir Beveridge objected
 Mir. Teller then offered an amendment to the Aldrlch bill providing that the Secretary of the Treasury, with the written approval of the President. may use so much of the $50 GOO, 900 of the gold reserve provided by the act of March l4, 19J0, IS s not required for the faith ful execution of the provisions of that act. not exceeding S1400oO, 900.
 MT. Teller did not see the necessity for the immediate passage of the bill, and de- clared there is no public necessity for maintaining a gold reserve larger than slO 100 OO0 He said it is beyond the ken of man to SD regulate the revenues that the country will always have just what it needs. The Senate was about to ratify the canal treaty, he said, involving an .xpenotlte o5 .sorl S.-)J.C9J to t20,o ,oO0. Goo the coming year. and it was also pro- poseo 10 ratlfy auothe. treaty he did hot favor. out which will cost the Goveri- Tncnt S6eUy uOO year. which would in- crease 10 SlogoOJ0 year owing to the increased production of sugar in Cuba
 He then spoke in opposition generally to the Cuban reciprocity treaty, in which he said there was no principle of decent reciprocity He would not vote for the Aldrich bill as 1t now stands, but he would not offer any obstruction to the minority If they wanted to pass it.
 MT. Carmack (Tenn) had read q pub lished statement charactertzing some re- marks of his regarding the army as "atrocious." He said 1t was a printed illustration of the deliberate policy of r1isstatement. misrepresentation and sup
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